State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Incidents Assessment & Risk Management Bob Rea QFSM - Bob Rea1

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Aim By the end of the presentation, I intend to have examined the Risk Assessments available to the incident management team and how they relate to ensure a safe, efficient and effective incident resolution - Bob Rea2

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Objectives Examine the Risk Assessments involved in a Hazmat Incident Examine the links between the Risk Assessments Relate the Risk Assessments to the Incident Management System Relate the Hazardous Material Incident Risk Assessment to the phases of a Hazardous Material Incident - Bob Rea3

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Incident Command Levels - Bob Rea4 Operational – (Bronze) ‘hands on’, task level Tactical – (Silver) ensures operational levels are supported & co-ordinated Strategic – (Gold) An incident which has a significant impact on resources. Plan with others beyond the immediate response phase.

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Decision Making Model - Bob Rea5 Incident information Resources information Hazards & safety information Think Prioritise objectives Prioritise objectives Outcome Plan Communicate Control Evaluate

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Standard Operating Procedures Give a common/generic approach to incidents Supports Operations Risk Management Hazardous Material Incidents – Chronological timeline through incidents – Comprises Actions Considerations – Relates to the phases of an operational incident - Bob Rea6

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Operational Phases of an Incident 1 Mobilising and en-route 2 Arriving and gathering information 3 Planning the response 4 Implementing the response 5 Evaluating the response 6 Closing the incident - Bob Rea7

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Risk Assessments at Incidents - Bob Rea8 Functional Hazmat Analytical Dynamic

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Dynamic Risk Assessment - Bob Rea9

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Analytical Risk Assessment - Bob Rea10

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Risk Assessment 1.Incident description 2. Information Sources Chemdata ERG Dangerous Goods List MSDS Placards and Labelling Product Manufacturer 3. Quantify the Scale of the Incident Large/Small Scale Quantities involved Estimate worse case scenario Estimate extent of hazard zone Potential of harm - Bob Rea11

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Risk Assessment 4. Identify the hazards Chemical hazards Physical hazards Reactions with other substances Condition of containment system How far will the material spread 5. Interpret the physical properties Interpret relevant physical properties Predict the likely behaviour of the substances Effect of weather conditions - Bob Rea12

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Risk Assessment 6. Identify who/what is at riskFrom what? (eg; contamination, fire, fumes) Risk Rating FirefightersLMH LMH LMH LMH Other emergency respondersLMH LMH - Bob Rea13

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Risk Assessment 6. Identify who/what is at riskFrom what? (eg; contamination, fire, fumes) Risk Rating PublicLMH LMH OtherLMH LMH - Bob Rea14

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Risk Assessment 7. Level of personal protective equipment (PPE), contamination risk and decontamination strategy Select approach PPE for each task Exposure conditions Identify contamination risk Identify decontamination method 8. Risk control measures Tactics Safe approach Cordons, inner and outer Crew size Firefighting media Public safety considerations and evacuation Vapour cloud dispersal/suppression - Bob Rea15

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Risk Assessment 9. Environmental protection measures Identify environmental vulnerability Identify pollution pathways Source pathways, receptor Pollution control strategy Note Hierarchy of control 10. Liaison (What agencies and why) Police, ambulance Environment Agency Water Company Health Protection Agency Local Authority Specialist Companies Hand-Over and incident closure Note Responsible person/agency - Bob Rea16

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Hazmat Risk Assessment 11. Post Incident Considerations Safe disposal/repatriation of PPE and equipment Product recovery Debriefs (On-Site, Off- Site, multi-agency) Medical aftercare, occupational health Personal exposure records Investigation (eg; learning lessons, enforcement action and cost recovery Name of OfficerDate and Time - Bob Rea17

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Relationship of Risk Assessments to Operational Strategy and Tactics - Bob Rea18 Hazardous Material Risk Assessment Analytical Risk Assessment Operational PlanOperational Tactics

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Decision Making Model - Bob Rea19 Incident information Resources information Hazards & safety information Think Prioritise objectives Prioritise objectives Outcome Plan Communicate Control Evaluate

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Operational Phases of an Incident 1 Mobilising and en-route 2 Arriving and gathering information 3 Planning the response 4 Implementing the response 5 Evaluating the response 6 Closing the incident - Bob Rea20

State of Kuwait 3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo 4-6 March 2014 Summary Incident Strategy supported by Risk Assessment Three types of Risk Assessment – Analytical and Hazardous Material symbiotic in relationship Hazardous Material Risk Assessment structured - Bob Rea21