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Hazardous Materials
Section One:
Overview
Analyze
Plan
Implement
Evaluate
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Course Objectives
Provide information to develop street smart hazardous material incident problem solving skills
Assist those preparing for the Haz Mat Operations Level Responder Certification Process
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What Is a Hazardous Material?
Any material that poses an unreasonable risk of damage or injury to persons, property, or the environment
An estimated 2,000 new chemicals are introduced annually; mostly in 3 categories: Industrial chemicals Household cleaners Lawn care products
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What Is Hazardous Waste?
What remains after a process has used some of the material and it is no longer pure Can be just as dangerous as pure chemicals Can be mixtures of several chemicals, resulting
in a hybrid substance
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DOT Hazard Classes(Department of Transportation)
Class 1 – Explosives Class 2 – Gases Class 3 – Flammable combustible liquids Class 4 – Flammable solids Class 5 – Oxidizers Class 6 – Poisons Class 7 – Radioactive materials Class 8 – Corrosives Class 9 – Other Regulated Materials (ORM)
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Regulations
Regulations are issued and enforced by governmental bodies such as: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
(OSHA) • HazWoper is codified at 29 CFR
1910.120 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)• Non OSHA states fall under 40 CFR 311
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OSHA 1910.120 Levels of Training
OSHA identifies five levels of training: Awareness Operations
• Defensive Technician Specialist Incident Commander
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Standards
Issued by nongovernmental entities and are generally consensus-based
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a body that issues consensus-based standards
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NFPA Standards
Two NFPA standards address hazardous materials response: NFPA 472- Competence of Responders
to HM/WMD NFPA 473- Competence of EMS
Personnel Responding to HM/WMD
WMD= Weapon of Mass Destruction
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NFPA 472 Levels of Training NFPA identifies nine levels of training:
Awareness Operations (Defensive) Operations (Mission Specific Roles) Technician Incident Commanders Specialists Employee Hazardous Materials Officer Hazardous Materials Safety Officer Technicians with Specialty
Tank Car, Cargo Tank, Intermodal, Marine Tank Vessels
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Operations Level Responders
Operations-level responders can: Recognize a potential hazardous
materials/WMD incident Isolate the area Take defensive actions without touching the
product Operations-level responders can take
defensive actions
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Technician Level
Hazardous materials technicians can: Enter heavily
contaminated areas using the highest levels of protection
Hazardous materials technicians take offensive actions
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Other Hazardous Materials Laws, Regulations, and
Regulatory Agencies
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulates the transportation of goods by highways, rail, air, and, in some cases, marine transport
The U.S. EPA regulates worker safety as well as environmental aspects of hazardous materials
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(SARA)
Original driver for HAZWOPER regulations
Indicated that workers handling hazardous waste should have a minimum amount of training
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Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know
Act
EPCRA requires a business that handles chemicals to report storage type, quantity, and storage methods to the fire department and the local emergency planning committee
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Why Are Hazardous Materials Incidents
Different?
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Summary
Hazardous materials are found everywhere Homes Businesses Manufacturing processes Transportation Illegal activities
(e.g., drug labs)
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Summary
It is imperative that firefighters recognize the presence of a hazardous materials incident and understand what actions can be taken
Hazardous materials incidents require slowing down and taking actions based on the properties of the hazardous materials involved
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