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State of Kuwait3rd Intl Fire & Safety Conference & Expo
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Hazmat Incidents Assessment & Risk Management
Bob Rea QFSM
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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
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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
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Incident Command Levels
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.
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Decision Making Model
Incident information
Resources information
Hazards & safety information
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Plan
Communicate
Control
Evaluate
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Standard Operating Procedures
• Give a common/generic approach to incidents• Supports Operations Risk Management• Hazardous Material Incidents– Chronological timeline through incidents– Comprises
ActionsConsiderations
– Relates to the phases of an operational incident
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Operational Phases of an Incident
1 Mobilising and en-route2 Arriving and gathering information3 Planning the response4 Implementing the response5 Evaluating the response6 Closing the incident
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Risk Assessments at Incidents
FunctionalHazmat
Analytical
Dynamic
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Dynamic Risk Assessment
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Analytical Risk Assessment
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Hazmat Risk Assessment1. Incident description
2. Information SourcesChemdataERGDangerous Goods ListMSDSPlacards and LabellingProduct Manufacturer3. Quantify the Scale of the IncidentLarge/Small ScaleQuantities involvedEstimate worse case scenarioEstimate extent of hazard zonePotential of harm
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Hazmat Risk Assessment4. Identify the hazardsChemical hazardsPhysical hazardsReactions with other substancesCondition of containment systemHow far will the material spread5. Interpret the physical propertiesInterpret relevant physical propertiesPredict the likely behaviour of the substancesEffect of weather conditions
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Hazmat Risk Assessment6. Identify who/what is at risk From what?
(eg; contamination, fire, fumes)
Risk Rating
Firefighters L M H
L M H
L M H
L M H
Other emergency responders L M H
L M H
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Hazmat Risk Assessment6. Identify who/what is at risk From what?
(eg; contamination, fire, fumes)
Risk Rating
Public L M H
L M H
Other L M H
L M H
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Hazmat Risk Assessment7. Level of personal protective equipment (PPE), contamination risk and decontamination strategy
Select approach PPE for each taskExposure conditionsIdentify contamination riskIdentify decontamination method8. Risk control measuresTacticsSafe approachCordons, inner and outerCrew sizeFirefighting mediaPublic safety considerations and evacuationVapour cloud dispersal/suppression
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Hazmat Risk Assessment9. Environmental protection measuresIdentify environmental vulnerabilityIdentify pollution pathwaysSource pathways, receptorPollution control strategy
Note Hierarchy of control10. Liaison (What agencies and why)Police, ambulanceEnvironment AgencyWater CompanyHealth Protection AgencyLocal AuthoritySpecialist CompaniesHand-Over and incident closureNote Responsible person/agency
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Hazmat Risk Assessment11. Post Incident ConsiderationsSafe disposal/repatriation of PPE and equipmentProduct recoveryDebriefs (On-Site, Off- Site, multi-agency)Medical aftercare, occupational healthPersonal exposure recordsInvestigation (eg; learning lessons, enforcement action and cost recoveryName of Officer Date and Time
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Relationship of Risk Assessments to Operational Strategy and Tactics
Hazardous Material Risk Assessment
Analytical Risk Assessment
Operational Plan
Operational Tactics
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Decision Making Model
Incident information
Resources information
Hazards & safety information
Thin
k Prioritiseobjectives
Out
com
e
Plan
Communicate
Control
Evaluate
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Operational Phases of an Incident
1 Mobilising and en-route2 Arriving and gathering information3 Planning the response4 Implementing the response5 Evaluating the response6 Closing the incident
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Summary
• Incident Strategy supported by Risk Assessment
• Three types of Risk Assessment – Analytical and Hazardous Material symbiotic in
relationship• Hazardous Material Risk Assessment
structured