Emergency Response Guidebooks
The color of pages that gives the recommended emergency response information:
Orange
The best level of protection to be worn during the initial site survey until hazards are further identified.
Level A/B
Atmospheres you should not enter under any circumstances unless wearing an SAR w/ SCBA escape bottle or SCBA respirator system.
IDLH - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
The most important element of worker safety:
Attitude
The 4 elements required to produce and maintain a fire.
Fuel, Spark/Ignition, Oxygen and Chemical Reaction
The name and acronym for the "color diamond" labeling system.
NFPA Diamond or NFPA Hazard Identification System
The two tests to be conducted by the wearer of the respirator to ensure a good fit and seal.
Positive and Negative Pressure Test
What we call the area where the spill or hazard is the most concentrated, where our efforts will be focussed.
The Exclusion or Hot Zone
SCBA and SARs must be supplied with this type of air.
Grade D or Certified Breathing Air
The 4 exposure routes for hazards to enter the body.
Inhalation, Skin Absorption, Ingestion, Injection
Class 2 hazardous materials would be:
Hazardous gasses
This is determined by multiplying the assigned protection factor (APF) for a respirator by the exposure limit for the substance.
The area where command post and other equipment and personnel are usually located during a response.
The Support or Cold Zone
The maximum working length of an SAR lead.
300ft
How long a HAZWOPER certification is valid for.
1 year
8-Hour time weighted-averages which are enforced by OSHA
Permissible Exposure Limits - PELs
The three decontamination methods.
Chemical, Physical and Chem/Physical Combination
The person responsible and "in charge" during the response.
The Incident Commander
Contamination Reduction Corridor - Decontamination
The minimum concentration of oxygen that must be present to enter an environment to be considered suitable for breathing.
19.5%
Non-Detect
Supplied air respirators must be equipped with _____ when entering IDLH or oxygen deficient environments.
Pony or Escape SCBA
Site characterization is comprised of three phases.
On-site, Off-site, and On-going
Any material that can cause harm to humans, animals or the environment on its own or through interactions with other materials.
Hazardous Materials
The most dangerous ionizing radiation particle and one way to protect against exposure.
Gamma - shielding or distance