Hazardous Materials Awareness

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Hazardous Materials Awareness

• Module 3
• Detecting Hazardous Materials Presence

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Module 3a,b,c,d Detecting Hazardous Materials
Presence

• Unit Objectives
• Identify the six basic clues to the presence of
  hazardous materials.
• Identify the various hazardous materials classes.
• Describe ways in which you can determine the
  specific identity of a hazardous material.

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Detecting Hazardous Materials Presence

• The First task in analyzing the hazardous
  material problem is to detect the presence of
  hazardous materials during the emergency.
• Q. Why is detection the first task in the
  analysis process?
• A. Because its hard to manage a hazardous
  material problem if you dont realize that the
  problem exists.

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Six Basic Clues to Recognition

• Occupancy and location
• Shipping papers/ facility documents
• Markings and colors
• Human senses
• Container shape and size
• Placards and labels

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Five modes of transportation

• Rail
• Air
• Marine
• Pipeline
• Highway

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Rail Transportation

• Identify railroads in your area.
• What is the control point for this rail line?
• Telephone numbers for railroad

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Air Transportation

• Smaller packages
• Terrorist target
• Problem areas
• on the plane
• in the terminal

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Marine Transportation

• Container Ships
• Tankers
• Military

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Pipelines

• Natural Gas
• Crude Oil
• Gasoline
• Diesel
• Heating Oil

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Highway

• Many forms
• know types and shapes
• box
• tank
• container

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Shipping Papers and Facility Documents
More on shipping papers to come.
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Markings and Colors

• Container colors are not always standardized
• UN/NA identification numbers
• NFPA 704 diamond
• Military markings