SCCJA BLK3 Hazardous Materials TEST with 100- correct answers
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Hazardous Material
According to the USDOT a material is any substance or material in any form or quantity that poses and unreasonable risk to safety, health, and property when transported in commerce
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Hazardous Material
According to the USDOT a material is any substance or material in
any form or quantity that poses and unreasonable risk to safety,
health, and property when transported in commerce
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Risks of hazardous materials
By their very nature can be very damaging to the environment,
wildlife,, and human life around them. Unless you are properly
equipped and trained you should never go into this type of
environment. These material target the Nervous system, skeleton,
blood, liver, heart glands ect.
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, Any call for service has the potential to involve hazardous materials.
when approaching a potential hazardous material incident approach
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The rule of thumb method
One way to judge the proper distance of a hazardous materials
incident is to use
Rule of thumb explained
A simple approach to judging the proper distance, extend one arm
out and hold up your thumb. much like a hitchhiker would. look
down your outstretched arm towards the incident, close one eye
and look at your thumb, if any part of the incident scene can be
seen around your thumb YOU ARE TO CLOSE
What is the role of the first responder
1) protect yourself
2) Identify the problem
3) Identify the material-if possible
4) determine the hazard
5) evacuate and secure the area
6) Set up communications
Placard label system
an international system that was devised by the United Nations and
the USDOT it gives first responders clues to what type of material
may be involved in a transportation incident
Classes of hazardous materials
a. class 1 -explosives
b. class 2 -gases
c. class 3 -Flammable liquids
d. class 4 -Flammable solids
e. class 5 -Oxidizers/organic peroxide
f. class 6 -toxic and infectious substances
g. class 7 -Radioactive materials
h. class 8 -corrosives
I. class 9 -Miscellaneous
NFPA 704 system
Blue-health hazard
red-flammable hazard
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