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WHAT ARE HAZRDOUS MATERIALS DEFINED AS?
Any substance or mixture of substances that in sufficent quantity or concentration could cause harm to people property or environment
WHAT THE PROPERTIES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS?
Chemical -reactive propery of substance...
Microbiological - viral or bacterial...
Radiologgical - Radiation...
Temperature - cryogenic or high temp hazards...
State of compresiion - pressure hazards...
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE SPERATED INTO WHAT 3 GROUPS?
Non Dangerous Goods...

Dangerous Goods...

Goods To dangerous To Transport...
WHAT DOES ADG STAND FOR AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
Australian Dangerous Goods...

Addresses containers and vehicles involved with the movement of dangerous goods when moved outside the premises or beyond the boundaries of the place they were packaged...
WHAT ARE NON DANGEROUS GOOD?
Are materials that do not meet the criterea of hazardous materials but the physical or chemical property may be hazardous to the environment...
WHAT IS CLASS 1 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
CLASS 1 Explosives - TNT, Ammonium Nitrate, Gelignite
HOW ARE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENTER THE BODY?
Inhalation
Injection,
Absorption
WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF IDENTIFICATION AT AN INCIDENT?
Emergency Information Signs...
Hazchem Code...
Information panel placard...
WHAT ARE THE SECONDARY SOURCES OF IDENTUIFICATION AT AN INCIDENT?
Safety Data sheets...
Local Action Plan...
Emergency Respomse code...
WHAT IS CLASS 2 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
CLASS 2 2.1 Flammable gases - Methane
2.2 Non Flamable/Toxic Gases - Nitogen
2.3 Oxidising Gas - Poisoniuos Gas
2.3 Toxic Gas
WHAT IS CLASS 3 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
Flamable Liquids...
WHAT IS CLASS 4 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
4.1 Flamable Solids - BBQ Fuel starters

4.2 Substances Liable To Spontaneous Combustion - White Phosphorus...

4.3 Substances That In Contact With Water Emit Flamable Gases - Sodium, Calcium Potasium
WHAT IS CLASS 5 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
5.1 Oxidising Substances -

5.2 Organic Peroxides
WHAT IS CLASS 6 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
6.1 Toxic Substances

6.2 Infectious Substances
WHAT IS CLASS 7 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
7. Radioactive Material - Class 1 - lowest hazard - white
2 - Medium Hazard Yellow
3 - Highest Hazard Yellow
WHAT IS CLASS 8 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
Corrosive Substances...
WHAT IS CLASS 9 OF DANGEROUS GOODS?
Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods - Variety of chenmicals on board...
WHAT ARE THE PACKING GROUPS?
PGI Great Danger - Immediate threat to life, health or property regardless of size...

PGII Medium Danger - Significant threat in a fire or large spill leake...

PGIII Minor Danger - Significant threat to health or propertyin open areas only (large firre or majorspill/leake)

GTDTBT - liable to explode, dangerously react, produce flame or dangerous emission, corrosive or flamable or vapours
HOW CAN TOXIC MATERIALS ENTER THE HUMAN BODY?
Inhalation - respiratory system
Ingestion - Digestive System...
Injection -
Absorbtion - Integumentry
WHAT IS TOXICITY?
Ability of a substance to cause harm to biological tissue...
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT TOXICITY?
Dose...
Rate of absorption...
Rate of detoxification...
Age/weight/sex/health...
WHAT IS THE DOSE?
Amount of substance a person is exposed too
WHAT IS ACUTE TOXICITY?
Exposure to a large amount of toxins over a short period of time...
WHAT IS CHRONIC TOXICITY?
Exposure to a small amount of toxins over a long period of time
HOW CAN THE ENVIRONMENT BE AFFECTED?
Through the soil and aqutic systems as well as flora and fauna...
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS THAT AFFECT FIRE FIGHTERS AT AN INCIDENT?
The fire and rescue act 1990...

