Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Handbook, 2008 Edition

Contents

Preface

About the Editor

PART I

NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, with Commentary

1 Administration

1.1 Scope

1.2 Purpose

1.3 Application

2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General

2.2 NFPA Publications

2.3 Other Publications

2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections (Reserved)

3 Definitions

3.1 General

3.2 NFPA Official Definitions

3.3 General Definitions

3.4 Operations Level Responders Definitions

4 Competencies for Awareness Level Personnel

4.1 General

4.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

4.3 Competencies — Planning the Response (Reserved)

4.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

4.5 Competencies — Evaluating Progress (Reserved)

4.6 Competencies — Terminating the Incident (Reserved)

5 Core Competencies for Operations Level Responders

5.1 General

5.2 Core Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

5.3 Core Competencies — Planning the Response

5.4 Core Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

5.5 Core Competencies — Evaluating Progress

5.6 Competencies — Terminating the Incident (Reserved)

6 Competencies for Operations Level Responders Assigned Mission-Specific Responsibilities

6.1 General

6.2 Mission-Specific Competencies: Personal Protective Equipment

6.3 Mission-Specific Competencies: Mass Decontamination

6.4 Mission-Specific Competencies: Technical Decontamination

6.5 Mission-Specific Competencies: Evidence Preservation and Sampling

6.6 Mission-Specific Competencies: Product Control

6.7 Mission-Specific Competencies: Air Monitoring and Sampling

6.8 Mission-Specific Competencies: Victim Rescue and Recovery

6.9 Mission-Specific Competencies: Response to Illicit Laboratory Incidents

7 Competencies for Hazardous Materials Technicians

7.1 General

7.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

7.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

7.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

7.5 Competencies — Evaluating Progress

7.6 Competencies — Terminating the Incident

8 Competencies for Incident Commanders

8.1 General

8.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

8.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

8.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

8.5 Competencies — Evaluating Progress

8.6 Competencies — Terminating the Incident

9 Competencies for Specialist Employees

9.1 General

9.2 Specialist Employee C

9.3 Specialist Employee B

9.4 Specialist Employee A

10 Competencies for Hazardous Materials Officers

10.1 General

10.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

10.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

10.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

10.5 Competencies — Evaluating Progress

10.6 Competencies — Terminating the Incident

11 Competencies for Hazardous Materials Safety Officers

11.1 General

11.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

11.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

11.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

11.5 Competencies — Evaluating Progress

11.6 Competencies — Terminating the Incident

12 Competencies for Hazardous Materials Technicians with a Tank Car Specialty

12.1 General

12.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

12.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

12.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

13 Competencies for Hazardous Materials Technicians with a Cargo Tank Specialty

13.1 General

13.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

13.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

13.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

14 Competencies for Technicians with an Intermodal Tank Specialty

14.1 General

14.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

14.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

14.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

15 Competencies for Technicians with a Marine Tank Vessel Specialty

15.1 General

15.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

15.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

15.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

Annexes

A Explanatory Material

B Competencies for Responders Assigned Biological Agent-Specific Tasks

C Competencies for Responders Assigned Chemical Agent-Specific Tasks

D Competencies for Responders Assigned Radiological Agent-Specific Tasks

E Competencies for Technicians with a Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Specialty

F Competencies for the Technician with a Flammable Gases Bulk Storage Specialty

G Competencies for the Technician with a Radioactive Material Specialty

H Overview of Responder Levels and Tasks at Hazardous Materials/WMD Incidents

I Definitions of Hazardous Materials

J UN/DOT Hazard Classes and Divisions

K Informational References

PART II

NFPA 473, Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, with Commentary

1 Administration

1.1 Scope

1.2 Purpose

1.3 CDC Categories A, B, and C

2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General

2.2 NFPA Publications

2.3 Other Publications

2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections (Reserved)

3 Definitions

3.1 General

3.2 NFPA Official Definitions

3.3 General Definitions

4 Competencies for Hazardous Materials/WMD Basic Life Support (BLS) Responder

4.1 General

4.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident

4.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

4.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

4.5 Reporting and Documenting the Incident

4.6 Compiling Incident Reports

5 Competencies for Hazardous Materials/WMD Advanced Life Support (ALS) Responder

5.1 General

5.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Hazardous Materials Incident

5.3 Competencies — Planning the Response

5.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response

5.5 Competencies — Terminating the Incident

Annexes

A Explanatory Material

B Informational References

PART III

Supplements

1 Excerpts from Protecting Emergency Responders: Lessons Learned from Terrorist Attacks

2 Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Environments

3 Fire Fighter Fatalities, West Helena, Arkansas, May 8, 1997

4 Propane Tank Explosion Results in the Death of Two Volunteer Fire Fighters, Hospitalization of Six Other Volunteer Fire Fighters and a Deputy Sheriff — Iowa

5 Selection of Chemical-Protective Clothing Using NFPA Standards

6 Response Levels

7 Incident Mitigation

NFPA 472 Code Index

NFPA 473 Code Index

Commentary Index

Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers