What is included with this book?
About the Author | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xii |
Preface | p. xiii |
Managing the Hazardous Materials Response | p. 1 |
HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120) Requirements | p. 1 |
Preincident Planning | p. 12 |
Questions Dispatch Should Ask | p. 13 |
Rescue and the 3/30 Rule of 2003 | p. 14 |
Quick Guides | p. 16 |
Railcar and Cargo Tanker Emergencies | p. 16 |
Pipeline Emergencies | p. 19 |
Fixed Storage Tank Emergencies | p. 22 |
Terrorist and Criminal Emergencies | p. 26 |
Recognition: Container Shapes and Specifications | p. 29 |
DOT Tankers | p. 29 |
Railcar Tanker Specifications and Shapes | p. 36 |
Railcar Tanker Marking and Stencils | p. 42 |
Railcar Tanker Construction | p. 44 |
Pipelines | p. 45 |
Fixed Storage Tanks | p. 46 |
Intermodal Containers | p. 51 |
Nonbulk and Intermediate Bulk Containers | p. 53 |
Radioactive Packaging | p. 55 |
Recognition: Marking Systems and Visual Cues | p. 57 |
DOT Hazard Class System | p. 57 |
NFPA 704 Marking System | p. 58 |
Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) | p. 58 |
Signs of a Clandestine Drug Laboratory | p. 59 |
Signs of a Terrorist Incident | p. 59 |
Identification: Shipping Papers and Other Sources of Information | p. 62 |
DOT Manifest | p. 61 |
Railcar Consist | p. 62 |
Airline Waybill | p. 65 |
Marine Manifest and Bill of Lading | p. 66 |
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | p. 67 |
Pesticide Labels | p. 71 |
Interview Techniques | p. 72 |
Identification: Chemical and Physical Properties | p. 74 |
Definitions of Chemical and Physical Properties | p. 74 |
Table of Lighter-than-Air Gases | p. 77 |
Definitions of Toxicological Terms | p. 78 |
Radiation | p. 80 |
Table of Radioactive Isotopes | p. 84 |
Table of Chemicals Used in Clandestine Drug Labs | p. 87 |
Table of Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction | p. 89 |
Table of Biological Agents | p. 95 |
Table of Explosives | p. 105 |
Identification: Reference Materials | p. 121 |
DOT 2004 Emergency Response Guidebook | p. 121 |
NIOSH Pocket Guide | p. 124 |
WISER Electronic Database | p. 124 |
CAMEO Electronic Database | p. 128 |
CHEMTREC Operator Support | p. 130 |
Incident Operations: Initial Actions | p. 132 |
Incident Command System | p. 132 |
Isolation of the Immediate Area | p. 133 |
Calculation of Downwind Evacuation Distances | p. 133 |
Evacuation versus Sheltering in Place | p. 135 |
Isolation Distances for Suspected Vehicle Bombs | p. 137 |
Air Monitoring Strategy and Tactics | p. 138 |
Use of Radiation Detection Equipment | p. 139 |
Use of Corrosive Detection Equipment | p. 140 |
Use of Oxygen Sensors | p. 141 |
Use of Combustible Gas Indicators | p. 142 |
Use of Electrochemical Sensors (Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Sulfide, Ammonia, and Chlorine) | p. 144 |
Biological Agent Identification | p. 146 |
PPE Selection Criteria | p. 148 |
Incident Operations: Personal Protective Equipment | p. 150 |
Environmental Concerns (Heat and Cold) | p. 150 |
Use of Air-Purifying Respirators | p. 151 |
Use of Nonencapsulating Suits | p. 152 |
Use of Encapsulating Suits | p. 155 |
Use of LANX Fabric Suits | p. 157 |
Use of Hooded Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) | p. 159 |
Double-Seam Glove-Taping Method | p. 162 |
Incident Operations: Decontamination | p. 164 |
Emergency Decontamination | p. 164 |
Mass Decontamination | p. 164 |
Patient Decontamination | p. 166 |
Warm-Zone Patient Treatment Guidelines | p. 167 |
Technical Decontamination | p. 168 |
Decontamination Products | p. 170 |
Incident Operations: Defensive Mitigation Techniques | p. 171 |
Remote Valve Shutoff | p. 171 |
Vapor Suppression | p. 171 |
Table of Foam Characteristics | p. 172 |
Foam Use Calculation | p. 173 |
Vapor Dispersal and Knockdown | p. 174 |
Diverting and Retaining | p. 175 |
Dilution | p. 176 |
Absorption | p. 177 |
Neutralization | p. 178 |
Extended Operations | p. 179 |
Incident Operations: Termination and Demobilization | p. 180 |
Demobilization Tasks | p. 180 |
Documentation | p. 180 |
Incident Debriefing | p. 181 |
Incident Critique | p. 181 |
Important Web Sites | p. 183 |
Online Reference Materials | p. 184 |
List of Acronyms | p. 185 |
Important Phone Numbers | p. 189 |
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