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UNIT THREE
The Ability to Recognize and Identify Hazardous Materials
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Clues of hazardous materials
• Six Basic Clues of Hazardous MaterialsOccupancy and/or LocationContainer Shape and SizeMarkings and ColoringsPlacards and Label DescriptionsShipping Papers and MSDSHuman Senses
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Occupancy and/or Location
• Fixed site facility
• Transportation sources
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Fixed Site Facilities can include:
• Farms• Residential Areas• Power Plants• Medical Facilities• School Labs and Research Facilities• Manufacturing Plants• Chemical Plants• Clandestine Drug Labs
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Farms
• Pesticides
• Herbicides
• Anhydrous Ammonia
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Residential Areas
• Pool Chemicals
• Household Cleaning Chemicals
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Power Plants
• Nuclear Fuel
• Radioactive Waste from Reactors
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Medical facilities
• Radioactive Medicines
• Resonance Imaging Equipment
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School labs and Research Facilities
• Chemical Research
• Biological Research
• Nuclear Research
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• Manufacturing Plants
• Chemical Production Plants
• Storage Facilities
• Disposal Facilities
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Clandestine Drug/WMD Labs• Heavy Chemical Odors
Sulfur Anhydrous AmmoniaLye Red Phosphorus
• Fortified Appearance to Location• Occupants come outside to smoke• Unusual Traffic at all hours• Abnormal amounts of common products
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DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING!.
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Transportation Sources
Rail
Air
Marine
Pipeline
Highway
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Rail
• Active or Abandoned
• List of telephone numbers for immediate contact
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Air
• Usually smaller packages
• Formidable terrorist target
• Crop dusters
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Marine
• Large quantities
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Pipeline
• Natural Gas
• Crude Oil
• Gasoline
• Diesel
• Heating Oil
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Highway
Responders are more likely to have a hazardous incident related to highway
transportation than with any other mode..
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Container Shape and Size
• Individual containers
• Bulk transport containersFound in the NAERG
• Bulk storage containers
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Tanks and Containers
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DOT/MC 306Non-pressure Tank
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DOT/MC 307Low Pressure Chemical Tank
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MC-312Corrosive Liquid Tank
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MC-331High Pressure Tank
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MC-338Cryogenic Liquid Tank
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Compressed Gas/Tube Trailer
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Dry Bulk Cargo Tanker
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Inter-Modal Containers
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RAILROAD CARS
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Railroad Tank CarsPressure
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Railroad Tank CarsNon-pressure
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Railroad Tank CarsOther
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Railroad Tanks CarsOthers (cont.)
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Storage Containers
Storage Containers
(cont.)
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Storage Containers
(cont.)
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Drums
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Markings and Colorings
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 System
• Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704
System
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Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS)
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Placards and Labels
UN Hazard Classification System
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United NationsHAZARD CLASSES
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UN Hazard Classes
• Nine Classes
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Class 1 Explosives
• 1.1 Mass Explosives Dynamite
• 1.2 Projection Hazards Flares
• 1.3 Mass Fire Hazards Display Fireworks
• 1.4 Minor Hazards Ammunition
• 1.5 Very Insensitive Blasting Agents
• 1.6 Extremely Insensitive Explosive Devices
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Class 2 Compressed Gasses
• 2.1 Flammable GasesPropane
• 2.2 Non-Flammable GasesHelium
• 2.3 Poisonous/Toxic GasesFluorine, Compressed
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Class 3 Flammable Liquids
• Flammable LiquidsGasoline
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Class 4 Flammable Solids
• 4.1 Flammable Solids Magnesium
• 4.2 Spontaneously Combustible White Phosphorus
• 4.3 Spontaneously Combustible When WetSodium
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Class 5 Oxidizers/Organic Peroxides
• 5.1 OxidizersAmmonium Nitrate
• 5.2 Organic PeroxidesMethyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide
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Class 6 Toxic Materials and Infectious Substances
• 6.1 Poison (Toxic Material)Potassium Cyanide
• 6.2 Infectious SubstancesAnthrax Virus
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Class 7 Radioactive materials
• RadioactiveUranium
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Class 8 Corrosives
• CorrosivesBattery Fluid
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Class 9 Miscellaneous• Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
• ORM-D (Other Regulated Material-Domestic)Food Flavorings, Medicines
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Associated Placard Colors
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Dangerous Placard
• First Responders will have no idea what hazardous materials are being transported when the DANGEROUS placard is being used.
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Shipping Papers and MSDSs
• Must be available in all modes of transportation or any business or industry.
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Shipping Papers
• RailWay BillConsist
• HighwayBill of LadingFreight BillManifest
• AirAir Bill
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MSDSs
• MSDSAmmoniaSulfuric Acid
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Human Senses
Never deliberately use your own sense of taste or smell to identify a hazardous material; however don’t forget that a victim or witness may have already used these senses and may be of great benefit if asked what the product smelled like and how they are feeling.
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UNIT THREE QUIZ