The closer I get to a hazmat drill the more I tend to think of worse-case scenarios. I came up with this one this weekend. Situation: Hospital receives a...
Mike, The biggest issue I see is "responding" to an unknown contaminant in something lower than Level B. As per OSHA 1910.120, if an environment is unknown,...
Contact Transportation Technology Training Center in Pueblo Colorado- Phone719-584-0584, Speak to Pam. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hotspot58@...
Jun 2, 2004 11:49 am
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Does it have a MSDS then it's probably classified as a HM Just My Thought's Larry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Disneyatt@...
Jun 2, 2004 11:49 am
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If I may say one thing? Don't they prepare the Company/local FD for just such a situation? Meaning the company should pay and plan exercises, along with the...
Disneyatt@...
Jun 2, 2004 11:50 am
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Jody, I thought Nitrile gloves were OK? Can you explain the inferred problem and what glove material would have a better chemical resistance? I thought the...
Jody, I agree with most everything you say, but just to clarify, Level B does not have to be encapsulated, and there ARE hooded coveralls which qualify as...
Hi Jeff et. al.! I just went through the nitrile issue in refresher training. The issue regarding nitrile from my perspective is how automatically many select...
Jonathan Klane
keith0304@...
Jun 2, 2004 2:18 pm
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Hi Larry et. al.! Not sure what this thread was about. However, OSHA requires MSDSs for "hazardous substances", whereas DOT/RSPA requires placarding, etc. for...
Jonathan Klane
keith0304@...
Jun 2, 2004 2:18 pm
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Does anyone have any experience with SPCC requirements in Texas (especially the Dallas area)? We have a facility near Dallas that has a generator and a 2500...
Schmidt, Curt.C
curt.c.schmidt@...
Jun 2, 2004 2:19 pm
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Resource Typing Definitions I (First 60 Resources), FEMA. Jan 2004. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/preparedness/initial_60_rtd.pdf...
In addition to what has already been said the reason for not going in in less than level B coverage for unknown hazards is that you in fact do not know which...
Curt Not much info. Having grown up in Texas and having to take Texas History (mandatory). We were taught the only "navigable" river in Texas, was the Trinity...
Green, Carl
cgreen@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:33 pm
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These questions are better asked on the sewer usenet list, you can learn how to subscribe at http://swopnet.com/engr/mail_lists/sewer_list_info.html Those of...
Curt, The concept that has been applied in our State, (and most likely others), is whether or not the spill could reach/effect 'navigable waters'. In NJ just...
ON-LINE, SIX-LESSON, FOR CERTIFICATE AND/OR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT COURSE: Terrorism, Preparedness, and Public Health: An Introduction These projects are...
Whether, the waters are "navigable" near your site does not affect applicability. If you meet the thresholds (regardless of containment or dikes) and ...
How much protection will $2,200.- buy ?? You can buy a fan and some flex duct with it. The fan can be used to push a lot of fresh air into the sewer where the...
Immo Tilgner
Immo_Tilgner@...
Jun 2, 2004 6:43 pm
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Charlie, I referenced hooded suits because of the original post, in which it was stated that the following was being used: "PPE includes hooded Tychem SL...
Jeff, Below I've pasted some information about glove materials from North Safety. While nitrile does have its good sides (flexibility, resistance, strength,...
Is anyone aware of a computer or other approach that can be used to predict how far a release of an "oil" will travel? If the "oil" is being stored a distance...
Undressing every individual before decontamination would remove most of the contamination, so that should be step 1 - provided we are not dealing with a hot...
Thanks for the information. I will take some time to assess all the information, but I have one simple question which I think has already been answered. The...
PPE =personal protective equipment I think, then there is three levels of protection ABC. I think? The gloves where always tricky we used a couple of pairs one...
Disneyatt@...
Jun 3, 2004 12:06 pm
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There's stokes law book look it up. A good source, they talk about droplet size and immersion/emulsion and sheering effects. the kind of water salt water and...
Disneyatt@...
Jun 3, 2004 12:06 pm
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Check with your region NOAA/US Coast Guard/EPA. They do have such models out there. I think these models were in a sense the predecessor to the CAMEO ALOHA...
Why don't they use self contained breathing arbutus until the contaminated is ID Just a though Larry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Disneyatt@...
Jun 3, 2004 12:07 pm
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I thought it was shower then remove and bag clothes..Then the body Larry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Disneyatt@...
Jun 3, 2004 12:07 pm
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Several things I picked up about military PPE when training at Aberdeen. They have a relatively short list of expected "contaminants". Their mask filters are...
Ron Pristera
ron@...
Jun 3, 2004 12:08 pm
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On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 "Jonathan Klane" <keith0304@...> said to the ... I believe this thread "leaked" into this forum from another list with Larry's...
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