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1 online resource (1192 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; How to Use This Book; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction and Purpose; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Disclaimer; Chapter 1 -- Quick Reference Guide; Awareness Level Personnel; Operations Level Responders; EMS Responders (BLS and ALS); Incident Commander; Chapter 2 -- Recognizing and Responding to a Hazmat/WMD Incident; How to Use This Chapter; Be Prepared; Detect the Presence of Hazardous Materials; Call for Trained Personnel; Make a Safe Approach; Lay a Safe Foundation; Report on Conditions; Assume Command; Isolate and Deny Entry. |
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Initiate the Notification ProcessSize Up the Incident; Collect Hazard Information; Predict the Behavior of a Material and Its Container; Estimate the Potential Outcome; Plan Your Initial Response; Implement the Planned Response; Wear Appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment); Implement Protective Actions; Perform Decon as Appropriate; Evaluate Your Progress; Facilitate Cleanup and Disposal; Terminate the Incident; Document the Incident; Chapter 3 -- Labels, Placards, and Other Marking Systems; Placards and Labels; Table 1 and Table 2 Commodities. |
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Class 1 -- Explosives (and Blasting Agents)Class 2 -- Gases; Class 3 -- Flammable and Combustible Liquids; Class 4 -- Flammable Solids, Spontaneously Combustible Materials, and Dangerous When Wet Materials; Class 5 -- Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides; Class 6 -- Poisonous and Infectious Substances; Class 7 -- Radioactive Materials; Class 8 -- Corrosive Materials; Class 9 -- Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials; Limited, Consumer, and Excepted Quantities; Materials of Trade (MOTs); International Placards and Labels; UN Portable Tank Hazard Identification Numbers; NFPA 704 Marking System. |
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Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS®)Military Markings; Other Marking Systems; Globally Harmonized System (GHS); Urban Search & Rescue (US & R) Marking System; Chapter 4 -- Container Recognition; Containers and Packages; Nonbulk Packaging; Bulk Packaging; UN Portable Tanks; Cargo Tanks; Rail Cars; Facility Containers; Other Large ""Vessels""; Chapter 5 -- Assessing the Hazards; How Hazardous Materials and WMDs Cause Harm; Carcinogens, Mutagens, and Teratogens; Toxicology: Exposure Potential; Toxicity and Risk; Toxicological Terms and Exposure Values. |
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Workplace Environmental Exposure Limits (WEEL)Exposure Values Compared; Properties of Flammable Liquids; Tools for Comparing Three Primary Threats; Chemical and Physical Change; Other Chemical and Physical Properties; Atmospheric Monitoring; High-Risk Situations; Illicit Laboratories; Hazmat Triage; Chapter 6 -- Medical Management of Hazmat Exposures; Secondary Contamination; Patient Decontamination; Triage; Common Signs and Symptoms of Hazmat Exposure; EMS Treatment Protocols; Coordination with Other Medical Providers; Handling the Dead; EMS Equipment and Supplies. |
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Medical Support for Hazmat Response Personnel. |
| Summary |
Have the contents of an entire hazmat and WMD first responder course at your fingertips when you need it most ... at an incident. This handy field guide covers most of the operational level first responder competencies identified in NFPA 472 and 473. It's the perfect companion to the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hazardous substances -- Accidents -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Hazardous substances -- Accidents. |
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United States. |
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Hazardous substances -- United States -- Safety measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Hazardous substances. |
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Industrial safety. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Levy, Jill. First Responder's Field Guide to Hazmat & Terrorism Emergency Response. Cork : BookBaby, ©2014 |
| ISBN |
9781783014330 electronic book |
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1783014334 electronic book |
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