Hazmat

Team that utilizes specially trained personnel that are used within business and industrial facilities and may be required to perform hazmat, medical, fire, and technical rescue functions.

Emergency response teams

A responder is exhibiting signs and symptoms as he/she is resting in rehab after performing control functions at a hazardous materials incident, best describes?

acute effects

Under OSHA requirements, pre-employment screening physicals shall be administered annually, and no longer than every ____ years if the attending physician believes a longer interval.

2

OSHA regulations require that hearing protection be provided whenever noise levels exceed _______ dBa?

85

Largest of the common radioactive particles, these have an extremely limited penetrating power, and primarily have an internal hazard when ingested or inhaled.

Alpha

Site Management and Control checklist

Assess situation before committing or positioning personnel in a hazardous position. Establish command Establish staging Establish isolation perimeter Establish safety zones (hot, warm, cold) Do not enter the area without proper PPE Isolate perimeter until decon is set up Initiate public protective actions

This is a particle that is the same size as an electron and can penetrate materials much farther than larger particles. These can penetrate human skin but not internal organs.

Beta

During the termination process, the incident commander will conduct a transfer of ______ to the agency that will be responsible for coordinating all post-emergency activities.

Command

What is best described as responders controlling or mitigating the emergency remote from the area of highest risk?

Defensive tactics

Responders getting so focused on the tactical problem that they fail to consider the big picture or strategic aspects of the incident. This would be considered a cause of what in relation to incident potential?

Delayed assessment

What function within the hazardous materials group is responsible for all operations within the hot zone to include reconnaissance, monitoring, sampling, and mitigation?

Entry/back-up

____________________ are individuals that provide support and mitigation services at an incident.

Environmental clean-up contractors

The Hazardous Materials Group is responsible for?

Establish and monitor hazard control zones. Conduct site monitoring to determine the presence and concentration of contaminants. Develop and implement a Site Safety Plan for Hazmat Group Ops. Establish tactical objectives for the Hazardous Materials Entry Team within the limits of the teams training and equipment limitations. Coordinate all hot zone operations with the Operations Section Chief or IC to ensure tactical goals are being met.

Which of the following best describes the goal of the site management and control function of the Eight Step Process?

Establish the playing field so that all subsequent respose operations can be implemented safety and effectively

Safety Plan includes what steps

Established control zones. Site and safety practices. Site map.

Having direct contact with a chemical through skin absorption means you have been __________?

Exposed

The basic management concept of ___________ is clearly defined to include the delegation of authority and responsibility; however ultimate responsibility always rests with the ____________.

Lines of authority; incident commander

Human response to a chemical may be influenced by four factors. What are they?

Gender Age State of health

These should be developed for situations where excessive noise leveles make verbal or radio communications impossible.

Hand signals

Of the functions described in the Eight Step Process, which one is considered to be the most critical function that public safety personnel perform?

Hazard assessment and risk evaluation

Selection and purchase of PPE should be based on chemicals stored, transported, or used explains which of the PPE program components?

Hazard assessment.

This heat related condition exhibits as a mild form of shock when the circulatory system begins to fail as a result of the body's inadequate effort to give off excessive heat.

Heat exhaustion

This heat-related condition is indicated by an inflammation of the skin resulting from prolonged exposure and a decrease of the body's ability to tolerate heat

Heat rash

Individual responsible for establishing and managing the overall incident management plan as a key player of the incident

Incident commander

The individual that is responsible for the management of all on-scene emergency response operations is the ____________?

Incident commander

What section within the hazardous materials group is responsible for gathering, compiling, coordinating, and disseminating all date and information relative to the incident?

Information/research

What are the different methods of exposure?

Inhalation Absorption Ingestion Direct contact Injection

Specific tasks that will be included in the Post-emergency phase are?

Initial site entry and monitoring to determine the extent of the hazardous present an evaluation of the scene to locate evidence that can be used to reconstruct the events leading up to the incident Identification of the contributing factors that caused the incident Interviewing on scene personnel and witness to corroborate the information obtained and opinions formed based on the available data Documentation of preliminary results

Individual responsible for ensuring the hazmat incident is complete. Their actions may help to resolve or hinder future legal proceedings, possible regulatory citations, or criminal charges.

Investigators

Which of the command staff members is considered a " political officer" who serves as the initial point of contact for all assisting and cooperating agencies not represented within the change of command structure?

