ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS - HEALTH - HEALTH Hazardous materials & Hazardous materials & waste exposures waste exposures
Dec 19, 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS - HEALTHHAZARDS - HEALTH
Hazardous materials & waste Hazardous materials & waste exposuresexposures
Types of ChemicalsTypes of Chemicals
• AcidsAcids• AlcoholsAlcohols• AliphaticAliphatic• AromaticAromatic• BasesBases• ChlorinatedChlorinated• PCBsPCBs• Pesticides (FIFRA)Pesticides (FIFRA)
• ChromeChrome• CopperCopper• LeadLead• MercuryMercury• Inorganic gasesInorganic gases
- Arsine- Arsine
- Phosphine- Phosphine
- Stibene- Stibene
Routes of ExposureRoutes of Exposure
• InhalationInhalation• IngestionIngestion• DermalDermal• InjectionInjection
References of ToxicityReferences of Toxicity
• NIOSH Pocket guideNIOSH Pocket guide• Casarett & Doull’sCasarett & Doull’s• ERPGsERPGs• RTECS – CAS#RTECS – CAS#• CHRIS manualCHRIS manual
Possible ScenariosPossible Scenarios
• As an emergency As an emergency responder, unique responder, unique exposures are exposures are possiblepossible
Development of PlansDevelopment of Plans
• How to assess How to assess unknown hazardsunknown hazards
• What do you What do you already know already know about these about these drums?drums?
Outside Agency AssistanceOutside Agency Assistance
• AQMD/APCDAQMD/APCD• RWQCBRWQCB• CalOSHACalOSHA• EPAEPA• Coast GuardCoast Guard
T-Bags & Tuna CansT-Bags & Tuna Cans
• Chem-Bio has Chem-Bio has changed the way changed the way we all respond to we all respond to routine routine incidents…incidents…
Entry IssuesEntry Issues
• Levels A, B or C?Levels A, B or C?• Secondary Secondary
DevicesDevices• Community IssuesCommunity Issues
Review of IndustriesReview of Industries
• Petro-chemical FacilitiesPetro-chemical Facilities• SemiconductorSemiconductor• Water/wastewaterWater/wastewater• Aerospace/defense sectorAerospace/defense sector• AgricultureAgriculture• Plating Plating
Skid Mounted SCRSkid Mounted SCR
• Air Pollution Air Pollution Control Control Equipment may Equipment may sometimes have sometimes have hazards within the hazards within the unit.unit.
Reproductive Removal?Reproductive Removal?
• DBCPDBCP• LeadLead• RadiationRadiation• AlcoholAlcohol• MercuryMercury