HazOps Day 3 (CH 8, 11, 13)

Situations that can cue the responder to consider the possibility of terrorist attack include: (364)

• an explosion in a rural area

• a severe flu outbreak in winter

• one person diagnosed with an unusual disease

• 2 or more medical emergencies in public locations

Secondary devices are often designed to: (368)

• warn first responders

• neutralize terrorist suspects

• affect an ongoing emergency response

• go off at the same time as the primary attack

What type of explosives decompose rapidly and include velocities faster than the speed of sound? (373)

• Low explosive

• High explosive

• Medium explosive

• Intermediate explosive

Which type of attack may not be as immediately obvious? (403)

• Nuclear

• Biological

• Explosive

• Chemical

The only way to confirm if radiation is present at an incident is to: (408)

• look for glowing materials

• observe a mushroom cloud

• use radiological monitoring equipment

• listen for the sound of disintegrating material

An illegal hazmat dump (414)

• rarely involves mixed chemicals

• will only occur in rural jurisdictions

• may contain unlabeled and/or mixed chemicals

• does not pose environmental contamination hazards

Materials responders might inhale are measured as: (531)

• dose

• millimeters

• concentration

• oxygen percentage

If unexpected readings are detected, what should you do? (542)

• Ignore the results

• Immediately evacuate all personnel

• Consider the possibility of instrument failure and use a secondary piece of equipment

• Contact the manufacturer of the monitoring device

How long will it take a monitoring device to detect the material and display a reading? (545)

• sixty seconds

• an hour or two

• readings are instantaneous

• it can vary from seconds to minutes

Because corrosive gases and vapors can damage instruments and PPE at releases involving unknown hazards, it is a priority at hazmat incidents to monitor for: (547)

• pH

• IDLH

• combustible gases

• biohazards or weapons