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2HR
Symposium Workshops
? - David Taylor
and Jerry Boswell
Hydrofluoric
Acid Emergencies - Brad
Denney
Mercury Spill Response - Eric Nold
Pesticides
in HazMat Situations - Larry
Thompson
Radiological
Transportation Hazards and
Patient Handling - Tom
Clausen
Chlorine
Emergencies
Chlorine is
used in many of the
processes around us each
day. Yet, this chemical when
released
presents great danger to
both civilians and
responders. This session
will review the
properties
and characteristics of gases
with particular emphasis on
chlorine as well as liquid
chlorine.
We'll also look at different
reactions of chlorine with
other types of reducing
agents.
Further, the
workshop will look at the
design and construction of
vessels handling chlorine.
The session
concludes by identifying
proper response decisions
and mitigation actions
needed when
responding to these types
incidents.
Corrosives
Emergencies
Corrosive
materials are utilized by
our society in a nearly
infinite number of ways. As
a
result,
emergency responders are
likely to face corrosive
material incidents in
residences.
manufacturing facilities,
transportation corridors and
everything in between. This
workshop
will provide
attendees with a fundamental
understanding of corrosive
materials, their
properties,
and their impact on
personnel and containers.
HazMat
Medicine: What's in the Tool
Box?
This session
will review the common
assessment and differential
diagnosis parameters
of toxic
materials, the tools used
that can help diagnosis and
evaluate the extent of the
exposure,
then review common antidotes
for hazardous materials and
their use in the adult
and
pediatric patient.
WMD exposure
treatment modalities
including Mark
I
kits, radiological
and cyanide
treatment options will be
addressed in the session as
well. An introduction to
hydroxocobalamin, the
recently released antidote
for cyanide exposures in
adult patients.
is included
in the presentation.
Hydrofluoric
Acid (HF) Emergencies
Hydrofluoric
acid is one of the most
dangerous and strongest
inorganic acids known to
mankind.
Burns of as little as
I%
body surface area have been
known to be fatal due to the
unique
properties of this acid.
Although it is not a common
acid, it is used in solution
form
in glass and
metal etching, industrial
and home cleaners, rust
removers, electronics and
manufacturing. At full
strength, it is used in the
manufacturing of high-octane
fuel in oil
refineries.
It also may be found in
clandestine drug
manufacturing labs.
This
workshop will study an
actual incident of HF and
cover the following key
points:
Properties
of HF
Safe
handling
Spills -
releases
First aid
Cleanup and
decontamination
The workshop
will use photos from this
incident to reinforce the
key topics of this workshop.
Mercury
Spill Response
This
workshop will describe the
basics of elemental mercury
and the danger it poses
(backed by
visual proof) as well as how
to initially respond to a
mercury spill so that
it is
properly controlled and
doesn't spread.
Pesticides
in HazMat Situations
Pesticides
are agents of chemical or
biological origin that
control pests such as weeds
and
insects.
Control may result from
killing an insect or weed or
otherwise preventing them
from growing
and engaging in behaviors
deemed destructive.
Pesticides may be natural or
man-made and
are applied to target pests
in a myriad of formulations
and delivery systems
(sprays,
baits, slow-release
diffusion, etc.). The
science of biotechnology
has, in recent
years, even
incorporated bacterial genes
coding for insecticidal
proteins into various
crop plants
that deal death to
unsuspecting pests that feed
on them.
The purpose
of this presentation is to
provide a handshake overview
of what pesticides are,
and a short
background and a review of
the major insecticide
classes that have been or
are used
today to cope with insect
pests. An understanding of
types of pesticides and
their
chemistry/toxicology will
enable first responders to
protect themselves while
appropriate
mitigation
techniques are used.
Radiological
Transportation Hazards and
Patient Handling
This session
will give an overview of
radiation and how to
recognize radioactive
materials
during
transportation and how to
evaluate the hazard posed to
the responder based on the
type of
package, the package
markings, and package
labels. Techniques on how to
safely
and properly
handle potentially
contaminated accident
victims will also be
covered.
Special
Note: It is strongly
recommended to not take this
session if you plan on
taking the 16-hr course
during the Symposium.
4HR
Symposium Workshops
HazMat use of Physical
Properties of Materials
his
workshop will look at how
physical characteristics of
materials will affect the
emergency response. You will
learn how characteristics
affect the movement of
material. estimation of
hazards, and physical
effects on the responder.
