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Dr. Chris Weber is the Deputy Director of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Hazardous Materials Team. He has been a firefighter for over 20 years and is an adjunct instructor with the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Training Center. He has extensive experience involving hazardous materials chemistry including a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Michigan, and 15 years research experience in the biomedical sciences. Chris instructs hazardous materials topics internationally, has developed numerous hazardous materials, counter-terrorism and incident command courses, and runs the training and consulting firm Dr. Hazmat, Inc. He is the author of the "Pocket Reference for Hazardous Materials Response" published by Brady/Prentice-Hall.

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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