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Unit 1 Program Introduction and Response Plans

Unit 1 Program Introduction and Response Plans. Course. Progr a m Goal Program Schedule Grading and Requirements Units. Unit 1  2. Introductions. Student introductions Instructor introductions. Unit 1  3. Objectives.

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Unit 1 Program Introduction and Response Plans

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  1. Unit 1 Program Introduction and Response Plans

  2. Course • Program Goal • Program Schedule • Grading and Requirements • Units Unit 1  2

  3. Introductions • Student introductions • Instructor introductions Unit 1  3

  4. Objectives • Differentiate between hazardous materials emergencies and incidental spills • Identify mission specific training competencies important to the participant’s job function • Identify incident levels • Define defensive and offensive • Identify sources of available pre-incident data Unit 1  4

  5. Incidental vs. Emergency • Incidental • Employees properly trained • Employees properly protected • Of a scope that employees can control, based upon recommendations of MSDS or employer policies • Example: A spill at a hardware store Unit 1  5

  6. Incidental vs. Emergency • Emergency • Uncontrolled release of material • Poses high risk • High exposure levels • Life threatening injury • IDLH • Fire or explosion hazard • Oxygen deficient atmosphere Unit 1  6

  7. Operations Level Responders The Operations Level Responder is that person who responds to hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, the environment, or property from the effects of the release. Unit 1  7

  8. Core Competencies • Survey the hazardous material/WMD incident • Gather hazard and response information • Predict the likely behavior of the material and the container • Estimate the potential course and harm • Describe the response objectives • Identify action options • Determine suitability of PPE • Identify decontamination issues • Establish scene control • Preserve evidence • Establish ICS • Use appropriate PPE • Evaluate progress • Communicate the planned response Unit 1  8

  9. Mission Specific Competencies • Personal protective equipment • Performing technical decontamination • Performing mass decontamination • Victim rescue and recovery • Product control • Air monitoring and sampling • Evidence preservation and sampling techniques • Response to illicit labs Unit 1  9

  10. Emergency Scene Operations • Defensive • Minimum PPE = Full Bunker Gear/SCBA • Avoid direct contact • Avoid high concentrations • Offensive • Mission specific • Properly trained • Properly protected Unit 1  10

  11. WMD/Illicit Activities • Secondary devices • Evidence preservation • Sampling Unit 1  11

  12. Employer Plans • Employer Emergency Action Plans • Activate 911 • Begin evacuation • Applies to industry • Employer Emergency Response Plans • Required by law • Defines employer and employee roles • Identifies organization’s response Unit 1  12

  13. Standard Operating Procedures • Identify your actions in order to properly respond to the incident • SOPs implement the “intent” of your employer's emergency response plan • May include mission specific functions Unit 1  13

  14. LEPCs • Made of members from different disciplines • Provides guidance to the communities • The hazards that are present in the area • The vulnerabilities to those hazards • The resources available within the district to respond to such emergencies Unit 1  14

  15. CEMPs • Local • Devoloped by each community • Activated when events occur that require the unique application of area resources • State • Florida Division of Emergency Management • Requested by Local EM • Florida FOG Manual Unit 1  15

  16. National Contingency Plan • Incident exceeds local and state • EPA and Coast Guard • Covers major hazardous materials emergencies • Contact NRC Unit 1  16

  17. Incident Levels • Level 1  Minor Incident • Handled by first arriving units • Level 2  Moderate Incident • Requires limited additional resources • Level 3  Severe Incident • Requiring significant multi-agency response Unit 1  17

  18. Initial Incident Considerations • Incidental vs. Emergency • Hazards of product • Quantity of product • On-site employee capabilities to control • Scope, jurisdiction and authority • Potential for targeting of responders Unit 1  18

  19. Initial Response • Insure awareness goals completed • Recognition/identification • Isolation • Protection • Notification Unit 1  19

  20. Initial Response • Conduct operations level hazard/risk assessment • Determine who and what is at risk • Identify incident priorities • Develop and implement a plan of action • Determine the necessary level of response • Communicating the plan to others Unit 1  20

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