HAZWOPER
What do the H stand for HAZWOPER
Hazardous
How many zones do they have ?
3 Zones
How many levels of HAZMAT Training are there
5 levels
Number of information you are supposed to give to the Hazardous dispatch ?
8
A sign used to display information pertaining to the contents of transport containers.
What is a placard ?
what do the W stand for in HAZWOPER
Waste
what is the Hot Zones ?
The area of a hazardous incident that is immediately surrounding the spill or release .
what is the first level
First Responder Awareness
what is the first information to give?
The nature and location of the problem
What is this definition ?
A form of access to patients that requires tools and specialized equipment
Complex Access
True or False
Is a presence of a safety officer needed
True
What is the Warm zone
A designated area at a hazardous materials incident where decontamination of people and equipment occurs.
what is the last level
true or false
other problems at the scene is important to give to the dispatcher?
True
An extraction is not needed for a patient that is trapped in a vehicle and is inside of a hazard zone.
True of False
False
what is one requirement for HAZWOPER
A written SOPs and a response plan
What is the Cold zones
A designated area associated with a hazardous materials incident that is well beyond the incident and where patients are cared for and placed into ambulances .
These responders are trained to use chemical protective equipment and are usually members of a hazardous materials team. Who are they?
Hazardous Materials Technician
True or False
If someone in the reported hazardous area is telling people to leave, when they are also in the area .. that is a good thing.
False
the coordinated removal of entrapped patients from a vehicles and structures.
what is an extrication
what do the O stands for in HAZWOPER
Operations
The patient treatment area and the command post are located in what zone of a hazmat incident ?
cold zone
what is the second to last level
Hazardous Materials Specialist
what is the second to last information that should be given?
The number of possible victims
what is this definition ?
A form of access to entrapped patients that does not require specialized tools or equipment.
simple access