The workshop will conclude
by providing some quick
methods for estimating how a
material may respond based
on a very few important
factors.
Identifying
Unknowns
This workshop will
begin with a brief overview
of chemical and physical
properties. The remainder of
the course will include
short demonstrations on the
proper procedures in
collecting samples. Using
various reagents, test
strips and procedures, the
participant will learn
methods for classifying
unknown samples. Class size
is limited to 15
participants.
Ignitable
Liquids and Class B Foam
This course begins where
foam training ended in
Firefighter I and II. Topics
will include ignitable
liquids (what are they and
why they burn), class B foam
(how it works and how it is
different from wetting
agents), educators and
nozzles (their uses and
practical exercises for
troubleshooting).
Initial Response to Terrorism Bombings
During this workshop, students will learn about different types of explosives
and how to deal with bomb
threats in their
communities. The first
segment will be dedicated to
the recognition of
commercial and homemade
devices, the three phases of
a bomb blast, and what to do
if faced with an improvised
explosive device (IED).
Students will see firsthand
inert commercial explosives
and IEDs. The second segment
will be devoted to bomb
threat management, how to
handle bomb threats if they
occur in your community,
what information is
important to get from a
caller, who should decide
when to evacuate a building,
and how to search for IEDs.
Integrating Monitoring Equipment with Decision-making
If you've ever said "stupid meter" this course is for you. It reviews the
sensitivities and
cross-sensitivities of the
most common sensors used in
confined space entry and
HazMat including ED. H2S.
LEL. It discusses how to
overlay gas detection
technologies with other
clues to provide the best
picture of what is really
happening in unusual gas
detection situations. It
uses simple examples of
real-life incidents to show
how sensors can be "fooled
and how to interpret this
"incorrect" data and reach a
correct conclusion.
This workshop will also include advanced material for interpreting PID output,
setting alarms and specific
PID applications. This
information should help
users of PlD's in making
decisions and to integrate
PlD's into a logical SOP
when approaching an unknown.
Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombings Incidents: Awareness
This course will examine suicide bombings and ways emergency responders can
prepare for. and respond to.
incidents that may involve
suicide bombers acting
within the United States.
The overall course objective
is to provide students with
the basic knowledge they
need to effectively assist
with their agency's overall
prevention, deterrence,
mitigation, and response
effort to this new threat.
Understanding the NFPA PPE Standard
This session will provide an overview of the National Fire Protection
Association hazardous
materials personal
protective ensemble and
clothing standards (1991.
1992,1994) paying special
attention to the most often
misinterpreted or
misunderstood requirements.
The session will also
highlight the significant
changes made in the last
editions of these standards
and lastly, the session will
provide the attendees with
an overview of the issues
facing responders and how
those issues may change the
PPE users wear.
16HR Symposium Workshop
Radioactive Material Accident Response Made Simple-Train the Trainer
This 16-hour training program is designed to take the complex topic of a
radiological response and
break it down into easily
understood modules. The
course also includes
hands-on activities with
radiation detection
equipment, radioactive
material packaging. and
"live" radiation sources to
reinforce learning.
Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of radioactive material.
radiological survey
instruments, decontamination
techniques for handling
radiologically contaminated
victims, and resources
available to you during your
response. An important
element of the training is
detailed information on the
types of packages used to
transport radioactive
material.
Upon successful completion of this course students will receive a
Train-the-Trainer
certificate from the
Department of Energy's
Transportation Emergency
Preparedness Program,
including up to 11.5 hours
of continuing education
hours (CEH) from the
Continuing Education
Coordination Board for
Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS).
24HR Symposium Course
Hazardous Materials Operations, KU FRTI
This course will build skills in early detection of hazardous materials and
appropriate procedures in
dealing with hazardous
materials incidents.
Includes detection clues,
Incident Command, clothing,
and procedures. NOTE: This
course does not include
Hazardous Materials
Awareness training.
Participants are required to
meet the objectives of
Hazardous Materials
Awareness training (as per
NFPA 472) as a prerequisite
for this course.
Special Note: This course will be delivered at the
Overland Park Fire
Department Training Center.
12401 Hemlock.
Individuals attending this
course will need to provide
their own transportation to
the Training Center. The
Training Center is
approximately 10 minutes
from the Convention Center.
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