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

What Kind of Plant is This?What Kind of Plant is This?

Flammable HazardsFlammable Hazards

• Watch for Watch for Flammable Flammable HazardsHazards

Unusual AST/UST Unusual AST/UST SituationsSituations

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

Skin SensitizersSkin Sensitizers

• TDI, MDITDI, MDI• FormaldehydeFormaldehyde

Chemical/BiologicalChemical/Biological

• SalivationSalivation• Lacrimination Lacrimination • UrinationUrination• DefecationDefecation• GastrointestinalGastrointestinal• EmesisEmesis