DECONTAMINATION

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DECONTAMINATION
Decontamination is the process of removing
potentially harmful contaminants from exposed
individuals and equipment in order to

• Reduce the spread of contamination from the work
  area, and
• Prevent inadvertent and unnecessary contact with
  contaminated materials

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DECON LAYOUT
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SET UP FOR DECON, HOW YOU
DECON DEPENDS UPON TYPE OF CONTAMINATS, THE
AMOUNT, LEVEL OF PROTECTION, WORK, LOCATION AND
REASON FOR LEAVING SITE
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DECONTAMINATION PLAN
SHOULD PROVIDE FOR

• Proper level of decontamination
• Suitable location
• Decontamination worker protection
• Appropriate decon methods
• Program evaluation
• Disposal of decontamination materials
• Emergency decontamination procedures

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DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES

• Assume personnel grossly contaminated
• Determine level of protection and specific
  equipment to be worn
• Remove protective clothing starting with the most
  heavily contaminated, ending with the least
  contaminated
• Wash and rinse each piece of protective clothing
  at least once
• Separate each operation by a minimum of 3 ft.
• Adapt original decon plan to actual conditions

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DECONTAMINATION TEAM
DETERMINE LEVEL OF PROTECTION BY

• Expected or visible contamination on entry team
• Types of contaminate and associated respiratory
  and skin hazards
• Contaminate concentrations in the contamination
  reduction corridor (warm zone)
• Results of swipe tests

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DECON METHODS
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DECON METHODS
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DECON METHODS
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EMERGENCY DECON