Liaison Officer

Describe a technical specialist

Knowledgeable in a narrow, but specific area of chemicals

Which of the following statements is fatal when discussing dose response to a material?

Large amount over a short period of time (60 mins)

What is the measurement of toxicity where the concentration of an inhaled substance results in death among 50% of the test populace?

Lethal concentration

What is the measurment of toxicity where the concentration of an ingested, absorbed, or injected substance results in death among 50% of the test populace?

Lethal dose

A harm event resulting from direct contact with fragments from a blast or container is known as _______?

Mechanical harm

_________ is the baseline incident management system established under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, which is used by federal, state, and local governments.

NIMS

Requiring responders to control/mitigate the emergency from within the area of high risk describes which response objective?

Offensive tactic

The staging area manager is assigned to the _________ section, reports directly to the section chief, and is responsible for accounting for all incoming emergency response units and dispatching them to the scene as needed.

Operations

What is considered to be the responsibilities of the section chiefs that are members of the ICS General Staff?

Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Administration

What selection depends on the hazards and properties of the materials involved and the response objectives to be implemented?

PPE

Typically regarded as the information management and research and development arm of the ICS process, the __________ section conducts assessments and identifies the future needs and plans required to support the response.

Planning

What can be used to significantly reduce chemical vapor levels within a building and increase the safety of emergency responders?

Positive pressure ventilation

Point of contact for the media and other organizations seeking information directly from the incident or event.

Public information officer

All of the following are tasks performed by the entry team;

Recommend actions to the HazMat Group Supervisor, Implement all offensive and defensive actions, as directed by HMGS to control and mitigate the hazmat release Direct rescue ops within the hot zone Coordinate all entry ops

Organization legally responsible under government environmental laws for the clean-up of a hazmat release.

Responsible party

What item typically used by law enforcement, special ops, and the military provides the structure for engaging the enemy, including the chain of command, decision-making authority, accountability and responsibility?

Rules of engangement

3 basic atmospheres at an incident involving hazardous materials.

Safe Unsafe Dangerous

What type of command structure is going to be used when one response agency has total responsibility for the overall incident?

Single

Which step in the Eight Step Process is considered a critical benchmark in the overall success of the response and is the foundation on which all subsequent response functions, strategies, and tactics are built?

Site management and control

The Eight Step Process is widely used throughout the country by governmental and private sector hazardous materials response teams for what type of emergency management.

Tactical

What tool can be used to help facilitate an information gathering and processing routine that functions within their function?

Tactical worksheets

Individuals who provide specific expertise to the IC and emergency responders either in person, by telephone, or through other means are ___________.

Technical Specialists

The hazardous materials group supervisor must be trained to what NFPA level of training>

Technician

This type of harm involves exposure to either hot or cold temperatures.

Thermal

________ is defined as the ability of a substance to cause injury to a biological tissue.

Toxicity

The basic management concept of ICS involves having everyone report to only one supervisor providing a proper chain of command, eliminates confusion and freelancing, and facilitates personnel and organization accountability.

Unity of command

SOPs and ______ should be used both to verify and document that safety elements are addressed during the course of the emergency.

checklists

The most dangerous form of common radiation because of the speed at which it moves, its ability to pass through human tissue, and the great distances it can travel.

gamma

At a NIMS level 5 incident, the safety function could be handled by the ____________?

incident commander

A ___________ is the cornerstone of an effective employee health management program.

medical surveillance program

Infared waves, radio waves, and visible light are all examples of ___________ radiation, which is also characterized by its lack of energy to remove electrons from atoms.

non-ionizing

If the incident is in the post-emergency phase , the focus of response personnel will likely become

scene safety clean-up evidence preservation

Branches are generally created when divisions/groups exceed the _________?

span of control

Two factors that significantly influence the development of cold injuries are ambient temperature and ____________.

wind velocity

Who generally performs more complex and technical hazmat response functions?

Hazardous materials response teams

Phase-change vests should not be worn in

cold environments

The hazardous materials safety officer reports directly to the hazardous materials group supervisor and the _______________.

incident safety officer

Ensuring the safety of both emergency responders and the public by reducing the level of contamination on scene and minimizing the potential for secondary contamination beyone the incident scene would be the goal for which step of the Eight Step Process?

