Military Installations
Telecommunications Centers
Places of Historical Significance
Mass Transit Systems
Able to identify hazardous materials
identify the criteria that determines a substance as being a hazardous material
Packages containing hazardous materials can usually be identified by the presence of Hazard Class labels.
Smell - Some hazardous materials have a distinctive smell that can be used to indicate its presence. Sight - You can see the hazardous material.
Shipment contains a mixed load of hazardous materials
identify the three organizations whose local, state, and federal requirements you need to comply with at the HazMat Awareness level.
* return them to the proper storage area * dispose of them in a designated hazardous waste area
There are several ways:DOT Hazardous Materials classification labels are used to identify packages containing hazardous materials.Most hazardous material packages are marked with diamond-shaped warning labels showing weather it is a flammable or corrosive, radioactive or explosive material. They will also carry the UN / ID number such UN1203.Square-on-point labels displaying the hazard category are used to identify packages containing hazardous materials.Packages are identified as containing hazardous materials subject to transportation regulations by placing on them the appropriate square-on-point hazard class label and by including the required entries on the shipping papers.
According to OSHA, at the awareness level, a person should have the following:An understanding of what hazardous substances are, and the risks associated with them in an incident.An understanding of the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when hazardous substances are present.The ability to recognize the presence of hazardous substances in an emergency.The ability to identify the hazardous substances, if possible.The knowledge of what to do in a suspicious situation.
* Call for trained personnel * Recognize the presence of hazardous materials * Protect yourself * Secure the area
shipment contains a mixed load of hazardous materials
A: Shipment contains a mixed load of hazardous materials