HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AWARENESS 2021 Hazardous Materials Awareness Level

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AWARENESS 2021

Hazardous Materials Awareness Level �OSHA 1910. 120(g)(6)(i) ○ First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release. 2

Training Objectives (1 of 2) � The responder shall understand what hazardous substances are and the risks associated with them in an incident. � The responder shall have the ability to recognize and identify the presence of hazardous substances in an emergency. 3

Training Objectives (2 of 3) � The responder shall understand their role in the emergency response including site security and control and the use of the U. S. D. O. T Emergency Response Guidebook. � The responder shall have the ability to realize the need for additional resources, and to make the appropriate notifications to the communication center. 4

Hazardous Substances � Dangerous goods, also called hazardous materials or Haz. Mat. , are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms 5

Dangers of Hazardous Substances � Contamination � Illness � Injury � Death � Long Lasting Environmental Effects � Decomposition Chemical Degloving from Sulfuric Acid Exposure 6

Haz. Mat. Identification Visual Cues NFPA 704 Placards SDS Shipping Papers 7

NFPA 704 (OXY – Oxidizer / ACID – Acid / ALK – Alkali / COR – Corrosive) 8

Placards 9

ERG and Shipping Papers � The 2020 ERG has a special section (inside the front cover) that specifically covers shipping papers. 10

Emergency Response Guidebook Use during initial phase of incident � 5 Sections � � Yellow � Blue � Orange � Green � White 11

Summary of changes to the 2020 ERG Link to 2020 ERG Changes 12

The White Section � Shipping �A Papers “Down and Dirty” How To guide � Emergency Response Steps � Introduction to using the Placards Table 13

Placards Table 14

Tanks and Trailers Table 15

Global Harmonized System (Added in 2016) Pages 16 -17 16

Intermodal Container Labeling � Pages 18 – 21 are dedicated to Intermodal Containers � Intermodal container use for hazardous materials transportation was up 42% from 2006 to 2011 17

Pipeline Transportation � Pages 22 – 27 are dedicated to Pipeline based emergency response and identification. 18

White Reference Section � The “White” Pages �The instructions �Size Up information �Definitions �BLEVE Table ( Page 367) �CBRNE Information (Page 368) �Contact Information (Page 391) 19

Yellow Bordered Pages YELLOW Section is Listed in order of UN number GREEN Highlights = If no fire, go to GREEN section 20

Blue Bordered Pages BLUE Section is Listed in alphabetical order of the chemical name GREEN Highlights = If no fire, go to GREEN section 21

Orange Bordered Pages 2 Page Sections designed for ease of use Guide 111 22

Green Bordered Pages Distance references - Table 1 – Initial Isolation and Protection - Table 2 – Water Reactive Materials - Table 3 – Isolation of TIH Gases 23

Payroll / Credit Upon completion of the course and testing please enter payroll / credit time into the Emergency Reporting system. � Please enter this info under the unassigned station field at the bottom portion of the daily roster (add person). � Fill in your name as per usual and then the times select the following for the position and activity codes: � Position : Training � Activity : � � CO -Credit Only (on duty) � TRN- Training Pay (off duty) Type mandatories in the note field. 24

THE EXAM Access Code: HAZCOM 25