Hazardous Materials Operations

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What does it all mean?
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Scene 1
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Scene 2
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Mandates for Training

• 29 CFR 1910.120
• Code of Federal Regulations
• OAR 437-02-100
• Oregon Administrative Rules

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Levels of Emergency ResponseOSHA Levels
On-Scene Incident Commander Hazardous Materials
Specialist Hazardous Materials Technician First
Responder (Operations Level) First Responder
(Awareness Level)
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OSHA First Responder Awareness

• Recognizes hazmat release
• Notifies proper authorities
• Takes no further action

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OSHA First Responder Operations

• Responds to release
• Protects exposures
• Acts in a defensive mode

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OSHA First Responder Operations

• Function
• To contain the release from a safe distance
• To keep it from spreading
• To prevent exposures

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OSHA Hazardous Materials Technician
Responds offensively to stop release
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OSHA Hazardous Materials Specialist

• Responds with and supports HazMat Technicians
• Duties require specialized expertise
• Acts as site liaison

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OSHA On-Scene Incident Commander
Assumes control of the incident scene beyond the
First Responder Awareness level
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Requirements for Local Emergency Response
Planning
1. Pre-emergency planning and coordination with
outside parties 2. Personnel roles, lines of
authority, training and communication
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Requirements for Local Emergency Response
Planning
3. Emergency recognition and prevention 4. Safe
distances and places of refuge
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Requirements for Local Emergency Response
Planning
5. Site security and control 6. Evacuation routes
and procedures
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Requirements for Local Emergency Response
Planning
7. Decontamination 8. Emergency medical treatment
and first aid 9. Emergency alerting and response
procedures
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Requirements for Local Emergency Response
Planning
10. Critique of response and follow-up 11. Persona
l protective clothing and emergency equipment
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Local Emergency Plan
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Local Emergency Plan
Has your organization developed its own local
emergency response plan? or Has your
organization adopted a plan that was already in
existence?
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Standard Operating Procedures

• Develop federally-mandated plan elements into
  SOPs
• SOPs allow all personnel to understand the
  operational concepts being used
• SOPs can become part of the Local Emergency
  Response Plan by being used to meet specific plan
  elements

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Standard Operating Procedures
Has your organization developed SOPs? or Has your
organization adopted another organizations SOPs?
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Review

• Definition of hazardous materials
• Identifying the hazardous materials problem
• Basic safety guidelines
• Why there are no HazMat experts
• Purpose of intervention

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Review

• Establishing response guidelines and priorities
• Legislative mandates for training
• OSHA levels of emergency response training
• Requirements for local emergency response planning

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Summary
Think safety at all times!!
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Application Step