Revised for 2002, NFPA 472 identifies the levels of competence
required of responders to hazardous materials incidents. It specifically covers
the competencies for first responders at the awareness level and the operational
level, hazardous materials technicians, incident commanders, hazardous materials
branch officers, hazardous materials branch safety officers, and other
specialist employees. 84 pp.
This edition places new emphasis on responding to incidents resulting from
the following:
General criminal/terrorist activities, with revised requirements
addressing:
- Anticipating potential targets for criminal/terrorist activity
- Indicators of general activity to watch for
- Actions to take when criminal/terrorist activity is suspected
- Preserving evidence at incidents
- Items to cover in a safety briefing
Specialized weapons of mass destruction, with coverage of:
- Health risks of chemical/biological warfare agents
- Chemical agent indicators of criminal/terrorist activity
- Biological agent indicators
- Tools for detecting and identifying warfare agents
- Limitations of military chemical/biological protective clothing
- Assessing responder risk for each class of rescue
- Decontaminating large numbers of people
Radioactive materials, with specialized requirements for:
- Understanding the types of radiation and radiation terms
- Health hazards of different types of radiation
- Recognizing radioactive materials packaging
- Measuring radiation
- Understanding the effects of time, distance, and shielding from radiation
- Controlling the spread of radioactive contamination
- A new annex on competencies for the technician with a radioactive material
specialty
NFPA 472: Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous
Materials Incidents, 2002 edition - Table of Contents:
- Administration
- Referenced Publications
- Definitions
- Competencies for the First Responder at the Awareness Level
- Competencies for the First Responder at the Operational Level
- Competencies for the Hazardous Materials Technician
- Competencies for the Incident Commander
- Competencies for Private Sector Specialist Employees
- Competencies for the Hazardous Materials Branch Officer
- Competencies for the Hazardous Materials Branch Safety Officer
- Competencies for the Technician with a Tank Car Specialty
- Competencies for the Technician with a Cargo Tank Specialty
- Competencies for the Technician with an Intermodal Tank Specialty
- Annex A Explanatory Material
- Annex B Competencies for the Technician with a Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Specialty
- Annex C Competencies for the Technician with a Flammable Gases Bulk Storage Specialty
- Annex D Competencies for the Technician with a Radioactive Material Specialty
- Annex E Overview of Responder Levels and Tasks at Hazardous Materials Incidents
- Annex F Definitions of Hazardous Materials
- Annex G UN/DOT Hazard Classes and Divisions
- Annex H Informational References
- Index
