Hazmat Fundamentals
These are substances that pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, or the environment if not properly controlled.
What are hazardous materials (hazmat)?
The most common route by which hazardous materials enter the body.
What is inhalation?
Personnel involved in hazmat incidents must use this type of approach.
What is a slow, methodical approach?
During this step, Awareness Level Personnel study the situation and identify hazards.
What is Analyze the Incident?
A document that details procedures for implementing, complying with, and enforcing a law.
What is a regulation?
LEPC stands for this.
What is the Local Emergency Planning Committee?
Hazardous materials used as weapons are known by this term.
What are Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)?
This route of entry occurs when a substance passes through the skin or eyes.
What is absorption?
Hazmat training is based on these factors.
What are duties and functions to be performed?
This is the second step of the APIE-T process.
What is Plan the Initial Response?
These are usually enforced by government agencies for public safety.
What are codes?
This organization may assist when a hazmat emergency exceeds local capabilities and resources.
What is the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)?
An emergency involving a substance that poses an unreasonable risk to people, property, or the environment.
What is a hazmat incident?
The transfer of hazardous material in greater-than-acceptable quantities to a person, equipment, or environment.
What is contamination?
Personnel who are typically first on scene but can only perform limited defensive actions.
Who are Awareness Level Personnel?
Awareness Level Personnel protect themselves and others during this step.
What is Implement the Response?
Compliance with these is generally voluntary.
What are standards?
SERC involvement is often needed when an emergency becomes too costly for a community to handle.
What is an incident beyond local financial and resource capabilities?
Compared to many other emergencies, hazmat incidents are typically this
What is often more complex?
A driver whose skin absorbs diesel fuel has been this.
What is exposed?
Personnel dispatched to perform defensive actions without direct contact with the hazardous material.
Who are Operations Level Responders?
The complete acronym for APIE-T stands for these five actions.
What are Analyze, Plan, Implement, Evaluate, and Terminate?
Communities often regulate hazmat traffic through these requirements.
What are specific zoning requirements?
LEPC information is made available to this group.
Who are the public?
Understanding mechanisms of harm helps responders achieve this objective.
What is preventing injuries?
Health effects that may take years to appear, including cancer.
What are chronic effects?
First responders with Operations Mission-Specific training may perform tasks involving this.
What is contact with the hazardous material?
During termination, Awareness Level Personnel may participate in these.
What are briefings?
This committee collects and stores information from hazardous materials facilities and makes it available to the public.
What is the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)?
LEPCs and SERCs are key components of this type of emergency preparedness program.
What is hazardous materials emergency planning and response?