1. Hazardous Materials Programs Maria Duazo
Lamorinda CERT
Hazardous Materials Programs
Maria Duazo
Hazardous Materials Specialist II
4585 Pacheco Boulevard Ste 100
Martinez, CA

2. My Background Hired as a regulator for HazMat programs
HazMat Storage, UGT’s, HazWaste, Stormwater, etc.
Hazardous Materials Responder 23+ years
State certified Hazardous Materials Instructor
FRA, FRO, Tech/Spec, IC
HAZWOPER
Methamphetamine Drug Lab Waste
Fun With Chemistry
Identification of Unknown Chemicals
Originally started as a U.C.Berkeley Graduate in Environmental Science

3. We are the CUPA Certified Unified Program Agency HazMat Storage
Hazardous Wastes
Underground Storage
Above Petroleum Storage
CalARP (large facilities)
Stormwater Contract

4. Award Winning HazMat Team
Won HazMat Olympics at Continuing Challenge Workshop
Won the “Name that Unknown” Contest 3 times.
Co-Won The first Hazmat Instructor of the Year Award
1st Place in Urban Shield HazMat Competition
Leaders in the State, advising hazmat curriculum development and teaching Technicians and Specialists State Wide

5. Urban Shield HazMat Competition
2011- Joint Team with RFD – 3rd
2012 – CCHS-HazMat took 1st short staffed
2013 – CCHS-HazMat took 2nd and 3rd
2014 – CCHS-HazMat took 1st

6. HazMat Hazards in the County
We are the most industrialized CUPA in the state. (17 billion pounds registered with us.)
4 Refineries & several chemical companies.
Major transportation
routes
Pipelines
2 Main Railroads
Remote Locations
Drug labs
Abandonments
Agricultural chem.

7. County HazMat Incident Response
Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team (CCHSD-HazMat)
Richmond Fire Department HazMat Team
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District HazMat Response Team
FRO Decon Teams
All Fire Departments
MAMFF – Mutual Aid Mobile Field Force
Walnut Creek Bomb Squad
Industry Resources
County HazMat is the County Health Officer Designee for HazMat Incidents

8. Operates 24/7 Regular duty is a 40-hr work week 3 teams of 6 people
Respond from Martinez, centrally located
Inspections and Complaint response when not on call
3 teams of 6 people
Add more people when needed
Every person is assigned the lead role -rotation
On duty every 3rd day, if on duty Friday, you’re on duty for the weekend
On Call for Weekends & after hours

9. Staffing the County HazMat Team
County HazMat staff includes:
16 HazMat Specialists
Almost all on the Incident Response Team
1 HazMat Technician
Keeps track of vehicle/equipment etc.
4 Cal. Accidental Release Program Engineers
Provide technical info about facilities/processes
3 Management & 3 Administrative Support
3 On-Call Doctors

10. Training – HazMat Response
All CSTI State Certified Technicians / Specialists – recognized by the State Fire Marshall
4 CSTI Certified HazMat Instructors
2 Emergency Medical Technicians
Personnel have specialization in
- Drug Lab Response - Technical Reference
- Rail Cars/Tank Cars - Field Chemical Identification
- Radiological - WMD/Terrorism
- Asbestos Lead

11. Resources We Bring Personnel & Equipment
2 Primary Vehicles, Flat bed Truck,
Box Truck (supply vehicle), and one Pick-Up truck
Field ID Chemical Equipment
- Reference Sources
- Air Monitoring/Sampling Equip.
Clean Up Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment

12. Resources Available to Us
Access to funding for Clean-up of HazWaste Abandonments, Disposal of Drug Lab Wastes – special arrangement with the State for storage
Community Warning System and TENS
Plume Modeling

13. Resources Available to Us
Mutual Aid, State OES Coastal Region
California National Guard Civil Support Team (C.S.T.)
FBI
Federal EPA
Coast Guard Pacific Coast Strike Team

14. The Haz Mat Problem Over 16 million chemicals in existence
70,000 potentially classified as “hazardous”
17 BILLION pounds registered in CoCoCo

15. Haz Mat Definitions Depends on the Governmental Entity you ask. EPA
DOT
OSHA
Substance outside normal safe containment in sufficient concentration to pose serious immediate threat to life, environment and property.

16. Haz Mat Incident
A hazardous materials incident is any emergency involving the release or potential release of a hazardous material

17. What we are going to cover:
Traditional HazMat Response
Household hazmats
Recognition Clues
Routes of entry
What can you do?
SIN
Decon

18. Who’s Coming to a Traditional HazMat Incident?
HazMat Team
EMS
Fire service
Additional law enforcement resources
Public/environmental health
Public Works
Private sector reps
Other government
Etc…

19. FRA vs. FRO Trained to initiate an appropriate response sequence
Isolate and deny entry
Take no further action
Trained to protect people, environment and property from hazmat
May respond defensively
May work at a distance to contain release.

