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Hazardous Waste
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- DVD (VHS avail.)
Discusses danger involved with unknown hazardous products, identify them, response planning, exposure, and air monitoring.
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The problem with hazardous waste is that one never knows where it will turn up. This problem is compounded by the possibility that when hazardous waste does turn up, responders may not know exactly what product and accompanying dangers they are dealing with. The challenge is to respond effectively to the incident without endangering personnel or the environment. Fifty million tons of hazardous industrial waste is produced in the United States every year. Although government and industry take vigorous steps to insure that these products are handled safely, the possibility exists for unforeseen incidents, ranging from minor to disastrous. The purpose of this program is to train emergency personnel who will respond to an incident involving hazardous waste, whether known or unknown.
“Hazardous Waste,” third in the critically acclaimed HazChem series of emergency response training programs, describes where hazardous waste is likely to be found and teaches techniques for responding to spills, leaks or fires that involve hazardous waste. It explains that the responder’s first priority, after securing the scene, is to try to identify the product involved and offers several methods for accomplishing this. The program describes the typical health, flammability and reactivity dangers of hazardous waste and also covers additional dangers that abandoned or illegal hazardous waste sites will pose. The role of the incident commander is detailed, and tactical priorities are outlined. It covers protective clothing and its limitations, safe techniques for sampling to prevent explosions and vapor generation, remote handling procedures, medical operations for comatose and noncomatose victims, and decontamination procedures. It also gives detailed information on air monitoring. This program offers many suggestions for identifying suspected hazardous waste and stresses the importance of securing the waste site. It discusses the role of the incident commander, the importance of air monitoring, and the use of protective clothing and its limitations. Other topics covered include safe techniques during sampling to prevent explosions and vapor generation, remote handling procedures, and typical health, flammability and reactivity dangers of hazardous waste. 27 min.
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