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1 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Administration Page INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: Refer the participants to this Administration Page for more detail on this lesson; however, it is not necessary to review each item on this page because much will be discussed in subsequent slides. Duration 1.0 hour (Estimate - time will be finalized once all modules are complete) Scope Statement This purpose of this lesson is to train the Hazardous Materials Office in the role of analyzing the incident. Terminal Learning Objectives (TLO) At the conclusion of this module, given a scenario involving the release of a hazardous material/wmd, participants will be able to demonstrate the ability to analyze a HazMat/WMD incident and predict the potential outcome. Enabling Learning Objectives (ELO) ELO 2.1-1: Determine the hazards of the product(s) involved in the given scenario. ELO 2.1-2: Determine the container(s) involved in the scenario. ELO 2.1-3: Determine the environment affected by the release of the product(s) in the scenario. ELO 2.1-4: Estimate the potential outcome of the incident. ELO 2.1-5: Report the finding to the Incident Commander or Section Chief. Resources N/A Instructor to Participant Ratio 1:20 Reference List NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, 2008 Edition, Chapters 10 and 11. Ohio HazMat/WMD Training Series, Ohio Fire Academy, Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-1

2 Practical Exercise Statement A Practical Exercise will be conducted at the end of the course. Group activities will be conducted at the end of each lesson which will lead up to the Practical Exercise. Assessment Strategy Observation of student participation as well as performance in group activities and practical exercises Instructor facilitated verbal review of module content Administration of post-test Prerequisites HazMat/WMD Awareness HazMat/WMD Operations HazMat/WMD Technician IS 100, 200, and 300 Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-2

3 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Icon Map Icon Description Knowledge Check: Used when it is time to assess the learners understanding Example: Used when there is a descriptive illustration to show or explain Key Points: Used to convey essential learning concepts, discussions and introduction of supplemental material Hint: Used to cover administrative items or instructional tips that aid in the flow of the instruction Interaction: Used for suggested small group activity or other interaction Video: Used to prompt instructor to play a video, which has been included on the slide Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-3

4 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: Review the objectives for this lesson which focus on Analyzing the Incident from the HMO s perspective. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HMO HazMat Branch Analyzing Safety Officer Course the Incident Lesson Objectives Determine the hazards of the product(s) Determine the container(s) involved Determine the environment affected by the release Estimate the potential outcome of the incident Report the findings Slide The HMO s first task is to analyze the incident. This means to gather information about the products, containers and environment involved in the incident. These items must be quickly evaluated and an estimate of the potential outcomes reported to the IC of what probably will take place in the upcoming minutes, hours and/or days. To properly perform this task, the roles of HazMat responders must be reviewed. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-4

5 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: It is important to remind the participants of the roles of a hazmat responder by reviewing the Awareness, Operations, and Technical level roles. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course HazMat First Responder Roles Awareness Operations Technician Slide HazMat/WMD Awareness At the Awareness level responders are taught to Recognize, Identify, Isolate, Protect, Notify and Establish Incident Command. Upon arrival at any incident and regardless of level of training, responders should always begin at the awareness level. Once an incident is determined to involve hazardous materials, identification of those materials is imperative. Responders must isolate and protect the public and other responders, and must notify the proper agencies and set up Incident Command. As the HMO arriving on the scene as the head of a HazMat response team, the first role is to verify that the awareness level response actions (e.g., recognize, identify, isolate, protect, notify, and establish incident command) have been accomplished and how the HMO will function in the Incident Command System. HazMat/WMD Operations Operations level responders respond to the scene to protect life, property and the environment. They are trained to perform a defensive role. Operations training includes basic hazard and risk assessment, knowledge of personal protective clothing, basic HazMat terminology, basic control containment and confinement, basic decontamination, and the importance of standard operation procedures (SOPs). The Operations level responder should have performed all lifesaving tasks upon their arrival to the scene. They should have already secured the hot, warm and cold zones and employed defensive measures to confine the hazardous materials to the hot zone. If these Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-5

6 items have not already been performed, then the HMO must address these defensive operational requirements after the awareness level response tasks have been verified and/or performed. HazMat/WMD Technician The HazMat Technician level responder is instructed to take a more aggressive role in the response. The technicians job is to stop the release of the hazardous material(s). The Technicians have learned how to implement the response plan, to use field survey instruments, the HazMat incident command positions, specialized personal protective equipment, in-depth hazard and risk assessment, advanced control, containment and confinement techniques, advanced decontamination, termination procedures and basic chemistry. These items all must be used by the HMO for his/her role as the leader of the HazMat branch or group. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-6