20. Other Responders in OSHA Regs
Technicians – responds to release to stop the release
Specialists – responds with and provides support to technicians
Incident Commanders – manages/controls the incident scene
Unified command

21. HM Tactical Acronym S.I.N. C.I.A. P.C.P. D.D.D
This presentation will revolve around the first 3 steps that are addressed in every hazmat incident.
S.I.N.
C.I.A.
P.C.P.
D.D.D

22. Recognition & ID Outward Indicators Types of Containers
Common Locations
Documentation as information
Placards, labels, & markings

23. Outward Indicators – not limited to:
Fire, smoke, vapor clouds
Visible leaks or damaged containers
Loud roar or increased pitch of an operating relief valve
Hissing pinging or knocking sounds from closed containers
People running, showing signs of dizziness, nausea, etc, unconscious.

24. Additional Indicators
Location/Occupancy
Container Type
Special Markings
Documentation
Witnesses
Senses

25. Fixed Facilities:

26. Storage Tanks

27. NFPA 704 Warning System FLAMMABILITY HEALTH REACTIVITY SPECIAL HAZARDS
W Avoid use of water
COR Corrosive
OXY Oxidizer
CRY Cryogenic

28. Transportation - Railroads
General Chemical, City of Richmond

29. Transportation - Highway
Molten Sulfur Transporter, Highway 4 in Oakley

30. Spills: (intentional & accidental)
Paint discharged into storm drain in Danville.

31. Abandonments:

32. Gas Cylinders

33. Typical Incidents:
Drug Labs
Pittsburg PD
Vehicle Stop

34. Spills: (intentional & accidental)
Paint discharged into storm drain in Danville.

35. HazMats In the Home
Kitchen
Bathrooms
Laundry
Garage
Backyard

36. at the 9 DOT Hazard Classes
Let’s Take a Look
at the 9 DOT Hazard Classes

37. 1 - Explosives 1.1 – mass explosion - Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
1.2 – projection hazard – shaped charges
1.3 – fire hazard- nitrocellulose with 25% alcohol or more
1.4 – no significant blast – fireworks (common)
1.5 – very insensitive explosive (blasting agent) ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mix (ANFO)
1.6 – extremely insensitive explosive – none

38. 2 - Gases 2.1 – flammable 2.2 – non-flammable, non-toxic 2.3 – oxygen
Acetylene – garage
Propane – back yard
Butane - garage
2.2 – non-flammable, non-toxic
Carbon Dioxide – soda stream?
Helium - balloons
2.3 – oxygen
Medical Cylinders – living room
- bedroom
2.4 – poison/toxic

39. 3 – Flammable & Combustible Liquids
Diesel, toluene - garage
Gasoline, acetone, alcohol (rubbing)
Garage, medicine cabinet

40. 4 – Flammable Solids Flammable Solids
Red Phosphorus - matches
Spontaneously combustible materials
Plastic – nitrocellulose based (movie film)
Gun Cotton
Dangerous when wet materials
Lithium metal – battery drawer

41. 5 – Oxidizer / Organic Peroxides
Oxidizers
Potassium nitrate
Sodium Hypochlorite
Pool Shock
Organic Peroxide
Benzoyl peroxide
Zit Cream

42. 6 – Poison (toxic) Material/Infectious Substance
Poison Arsenic, Cyanide
Rat Poison -garage
Pesticides -garage
Medicines -bedroom, bathroom
Infectious Diseases (botulism)
Bodily Fluids

43. 7 - Radioactive Radioactives Potassium Nitrate Americium
Salt substitute -kitchen
Americium
Smoke Detectors -ceilings
Fiestaware, coffee pot -kitchen

44. 8 - Corrosives Corrosives Sodium hydroxide Sulfuric Acid
Red Devil Lye
Bathroom, kitchen
Sulfuric Acid
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Bathroom
Hydrochloric Acid
Pool Adjustment
Backyard, garage

45. pH JEOpHARDY! The pH of Common Fluids Stomach Acid 1.5 Lemon Juice 2.4
back
Stomach Acid 1.5
Lemon Juice 2.4
Vinegar 3.0
Orange Juice 3.5
Urine 6.0
Saliva 6.7
Milk 6.5
Pure water 7.0
Blood 7.4
Bile
Milk of Magnesia 10.6
Ammonia

46. 9 – Miscellaneous Asbestos Elevated temperature Universal Wastes
Transite piping
Popcorn ceiling
Elevated temperature
Asphalt
Universal Wastes
Fluorescent light bulbs
Computers

47. ORM – D Consumer Commodities
Retail Sale commodities
Medicines
Spray pesticides
Cleaning liquids
Cigarette lighter fluid, etc.
Not bulk sized, yet they still can pose an extreme hazard.

