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Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects
Hazardous Materials: Overview
Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards
Decontamination Techniques
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Placard | Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects | Hazardous Materials: Overview | Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards | Decontamination Techniques | ERG !!!When answering these Questions pick one person for your team!!! |
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Placard 100 | What is Flammable Range
Range of mixtures of fuel and air that will support combustion if subjected to an ignition source
•Lower Explosive Limit (LEL)
•Upper Explosive Limit (UEL)
Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects 100 | What is a Hazardous Material?
A material that poses an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of people and the environment if it is not properly controlled
Hazardous Materials: Overview 100 | What is MC-312 Corrosives Tanker
Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards 100 | What is Contamination
Process of transferring a hazardous material from its source to people, animals, the environment, or equipment, which may act as carriers of the contaminant
Decontamination Techniques 100 | What is 2000 Ft
Identify the Isolation in all directions (Large Spills) ERG !!!When answering these Questions pick one person for your team!!! 100 |
What is Non-Flammable Gas
Placard 200 | What is Boiling Point
At 212°F water changes from liquid to gas
(i.e., steam or water vapor).
Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects 200 | What is Operations Level
–Recognize a potential hazardous materials incident
–Isolate the area
–Take defensive actions without touching the product
Hazardous Materials: Overview 200 | What is MC-331 or Pressure-Cargo Tanker
Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards 200 | What is Types of Decontamination
Major categories of decontamination:
–Emergency decontamination
–Gross decontamination
–Formal decontamination
–Fine decontamination
–Rapid decontamination
Decontamination Techniques 200 | Fight fire from maximum distance or use unmanned hose holders or monitor nozzles. • Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out. • Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from venting safety devices or discoloration of tank. • ALWAYS stay away from tanks engulfed in fire. • For massive fire, use unmanned hose holders or monitor nozzles; if this is impossible, withdraw from
area and let fire burn.
Fire Involving Trailer Loads ERG !!!When answering these Questions pick one person for your team!!! 200 |
What is Flammables
Placard 300 | What is Vapor Pressure
Pressure exerted by its vapor until the liquid and vapor are in equilibrium
Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects 300 | What isMaterial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Detailed profile of a single chemical or mixture of chemicals
Hazardous Materials: Overview 300 | What is a Nonpressurized Rail Tank Car
Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards 300 | What is Emergency Decontamination
•Used in potentially life-threatening situations, regardless of a formal decontamination corridor
•Formal decontamination process may follow later.
•Involves rapid removal of contaminants
–Remove contaminated clothing.
–Douse victim with large quantities of water.
Decontamination Techniques 300 | What is Green section 2600 Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide Mixture proper guide number for isolation is ERG !!!When answering these Questions pick one person for your team!!! 300 |
What is Explosives
Placard 400 | What is Alpha Particles
•Stems from electrically charged particles given of by the nucleus of an unstable atom
•Cannot travel very far and are easily stopped
•Fire fighters can be protected by staying several feet away and wearing either HEPA filter or SCBA.
Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects 400 | What isTechnician Level
Enter heavily contaminated areas using the highest levels of protection
Hazardous Materials: Overview 400 | What is a Dry Bulk cargo tank
Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards 400 | What is Formal Decontamination
•Performed after gross decontamination and is a more thorough cleaning
•May involve several stations or steps
•Cleaning process
–Water spray
–Cleaning solution
–Scrubbing with brushes or swabs Decontamination Techniques 400 | Radioactive material,excepted package,instruments or articles Positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and structural firefighters’ protective clothing will provide adequate protection Look up 2913 and its Protective Clothing ERG !!!When answering these Questions pick one person for your team!!! 400 |
Spontaneously
| What is Cyanide
•Prevent body from using oxygen
•Main route of exposure is through the lungs
•Hydrogen cyanide has bitter almonds odor.
•Typical signs and symptoms include:
•Vomiting
•Dizziness
Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects 500 | What is Awareness Level
–Recognize a potential hazardous materials incident
–Isolate the area
–Call for assistance
Hazardous Materials: Overview 500 | What is a Small Cryogenic Dewar
Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards 500 | What is Fine Decontamination
•Performed in isolated area of hospital
•Involves:
–Cleaning eyes, ears, and fingernails
–Checking body orifices
–Swabbing nasal passages and mouth area
•Notify hospital in advance.
Decontamination Techniques 500 | Guide 124 & TOXIC; may be fatal if inhaled or absorbed through skin. • Fire will produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. • Contact with gas or liquefied gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. • Runoff from fire control may cause pollution. Identify Guide number for Liquefied gas, Toxic, Oxidizing n.o.s. & Health ERG !!!When answering these Questions pick one person for your team!!! 500 |
Nine Chemical Families
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