NATIONAL TOXIC SUBSTANCE INCIDENTS PROGRAM (NTSIP) 2014 TRAINING MANUAL 02/2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 4 QUALITY CONTROL .......................................................................................................................................... 5 PUBLICATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 6 QUESTION SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................ 6 Event Identification panel ................................................................................................................................ 6 Question 1: Based on the NTSIP case definition is the event eligible? ....................................................... 7 Question 2: Date the NTSIP staff were notified of the event .......................................................................... 13 Question 3: Who first notified The state health department? ......................................................................... 13 Description tab ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Question 4: What was the date of this event? .................................................................................................. 15 Question 5: What time did this event start? ...................................................................................................... 15 Question 6: Were multiple locations contaminated during this event? Where did the event start? .......... 16 Question 7: Was this a private vehicle or residence? ..................................................................................... 17 Question 8: Event location ................................................................................................................................... 17 Question 9: Is the location listed in Question 8 the same as the industry (or entity) that caused the hazardous substance release? ........................................................................................................................... 18 Question 10: Responsible Industry Name ........................................................................................................ 19 Area/factors tab ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Question 11: W hat is the general land use in the surrounding area? ........................................................... 20 Question 12: Factors contributing to the release ............................................................................................. 21 Transportation/fixed facility tab .................................................................................................................... 24 Question 13: W hat type of event was this? ....................................................................................................... 24 Question 14: W hat mode of transportation was involved? ............................................................................. 26 Question 15: W hat phase of transportation was involved? ............................................................................ 26 Question 16: W hat area/equipment of the fixed facility was involved in the event? ................................... 27 Question 17: Did the release impact .................................................................................................................. 28 Substance tab ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Question 18: Substance type/Name/Information ............................................................................................. 30 Question 19: W as the substance Actually released into the environment or Threatened to be released into the environment? ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Question 20: Used as a pesticide?..................................................................................................................... 39 Question 21: Type of Release ............................................................................................................................ 39 Question 22: Quantity Released ......................................................................................................................... 40 Question 23: Unit of Measure ............................................................................................................................. 41 Victims tab ....................................................................................................................................................... 41 2 Question 24: How many people were injured in this event? .......................................................................... 42 Question 25A: Category of Victim ...................................................................................................................... 42 Question 25B: Is the victim a certified HazMat technician? ............................................................................ 43 Question 25C: Severity and disposition of victim ............................................................................................. 46 Question 25D: Adverse health effects ............................................................................................................... 47 Question 25E: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ..................................................................................... 49 Question 25F: Age of victim ................................................................................................................................ 50 QuestioN 25G: Decontamination of injured person ......................................................................................... 50 Decontamination/population tab .................................................................................................................. 51 Question 26: Total number of people decontaminated at the scene............................................................. 51 Question 27: Total number of people decontaminated at the medical facility ............................................. 51 Question 28: Did the event affect any of the following routes of transportation? ....................................... 52 Evacuation and in-place sheltering tab ....................................................................................................... 53 Question 29: W as there an evacuation? ........................................................................................................... 53 Question 30: W hat is the total number of people evacuated? ....................................................................... 54 Question 31: Did an official order in-place sheltering? .................................................................................... 54 Question 32: W as access to the area restricted in any way? ........................................................................ 54 Response tab ................................................................................................................................................... 55 Question 33: Activities taken to protect the public health as a result of this event? .................................. 55 Question 34: W ho responded to this incident? ................................................................................................. 57 Question 35: Are there any comments on the data collection form? ............................................................ 58 Question 36: Enter a brief synopsis of the event with pertinent information ................................................ 58 Appendix I: NTSIP ANY QUANTITY REPORTING LIST ............................................................................. 59 Appendix II-NTSIP - 1 POUND OR GREATER REPORTING LIST ............................................................ 76 Appendix III- HISTORY OF THE NTSIP REPORTING LISTS ..................................................................... 79 INTRODUCTION The National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) Training manual is designed to provide state coordinators with specific instructions to successfully input data for the NTSIP system for incidents occurring in 2014-2017. This manual provides explanations and instructions for each question in the system. If, however, you are unable to answer a question after consulting this manual, pose your question in PH Connects. Technical advisors will respond, and in that way, other states who have similar questions will all have the correct answer. The following two sections provide instructions to complete the data collection form. The first section lists general instructions. The second section discusses the intent and instructions for each question of the data