HazMat/WMD Awareness Unit 3 slide 1

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UNIT THREE

• The Ability to Recognize and Identify Hazardous
  Materials

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Clues of hazardous materials

• Six Basic Clues of Hazardous Materials
• Occupancy and/or Location
• Container Shape and Size
• Markings and Colorings
• Placards and Label Descriptions
• Shipping Papers and MSDS
• Human Senses

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Occupancy and/or Location

• Fixed site facility
• Transportation sources

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Fixed Site Facilities can include

• Farms
• Residential Areas
• Power Plants
• Medical Facilities
• School Labs and Research Facilities
• Manufacturing Plants
• Chemical Plants
• Clandestine Drug Labs

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Farms

• Pesticides
• Herbicides
• Anhydrous Ammonia

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Residential Areas

• Pool Chemicals
• Household Cleaning Chemicals

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Power Plants

• Nuclear Fuel
• Radioactive Waste from Reactors

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Medical facilities

• Radioactive Medicines
• Resonance Imaging Equipment

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School labs and Research Facilities

• Chemical Research
• Biological Research
• Nuclear Research

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• Manufacturing Plants
• Chemical Production Plants
• Storage Facilities
• Disposal Facilities

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Clandestine Drug/WMD Labs

• Heavy Chemical Odors
• Sulfur
• Anhydrous Ammonia
• Lye
• Red Phosphorus
• Fortified Appearance to Location
• Occupants come outside to smoke
• Unusual Traffic at all hours
• Abnormal amounts of common products

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DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING!.
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Transportation Sources

• Rail
• Air
• Marine
• Pipeline
• Highway

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Rail

• Active or Abandoned
• List of telephone numbers for immediate contact

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Air

• Usually smaller packages
• Formidable terrorist target
• Crop dusters

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Marine

• Large quantities

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Pipeline

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

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Highway

• Responders are more likely to have a hazardous
  incident related to highway transportation than
  with any other mode..

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Container Shape and Size

• Individual containers
• Bulk transport containers
• Found in the NAERG
• Bulk storage containers

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Tanks and Containers
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DOT/MC 306Non-pressure Tank
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DOT/MC 307Low Pressure Chemical Tank
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MC-312Corrosive Liquid Tank
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MC-331High Pressure Tank
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MC-338Cryogenic Liquid Tank
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Compressed Gas/Tube Trailer
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Dry Bulk Cargo Tanker
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Inter-Modal Containers
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RAILROAD CARS
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Railroad Tank CarsPressure
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Railroad Tank CarsNon-pressure
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Railroad Tank CarsOther
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Railroad Tanks CarsOthers (cont.)
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Storage Containers
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Storage Containers (cont.)
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Storage Containers (cont.)
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Drums
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Markings and Colorings

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704
  System
• Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS)

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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704
System
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Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS)
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Placards and Labels
UN Hazard Classification System
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United NationsHAZARD CLASSES
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UN Hazard Classes

• Nine Classes

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Class 1 Explosives

• 1.1 Mass Explosives Dynamite
• 1.2 Projection Hazards Flares
• 1.3 Mass Fire Hazards Display Fireworks
• 1.4 Minor Hazards Ammunition
• 1.5 Very Insensitive Blasting Agents
• 1.6 Extremely Insensitive Explosive Devices

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Class 2 Compressed Gasses

• 2.1 Flammable Gases
• Propane
• 2.2 Non-Flammable Gases
• Helium
• 2.3 Poisonous/Toxic Gases
• Fluorine, Compressed

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Class 3 Flammable Liquids

• Flammable Liquids
• Gasoline

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Class 4 Flammable Solids

• 4.1 Flammable Solids
• Magnesium
• 4.2 Spontaneously Combustible
• White Phosphorus
• 4.3 Spontaneously Combustible When Wet
• Sodium

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Class 5 Oxidizers/Organic Peroxides

• 5.1 Oxidizers
• Ammonium Nitrate
• 5.2 Organic Peroxides
• Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide

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Class 6 Toxic Materials and Infectious Substances

• 6.1 Poison (Toxic Material)
• Potassium Cyanide
• 6.2 Infectious Substances
• Anthrax Virus

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Class 7 Radioactive materials

• Radioactive
• Uranium

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Class 8 Corrosives

• Corrosives
• Battery Fluid

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Class 9 Miscellaneous

• Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
• ORM-D (Other Regulated Material-Domestic)
• Food Flavorings, Medicines

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Associated Placard Colors
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Dangerous Placard

• First Responders will have no idea what hazardous
  materials are being transported when the
  DANGEROUS placard is being used.

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Shipping Papers and MSDSs

• Must be available in all modes of transportation
  or any business or industry.

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Shipping Papers

• Rail
• Way Bill
• Consist
• Highway
• Bill of Lading
• Freight Bill
• Manifest
• Air
• Air Bill

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Shipping Papers

• Rail
• Way Bill
• Consist
• Highway
• Bill of Lading
• Freight Bill
• Manifest
• Air
• Air Bill

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MSDSs

• MSDS
• Ammonia
• Sulfuric Acid

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Human Senses

• Never deliberately use your own sense of taste
  or smell to identify a hazardous material
  however dont forget that a victim or witness may
  have already used these senses and may be of
  great benefit if asked what the product smelled
  like and how they are feeling.

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UNIT THREE QUIZ
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