Implement Response Objectives

The Phase where emergency responders impleent the best available strategic goals and tactical objectives that will produce the most favorable outcome is which function of the Eight Step Process?

Implement Response Objectives

The following can be defined as an occurrence or event, either natureal or human made, that requires action by emergency response personnel to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property.

Incident

This is the on-scene location where the IC develops goals and objectives, communications with subordinates, and coordinates activities between various agencies and organizations

Incident Command Post

PPE cooling option utilizes a pump that circulates a chilled substance through a vest or full body-cooling garment. These units often add weight to the wearer and bulk to the CPC

Liquid-cooled vests and suits

Maximun airborne concentration of a material to which an average healthy person may be exposed repeatedly for 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week without suffering irreversible effects.

Threshold-limit value/time-weighted average

What type of command is used when key agencies have jurisdictional authority or functional responsibility for an incident jointly?

Unified

These are command-level representatives from each of the primary responding agencies who represent their agency's interests as a member of a unified command organization.

Unified commanders

What is considered an unplanned event that can exceed the level of available resources and has the potential to impact significantly an organizations operability, credibility, and reputation?

Crisis

What is the step that takes place before terminating the incident in the Eight Step Process?

Decontamination and clean-up ops

Method of exposure allows hazardous materials such as corrosives to immediately damage skin or body tissue on contact.

Direct contact

The ability of emergency responders initially to size-up and assess the clues that hazardous materials may be involved startes with the quantity and quality of information recieved from _________.

Dispatch

The branch, an organizational level having functional or geographic responsibilities, is organizationally between the section and what other level within ICS?

Division

ICS is predicated on basic management concepts. This concept is based on work being assigned based on functions to be performed, the equipment available, and the training and capabilities of those performing the tasks.

Division of Labor

If the incident escalates, the _____________ will be activated so that overall command and/or coordination could be transferred while on scene response operations would continue from the incident command post.

EOC

This incident location deals with both strategic and external issues and conditions all logistical and resource support for on-scene operations.

EOC

What should responders be provided to prevent exposure to excessive noise?

Earmuffs

criteria that could prohibit a responder form performing duties at a hazardous materials incident.

blood pressure exceeds 100 diastolic respirations greater than 24/min temp=less than 97 or exceeds 99.5 skin= sores, rashes, sunburn

Personnel perspire heavily in impermeable chemical protective clothing, when removed during decom ops, the body will

cool rapidly

During decon, we realize that the clothing and equipment cannot be decontaminated due to the nature of the material; it may be just required to ___________?

dispose of it

Prohibiting personnel from drinking, eating, or smoking except in designated area, such as rehab, after decontamination will prevent exposure through _____________.

ingestion

a ________ effect implies an effect at the point of contact from where a hazardous material made contact with an individual.

local

Systemic poison that attacks the central nervous system

neurotoxic

Method of managing heat stress that utilizes an airline and large, quantities of breathing air, which supply airlines attached to the chemical protective clothing.

Air-cooled jackets and suits

Personnel not directly involved in the overall command and control of the incident should be removed from which area?

ICP

Due to the frightening nature of hazardous materials incidents, the public can be kept up to date through updates from?

News Media

This function within the hazardous materials group is responsible for ensuring that safe and accepted practices and procedures are followed throughout the course of the incident.

Safety

Which step involves managing and securing the physical layout of the incident?

Site management and control

Rehabilitation area should include.

Be in a location that provides physical rest, and recuperate from the hazards. Located in the cold zone. Provide protection from the elements Large enough to accomodate multiple crews

The selection of personal protective clothing will depend on

Hazard to be encountered Tasks to be performed Level and type of specialized protective clothing to be used The capabilities of the individuals who will be in the PPE

This route of exposure can be enhanced due to abrasions, cuts, heat, and moisture; and the rate of this exposure varies depending on the body parts exposed.

Skin absorption

This PPE cooling devices utilizes vests that hold frozen ice packs. This option is relatively inexpensive but reqires frozen coolant packs or an ice source on scene.

Ice-cooled vests

Primary responsibilities of the safety officer include.

Insure safety officer is identified to all personnel. Ensure all personnel and equipment are positioned in a safe location. Ensure hazard control zones are identified, established, and monitored. When necessary, designate a security officer. Ensure all personnel in controlled areas are in the proper PPE Use a personal accountability system to track all responders.