The HAZMAT Technician
The (4) four steps of the APIE process
Step 1: Analyze the incident
Step 2: Plan the initial response
Step 3: Implement the response
Step 4: Evaluate progress
The 3 states of matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
This type of hazmat can be classified by either being an acid or a base
Corrosives
This section if the ERG provides you with general response guidelines for the material involved.
Orange Section
The basic building block of any substance is the ____
Atom
The NFPA standard the HAZMAT Technician is trained to
NFPA 1072 - Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications
This unit of measure can be defined as: the weight of pure vapor or gas compared to an equal volume of dry air
Vapor Density
This type of CBRNE/WMD agent is considered the most dangerous of the chemical warfare agents
Nerve Agents
The protective Action Distances can be found in this section of the ERG
Green Section
When a material cannot completely dissolve in water and a suspension is formed by a quantity of granulated or powdered solid material
Slurry
This tactical mode is the main type the HAZMAT technician will be performing while responding to an incident
Offensive Mode
Lower Explosive Limit (Lower Flammable Limit)
Upper Explosive Limit (Upper Flammable Limit)
Alpha Particles, Beta Particles, Neutron Particles, Gamma Rays
If you have a UN number, you look in this section of the ERG to start obtaining information.
Yellow Section
These types of bonds are formed between two or more nonmetal elements
Covalent Bonds
Name the 3 different types of decontamination
Mass decontamination
Gross decontamination
Technical decontamination
This can be defined as the lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the liquids surface but will not support continuous burning
Flash Point
This acronym is used as a method or principle to limit exposure to radiation
A.L.A.R.A
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
You arrive to a Hazmat incident involving an truck rolled over into a ditch and you learn from the driver it is carrying Potassium Bromate. You are unable to see the UN number. This is where should you look FIRST in the ERG for to start gathering information.
What is the Blue boarded section? Material Index Section.
A common example of this type of reaction is when an ice pack is broken prior to being used on an injury
Endothermic
The primary objective of a HAZMAT Technician is
To control release of product from a variety of containers
These make up the Reactivity Triangle
Oxidizing Agent, Reducing Agent, Activation Agent
The 5 common families of hazardous materials
Inorganic compounds, organic compounds, oxidizing agents, reactive materials, corrosives
This is the area in which people are at risk of harmful exposure in Table 1.
Protective Action Zone
This type of energy is known as the minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction
Activation Energy