Hazmatology. Volume 4, Common sense emergency response

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Author Common Sense Emergency Response Developing an Emergency Response Plan OSHA CFR 1910.120 (q)(2) Step 1: Form a Collaborative Planning Team Step 2: Understand the Situation Step 3: Determine Goals and Objectives Step 4: Plan Development Step 5: Preparation, Review, and Approval Write the Plan Approve the Plan Step 6: Plan Implementation and Maintenance Training Trainers OSHA Training Levels CFR 1910.120(q) Awareness Operations OSHA Formal Interpretation of Awareness/Operations Level Technician Specialist Incident Commander Refresher Training First Communication of Hazardous Materials Incident It Begins with a Call Preparing Dispatchers for Hazmat & Terrorism Gathering Information Outside Resources Decision Trees Decision Tree Construction Steps Checklists Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents Recognition Clues to Hazardous Materials Presence Occupancy/Location Modes of Transportation Container Shapes and Sizes Bulk Petroleum Storage Portable Containers Markings and Colors Notification Identification Hints to Hazardous Materials Presence Railcar Marking Requirements DOT Placards and Labels DOT Hazard Classes Placards and Labels DOT Emergency Response Guidebook Evolution of the Emergency Response Guidebook Initial Response Actions Notification National Response Center CHEMTREC Emergency Call Center CHEMTREC History Assistance for Responders CHEMTREC Website Protection Protecting the Public Evacuation Shelter in Place Awareness- and Operations-Level Training Technician Level Response Hazardous Materials Team Tool Box Risk–Benefit Analysis Risk Assessment Vulnerability Thermal: Hot or Cold Mechanical Toxic Corrosive Asphyxiation, Both Chemical and Simple Radiation Etiological (Biological) or Infectious Substance Consequences Likelihood Decision Making Process Physical Technical Cognitive Recognition Primed Decision Model Traditional Decision Making Models D.E.C.I.D.E Detect the Presence of Hazardous Materials Estimate Likely Harm without Intervention Choose Response Objectives Identify Action Options Do Best Option Evaluate Progress GEMBO GEDAPER Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Bulletproof Vests Rapid Recon/Rescue in a Chemical Agent Environment the 3/30 Rule Military Agent PPE NIOSH Biological Agent Protective Equipment Monitoring and Detection Instruments Types of Container Failure B.L.E.V.E Container Rupture Boiler-Type Explosion Flammable Liquid Fire Phenomena Decontamination Common Sense Decontamination Conventional Decontamination Technical Decontamination Emergency Decontamination Mass Decontamination Dry Decontamination Wipes Military Agent Decontamination Robots Pentagon Force Protection Team Philadelphia Hazmat Robot THOR/Saffir Thermite Robot Turbine Aided Firefighting Machine (TAF 20) Fire Ox Future Development of Robotics in Firefighting Drones Greater Cincinnati, OH Hazmat Team Corpus Christi, TX Special Intervention Procedure Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Hazmat Rapid Intervention Team Basic Chemical Storage Segregation Hazmat Response in Rural Areas Understanding Common Hazardous Materials Ammonium Nitrate Dynamite, Fireworks, and Other Explosives Anhydrous Ammonia Prepare for the Worst Hazards Necessary Protection Emergency Response Chlorine Jack Rabbit Tests Dugway Proving Grounds, UT Crude Oil Safety at a Glance Light Sweet Crude Heavy Crude (Often from Canada) Ethanol Safety at a Glance Physical and Chemical Characteristics The Ethanol Manufacturing Facility, Process, and Associated Hazards Emergency Response to Ethanol Spills and Fires Combustible Dust Liquefied petroleum Gases (LPG) Hydrocarbon Fuels Special Hazard Chemicals Opioids Illicit Uses Clandestine Manufacture Naloxone/Narcan Weapons-Grade Narcotic Protecting Personnel Cryogenic Liquids Expansion Ratios Clandestine Methamphetamine Drug Labs Detection Drug Lab Chemicals Home-Made Ammonia Cleanup Concerns Pesticides Pesticide Labels Pesticide Toxicity (Signal Words) Toxicity Plastics & Polymers Terminology Common Examples of Polymers Manufacturing Plastics Flammable Products Dangers to Firefighters Spontaneous Combustion Hidden Hazard Susceptible Double Bonds Chemicals that do not Spontaneously Combust Laundry Fires Restaurant Fires Dumpster Fires Fire Department Chemical Laboratories Firefighting Operations Chemical Warfare Agents Blister Agents Nerve Agents Molten Materials Sulfur (Figure 4.144) Asphalt Biological Materials Anthrax Ebola Confined Space Permit-Required Confined Spaces Atmospheric Testing of Confined Spaces Choosing Your Confined Space Monitor Training Considerations Proper Management of Ongoing Maintenance Agriculture Farm Site Gases Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Hazards of the “Invisible Force” Water Injection for Liquid Propane (LPG) Leaks Liquefied petroleum Gases Emergency Water Injection – 101 Written by Ronald D. Huffman What are the Advantages of Water Injection? Water Temperature and Special Hazards Potential Vapor Cloud Where to Inject Water? Conclusion Bibliography Index