Army Hazmat Course

hazardous waste

Occupational Health and Safety Act.. covered under 29 CFR 1910.120

40 CFR 300-311-

49 CFR 100-199-

Competence for responders to Hazardous Material

Competence for EMS personnel

They are expected to recognize, protect themselves, call for trained personnel, secure the area, evacuate, and deny entry

Detect, survey, collect, and implement actions consistent with AHJ (Authority having jurisdiction)

set perimeters and zones using the ERG. Deny entry to the contaminated area and assist with evacuate

initiate the incident command system, ensuring the protection of responders and the public

A substance (either matter-solid, liquid, or gas- or energy) that when released causes harm to PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, and, PROPERTY

to cover the 9 hazard classes

that if released into the environment above a certain amount, it must be reported

for chemicals that must be reported if released above a THRESHOLD

chemicals whose total emissions or release be reported Annually by owners that manufacture, process, or otherwise use a listed toxic chemicals

to denote any chemical that would be a risk to employees in the workplace

In united nations model codes and regulations, hazardous materials are known as

chemicals that possess toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive property

Any weapon involving toxic or poisonous chemicals, disease organism, or designed to release radiation

Class 1 : Explosives Major hazard: Explosion

Mass explosion hazard ex: Dynamite, T-N-T

Projection Hazard ex: Detonation Cord

Fire Hazard ex: Liquid- fueled rocket motors

Minor explosion hazard ex: ammunition

very insensitive explosives ex: Prilled ammunition nitrate fertilizer

extremely insensitive articles ex: Firecracker

Class 2: gases major hazards: BLEVE (Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion Sub-hazards: Flammable, oxidizer, and poisonous

Flammable gas ex: Propane

Non-flammable, non- poisonous ex: compressed OXYGEN A cryogenic liquid

Poisonous Gas ex: Chlorine

Class 3: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Major Hazard: Burns readily

Flash point of not more than 140 degrees F ex: acetone, amyl acetate, methyl alcohol, toluene, gasoline

Flash point above 140 degrees F and below 200 degrees F ex: mineral oil, fuel oil, peanut oil

Class 4: Flammable and Combustible Major hazard: Rapid Combustion with a liberation of mass quantities of smoke

Flammable Solid DENSITIZED EXPLOSIVES( to suppress explosion) SELF- REACTIVE MATERIALS READILY COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS ex: magnesium (pellets, turnings, and ribbons), Nitrocellulose

Spontaneously combustible material PYROPHORIC MATERIAL SELF-HEATING MATERIAL ex: phorphorus

A liquid or solid that , even in small quantities and without an external ignition source, can ignite within five minutes after coming in contact with air

Dangerous when wet "MRE heaters" calcium carbide magnesium powder

Supports combustion, intensifies fire ex: ammonium nitrate

Unstable/ reactive explosives ex: Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide

Oxidizers

Type A: forbidden for transport Type B: Can undergo thermal explosion Type C: Cant undergo thermal explo. Type D. medium to no effect when heated under confinement Type E: low to no effect when heated Type F: low or no explosive powe Type G: Desensitized

Poison major hazard: toxicity, infectious

Poisonous material, other than a gas can cause irritation. "CS"

Infectious substance, contain pathogens and cause disease in humans or animals ex: anthrax, botulism

Radioactive Major Hazard: Radioactive poisonous burns ex: uranium 0.002 mircocuries/gram yellowcake

Corrosive Major Hazard: Burns/Emulsification skin damage ex: sulfuric acid and nitric acid

Miscellaneous A material that presents a hazard during transport, but is not included in another hazard class

Labels for materials that present a limited hazard during transport due to its form, quantity and packaging ex: consumer commodities " furniture polish/ fingernail polish"

INTENT- inflict harm, and kill SEVERITY AND COMPLEXITY - large number of causalities CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT-preservation of evidence INCIDENT COMMAND-law enforcement will have jurisdiction SECONDARY DEVICES- booby traps, use of weapons, armed resistance and assault, secondary events

warehouses tank farms weapon depots hospitals labs truck terminals flight line areas maintenance facilities

Type A: protective overpacks Type B: Casks