Hazardous Materials Emergencies

Author : U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781626363762

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Emergency Response Guidebook by U.S. Department of Transportation Pdf

Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.

Author : National Response Team (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Civil defense
ISBN : UIUC:30112104066540

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Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide by National Response Team (U.S.) Pdf

Author : John R. Cashman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351441490

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Hazardous Materials Emergencies by John R. Cashman Pdf

This book is mostly structured around first-person interviews with nationally and locally recognized experts who have been in hazardous materials response for a number of years. To aid networking, the addresses and telephone numbers of all persons interviewed are listed at the end of each interview. The central narrative theme of the book has been to detail the actual methods, procedures, techniques, tactics, and "lessons learned" of specific hazardous materials response teams (HMRT) drawn from a number of different categories. The object is to have readers find a ready source to provide knowledge of what a teamed, trained, and equipped HMRT uses for methods, tactics, procedures, tools, vehicles, instruments, equipment, strategies, leak/fire/spill control, prevention, remedial actions, decision making, incidents, containment, or hazards. This book answers many questions for emergency responders that they may need to know tostay alive.

Author : Department of Transportation
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1717350011

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2016 Emergency Response Guidebook by Department of Transportation Pdf

The ERG is the ideal guide to help when responding to transportation emergencies involving hazardous materials. It is a must-have for everyone who handles and transports dangerous goods and hazmat. This guide helps your company comply with the DOT 49 CFR 172.602 requirement that hazmat shipments be accompanied with emergency response information. The Emergency Response Guidebook is updated every 4 years - Don't be caught with the outdated 2012 ERG

Author : Andrew Boisvert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1425977677

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Understanding Hazardous Materials, Operations, and Emergency Response by Andrew Boisvert Pdf

Life, Love and Laughter is just what the title promises: a rich collection of stories and poems that will thrill you and put a sparkle in your day. It is warm, funny, exciting and in some cases far more solemn than would be expected from one so young. The author explores different aspects of life as seen through the eyes of a child, but the messages which she brings are for all ages; they are serious, touching and real. The fun is there, unmistakably, just waiting to spill over and embrace you.

Author : Stephen W. Borron
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323354554

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Management of Hazardous Material Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, by Stephen W. Borron Pdf

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, edited by Drs. Stephen Borron and Ziad Kazzi focuses on emergencies arising from contact with Hazardous Materials. Article topics include: Selected classes and examples of dangerous industrial chemicals, weapons of mass destruction, and their syndromic identification; Hospital preparedness for chemical and radiological disasters; Personnel protection and decontamination of adults and children; Resources for toxicological information and assistance; Asphyxiants; Corrosives and irritants; Organophosphates and carbamates; Intentional and unintentional food, drug, and water contamination, and more!

Author : Timothy V. Henry
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1998-10-06
Category : Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.)
ISBN : 0766806936

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Decontamination for Hazardous Materials Emergencies by Timothy V. Henry Pdf

Real-life experiences described in case studies can be the source of lively discussion and learning.

Author : Robert Burke
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-25
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781420032307

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Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders by Robert Burke Pdf

The second edition of a bestseller, Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders continues to provide the fundamentals of "street chemistry" required by emergency response personnel. The information presented will assist you in responding to specific chemical spills, including identifying the exact chemicals involved and their individual

Author : David M. Lesak
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015045617431

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Hazardous Materials by David M. Lesak Pdf

Provides a systematic approach to operational decision-making, as well as a basic strategic and tactical system for dealing with hazardous materials emergencies. Based on the author's seven-step GEDAPER Process that is used by the National Fire Academy as its model hazmat decision-making process. Provides a comprehensive overview of the Hazardous Materials Standard of Care, federal laws, regulations, standards, and guidance. Student and professional fire fighters, police, EMS providers, emergency managers, safety managers, or anyone who performs emergency response to hazmat incidents.

Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Accidents
ISBN : MINN:31951P00981376Q

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Hazardous Materials by United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pdf

Author : Timothy V. Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Hazardous substances
ISBN : 1621986926

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Decontamination for Hazardous Materials Emergencies by Timothy V. Henry Pdf

Author : Rick Houghton,William Bennett
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000258547

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Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials by Rick Houghton,William Bennett Pdf

Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials, Second Edition is fully updated to serve as a portable reference that can be used in the field and laboratory by workers who are responsible for a safe response to and management of unknown hazardous materials. As with the first edition, the book emphasizes public safety and the management of life safety hazards, including strategies and emerging technologies to identify the hazards presented by an unknown material. When responding to a hazardous material emergency involving an unknown substance, firefighters and HAZMAT teams are primarily interested in protecting public safety. The book details risk analysis procedures to identify threats and vulnerabilities, analyzing them to determine how such risks can be eliminated or reduced. If an unknown material can be identified with a high degree of confidence, that can considerably change the response, and measures to be taken. In addition, the book covers practical field applications with updated and additional examples of field instruments. The hazard identification methods presented are intended for use by frontline workers. The test methods presented involve manipulation of small sample amounts – using, literally, a hands-on approach. The three technologies used by first responders and military personnel to identify unknown chemicals, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy and high-pressure mass spectroscopy, are covered in depth. Features Presents how to identify unknown materials and, if identification is not possible, to characterize the hazards of the material Offers practical examples to introduce new first responders to hazardous materials response Provides up-to-date field applications of the latest developments in commercially available instrumentation Details practical sample manipulations to help the reader successfully identify materials with popular high-end instrumentation Includes several examples of spectra and describes ways in which the reader can utilize data to inform decision making New coverage to this edition includes a chapter and content that focuses on sample manipulation and separations using instruments developed and revised since the first edition was published. These sample manipulations may be performed in the field with a very simple toolkit, which is fully outlined and explained in detail. Identifying the hazards of the unknown substance is essential to plan for response, contingencies and sustained actions. As such, Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials, Second Edition will be a welcome and essential resource to all response and safety professionals concerned with hazardous materials.

Author : John R. Cashman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Hazardous substances
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000042253

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Hazardous Materials Emergencies by John R. Cashman Pdf

Author : Battelle Memorial Institute
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 9780309155458

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A Guide for Assessing Community Emergency Response Needs and Capabilities for Hazardous Materials Releases by Battelle Memorial Institute Pdf

"This Guide presents comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on assessing hazardous materials emergency response needs at state, regional, and local levels; matching state, regional, and local capabilities with potential emergencies involving different types of hazardous materials; and assessing how quickly resources can be brought to bear in an emergency. The methodology described in the Guide is designed to be scalable, allowing the implementation results to be aggregated at the local level up through regional, state, and national levels. Also, the Guide is designed to connect as many components as possible to already-established standards, guidelines, regulations, and laws, so that the Guide will remain current as these underlying components are updated. In addition, the Guide discusses appropriate means for maintaining currency of the information over time. The Guide and accompanying spreadsheet tool (on the attached CD-ROM), which leads planners through the assessment process, will be most useful for local jurisdictions that have limited resources and expertise in hazardous materials emergency response planning."--Publisher's description.

Author : Scott V. Wright
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788137143

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Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume II by Scott V. Wright Pdf

Designed to familiarize readers with the concepts, terminology, and key considerations that affect the management of incidents of chemical contamination. Provides uniform guidance for emergency care of chemically contaminated patients and basic information critical to the planning and implementation of emergency medical services' strategies. Contents include: hazard recognition, principles of toxicology, personnel protection and safety principles, respiratory protection, decontamination of patient, the spectrum of hazardous materials incidents. Illustrated.