Terms

Question 0

Hazardous substances

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Any substance designated under the clean water act and the comprehensive environmental response liability act posing a threat to water ways

Question 1

Hazardous materials

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Any substance or material that poses an unreasonable risk of safety, health, and property when transported in commerce
When released is capable of creating harm to people, the environment, and property including WMD

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Extremely hazardous substances

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Chemicals determined by the EPA to be extremely hazardous to a community

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Hazardous chemicals

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Any chemical that would be a risk to employees of exposed in a work place

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Hazardous wastes

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Discarded materials regulated by EPA because of public health

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Dangerous goods

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International transportation reference to hazmat material

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RCRA

Resource conservation and recovery act

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Law establishes a framework for proper management and disposal of waste along with leak prevention and notification requirements for underground storage

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CERCLA

Comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability act

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Known as superfund

Law addresses hazardous substances released into the environment and clean up

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SARA

Superfund amendments and re authorization act

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Greatest effect on hazmat emergency planning and response operations
Establish baseline to hazmat planning with HAZWOPER

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CAA

Clean air act

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Law establishes requirements for air born emissions

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OPA

Oil pollution act

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Law amended the federal water pollution act covers carriers of oil and related liquid products

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HAZWOPER

Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

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OSHA 1910.120 (Q)

Response for hazmat spills

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LEPC

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Responsible for developing and cortina ding the local emergency response system and capabilities

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Three key players in state and regulations

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State fire marshal
State occupational safety
Health administration

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NFPA 472

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Response to hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction

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NFPA 473

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EMS response to hazardous material

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NFPA 475

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Destruction emergency response program

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NFPA 1072

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Hazardous material response personal qualification

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Standard of care

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Widely accepted practice minimum accepted service in US EMS

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Hazards analysis

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Hazards presented in the community or facility

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Contingency planning

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Worst case coordinated response to a hazmat problem

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Four components of a hazard analysis program

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Hazard identification
Vulnerability
Risk analysis
Emergency response resource evaluation

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Toxicity

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Ability of a substance to cause injury to a biological tissue

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Exposer

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Exposer + toxicity = health hazard 
Contact with a chemical 
Inhalation 
Ingestion
Absorption 
Injection

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Dose

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Dose= concentration x time

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Acute effect

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Signs and symptoms from exposure may be immediate or 24 to 72 hours

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Chronic effects

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Incubation period

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Systemic effects

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Shows up at target organs

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7 types of harm

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``` Thermal- temp injury Mechanical- direct contact frag Poisonous- exposer to toxins Corrosive- chemical burns and tissue damage Asphyxiation- oxygen deprivation Radiation- emission of radiation energy Etiological- living microorganisms ```

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Rate of absorption

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The faster the chemical enters the body and blood stream

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Rate of detoxification

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Human body natural defense

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Rate of excretion

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Rate at which chemicals is removed from cells and the body

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Lethal dose LD50

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Results in death of 50% of the test patients

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Lethal concentration LC50

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Death of 50% of test patients after an hour

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Threshold limit value/time

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Average heathy person exposed for 8 hours a day 40 hours a week without suffering adverse affects

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Permissible exposer limit | PEL

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8 hour time weight average concentrate

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Short term exposer limit

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15 min time- weight with 60 min wait period

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Threshold limit ceiling

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Maxi concentration that should not be exceed

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Threshold limit value skin

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Possible exposer to material by absorption

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IDLH | Immediately dangerous to life

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Toxic Flammable Oxygen deficient

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Three tiers of AEGL

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``` Five exposers 10 min 30 1 hour 4 8 ```

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Safe atmosphere

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No harmful hazmat effects exist

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Unsafe atmosphere

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Hazmat is released and risk of unsafe environment

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Dangerous atmosphere

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IDLH

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Carcinogens

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Cause cancer

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Half life

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Time it takes radioactive materials to decrease on half its initial value

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ALARA

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As low as reasonably achievable

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1 RAD=? | 1 REM=?

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1 cgy | 10 msv

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Responder dose should not exceed beyond how many REMS?

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5

Question 49

Medical surveillance programs require your place of work to keep copies of medical records how many years after last day of employment?

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30 years