1. Site Control and Accepted Safety Practices Hazmat Industry Technician

2. Hazwoper Regulation Requirements • Coordinate operations through ICS • One individual in charge

3. Incident Commander Responsibilities • ID all hazards • Hazardous substances • Site hazards • May have been done in ERP

4. Incident Commander Responsibilities • Implement “appropriate” operations • Assure the use of proper PPE • May be specified in ERP

5. Incident Commander Responsibilities • Ensure use of SCBAs

6. Incident Commander Responsibilities • Limit number of personnel on site • Use buddy system • In exclusion zone

7. Incident Commander Responsibilities • Ensure standby EMS is available

8. Incident Commander Responsibilities • Designate a “safety official” • Knowledge of operations & product involved

9. Incident Commander Responsibilities • Implement appropriate decontamination

10. Hazwoper and PPE • PPE requirements designed to protect you • OSHA requirements general not specific

11. Hazwoper and PPE • Must use SCBA when conditions • Create IDLH condition • Impair ability to escape

12. Hazwoper and PPE • Must use fully encapsulated suits when • Skin absorption hazard present • May cause IDLH condition • Impair ability to escape

13. Hazwoper and PPE • Purpose: reduce exposure • No one-size-fits-all • No all-hazard suits or gloves • There are no BLEVE suits

14. NFPA Requirements • OSHA Regulation – Law • NFPA consensus standards – Recommendations • OSHA reg refers to NFPA standards • Recommends following them

15. NFPA Standards & Hazmat • NFPA 472 – training recommendations • NFPA 1991 – vapor protective suits • NFPA 1992 – Splash-protective suits

16. NFPA Recommendations • Maintain personnel accountability • Write Incident Action Plan (IAP) • Team should have adequate communications • Implement control zones

17. Site Safety Plan Requirements • Site Safety Plan (SSP) notrequired • OSHA recommendsusing one • So what should you do?

18. SSP and ERP • Site Safety Plan is included in ERP • Emergency response may require additional forms and/or incident-specific info

19. Plan Should Address • Safety, health and hazard analysis • Employee training requirements • PPE

20. Plan Should Address • Medical surveillance • Monitoring – frequency and type • Site control measures

21. Plan Should Address • Decon procedures • Confined space entry procedures • Spill containment

22. SSP and ERP • Plan is designed to protect you • Incident may require additional plan info • Should be part of incident briefing

23. Facility Standard Safety Practices • Site policies will be in ERP • Instructor will discuss guidelines

24. SO, ASO-HM and Entry Briefings • OSHA requires a Safety Officer • Must be knowledgeable in operations • Must be able to ID hazards • Has authority to suspend operations

25. Assistant Safety Officer - HM • Focuses on hazmat issues • Reports to incident safety officer • Coordinates with hazmat group

26. Duties of ASO-HM • Select PPE • Prepare SSP • Complete medical-related paperwork

27. ASO and Entry Briefings • ASO-HM will ID and assess hazards • Will make recommendations for hazard control • Info passed to you in Entry Briefings

28. Typical Hazards (All Emergencies) • Slips, trips and falls • Motor vehicle accidents • Heat-related illness

29. Typical Hazards – Hazmat • Confined spaces • Hazardous atmospheres • Damaged equipment/structures • Environmental hazards • Fire/Explosion hazards

30. Entry Briefing • Verbal briefing using SSP as template/checklist • SSP given to responders

31. Entry Briefing Contents • Entry objectives • Site hazards • Personnel assignments & responsibilities • PPE required • Emergency procedures

32. Safety Hazards of PPE • Limited visibility • Reduced dexterity • Claustrophobia • Restricted movement

33. Safety Hazards of PPE • Heat-related illness

34. PPE and Heat Stress • CPC interferes with body’s cooling mechanisms

35. CPC a Hazardous Environment • Core body temperature will increase! • Increasing body temp causes heat stress • Heat stress can lead to heat-related illness

36. Heat-Related Illness • Heat Edema • Heat Rash • Heat Cramps • Heat Exhaustion • Heat Stroke

37. Preventing Heat Stress • Water • Shade • Training

38. Avoiding Heat Stress in Hazmat • Reduce physical demands • Increase break times • Number and frequency • Adjust work times • Ensure adequate rehab

39. SO and Heat Stress • SO monitors & enforces fluid replacement • Thirst is not a reliable indicator of dehydration

40. Heat Stress & Medical Monitoring • SO ensures it’s done • Will monitor vital signs • Heart rate • Body temperature • Blood Pressure • ERP will specify procedures to follow

41. Medical Monitoring Guides • ERP will specify action levels for vitals • (i.e. When you have to take the suit off)