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I. Primary Mission Essential Functions • General training: Make sure employees know how to act/respond in all kinds of emergencies. Make sure employees have had practice applying the training they learned. • Research and development: Make sure company has research teams that look for iron or other materials and develop the best possible product for clients to purchase. • Hazmat: Make sure company has a hazmat team or access to hazmat team that can clean up a hazardous spill in a safe and productive

Hazardous materials can be important in everyday life when properly handled. However, when improperly handled, they can result in injury, death, and destruction as well as have lingering effects that may last for years to come. To address the risk of an uncontrolled hazardous materials release, there must be a coordinated effort to identify, locate, and quantify the hazardous materials in a particular location (Drexel University Safety & Health, 2001). Typically, industry and government agree that

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the United States became very focused on preventing future attacks and preparing first responders for any future attacks. Al Qaeda was not able to use one of the known weapons of mass destruction (WMD) so they created their own with air planes, fuel, and dedicated followers. Technically, they combined hazards by using a flammable chemical to create a bomb. Terrorist groups in today’s world have become creative in their attacks which makes it more

7.3.2.2. Hazardous Material Information System (HMIS) This numerical hazard rating system was developed by the American Coatings Association as a compliance aid for the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. It incorporates the use of labels with color-coded bars as well as PPE symbols. The HMIS standard is currently on version III meaning that the HMIS Color Bar is like the NFPA 704 fire diamond, created by the NFPA. However, with HMIS III, the yellow color bar (which stood for reactivity) was

Terrorists have one goal: create national fear and chaos while harming not only citizens, but the environment. First responders are responsible for more than the citizens or victims, they are assigned to assist with prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery (Department of Homeland Security, 2016). The five core capabilities ensure that the responders are prepared for terrorist events. Understanding the threat is the first task is countering and responding to terrorist events. Having

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[pic] MANAGING RISKS OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS Draft Code of Practice Table of Contents FOREWORD 3 SCOPE AND APPLICATION 3 1. INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Who has health and safety duties in relation to hazardous chemicals? 5 1.2 The meaning of key terms 6 1.3 What is required to manage the risks of hazardous chemicals? 7 2. HOW TO IDENTIFY HAZARDS 10 2.1 Labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) 10 2.2 Unlabelled containers 10 2.3 Hazardous chemicals generated