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TRACEM-P outlines potential hazards and mechanisms of injury at a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The letter T stands for?
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What are you responsible for when analyzing a hazardous materials incident at the awareness level?
When analyzing a hazardous materials incident at the awareness level you are responsible for recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
Is a hazardous materials incident an accident where hazardous materials are present?
One way of describing a "hazardous materials incident" would be "an accident where hazardous materials are present." However, many people are uncomfortable with the use of the word "accident" which implies an unplanned event that could not have been avoided. That is why the word "incident" is used in the first place. It does not carry any implication of inevitability.
What should you do before a hazardous materials incident?
Prepare for one.
Hazardous materials managing the incident test questions?
yes
What should you do if you are outside during a hazardous materials incident?
Stay upstream, uphill, and upwind.
What does the local role in reducing public risks from hazardous material include?
Developing an emergency plan for hazaardous materials incidents, regulating hazardous materials transportation through local ordinances and regulating safe disposal of hazardous waste
To find protective action distances if there is NO FIRE at a hazardous materials incident refer to the pages in the ERG.?
green
To find protective action distancer if there is no fire at a hazardous materials incident refer to what pages in the erg?
green
When a hazardous materials incident has occurred it is important to survey the scene how?
It is important to survey the scene from a safe distance.
To find protective action distances if there is no fire at a hazardous materials incident refer to what colored pages of the ERG?
To find protective distances if there is no fire at a hazardous materials incident, refer to the green section of the North American Emergency Response Guide.
Is in-place sheltering appropriate option in an accident involving hazardous materials?
Depending on the nature of the hazardous materials incident, the weather, and the buildings in which people may be located, sheltering in place may be an appropriate option. Then again, it may not.
. If you are caught outdoors in the vicinity of a hazardous materials incident you should try to move away from the release?
Upstream, uphill, and upwind
