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Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH)

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Volatile liquid or gas known to be a severe hazard to human health during transportation.

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Polymerization

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Chemical reactions in which two or more molecules chemically combine to form larger molecules; this reaction can often be violent.

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Initial Isolation Distance

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Distance within which all persons are considered for evacuation in all directions from a hazardous materials incident.

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Initial Isolation Zone

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Circular zone, with a radius equivalent to the initial isolation distance, within which persons may be exposed to dangerous concentrations upwind of the source and may be exposed to life-threatening concentrations downwind of the source.

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Street Clothes

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Clothing that is anything other than chemical protective clothing of structural firefighters’ protective clothing, including work uniforms and ordinary civilian clothing.

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Structural Firefighters’ Protective Clothing

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General term for the equipment worn by fire and emergency services responders; includes helmets, coats, pants, boots, eye protection, gloves, protective hoods, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and personal alert safety system (PASS) devices.

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Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

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Respirator worn by the user that supplies a breathable atmosphere that is either carried in or generated by the apparatus and is independent of the ambient atmosphere. Respiratory protection is worn in all atmospheres that are considered to be immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH). Also known as Air Mask or Air Pack.

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Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC)

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Clothing designed to shield or isolate individuals from the chemical, physical, and biological hazards that may be encountered during operations involving hazardous materials.

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Evacuation

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Controlled process of leaving or being removed from a potentially hazardous location, typically involving relocating people from an area of danger or potential risk to a safer place.

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Decontamination

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Process of removing a hazardous foreign substance from a person, clothing, or area. Also known as Decon.

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Cross Contamination

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Contamination of people, equipment, or the environment outside the hot zone without contacting the primary source of contamination. Also known as Secondary Contamination.

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Protective Action Distance

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Downwind distance from a hazardous materials incident within which protective actions should be implemented.

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Isolation Perimeter

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Outer boundary of an incident that is controlled to prevent entrance by the public or unauthorized persons.

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Defending in Place

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Taking offensive action to protect persons in immediate danger at hazmat incidents.

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Sheltering in Place

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Having occupants remain in a structure or vehicle in order to provide protection from a rapidly approaching hazard, such as a fire or hazardous gas cloud. Opposite of evacuation. Also known as a Protection-in-Place, Sheltering, and Taking Refuge.

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Incidental Release

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Spill or release of a hazardous material where the substance can be absorbed, neutralized, or otherwise controlled at the time of release by employees in the immediate release area, or by maintenance personnel who are not considered to be emergency responders.

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Using the four digit ID number or the chemical name allows

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Responders to locate the most specific initial action guide

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The ERG yellow border pages provide a

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Four digit UN/NAID number index list in numerical order

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The blue bordered pages of the ERG provide

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An index of dangerous goods in alphabetical order by material name

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The books orange bordered section is

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The most useful because it provides safety recommendations and general hazards information

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Left hand page lists

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Potential hazards and public safety information

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The right hand page provides

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Emergency response information

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Each guide is designed to cover a

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Group of materials that possess similar chemical and toxicological characteristics

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The potential hazards section addresses to hazards types under separate headers

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Health hazards and fire or explosion hazards. The highest potential hazards is list first

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The public safety section provides

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General information regarding immediate isolation of the incident site and protective clothing and respiratory protection recommendations

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The third section, emergency response describes

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emergency response topics, including precautions for incident involving fire, spills or leaks and first aid

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Fire section

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This section recommends the extinguishing agent to use on large fire, small fires, and fires involving bulk containers

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Spill and leaks section

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This section provides actions to make in regards to spills and leaks.

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First aid section

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Th section provides basic steps to help victims affected by hazmat involved

  1. Calling emergency medical services
  2. Moving victims to fresh air
  3. Flushing contaminated skin and eyes with running water
  4. Avoid direct contact with hazardous material
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Awareness level personnel should never

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Enter hazardous atmosphere or potentially contaminated areas

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Awareness level personnel should not

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Handle or touch contaminated or potentially contaminated victims at hazmat incident, even to provide basic first aid

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A small spill

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Approximately 55 gallons (220 L) or less involves a single, small package, small cylinder or small leaks from a large package

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A large spill

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More than 55 gallons (220 L) is one that involves a spill from large package or multiple spills from many small packages

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The quantity of material spilled or released and the area affected are

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Both important

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Single most critical factor is the

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Concentration of the contaminant in the air

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Protective actions are those

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Steps taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public

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If hazardous material are on fire or have been leaking for longer than

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30 minutes, this ERG does not apply (green border). Seek more detailed information on the involved material on the appropriate orange border page in the ERG

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Some water reactive materials are also TIH materials themselves

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Bromine trifluoride, thionyle chlrodie

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Table 2 list water reactive materials

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Which produce large amounts of TIH gases when the materials is spilled in water.

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Table 2 also identifies

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The TIH gases produced as a result of the spill

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Table 3 initial isolation and protective action distance for different quantities of six common TIH (PIH in the US) gases

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  1. Ammonia (un1005)
  2. Chlorine (un1017)
  3. Ethylene oxide(un1040)
  4. Hydrogen chloride (un1050) and hydrogen chloride refrigerated liquid (un2186)
  5. Hydrogen fluoride (un1052)
  6. Sulfur dioxide/sulphur dioxide (un1079)