7 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: As the HMO, the first item of concern is to determine what product or products are involved in the incident. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course The Product What is it? What are the physical/chemical hazards? Is it explosive, flammable, corrosive, radioactive? If we don t know, we must get more information. Slide In any HazMat incident, one of the most important questions the HMO has to answer is what product(s) is involved? In addition, what are the physical and chemical hazards? Is the product(s) explosive, flammable, corrosive or radioactive? Is it sinking or floating? Is it producing vapors or is it a solid? What will it do in the near future? This is basic chemistry. These items must all be researched as quickly as possible. If the product(s) is unknown then the HMO must determine what is known and develop a plan to recon for additional information. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-7

8 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: Besides identifying the product(s), the HMO must also investigate the container and answer all of the following questions. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course The Container What is the size? Is it insulated? Is it damaged? What is it made of? Slide The HMO must also assess the size and shape of the container and determine if it is insulated or not; how much damage has it suffered; is it about to catastrophically release its contents; and what is the container made of? These are all important questions that also must be researched as soon as possible. Knowledge about container stresses, breaches and release events will be critical. Pictures of damaged container will be added at later date to keep file size smaller for ing documents for review. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-8

9 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: In addition to identifying the product and assessing the container, the HMO must also evaluate the potential impact to the environment. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course The Environment What is the topography? What are the weather conditions? Is the product releasing into the air, water, ground? Slide In addition to identifying the product(s) involved in a HazMat incident and assessing the container(s) involved, the HMO must also evaluate the potential impact to the environment. Elements such as the topography, the weather, the ground or pavement, is the product releasing into the air, into water, into or onto the ground must be taken into consideration. All of this must be observed and applied to the situation in order to get the complete picture of what can be expected to happen next. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page 2.1-9

10 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: Before conducting the scenario based group activity, discuss the example incident included in the content below this slide. This is an Instructor-Led example which means that the Instructor will be guiding the participants through the example, reviewing the important tasks and pertinent information and also allowing various aspects of the incident to be emphasized by the Instructor. This Instructor-Led example is designed to help prepare the participants to conduct the scenario based group activity which follows. This Instructor-Led example will continue to develop throughout the remainder of the course and will be conducted before each scenario to provide the participants with a model on which to base the group activity. The Instructor should highlight the following key points from the example incident: What is the product involved and its hazards? Gasoline, flammable liquid, no knowledge as of yet about ethanol content. What type of container is involved and how is it being stressed? DOT 406 with heavy mechanical damage from rollover. Product known to be leaking. Container may fail if it is up-righted with product on board. Container is single walled aluminum so an explosion is unlikely. What is the surrounding environment? Grassy berm beside the freeway, close proximity to an overpass, drainage ditch leading to storm drain grate. What is the expected outcome to this incident? Possible fire from flammable liquid. Continued leaking until all product is out of each compartment that is compromised. Container will need to be offloaded before being up-righted. Fire could damage nearby overpass. Weather should not be a major problem unless rain is expected. Product could flow into storm drain and ignite from a remote source. Some product might be leaching into the soil. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course HMO Analyzing the Incident Instructor - Led Example Picture of a gasoline tanker will be added Slide Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

11 INSTRUCTOR LED EXAMPLE: As an example, as the HMO, you are called to an incident on the freeway involving an overturned fuel tanker. The product is gasoline, a volatile (high vapor pressure) flammable liquid, that is above its flash point. There is 7500 gallons on board. We can estimate from this information that the potential is there for an ignition of the product and that high levels of vapor, that is heavier than air, can be surrounding the area. The container is a 4 compartment, DOT 406, aluminum tanker. It has a split that is leaking and reports from the initial operations level crew that entered to rescue the driver say that there is a leak out of one of the dome openings. From this we can estimate that we might lose all of the product in the leaking compartments and that the vehicle will need to be off loaded prior to being up righted. It is a warm summer evening. The product is leaking into a ditch that leads to a storm drain. This will lead us to estimate that possibly 7500 gallons will flow into the storm drain and be transported to a remote area. Some of the product may be absorbed into the soil of the ditch. Our report to the IC would be to anticipate a large amount of gasoline might enter the storm drain, the product could ignite at a distance and flash back to the leaking tanker. This could cause an intense fire consuming the tanker truck and the remaining contents. Because of your knowledge of the product and the 406 tanker, a catastrophic explosion or BLEVE is unlikely; however, because of the proximity of an overpass to the crashed tanker, the overpass could be damaged by the heat of the fire. Your first role on the scene as the HMO will be a tough one. You must rapidly analyze the incident, assist the IC with an assessment of the situation, and estimate potential outcomes of the incident. This will require you to gather information quickly. Remember that as more information is received or researched you might need to revise your expected outcomes. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

