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HAZMATINCIDENT COMMANDERPOWERPOINT TRAINING

PRESENTATION

ROLE OF I/C

Identify the responsibility to collect and interpret hazard and response

information from printed resources, technical resources, computer data bases, and monitoring equipment

ROLE OF I/C

Identify the responsibility to approve the level of PPE required for a given action option

ROLE OF I/C

Identify the responsibility to direct resources (private, governmental, and others) with

expected task assignments and on-scene activities and provide management overview,

technical review, and logistical support to private and governmental sector personnel

Identify and interpret the types of hazard and response information available from each of the following resources and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each resource:

(1)Reference manuals (2) Hazardous materials data bases(3) Technical information centers (4) Technical information specialists (5) Monitoring equipment

LETHAL DOSE (LD50)

A single dose of material, which, on the basis of laboratory tests, is expected to kill 50%

of a group of test animals The LD50 is expressed as milligrams or grams per

kilogram of animal body weight

EXAMPLE PEL’s

Acetone – 750 ppm over 8 hour period or 1000 ppm for short term limit

Benzene- 1 ppm over 8 hour period or 5 ppm for short term limitVinyl Chloride -1 ppm over 8 hour period or 5 ppm not to exceed 15 minutes

THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE (TLV-TWA)

The allowable concentration for a normal 8 hour workday or a 40 hour week

A level to which it is believed a worker can be exposed day after day for a working lifetime without adverse health effects

EXAMPLES

Acetone-500 ppmBenzene-0.5 ppmVinyl Chloride-1 ppm

PERSONAL DOSIMETERS

Read in accumulated dose received

Can be read on scene or sent to lab foranalysis

Identify the methods available to the organization for obtaining local weather conditions and predictions for short-term future weather changes

ROUTES OF EXPOSURE

ORAL INHALED

INJECTED ABSORBED

OVERPACKING

Describe three safety considerations for personnel wearing vapor-protective, liquid splash protective, and high temperature-protective clothing(a)(b)(c)

LAW ENFORCEMENTProvide law enforcement and on-scene security Provide traffic control and rerouting Provide command post securityProvide crime scene investigationProvide evidence collection and sampling

Provide public notification (warning)

VACUUMING

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