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Hazardous Materials
HazMat course at Shreveport
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05/21/2011

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Term

Harm:

What are examples of response options?

Definition

Rinse off containment

Increase distance from source

Provide shielding

Provide prompt medical attention

Term

Contact:

What are examples of response options?

Definition

Provide sheltering

Begin evacuations

PPE

Term

Engulf:

What are examples of response options?

Definition

Barriers

Adsorbents

Absorbents

Dilutents

Reactants

Overpack

Term

Release:

What are examples of response options?

Definition

Change container position

Minimize pressure differential

Cap off breach

Remove contents

Term

Breach:

What are examples of response options?

Definition

Chill contents

Limit stress levels

Activate venting devices

Mechanical repair

Term

Stress:

What are examples of response options?

Definition

Move stressor

Move stressed system

Shield stressed system

Term
What is the definition of IC?
Definition
Responsible for ALL decisions
Term
What is the 3rd phase of APIET?
Definition

Implement

 

Implement plan of action

Implement incident safety plan

Term
What does "implement" mean in APIET?
Definition

Implement plan of action

Implement incident safety plan

Term
What is the 2nd phase of APIET?
Definition

Plan

 

Develop plan

Determine PPE

Provide EMS

Term
What does "plan" refer to in APIET?
Definition

Develop plan

Determine PPE

Provide EMS

Term
What is the 1st stage of APIET?
Definition

Analyze

 

Establish monitering

Interpret data collected

Term
What does "analyze" refer to in APIET?
Definition

Establish monitoring

Interpret data collected

Term
What is the 4th phase of APIET?
Definition

Evaluate

 

Evaluate progress and modify if necessary

Term
What does "evaluate" refer to in APIET?
Definition
Evaluate progress and modify if necessary
Term
What is the 5th phase of APIET?
Definition

Terminate

 

Transfer command

Term
What does "terminate" refer to in APIET?
Definition
Transfer command
Term
What is the responsibility of the IMS systems?
Definition
Safety and health of responders
Term
What is the span of control
Definition
3-7; 5 is optional
Term
What is optimal in the span of control?
Definition
5
Term
What does IMS stand for?
Definition
Incident Management System
Term
What are the responsibilities of a public information officer?
Definition

Part of command staff

Establish press area in safe location

Provides accurate information about the incident

Term
What are the system components of IMS?
Definition

Incident commander

Command staff

Planning

Logistics

Operations

Staging

Finanace

Term
What does the acronym "IC FLOPS" help you to remember?
Definition
The systems components of IMS.
Term
Who is responsible to  establish a press area in a safe location?
Definition
Public Information Officer
Term
Who is responsible to provide accurate information about an incident?
Definition
Public Information Officer
Term
Who is part of a command staff?
Definition
Public Information Officer
Term
Rinsing off containment, increasing the distance from a source, providing shielding, and providing prompt medical attention are all sample response options for _______.
Definition
Harm
Term
Providing sheltering, beginning evacuations, and PPE are all sample response options for _______.
Definition
Contact
Term
Barriers, adsorbants, absorbants, dilutents, reactants, and overpacking are all sample response options for _______.
Definition
Engulf
Term
Changing the position of a container, minimizing the pressure differential, capping of a breach, and removing contents are all sample response options for _______.
Definition
Release
Term
Chilling contents, limiting stress levels, activating venting devices, and making mechanical repairs are all sample response options for _______.
Definition
Breach
Term
Moving stressors, moving stressed systems, and shielding stressed systems are all sample response options for _______.
Definition
Stress
Term
What does the acronym APIET stand for?
Definition
Analyze, Plan, Implement, Evaluate, Terminate
Term
Who/What is responsible for the safety and health of all responders?
Definition
IMS
Term
What is a pro- of monitoring equipment?
Definition
Real time info
Term
What is a con- of monitoring equipment?
Definition
Doesn't identify exact chemical
Term
The fact that it does not identify exact chemicals is a down side of ________.
Definition
Monitoring equipment
Term
The fact that it depicts real time information is a positive aspect of _______.
Definition
Monitoring equipment.
Term
What is a pro- of a technical information specialist?
Definition
Very knowledgable
Term
What is a con- of a technical information specialist?
Definition
They may talk over your head
Term
What is a pro- of having a technical information center?
Definition
It provides on-the-spot information
Term
What is a con- of having a technical information center?
Definition
You must know the exact material.
Term
Needing to know the exact material is a down-side to having a(n) ________.
Definition
Technical Information Center
Term
What is a pro- of having a HazMat data base?
Definition
It is easy to locate materials
Term
What is a con- of having a HazMat database?
Definition
It is quickly outdated.
Term
What is a pro- of having a reference manual?
Definition
It is cheap
Term
What is a con- of having a reference manual?
Definition

It is quickly outdated.

It is bulky.

