PPE
Anyone who wears any type of PPE should?
Understand it
Cover alls or work clothes
Level D
Document
EVERYTHING!
Three types of damming are?
Complete, Overflow, Underflow
Contains the release, allows responders to stay out of the Hot Zone, reduces the risks of exposure, quick execution
Remote Valve Shut Off
How many levels of PPE are there? What are they?
4, A-D
How many pairs of gloves are required for Level A or B suits
3
Product control strategies
Confine, contain, extinguish
Total blockage?
Floats?
Sinks?
Complete
Underflow
Overflow
Lowers the concentration of vapors by spreading them out
Vapor Dispersion
Vapor Protective, One piece ensemble
Level A
Hand on head
Okay
Liquid Control Tactics
Absorption/Adsorption, Diking, Damming, Diversion, Retention
Creates a barrier that blocks liquid from entering an area or holds it somewhere specific. Dirt, Spill booms, sand bags
Diking
Controlling the fumes/vapors given off by materials (flammable liquids) to prevent ignition
Vapor Suppression
Liquid Splash Protective, one or multiple piece ensemble, Tyvek
Level C
Hands crossed at the neck
Choking, no air
To soak up, like a sponge
Absorption
Uses barriers to redirect the flow of liquid from sensitive areas
Diversion
Types of Foam
Aqueous Film Forming, Alcohol Resistant, Fluoroprotein, Protein, High-Expansion
Liquid Splash Protection, one or multiple piece ensemble, unknown enviornment
Level B
Both! Know the shelf life and when to know to dispose it
Sticks to the surface, dust on a table, velcro
Adsorption
Creates a defined area to contain and hold the hazardous liquid
Retention
Aim high and let it rain
Rain Down