From the Introduction
This book is mostly structured around first-person interviews with nationally and locally recognized experts who have been in hazardous materials response for a number of years. To aid networking, the addresses and telephone numbers of all persons interviewed are listed at the end of each interview.
The central narrative theme of the book has been to detail the actual methods, procedures, techniques, tactics, and "lessons learned" of specific hazardous materials response teams (HMRT) drawn from a number of different categories. The object is to have readers find a ready source to provide knowledge of what a teamed, trained, and equipped HMRT uses for methods, tactics, procedures, tools, vehicles, instruments, equipment, strategies, leak/fire/spill control, prevention, remedial actions, decision making, incidents, containment, or hazards. This book answers many questions for emergency responders that they may need to know tostay alive.
Author(s): John R. Cashman
Edition: 3
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 379
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
One: Downtown Nuclear Alert
General Discussion of Nuclear Waste Disposal
Springfield’s Hazardous Materials Incident
Springfield’s Preparedness
Responding to the Nuclear Fuel Incident
Cleanup
Results
Two: Background to Hazardous Materials Incidents
Cleanup
Nuclear Energy Sites
Cancer-Causing Pesticides
Petroleum
Polluters
Water
Three: The "Hazard" of Hazardous Materials Response
Hazardous Materials Response Teams
Hazardous Materials Incidents
1993 Annual Report of the Houston (Texas) Fire Department HMRT
Four: Local Hazardous Materials Response Teams
The Kenosha Fire Department HMRT, Kenosha, Wisconsin
New Berlin Fire Department Special Units, New Berlin, Wisconsin
The Hazardous Materials Response Team of the Charlotte, North Carolina, Fire Department
Mount Prospect, Illinois, Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team
“Our World Begins at the Decontamination Reduction Zone”; The Hazardous Materials Unit of the Orange County Fire Department, Irvine California
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Hazardous Materials Response Team
Five: Hazardous Materials Team Functions
Thirteen Bogus Commandments of Hazardous Materials Response
Background to Hazardous Materials Response
Hazardous Materials Response may be Different Than Normal Fire Calls
Incident Command Positions
Hazardous Materials Operations
Methods, Systems, and Strategies of Hazardous Materials Response
Six: Getting the Job Done
Response to a Mystery Gas or Toxin at Riverside General Hospital in California
The Basic Aspects of Chemical Protective Clothing
Use and Reuse of Protective Clothing in Haz Mat Response
Chicago, Illinois Fire Department Guidelines and Procedures for Hazardous Materials Incidents
Understanding a Hazardous Materials Response Team’s Operation
Getting Down to Business
Computers and Software at Hazardous Materials Incidents
Seven: Federal and State Response Teams
Fort Detrick Haz Mat Team of Frederick, Maryland
Turning an Emergency into a Routine Response–The Hazardous Materials Officers of the Virginia Department of Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials and Emergency Medical Concerns in Desert Storm
Naval Ordnance Station Haz Mat Response Team, Indian Head, Maryland
Eight: Hazardous Materials Training, Legislation, and Standards
Training
Legislation
National Fire Protection Association Standards
Nine: Medical Protection
On-Scene Emergency Medical Services at Hazardous Materials Incidents
Medical Surveillance of Hazardous Materials Response Teams is Required by Law
Hospital Care of Victims
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Research Materials Related to Medical Protection and Surveillance
Toxicology: The Scientific Discipline of the Effects, Antidotes, Detection, and Other Studies Related to Poisons
Ten: Regional Response Teams
Office of Emergency Preparedness Special Hazards Operations Team, County of Cumberland, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
The Sedalia-Pettis County, Missouri, Hazardous Materials Response Team
The Hamilton Township, New Jersey, Emergency Response Team
The Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fire Department HMRT
Lake County, Illinois, Hazardous Materials Response Team
The Hazardous Materials Response Team of Porter County, Valparaiso, Indiana
Lake Area Mutual Aid Fire Departments Hazardous Materials Response Team, Wisconsin
Washington County, Maryland, Emergency Services HIRT
Northeast Haz Mat: Eleven Cities Take the Regional Approach to Haz Mat Response in Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas
Eleven: Industrial and Commercial Hazardous Materials Response Teams
Emergency Spill Response at Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas
Hazardous Materials Response Team at Boeing Defense & Space Company, Irving, Texas
The Hazardous Materials Response Picture at Kodak Corporation in Rochester, New York
Emergency Response with EmTech, A Private Response Contractor Serving Texas and the Southwest
The Nationwide “Merit” Program of MCI Telecommunications Corp., Chicago, Illinois
Twelve: Liability and Insurance for Hazardous Materials Response Teams
Liability for Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents
How Deep are Your Pockets? Liability in Hazardous Materials Response
Don’t Say Stupid Things
Haz Mat Response Team Underwriting Eligibility Requirements
Thirteen: "My Most Unforgettable Incident" (Stories by Knowledgeable Responders)
Rem Gaade, Toronto Fire Department, Ontario, Canada
Frank Docimo, Turn of the River Fire Department, Stamford, Connecticut
William E. Clayton, Stow Fire Department, Stow, Massachusetts
Jack Henderson, Chautauqua County, New York
Captain Jerry Grey, San Francisco Fire Department HMRT, California
Chief John Eversole, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, Illinois
Fourteen: Research Sources and Resources
Associations
Books
Catalogues
Conferences
“Hotlines” and Other Telephone Numbers
Networks (Computer)
Training
Software and Data Bases
Visual Aids Lending Library
Fifteen: Incident Reporting
Hazardous Materials Incidents (by Date)
Appendix A: Directory of Hazardous Materials Response Teams
Appendix B: Hazardous Materials Marking, Labeling, and Placarding Guide
Glossary
Index
