Table of Contents
First Responder Awareness Level Training
Unit Objectives
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials Incidents
Mechanisms of Harm
Public Safety “Duty to Act”
Awareness Level Response Goals
North American Emergency Response Guidebook
Legal Mandates
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HazWOpER)
Five Levels of Training
Operational Modes
Unit Summary
First Responder Awareness Level Training
Unit 2 - Hazard Identification
Remember your four goals!
Six Basic Clues to Recognition
Clue # 1 - Occupancy and Location
Clue # 2 - Container Shape and Size
Clue # 3 - Placards and Labels
Hazard Class 1 - Explosives
Hazard Class 2 - Gases
Hazard Class 3 - Flammable/Combustible Liquids
Hazard Class 4 - Flammable Solids
Hazard Class 5 - Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
Hazard Class 6 - Poisonous and Infectious Substances
Hazard Class 7 - Radioactive Materials
Hazard Class 8 - Corrosives
Hazard Class 9 - Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
Pesticide Labels
Clue # 4 - Shipping Papers and Facility Documents
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Clue # 5 - Markings and Colors
PPT Slide
Clue # 6 - Human Senses
Methods of Identification
Unit Summary
First Responder Awareness Level Training
Objectives
NA-ERG
Steps for Proper Use of the ERG
Basic Protective Actions
Proper Guide Page Use
Table of Protective Action Distances
Protective Action Options
Emergency Response Information
Summary
First Responder Awareness Level Training
Objectives
Reasons for Termination
Steps to Proper Termination
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