The Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness Guide

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  • Other Courses From TEEX/NERRTC
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction - Awareness
  • Serving Diverse Communities
  • hazardous-materials-awareness-operations
  • Course Details

    • Every facility should have a preplan for the facility and the different production, storage and usage areas. These preplans help you develop strategies and tactics prior to an actual emergency in this area or the facility.

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    The same idea can apply to preparing for a terrorist or WMD incident. If you are not in the process of or have a company policy in place to handle threats or incidents, then you are behind in the game. This is going to be the determining factor on how the incident goes. These systems will allow you to start controlling the incident, organizing the resources and prioritizing your goals and objectives.

    Each allows you to plug in the different resources required as needed.

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    They give you the latest resources available, organizations available to respond, goals and objectives you will need to know and accomplish during an incident. The Operations Responder is called to perform defensive actions. All levels of responders can perform the I.

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    In the post 9/11 world, the number of questions greatly outweigh the number of answers about the issue of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Many people would. What are some likely locations in California that could be targets of terrorist activity? a. Sites where methods of causing mass destruction include chemical and biological or nuclear attacks. The purpose Your awareness and knowledge are.

    I - Isolate the area, product, agent, release or device. E - Evacuate the area. D - Deny entry to everyone, including would be rescuers. C - Call for trained help, or for additional trained help. Awareness, Operations and Technician Level Responders. These levels can be applied to a terrorist or WMD incident in the following manners. The Awareness Level Responders should be capable of identifying that the incident could possibly be a terrorist or WMD incident.

    This level responder should be able to initiate the I. The Operations Level Responder should be capable of identifying that the incident could possibly be a terrorist or WMD incident. Be able to initiate the I.

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    Remember that the operations level is primarily a defensive function. Be able to provide for emergency self decon and set up for a Mass Casualty Decon. The Technician Level Responder: Standard Level A and B equipment may not be effective in protecting responders in an incident involving a nerve, biological or radiological agent. Technicians should be capable of identifying that the incident could possibly be a terrorist or WMD incident.

    If you have to decon only a few patients, attempt to contain the run-off. If it is a true mass causality incident and decon, then life comes first. Run-off doesn't need to be recovered or contained, unless it is Radiological. The amount of water it will take to decon the mass of patients should dilute the agents. If you have any concerns, pool chlorine can be flushed through the area, once the patients have been taken care of.

    Radiological incidents, no matter the size or number of victims, should have all run-off contained or recovered. Chemical and Biological agents start to breakdown quickly when exposed to sunlight, but the Radioactive agents do not. The training we have received in the past will be building blocks for any present and future threats. Industry has always pushed to be prepared to protect their employees and the surrounding community. Safety has and will always be a key point in every facility's emergency action plan.

    Our fire brigades, haz-mat teams, rescue teams and EMS crews have been providing a safe environment for many years. The training they have received in traditional hazardous materials response will be a big key to handling these types of events.

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    We discussed earlier the guidelines to be used for responding to a radiological emergency. These are the building blocks we will use to protect our responders, employees and the community in the event of a WMD or terrorist attack. As discussed earlier, you have the general understanding of how time, distance and shielding work with a radiological incident. Now we are going to talk about how TDS can work to help protect you, your responders, employees and the community.

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    Time - Limit the contact or exposure time. As the length of time from the release increase the product may slowly start to break down. Distance - All of these agents have different isolation and protection distances, depending on the amount released. Over 55 gallons or under 55 gallons, the distances range from feet to 7 plus miles. Always stay up hill, up wind and away from contaminated areas unless properly protected.

    Treat all victims as being possibly contaminated and decon them as stated previously. At a minimum, respiratory and vapor approved Level A protection should be used. Most agents only take a small amount micrograms to infect. Most incubation periods are anywhere from 4 hours too as high as 21 days. Possibly even further down wind or stream if needed.

    You should keep anyone potentially contaminated isolated until they can be properly decontaminated. At a minimum, respiratory and splash protection should be used. Time — Limiting the length of exposure, which directly relates to the dose received.

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    Time - The shortest amount you have to spend in the proximity of a device or potential device the better. They can detonate in hundredths of a second. When in doubt, stop, look, listen and wait, from a great distance.

    Distance - The NAERG recommends at least 3, feet in all direction from the device or potential device for employees and the general public. At least 1, feet in all directions for ERP. Shielding - Avoid line of sight with a device or potential device. Beware of possible structural collapse and shrapnel if the device detonates.

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    If you are not in the process of or have a company policy in place to handle threats or incidents, then you are behind in the game. As with all types of terrorist or possible WMD incidents, like hazardous materials incidents, call for trained help. D - Deny entry to everyone, including would be rescuers. Skip to main content. Victims who may be in the immediate area and are potentially contaminated should be decontaminated with sop and water; no bleach solutions are required. If we become contaminated, exposed, injured or killed, we are now part of the problem. The same idea can apply to preparing for a terrorist or WMD incident.

    Use your company's policy on bomb threats to determine how involved your personnel will become in searching for a device. Remember, if the device detonates and your team was looking for it, they could now be part of the problem.

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    To a certain extent, you must think like a terrorist. They want the most bang for the buck. The more destruction, fear, economic disruption, and loss of time or panic they can cause, the more satisfied they will be. Its not always going to be the big terrorist or WMD attack that causes the most problems. It could be bomb threat, someone placing a foreign object on the railroad tracks or it could be as simple as someone turning a valve on a tank or transportation vehicle and walking away. The actions of a terrorist can be devastating, but the threat or fear of an attack is just as devastating, if not worse.

    You can have all the training, equipment, and personnel in the world to respond to an incident or protect your facility and community. In the fourth module, "Radiological Materials and Nuclear Weapons", the terms radiation and radioactive material are defined. Examples of life-endangering radioactive sources, radiological dispersal devices, and radiation exposure devices are provided. The difference between radiation exposure and contamination and the use of nuclear weapons as WMD are also discussed.

    The fifth module, "Explosive Devices", starts by describing three categories of energetic materials and its sensitivity levels to different environmental factors. Further in this module, categories of high explosives are discussed along with examples of improvise explosives and its components. Important safety considerations for individuals are presented towards the end of the module.

    Once you have completed the course, click on Resources to explore other sources of valuable information regarding the topics covered in this course.

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    A Glossary of terms is also available in the navigation bar at the top of the page. This course has been approved for. The course has also been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 3. Skip to main content. Intended Audience individuals who, in the course of their everyday duties, "are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release After the completion of this course you will be able to: Applies strategies for continuous quality improvement CEUs Offered This course has been approved for.