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Identify THREE duties of the Incident Commander? 1. Keep responders and the public safe 2. supervise the incident 3. minimize harm to the environment and property Your four major responsibilities as an incident commander are to? Provide for responder safety; protect and remove endangered employees and the public; control the problem; and conserve property and limit environmental damage. All of the following are true statements about the review and evaluation process involved in incident command EXCEPT that you must? apply an optimistic, critical approach to the review of response elements. The toxicity of a material through inhalation is measured in terms of?
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The type of measure that gives the best indication of biological damage is? REM Two types of information available from reference manuals include? tactical guidelines and medical aspects of an emergency Identify THREE types of information that are available from CAMEO.
Identify THREE response action options for changing the size of the danger zone? neutralization using adsorbents overpacking The purpose of plugging is to? Reduce or temporarily stop the flow of material from a non bulk container by putting something into the hole. Personal protective equipment can affect users in all of the following ways EXCEPT? decreasing responders’ confidence in their safety.
Because personnel wearing vapor-protective clothing may experience a loss of dexterity, vision and communications capability, it is important to? Provide close monitoring of entry personnel Match each level of clothing with its example: Level A- Includes a fully encapsulating suit of material compatible with the substances involved and SCBA; provides highest level of respiratory, skin and eye protection Level B- Provides the highest level of respiratory protection but less skin protection than the minimum level recommended for initial site entries where the hazards have not yet been identified. Level C- Chemical protection that includes chemical-resistant clothing and an air purifying respirator. Level D- Provides no respiratory protection and minimal skin protection. The decontamination method that normally uses water is? dilution
personnel accountability procedures are used responders are monitored before working in PPE Personnel working in hazard control zones are monitored by a hazmat officer. The major sections within the Incident Management System are? command, operations, planning, logistics, and admin/finance Identify FIVE duties that are the responsibility of the Incident Commander, based on the Incident Management System? Terminate the incident Establish the command structure
apply risk management principles evaluate progress based on reports establish a visible incident command post The persons having overall responsibility for incident management is/are the Incident Commander A back up team must? Wait in the warm zone whenever entry personnel are in the hot zone and should possess the same level of training and PPE as the entry team. Identify THREE required elements of an LERP according to SARA title III Emergency Alerting procedures
provides the media with information about the incident at regular intervals Based on your evaluation of an incident, the feedback you may indicate that you should revise various aspects of your incident action plan. Identify Five items that you might revise based on such feedback? Level of PPE Hazard Control Zones Decon Procedures Plan of attack your safety strategy
Identify three actions that you can take to reduce the potential of a successful challenge, citation, or suit against you? document all your decisions consult your peers when making decisions base your decisions on the facts; don’t assume anything Identify TWO roles of the incident commander? decision maker manager
The type of resource that might provide specialized knowledge about container design, toxicology or chemistry is? Technical information specialist The mathematical formula that you can use to protect your team against the effects of radiation is? The inverse square law The wireless database that can provide responders with a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information and containment. WISER The resource that would be most helpful when dealing with an incident where HAZMATS are mixed is? A technical information center
Place the six steps of GHBMO process in the correct order?
apply a second material to the original spill which will chemically react with it to form a less harmful substance The purpose of adsorption is to? confine spill by adding a chemical that will cause the hazmat to adhere to it rather than be absorbed To assist the entry team, establish hand signals to aid in communications and have backup team: ready and wearing the same level of protective clothing One limitation of traditional military chemical/biological clothing is? It will not provide protection in an oxygen deficient IDLH environment when chemicals are absorbed into the clothing’s fabric at molecular level is know as? Permeation Three physical decontamination methods?
vacuuming disposal absorption Identify four entity responsibilities you should be able to find in a local emergency response plan and/or the standard operating procedures? Provide environmental monitoring Receive the initial notification Command on scene personnel
site layout and construction features access points and staging locations Identify four safe operating procedures and practices you should follow in order to protect your response team A safety officer has been designated Personnel accountability procedures are used Personnel working in hazardous control zones are supervised by hazmat officer Responders are monitored before working in PPE
The section chief responsible for management of all tactical activity at the incident is the? operations section chief The team or unit that gathers information about the layout of the incident scene and any other factors that may have an influence on the incident including access and exit routes, utilities, drainage, and number and types of containers is the Recon team The person(s) having overall responsibility for incident management is/are the? Incident Commander The news media should receive information about the incident directly from the? Public Information officer a good location for the media information center would be? near the incident command post