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Unit 2.1 Introduction to Hazard/Risk Assessment

Unit 2.1 Introduction to Hazard/Risk Assessment. Objectives. Risk based vs. procedural based response Four components of a HM incident Identify hazards Hazards associated with illicit activities Understanding of EPLAN. Unit 2.1  2. Hazard Risk Assessment. Risk vs. Procedural Response.

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Unit 2.1 Introduction to Hazard/Risk Assessment

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  1. Unit 2.1Introduction to Hazard/Risk Assessment

  2. Objectives • Risk based vs. procedural based response • Four components of a HM incident • Identify hazards • Hazards associated with illicit activities • Understanding of EPLAN Unit 2.1  2

  3. Hazard Risk Assessment • Risk vs. Procedural • Response Unit 2.1  3

  4. Event Components • The product • The container • The environment • Cause of the event Unit 2.1  4

  5. Product • Physical properties • Physical state/weight • VP • Solubility • Chemical properties • Flammability • Reactivity • Toxicity • Radioactivity Unit 2.1  5

  6. Container • Pressure • Construction • Capacity • Damage • Potential for failure Unit 2.1  6

  7. Environment • Weather conditions • Surrounding vulnerabilities • Infrastructure • Public • Conduits of spread Unit 2.1  7

  8. Cause • Accidental • Negligence • Intentional/risk to evidence • Illicit act • Terrorism • Vehicles • Decontamination • Firefighting • Patient care Unit 2.1  8

  9. Seven Common Hazards • Thermal • Etiological • Asphyxiation • Mechanical/electrical • Chemical • Psychological • Radiological Unit 2.1  9

  10. Additional Hazards • Impacts of illicit activities • Secondary devices aimed at responders • Armed resistance • Use of weapons • Booby traps • Secondary contamination from handling patients Unit 2.1  10

  11. Vulnerabilities • People • Places • Things • Critical infrastructure • Develop a plan to minimize the risks • Remove or lessen the hazard • Remove or protect the vulnerabilities Unit 2.1  11

  12. Hazard/Risk Assessment • Starts prior to dispatch • LEPC plans • Materials • Vulnerabilities • Actions • EPLAN • Agency pre-plans Unit 2.1  12

  13. Hazard/Risk Assessment • During dispatch and response • Listen for clues during dispatch • Occupancy and location • Placards and labels • Container shape and size • Colors and markings • Shipping and facility documents • Senses • Cause Unit 2.1  13

  14. Hazard Risk Assessment • Arrival • Thorough size up and hazard identification • Look for clues • Continuous and ongoing Unit 2.1  14

  15. Activity 2.1 Risk Based Response

  16. Instructions • Work on your own • View the next four pictures • Note the hazards present using the TEAM CPR acronym • List options for risk reduction

  17. Situation 1

  18. Situation 2

  19. Situation 3

  20. Situation 4

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