State of QLD Chemical/Hazmat Plan...

WHS Act and Regulation...

Ausrtralian Standards...

QFRS ops Doc...
WHAT OTHER AGENCIES CAN ASSIST QFRS AT A HAZMAT INCIDENT?
QAS
QPS
Explosives Inspectorate
Petroleum Gas Inspectorate
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
QLD Transport...
Local Authorities...
WHAT ARE THE 4 CRITICAL ELEMENTS WHEN RESPONDING TO HAZMAT INCIDENT?
Product - What is it?
Container - How is it stored?
Environment - What will make it move?
Situation - Are there other hazards?
WHAT ARE THE QFRS RESPONSIBILITIES AT A HAZMAT INCIDENT?
Act as controlling agency...
Identify and containment of hazard...
rescue and decontamination...
identify, establish hot/warm/cold zones with entry and egress points...
decontaiminate personell and public...
assist other agencies
WHAT SHOULD FF LOOK FOR ON THE WAY TO A HAZMAT INCIDENT?
Plumes...
Vapour Clouds...
Dust...
Wet Patches...
WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION AT A HAZMAT INCIDENT?
Emergency Information Signs...
Hazmat Box...
Emergency Information Panels...
Hazchem Code...
Class Labels...
Sustance characteristics/properties...
WHAT ARE THE SECONDARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION AT A HAZMAT INCIDENT?
Driver, owner staff...
Manifest/Shipping Documents...
Material Safety Data Sheets...
Emergency Response Code - HB76...
Instict...
LAP...
Chemdata...
Trainwires...
WHAT IS A HAZCHEM CODE?
Its a 3 letter alpha numeric code that offers guidance for emergency response to spills, leaks, and fires involving dangerous goods...
WHAT IS THE INITIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE (HB76)?
Used to obtain useful, generic information about initial actions at a hazmat emergency incident...
WHAT IS THE HAZMAT ACTION GUIDE?
Its a method of displaying the information obtained from chemdata and other incident informatiin...
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STORAGE CONTAINERS?
Bags, boxes and bottles...
Pressure containers...
Drums - 20-400L...
Intermediate bulk containers 1000L-3000L...
Bulk storage containers 1million + L...
WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO STEEL DRUMS STORING FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTABLE MATERIAL IF SUBJECTED TO FLAME IMPINGEMENT?
May rocket, causing a fire ball up to 30m in diameter and falling 400m away...
Known as a BLEVE...
WHAT IS A BLEVE?
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion...
WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE INCIDENT CONTROLLER GATHER AT A HAZMAT INCIDENT?
Gather information about the incident including
Situaton...
Products...
Container...
Environment...
WHAT ARE THE QFRS RESPONSE OBJECTIVES ?
Rescue...
Containment/Zone Operations...
Identification of the material...
Preventing Secondary Contamination...
Stabilisation of the incident - rendering it safe...
WHAT IS THE HOT ZONE?
The area immediately surrounding the hazmat incident which extends far enough to prevent adverse effects from hazardous materials release to personnel outside the zone...

Information retreival, rescue, containment
WHAT ARE THE KEY POINTS TO THE HOT ZONE?
Entry only be trained personel wearing PPE...

Entry through the hazmat control point...

Exit through decontamination corridor and finally hazmat control point...
WHAT IS THE WARM ZONE?
The area at a site where personel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support takes place...

decontamination, air monitoring...
WHAT IS THE COLD ZONE?
Site that contains the command post and support functions deemed necessary to control the incident...

