SO, YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO TAKE THAT vacation day. You now are responsible for the hazardous materials incident. Your fears of hazmat incidents come from the lack experience in managing them. Although they are not routine, you can systematically manage them to accomplish our goals. A decision-making/problem-solving model memory aid tailored to hazmats can assist you with size-up, developing strategies and tactics, and evaluating the situation. It's like those for structure fires-e.g., RECEO-VS. The model provides a checklist to guide the hazmat incident commander (IC), group supervisor, or officer through the process. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 1910.120 and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 470, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders, require that the IC have the minimum of hazmat operations-level training. You also need to assign the "go-to" hazmat technician as your aide, hazmat group supervisor, or technical specialist to whisper in your ear (photo 1).
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