Hazardous Materials

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Hazardous Materials

• and Terrorism Considerations

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Hazardous Materials

• Over 6,500,000 chemicals
• transportation accidents
• bulk storage incidents
• human element (to err is human)
• Meth Labs

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Identification of Haz Mat

• Storage containers
• Placards
• Labels
• Biological indicators

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UN or NA Identification

• A specific identification number given to a
  specific chemical.

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Hazardous Materials

• Reference bible
• NAERG
• Transport related HM

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Actions

• Distance shielding ( 300 )
• Isolate the area and deny entry to unauthorized
  personnel
• Summon help

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Terrorism

• You had better be ready

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Terrorism

• Actions intended to intimidate or coerce
• Actions are committed in support of political or
  social objectives

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Terrorism

• Goals
• Attract Attention
• Retaliation

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The threat is real

• The list of examples is long and will continue to
  grow.

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Terrorism

• Is there a building like this near you?

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Oklahoma City April 19 1995 169 dead 490
injured
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Remember the goal of terrorism?

• You could be a target
• Clinic bombings in the south
• Ireland
• Israel

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WMD

• Weapons of Mass Destruction - NBC
• Nuclear
• Biological
• Chemical

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Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Used by terrorists to strike at government or
  high-profile targets.
• Designed to create a maximum number of
  casualties.

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Potential Terrorist Targets

• Public buildings
• Multinational headquarters
• Shopping centers
• Workplaces
• Sites of assembly
• Corporate target

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Chemical notes

• Odorless
• Fast acting
• Remember - sludge

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Chemical Notes

• Glass containers
• Bypass security measures
• Airline PCP incident

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You could be a target

• Secondary devices
• Clinic bombings in the south
• Ireland
• Israel

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First Responders

• The modern canaries
• we even wear yellow..

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First Responders

• If you do not want to die - remember this on
  every call.

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The end

• Next?