QPS QAS
WHAT IS PPE AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES?
Intended to protect the user against accidental contamination...
LEVEL 1 - station Wear
LEVEL 2 - Turnout Gear
LEVEL 3A - Totally Encapsulated gas-tight suit...
LEVEL 3B - Single piece suit chemical resistant splash suit...
LEVEL 3C - Chemical Resistant Splash Suit with powderd Air Purifying Respirator...
WHAT MUST A TEAM DO WHEN ENTERING HAZRDOUS ENVIRONMENT?
Minimum 2 members...
Wear same level of prtective clothing...
be briefed on the tasks, location and safety measures...
Maintain communication...
Undergo Decontamination...
PPE SUITS INCREASE RISK OF INJURY BY...
Reducing Mobility...
Reducing Dexterity...
Reducing vision/Hearing...
WHAT IS THE MAX WEARING TIME IN PPE LEVEL 3A/B?
20 mins due to potential heatstress...
WHAT ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR DONNING?
Do in the shade...
Lay out Salvage sheet...
Using Seat...
Layout the suit and associated equipment...
Remove boots/sharp objects that may damage the suit...
Wear cooton gloves under PPE chemical gloves...
WHAT ARE THE OPERATIONS OF A TEAM THAT ENTERS THE HAZMAT AREA?
Rescue casualties...
Safety - air detection...
Information retrieval...
Mitigation - offensive/defensive...
Decontamination...
WHAT ARE THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES?
Isolate - Deny entry, establish control...

CONFINE - Restrict spread of release...

CONTAIN - Stop release/ return to container...
WHAT ARE THE FOUR TECHNIQUES FOR CONFINEMENT?
Diversions/dams...
Blanketing - tarps, foams...
Absorption...
Dispersion - Dilution/ventilation...
WHAT IS DECONTAMINATION?
Process either physically or chemical, designed to prevent, reduce and control contamination of both people and the environment...
WHAT IS CONTAMINATION?
Direct contact of a hazardous material on a person , object s or the environment...
WHAT IS TECHNICAL DECONTAMINATION?
Is a corridor with a thorough cleansing process including boot wash, undress, showering and redress areas...
WHAT IS MASS DECONTAMINATION?
Process of removing contamination from members of the public...
WHAT ARE THE STATES THAT HAZRDOUS MATERIALS ARE FOUND IN?
Solid...
Liquid...
Gas...
WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES?
Properties that descibe only the condition of the substance...
WHAT IS VAPOUR PRESSURE?
Is a measure of the tendancy of a material to form a gas...
WHAT IS VAPOUR DENSITY?
Is the weight of a given vapour comp[ared with the weight of the same volume of air...
WHAT IS BOILING POINT?
The temperature at which the vapour pressure equals the atmospheric pressure...
WHAT IS EXPANSION RATIO?
Is the volume of gas produced by 1 litre of liquid at a given temperature...
WHAT IS MIXING?
Intermingling of components...

SOLUBILITY - ability of a substance to form a solution...

MISCIBILITY - ability of substances to form a uniform blend/dissolve into each other...
WHAT ARE THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES?
Flammable Range...
Flash Point...
Lower Flamability Limit...
Auto Ignition Teperature...
Corrosivity...
Chemical Reactivity...
HAT CAN CAUSE A CHEMICAL REACTION?
Pressure/Tep Changes...
New Chemical Products...
Fire/Altered Reactivity...
Toxicity and Corrosive Changes
WHAT ARE SOME SPECIAL HAZARDS?
Fibres - Asbestos...
Cryogenic Hazards - Liqufied gases kept at their liquid state at low temps...

BLEVE - Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion...

Clandestine Drug Lab
Radiation -
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF RADIATION?
NON - IONISING - Does not have enough energy to to generate ions...

IONISING - energy to generate ions...
WHAT ARE THE FORMS OF RADIATION?
Alpha Particles - lights...
Beta- PParticles - Radars...
Gamma and XRay - Hospitals...
Neutron Particles - Polyethylene...
WHO IS IN CHARGE AT A HAZMAT SCENE?
QFRS - Incident Controller
WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF CONTAMINATION?
Mass...
Technical...
Emergency...
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON PPE FOR RADIOLOGICAL ABSORBTION?
LEVEL 3B With BA