48. OSHA - Danger, Warning, Caution
DANGER - Red; high probability of death or serious injury
WARNING - Orange; some probability,
CAUTION - Yellow; may cause minor or moderate injury.
EPA uses these terms for pesticides
CSPC – Consumer Products use these and other words (see book)

50. Health and Safety Issues

51. Toxicity and Risk Toxicity Risk
the ability of a chemical to cause injury
Risk
likelihood of injury
individual susceptibility
length of exposure
concentration
Toxicity: the ability of a chemical to cause injury once it reaches a susceptible site in the body
Risk: likelihood to cause injury, individual susceptibility, length of exposure, concentration
Compare Cyanide Salts with Anhydrous Ammonia
Toxicity describes a characteristic of a chemical, while
Risk describes the likelihood of an unsafe exposure

52. Entry Routes
INHALATION
INGESTION
ABSORPTION
INJECTION

53. Examples of Inhalation:
Smell something
Wind shifted
Too close to hot zone

54. Examples of Ingestion:
Chewing gum
Smoking
Not washing hands
before eating

55. Examples of Absorption:
Spills/splashes on you
No gloves

56. Examples of Injection:
Something contaminated cuts you
High pressure exposure

57. PERSPIRATION EXHALATION EXCRETION URINATION VOMITING
ROUTES OF ELIMINATION
PERSPIRATION
EXHALATION
EXCRETION
URINATION
VOMITING

58. Dose the amount of a chemical received over a certain period of time
Chemical Concentration x
Length of time of Exposure

59. Exposure vs. Contamination
Exposure is just being in the general area of a substance which may cause contamination.
Contamination is actually coming in contact with the material.
We will talk about the “3 ups” under Safety.

60. Decontamination
Exposure: you are in the area, you could come in contact
Contamination: you did come in contact
Before leaving a scene, always address personal decontamination issues and exposure report.

61. Decon: Who, What, When & Why
Who/What: People & equipment
Victims - Equipment
Responders - Structures
When: Anytime you suspect contamination
Material is visible
Why: Prevent escalation of problem
Reduce life & health risk
Limit spread of hazmat
Protect environment and property
Reduce cleanup costs &limit liability

62. First Responder Awareness
Safety
Isolate/ Deny entry
Notify
SIN

63. S N I
Safety

64. Safe Approach 3 UP’s
Upgrade
Upstream
Upwind

65. Safe Approach Position vehicles away from event…
For quick departure
Stop at a Safe Distance
Are there any roads closed?
May have to leave in a hurry if wind shifts or if incident takes a turn for the worse.

66. On-scene Safety Guidelines
Do not rush to assist
Treat unknowns as hazardous until determined otherwise
Safe distance; binoculars, rule of thumb
Never eat, drink or smoke in the area
Do not inhale, touch or ingest
Eliminate all ignition sources – flares
Reassess continually

67. Isolate & Deny Entry

68. Perimeters & Control Zones
Purpose of Perimeters & Control Zones
Ensure safety and isolation
Control the scene
Limit spread of contamination
Allow for safe working area
To ensure safety and isolation, limit contamination spread, control scene & allow for activities such as decontamination. Main operational difference between Perimeter & Zones — FRO’s usually set Perimeters and Tech’s/Specialists set Zones.

69. Perimeters & Control Zones
Main operational difference
FROs & FRAs usually set Perimeters
Techs/Specialists set Zones
How do we determine
perimeters?
ERG
HazRef is based
on the ERG

70. Perimeters & Control Zones
What to use?
Barricades
Banner tape
Traffic cones
Natural/artificial barriers (rivers, buildings, etc)
Vehicles
Road flares are generally discouraged

71. Contamination Reduction Zone
Control Zones
Warm
Contamination Reduction Zone
Exclusion Zone
Support Zone
Hot
Cold
If there are contaminated victims, establish safe refuge area

72. Notifications

73. RP Notification Requirements
Responsible party must make “Mandatory” notifications
To proper authorities
Releases with potential adverse impact
Health
Safety
Environment

74. Notification Requirements
Responder — make same notifications as back-up
RP must make “mandatory” notifications
Possible civil/criminal penalties for non–notification!

75. Notification Requirements
Local dispatch
CUPA - Certified Unified Program Agency/ AA - Administering Agency –
CoCoCo
State Warning Center - (800)
National Response Center - (800)
If within ½ mile of any school – Superintendent of School
Calls to 911 on a cell phone don’t always go to a “local” 911 dispatcher. (e.g cell calls in SF Bay Area go to CHP dispatch in Vallejo.)
First responders should make mandatory notifications as a back-up even though they aren’t required to (it’s mandatory for the RP).

77. Questions / Evaluations
HazMat Topics / Issues / Concerns to address in the future.