NFPA 472-1997 Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents

NFPA 472-1997 Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents. Hazardous Materials Branch Officer. The person responsil)le for the IllaflagemeHi of the hazardous materials branch. Hazardous Materials Response Team. An organize(1 group of traille(I response 1)e1sotltleI o)erating L1,1(IeI 1I1 emergency resp( )I1SV plati an(l apW( )I)Iia(C standard operating proce— (lures who handle (111(1 control actual or potential leaks or spills of ha/ar(loLls materials requiring possible close approach to the material. The team members respon(I 10 releases or potential releases of hazardous materials for the purpose of control or stabilization of the incident. High Temperature-Protective Clothing. Protective clothing (lesigiled to l)t’ott the wearer for short-ierm high tempera— lure exposures. This type of clothing is usually of limUite(1 use in dealing with chemical commodities. Hot Zone. The control zone immediately surrounding a hazardous materials incident, which extends far enough to prevent adverse effects from hazardous materials releases to personnel outside the zone. This zone is also referred to as the exclusion zone or the restricted zone in other documents. Identify. To select or indicate verbally or in writing using standard terms to estal)liSh the identity of; (lie fact of being the same as the one described. Incident. An emergency involving the release or potential release of a hazardous material, with or without fire. Incident Commander. The person responsible for all decisions relating to the management of the incident. The incident commander is in charge of the incident site. This is equivalent to the on-scene incident commander. Incident Management System.* An organized S stem of roles, responsibilities, and standard operating procedures used to manage and (lirect emergency operations. Such svs— temns are sometimes referred to as inci(len( command systems (I CS). Individual Area of Specialization. The qualifications or functions of a specific job(s) associated with chemicaLs and/or containers used within an organization. Liquid Splash-Protective Clothing. The ganiient portion of a chemical—protective clothing ensemble that is designed and configured to protect the wearer against chemical liquid splashes t)ut 1101 against chetTlical vapors or gases. I .iquid splas1i—protective clothing Itlust meet the requirements of NFPA 1992, Standard on Liquid Sp1ash-Irotedive Suits for Hazardous (JiP7?LUY1I Emergencies. This type of protective clothing is a component of EPA Level B chemical protection. NFPA 472 pdf download.