Arrival
These should be the only two human senses utilized on a Hazardous Materials incident.
What is Sight, and Hearing?
This chemical has the UN ID number 1017 assigned to it.
What is Chlorine?
This is the zone where the chemical is actively located.
What is the Hot Zone?
This needs to be set up prior to any responders donning any level PPE.
What is Setting Up Technical Decontamination?
This is accomplished by placing down materials, usually Cat litter or saw dust, to soak up a liquid spill.
What is Absorption?
The safety of these individuals is the highest priority on a Hazardous Materials incident.
Who are the Responders?
This chemical has the UN ID number 3094 assigned to it.
What is Corrosive Liquid, Water Reactive, n.o.s.?
This should be setup at the edge of the Hot Zone, and run to the edge of the Cold Zone.
What is the Decontamination Corridor?
This has to happen prior to any responder entering into any chemical protective clothing.
What is the Pre-Medical Examination?
This is accomplished by adding a substance, typically water, to weaken the concentration of another substance.
What is Dilution?
After confirming safety, this should be the next action taken by Operations Level responders on a Hazardous Materials Incident.
What is Isolate?
This is the Guide number you will use when Methane is present.
What is Guide 115?
This is identified by the location of the isolation corridor, and requires responders to be in PPE equal to or one level below the entry team.
What is the Warm Zone?
This action should happen prior to a responder utilizing any chemical protective clothing.
What is a Visual Inspection for Deficiencies?
This is accomplished by placing down materials to form a barrier that will keep a Hazardous Material in liquid form from entering an area or that will hold the material in an area.
What is Diking?
To confirm the safety of all on scene, this is where the first responders should position themselves and their apparatus on a Hazardous Materials Incident.
What is Uphill and Upwind?
This is the guide number you will utilize if Calcium Phosphide is present.
What is Guide 139?
This is the zone where IC, Medical, PD, News media, and civilians should stay during the incident.
What is the Cold Zone?
This has to happen after a responder has been decontaminated and exits the chemical protective clothing.
What is Post-Medical Examination?
This is a type of Dam you should create, when the chemical's Specific Gravity is less than 1.
What is an Underflow Dam?
This piece of reference material should be utilized as soon as possible on a Hazardous Materials Incident.
What is the Emergency Response Guide (ERG)?
This is the guide you should use when there is no obvious identifying materials provided for you.
What is Guide 111?
This will need to take place, if someone enters the Warm or Hot Zone, with or without PPE.
What is Decontamination?
Prior to anyone making entry, this has to take place with all responders on scene, both verbally and documented to be filed after the incident.
What is the Safety Briefing?
This is the process of controlling vapors being given off by Hazardous Materials, thereby preventing vapor ignition, by covering the product with foam or other material or by reducing the temperature of the material.
What is Vapor Suppression?