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Title: 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?
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