12 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: This slide allows for the scenario based group activity to be set up. Divide the class into four groups. For future group activities in upcoming modules, ensure the groups are formed with different participants. Before moving to the next slide to begin the scenario based group activity, included below the slide is a copy of a HazMat Branch Officer Checklist that provides the HMO a list of all the actions under the HMO s responsibility. Although a copy of the checklist is included below the slide AND a blank copy is included in Appendix A along with the other blank forms used throughout the course, a separate handout for the HMO Officer Checklist should be distributed to each participant. This checklist will be referenced at various points throughout the course for the participants to take action as indicated. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course HMO Analyzing the Incident Scenario Based Group Activity Slide A copy of a HazMat Branch Officer Checklist is included on the next page which lists all the actions for which the HMO is responsible. A separate handout of this checklist is also provided for each participant for various activities that will be referenced throughout this course Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

13 Obtain briefing from incident commander Brief team Make sure zones are set up Determine if this is a working incident HazMat Branch Officer Checklist If yes, notify local EMA, EPA and Health departments Determine level of PPE for entry, back-up and decon Determine decon needs Identify and evaluate hazards and possible solutions Determine entry goals (See HAZMAT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES sheet for options) Assemble needed equipment PRIOR TO ANY ENTRY Brief entry team Confirm decon is ready Review emergency hand signals Review emergency evacuation signals AFTER COMPLETION Get report information Replace equipment Debrief and critique Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: Read the scenario and IC briefing to the class which is included in the content below this slide.

Instruct each group to prepare an overview to give to the IC by producing a written document describing the analysis of the incident, general hazards of the product and an estimate of the potential

14 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: Read the scenario and IC briefing to the class which is included in the content below this slide. Refer the participants to the completed Research Officer Data Sheet and product MSDS information included after the IC briefing for important details. Instruct each group to prepare an overview to give to the IC by producing a written document describing the analysis of the incident, general hazards of the product and an estimate of the potential course and harm. Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course Picture of a plastic drum incident will be added Slide Scenario Your team has been dispatched to a trucking terminal where a drum has been speared by a fork lift. It is 1000hrs on a beautiful day with slight winds out of the west and a temperature currently of 55 F. A high of 68 F is expected by 1400 hrs. Incident Commander Briefing A forklift driver speared a 55 gallon plastic drum of phenol about 4 above the bottom of the drum. As it leaked onto the dock the operator jumped off the forklift and attempted to turn the drum on its side, he became soaked with the product. First responders have decontaminated the victim with water and removed his clothing. He is being transported to the hospital by an ambulance. The engine company on the scene has secured the dock and evacuated the building. All other employees are accounted for. The product is said to be a 10% concentration of phenol. The drum is currently on its side with the gash positioned on the top of the drum. The Research Officer has submitted the following data sheets based on the review of the circumstances and obtained the Material Safety Data Sheet provided as well. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

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Material Safety Data Sheet Page 7 of 7 HMO Tasks: 1) Prepare a briefing for the IC on the immediate hazards of phenol, and an estimate of the potential outcomes and problems that might occur.

24 Material Safety Data Sheet Page 7 of 7 HMO Tasks: 1) Prepare a briefing for the IC on the immediate hazards of phenol, and an estimate of the potential outcomes and problems that might occur. Use the following space to write your briefing. 2) Complete the HazMat Branch Officer Checklist to document the actions performed so far in the scenario. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

25 Module 2 Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident INSTRUCTOR S NOTE: This slide allows for a summary discussion on the group activity to make sure the major points have been covered in the context of the learning objectives. Make sure to ask a representative from each group to comment on the summary points included below. The key points will be summarized as they relate to the learning objectives of this module and include: Determine the hazards of the product(s) = Ask the participants - is the product 90% phenol or 10% phenol and how does this affect the victim? There is a considerable difference between a 10% solution and a 90% solution. Once it is verified that the concentration is actually 90% (this is done by the instructor 10 minutes into the scenario) the hospital must be contacted about the correct product. A shipping paper will also need to be generated. Determine the container(s) involved = A plastic 55 gallon drum that has been punctured near the bottom. It is laying on its side so no further leaking will occur. Determine the environment affected by the release = Ask participants how will a change in temperature change the product? Approximately 15 gallons is estimated to be on the dock. The product is currently gelatinous but as temperatures increase it will turn into a liquid. Estimate the potential outcome of the incident = The phenol is a poisonous material, flammability is not a concern at these temperatures. There is no chance of a fire or explosion and the scene is secure, The product as it begins to warm up may be able to flow off of the dock. The area already secured by the operations level responders is sufficient. Verification of product strength is a priority. Report the findings = A simple hand written document of the above is all that is needed. Review the HMSO Checklist to ensure all participants have marked off the appropriate actions given this stage of the incident. Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

26 Hazardous Materials Officer/ Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (HMO/HMSO) HazMat Branch Safety Officer Course Summary of Scenario Based Group Activity Determine the hazards of the product(s) Determine the container(s) involved Determine the environment affected by the release Estimate the potential outcome of the incident Report the findings Slide Module 2- Lesson 1 HMO Analyzing the Incident Page

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