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Hazardous Materials incidents are more complex than routine incidents faced by 1st responders.
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| EPA legistlative mandates are contained in ____________. |
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| The OSHA version of hazmat legislative madates are outined in _____________. |
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| What two levels of first responders does NFPA 472 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 identify |
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| What three levels above the operational level does OSHA recognize? |
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1. Hazmat Technician
2. Hazmat Specialist
3. On Scene Incident Commander (OIC). |
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| Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP), in their guidelines for terrorist incidents involving WMD specify what three levels of training for 1st responders? |
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1. Awareness level
2. Performance level
3. Planning and Management level |
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| The ODP's Performance level may be broken down into what two subdivisions? |
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| Performance level A (operations) and Performance level B (technician). |
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| Individuals trained to the Awareness Level are expected to assume what responsibilities at a hazmat incident? |
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1. Recognize the presence or potential presence of a hazardous material.
2. Recognize the type of container at a site and identify the material in it if possible.
3. Transmit information to an appropriate authority and call for appropriate assistance.
4. Identify actions to protect themselves and others from hazards.
5. Establish scene control by isolating the hazardous are and denying entry. |
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| Individuals trained to the Operational Level must be able to perform the following actions at a hazmat incident? |
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1. Identify the hazardous material(s) involved in an incident if possible.
2. Analyze an incident to determine the nature and extent of the problem.
3. Protect themselves, nearby persons, the environment, and property from the effects of a release.
4. Develop a defensive plan of action to address the problems presented by the incident (plan a response).
5. Implement the planned response to control a release from a safe distance (initiate defensive actions to lessen the harmful incident [known as mitigation] and keep it from spreading.
6. Evaluate the progress of the actions taken to ensure that response objectives are safely met. |
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| NFPA 1001 and 472 identify tactical operations for ffs and 1st responders at the Operational Level that are, or may be, offensive to control flammable liquid and gas fire control for which materials? |
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Gasoline
Diesel fuel
Natural gas
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) |
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| Four main agencies involved in the regulation of hazardous materials and/or wastes at the federal level are? |
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1. Department of Transportation (DOT)
2. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3. Department of Labor (DOL)
4 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) |
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| The DOT issues regulations that are enforced at the federal, state, and local level. The regulations are known as _____________? |
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| Title 49 CFR or the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) |
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