Term
These two things are easily/quickly outdated, thus are not entirely preferred:
Definition

Reference Manuals

HazMat data base

Term
What are the 5 resources for analyzing an incident?
Definition

Reference manuals

HazMat database

Technical information center

Technical information specialist

Monitoring equipment

Term
What does IDLH stand for?
Definition
Immediate danger to life and/or health
Term
When is IDLH?
Definition
30 minutes before serious harm
Term
What occurs 30 minutes prior to foreseen serious harm?
Definition

IDLH

(Immediate Danger to Life and/or Health)

Term

Define:

Threshold Limit Value

Ceiling

Definition
The highest level you can be exposed to.
Term
What is the highest level you can be exposed to?
Definition
The Threshold limit value ceiling
Term

Define:

Threshold Limit Value

Time Weighted Average

Definition
15 minutes, no more than 4 times a day with 1 hour in between
Term
The _____ is 15 minutes, no more than 4 times a day, with 1 hour in between.
Definition
The threshold limit value time weighted average.
Term
What is the permissible exposure limit?
Definition

OSHA Term

95% of healthy adults can be exposed 8hr/s40 week

Term
95% of healthy adults can be exposed 8hr/40 week under __________.
Definition
The permissible exposure limit 
Term
What is the lethal concentration (LC50)?
Definition
Inhalation
Term
Inhalation the lethal _____ (LC50).
Definition
Concentration
Term
What is the lethal dose (LD50)?
Definition
Non-inhalation.
Term
Non-inhalation is the ______(LD50).
Definition
Lethal dose
Term
What are the ppm and ppb?
Definition
Measuring scales to determine expose limits
Term
What are two measuring scales that determine exposure limits?
Definition
PPB and PPM
Term
What are the 3 elements of an incident?
Definition

Spill

Leak

Fire

Term
Spills, leaks, and fires are the 3 elements of (a/an) _____
Definition
Incident
Term
What are the 3 subgroups of components?
Definition

Damage

Hazard

Vulnerability/Risk

Term
Damages, hazards, and vulnerability/risks are the 3 subgroups of (a/an) _______.
Definition
Components
Term
What are the 3 components of an incident?
Definition

Product

Container

Environment

Term
The product, container, and environment are 3 components of (a/an) ______.
Definition
Incident
Term

The product, container, and environment are 3 (components/elements) of an incident?

Definition
Components
Term
Spills, leaks, and fire are the 3 (components/elements) of an incident?
Definition
Elements
Term
The are the 3 types of gathered info analyses?
Definition

Physical (see it)

Cognitive (think/understand it)

Technical (prove it)

Term
How many types of gathered info analyses are there?
Definition

3

(Physical, Cognitive, Technical)

Term
What are the steps for estimating the number of exposures within the endangered area?
Definition

Analysis of gathered info

Components of incident

Subgroups of components

Elements of incident

Term

The analysis of gathered info, components of incident, subgroups of components, and the elements of incident are all steps for _______.

Definition
Estimating the number of exposures within an endangered area
Term

What are the health risks and effects of the following:

Nerve

Viesicants

Blood agents

Definition

Nerve: Nervous system

Viesicants: Respiratory system

Blood agents: Transfer of the oxygen

Term

What are the methods for predicting the areas of potential harm within the endangered zone?

(3)

Definition

Determine potential concentrations

Determine toxicity of the concentrations

Determine the length of exposure time

Term

Determining potential concentrations, the toxicity of the concentrations, and the length of exposure time are all methods for ________.

Definition
Predicting the areas of potential harm within an endangered zone.
Term
What are local and systemic effects?
Definition

Local: part of the body that is exposed

Systemic: effects entire body

Term
What is a local effect?
Definition
The part of the body that is exposed
Term
What is a systemic effect?
Definition
Effects the entire body
Term
What are the methods for obtaining local weather and short-term weather changes?
Definition
Weather radio, weather channel, local airport weather, and weather recordings
Term
What is the absorbed dose?
Definition
How much your body has absorbed.
Term
The amount of a substance that your body has absorbed is called the _____.
Definition
Absorbed dose
Term
What are the measurements of radiation activities? (3)
Definition

.002  Class 1 (Microcury)

.50>       Class 2

.50< Class 3

 

(How much is emitting within 40 inches)

Term
What is Quantity Gamma?
Definition
How much you are exposed to
Term
How much you are exposed to is the ______.
Definition
Quantity Gamma
Term
What is the roentegen?
Definition
The international limit of intensity
Term
The international limit of intensity is the _____.
Definition
Roentegen
Term

Describe a Level A suit

 

Definition

Highest Level

NFPA 1991

21 chemicals, 3 hours

Respiratory, skin, and eye

Term

 

Highest Level, NFPA 1991, 21 chemicals - 3 hours, respiratory, skin, and eye

are all characteristics of a suit at which level?

 

Definition
Level A suit
Term
Describe a Level B suit.
Definition

NFPA 1992

7 chemicals, 1 hour

Less skin

Term

NFPA 1992, 7 chemicals - 1 hour, and less skin are all characteristics of which suit level?

Definition
Level B suit
Term
Describe a Level C suit.
Definition

APR (air purifying respirator)

Must know chemicals

Oxygen above 19.5

Term

APR (air purifying respirator), a knowledge of chemicals, and oxygen above 19.5 are all characteristics of which suit level?

Definition
Level C suit.
Term
What is vacuuming?
Definition
Picking up a chemical and putting it in a container.
Term

Picking up a chemical and putting it in a container is called ______.

Definition
Vacuuming
Term
What is degradation?
Definition

Chemical- acid on suit

Mechanical - scrape suit

Term

Chemical and mechanical are two types of ______.

Definition
Degradation
Term
A chemical degradation refers to _____.
Definition
Acid on suit
Term
A mechanical degradation refers to _____
Definition
A scrape in the suit
Term
What is penetration to a suit?
Definition
Zipper (didn't breach suit)
Term

What does "zipper" refer to?

Definition

A non-breach in a suit

Penetration

Term
What is permeation?
Definition
A through-suit breach.
Term
A breach through the suit is called ______.
Definition
Permeation
Term
You must prioritize the response options based on (4)?
Definition
Death, injury, property damage, environmental damage
Term

Death, injury, property damage, and environmental damage are all characteristics on which to base _____

Definition

Response option priority

 

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