PPE
The SCBAs at CCS are rated to last how many minutes?
30 minutes
How are chemicals organized in the yellow pages of the ERG?
By DOT number
How long is your HAZWOPER qualification good for?
Your initial HAZWOPER certification remains valid for 12 months. To maintain your certification, you are required to complete a HAZWOPER Refresher course each year.
What types/color of absorbents should be used for chemicals?
Pink absorbents
What section in an SDS contains first aid information?
Section 4
What must be tested on the SCBA prior to fully donning?
Low pressure alarm
You know the name of a chemical, what color pages should you look to first in the ERG?
Blue pages
Define HAZWOPER
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
What color absorbents will absorb oil but repel water?
White absorbents
What section in an SDS contains fire fighting information?
Section 5
What levels of PPE require an SCBA?
What guide page number should you go to for Sulfuric Acid?
137
What is the Hot Zone?
The area that has actual or potential contamination that surrounds the emergency response incident. Where the actual response takes place.
What gas is created as a byproduct from soda ash when used to neutralize acids?
Carbon dioxide
2 mg/m3
What is the difference between level A and level B PPE?
Type of suit worn.
Level A - fully encapsulating suit
Level B - Non-encapsulating suit
What section in the orange guide pages can you find the primary hazard of a chemical?
Potential hazards section
HAZWOPER members must participate in what type of surveillance program?
Medical Surveillance Program. This program is necessary to monitor health and ensure early detection of any occupational hazards or health issues that may arise from work in hazardous environments.
If using neutralizing on a chemical spill, what range of pH should be obtained?
Between 3 and 12 is ok.
Would want to get as close to 7 as possible.
What is the initial isolation distance for a spill of chlorine?
200 feet
What is the difference between level B and level C PPE?
Type of respirator worn
Level B - SCBA
Level C - APR
You found a spill of sodium hypochlorite. What does the ERG recommend as an isolation distance if a fire was involved?
1/2 mile
What does "IDLH" refer to?
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health. These are hazards that can cause immediate and severe harm or death.
An oil spill occurs in a ditch. What absorbents would be best suited for this situation? Why?
White absorbents
Won't absorb all the water, only oil in the ditch
What is the highest level of PPE that could be obtained solely from equipment on the ERV?
Level B - no fully encapsulated suits on the ERV