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HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE – AWARENESS BWC DIVISION OF SAFETY & HYGIENE 13430 YARMOUTH DRIVE, NW PICKERINGTON, OHIO 43147 800-644-6292 ii BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 STUDENT MANUAL SECTION CONTENTS PAGE ONE The First Responder – Awareness How Prepared is Your Company? 1-3 Crossword Puzzle 1-5 TWO Program Notes Additional Resources 2-43 31 Toxicology Exercise 2-45 33 Review Exercise 2-47 35 Answers to Review Exercise 2-48 36 THREE OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 FOUR Hazard Recognition Potential Release Points 4-2 Health Effects 4-4 Fire Tetrahedron 4-11 Container Shapes 4-13 Physical Hazards 4-22 General Characteristics and Examples of Hazardous Materials 4-25 FIVE Labels MSDS Practice Exercise 5-1 Examples of MSDSs 5-2 Reference Data Sheet on MSDSs 5-15 Label Format and Content 5-21 DOT System 5-65 NFPA-704M System 5-68 HMIS System 5-69 NFPA Categories 5-71 MSDS Terms and Abbreviations 5-81 SIX The Emergency Response Plan Emergency Action / Responses Plan 6-1 Critical Elements Checklist 6-13 Example of a Policy and Plan 6-15 Key to Compliance Article 6-29 SEVEN Class Exercises Case Studies 7-1 Crossword Puzzle Answers 7-4 Toxicology Exercise Answers 7-5 EIGHT Follow up Activties 8-1 BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene iii Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 AWARENESS CLASS SCHEDULE Opening Introductions Housekeeping issues Class schedule – lunch/breaks Review class materials – a walk through of binder 20 minutes Presentation SLIDES: Objectives - Definitions VIDEO: Awareness Video (~ 15 minutes) Exercise: Short explanation of DOT book – look up placard # in video 40 minutes Break: 10 minutes Slides: Chemical Hazards-Physical Hazards-Factors of Toxicity-Fire. Exercise: Toxicology Fill –in –the –blank 60 minutes Break: 5 minutes Slides: Hazard Identification - - Other documentation up to MSDS 45 minutes LUNCH: 45 minutes Slides: MSDS Exercise: Complete MSDS exercise/review answers 30 minutes Slides: Container Shape Slides: Dot Book/Practice. Exercise: Case Study in groups/class discussion 80 minutes Break Slides: ERP Slides: Communications 25 minutes (Review exercise)/ Game if time permits iv BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 1 1910.120 (q) (6) (i) FIRST RESPONDERS AWARENESS LEVEL. First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release. First responders at the awareness level shall have sufficient training to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas: (a) An understanding of what hazardous materials are, and the risks associated with them in an incident. (b) An understanding of the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when hazardous materials are present. (c) The ability to recognize the presence of hazardous materials in an emergency. (d) The ability to identify the hazardous material if possible. (e) An understanding of the role of first responder awareness individual in the employer’s emergency response plan including the site security and control and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook. (f) The ability to realize the need for additional resources, and to make the appropriate notifications to the communication center. BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene 1-1 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 1-2 BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 How Prepared is Your Company for a Disaster? In 1991, Edwin Zebroski did a study of four major disasters: Three-Mile Island, Bhopal, Chernobyl, and the Challenger Shuttle. All four have been investigated thoroughly and impartially, and each was well documented. As a result of the study, Zebroski identified 11 negative attributes that were common to all four disasters. Do you see your organization defined in the following criteria? If your answer for an item is "Yes! Absolutely," write a score of 0. If your answer is "No. Definitely not," write a score of 10. If your answer falls somewhere is the middle, write a score between 1 and 9 to indicate how closely the item fits your organization. 1. There is a fuzziness as to whom is responsible for what throughout the organization. Score _________ 2. Mindset that success is routine, everything is "A-OK," "We are good." Score__________ 3. Belief that rule compliance is enough to ensure safety. ("If we're in compliance, we're safe.") Score__________ 4. Team-player concept with dissent not allowed; no whistle-blowers Score__________ 5. Experience from other facilities not processed systemically for application of lessons learned. ("We didn't learn from similar experiences at other facilities.") Score__________ 6. Lessons that are learned are disregarded, rather than built into the system. Score__________ 7. Safety is subordinate to other performance goals in production, schedule, quality, etc. Score__________ BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene 1-3 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 8. Emergency procedures, plans, training, and regular drills for severe events are lacking. Score__________ 9. Design and operating features are allowed even though recognized elsewhere as hazardous. Score__________ 10. Project and risk management techniques are available but not used. Score__________ 11. Organization has undefined responsibility, authority, and accountability for recognizing and integrating safety. Score__________ Total Score __________ To calculate your average score, divide your total score by the number of items (11). If you scores are low (0-5) for several items, your organization needs to change the way it approaches safety - and change quickly. 1 1 Source: "Safety Accountability with Dan Petersen," a new video series from Core Media Training Solutions; (800537-8352. Reprinted from Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, September 1999. 1-4 BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 ACROSS 1. Warning sign placed on a container 2. Contaminants enter the body through four _______ of entry. 3. At the awareness level, training includes _______ of hazards and site control. 4. Approach a spill from uphill & ________ 5. Acids and bases are ______________ 6. Document providing comprehensive information about a substance. 7. UN stands for ______ ________. DOWN 1. An environmental clue of a spill are dead ____________. 2. What the seventh letter of HAZWOPER stands for. 3. Trained only at the awareness level, an employee must stay a safe __________ from the spill. 4. Site ______ & Control 5. The type of _________, such as a box or drum, can give a clue to the substance. 6. The fire diamond is a symbol from what agency 7. Warning signs placed on a truck 8. A reactive chemical can cause an ______________. 9. The agency that publishes the Emergency Response Guidebook 3 1 24 12 5 36 47 9 8 5 6 7 BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene 1-5 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 1-6 BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Awareness Level Revised: July 2003 2 HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE - AWARENESS 29 CFR 1910.120 Revised July 2000 Objectives n Define your role at the Awareness level? n “Clues” to be gathered upon discovering an incident. n Be able to read placards and labels. n Able to read and interpret the DOT book. n Able to implement site security and control. n Understand the basics of an Emergency Response Plan BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene 2-1 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response - Awareness Level Revised July 2003 Role of First Responder - Awareness 29 CFR 1910.120(q) • Likely to witness or discover release. • Trained to initiate emergency response. • Take no further action . FIRST RESPONDER AWARENESS LEVEL • Understand what hazardous materials are and their risks in an incident. • Understand the potential outcome of an emergency created when hazardous materials are present. • Ability to recognize the presence of hazardous materials in an emergency. BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene 2-2 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response - Awareness Level Revised July 2003 • Ability to identify hazardous materials if possible • Role of the First Responder in the Emergency Response Plan including site security & control and DOT’s Emergency Response Guidebook. • Ability to realize the need for additional resources and to make appropriate notification to communication center. HISTORY n Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) – allocated funds to develop health and safety training for workers involved in transportation, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste. BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene 2-3 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response - Awareness Level Revised July 2003 Hazard Recognition Definitions Hazardous substance: “OSHA” Hazardous waste: “EPA” Hazardous material: “DOT” Hazardous Substance - OSHA n A substance which may result in adverse affects on the health and safety of employees n A substance