6741 Ch 8 PowerPoint

1. Occupational Safety and Health
for Emergency Services
Fourth Edition
Chapter 8 — Safety at Specialized Incidents

2. Objectives
At the conclusion of this chapter you will be able to:
‣ Describe the safety issues related to hazardous
materials incident responses.
‣ Describe the safety issues relating to technical
rescue operations.
‣ Explain safe procedures to be used during
helicopter landing zone operations.

3. ‣ List specific safety issues relating to operations at
civil disturbances.
‣ List specific safety concerns when responding to
terrorism events.
‣ List specific safety concerns when responding to
natural disasters.
Objectives

4. Introduction
‣ Special operations incidents
‣ Hazardous materials incidents
‣ Technical rescue incidents
‣ Incidents involving helicopter landing zone operations
‣ Civil disturbances
‣ Terrorism events
‣ Natural disasters
‣ The local condition and services a department provides
dictate what safety measures must be in place

5. Hazardous Materials Incidents (1 of 4)
‣ Five levels of response
training
‣ First response awareness
‣ First response operational
‣ Hazardous materials
technician
‣ Hazardous materials
specialist
‣ On-scene incident
commander

6. Hazardous Materials Incidents (2 of 4)
‣ Initial response and arrival
‣ RAID method
‣ Recognize
‣ Approach
‣ Identify
‣ Decide
‣ Individual departments
‣ Assess their level of response
‣ Appropriate safety procedures

7. Hazardous Materials Incidents (3 of 4)

8. Hazardous Materials Incidents (4 of 4)

9. Technical Rescues (1 of 2)
‣ Technical rescue responders
‣ Awareness
‣ Operations
‣ Technician
‣ Responder safety issues
‣ Air supply in a confined space
‣ Secondary collapse
‣ Equip and train personnel
according to kind of response

10. Technical Rescues (2 of 2)
‣ General safety issues
‣ Environmental conditions
‣ Duration of available air supply
‣ Feature of the atmosphere
‣ Backup teams similarly trained
and equipped
‣ Logistics, food, rest, etc.
for long-term operations
Courtesy of Anthony Zannini

11. Helicopter Operations
‣ Responders often deal with helicopters
‣ Deploying responders into water
‣ Medivac
‣ Providing ground support during wildfire
‣ General safety precautions
‣ Coordination with the helicopter crew
‣ Ground support operations
‣ Aircraft approach

12. Modified from: EMS Safety Manual - Techniques and
Applications. FEMA/USFA.
Landing Zone
‣ Proper landing zone
‣ Differs by jurisdiction and
time
‣ Size depends on type and size
of aircraft
‣ 60 to 120 feet
‣ Should be as level as possible
‣ Free from debris
‣ Fire suppression should be
available

13. Crowd Control
‣ Landing a helicopter draws onlookers
‣ Vehicle and crowd control is important
‣ Nonessential people should be kept at a safe distance
‣ Motors may remain running
‣ Responders may be involved in crowd control

14. Approaching the Aircraft
‣ Permission from the pilot
‣ Within the pilot’s view
‣ From the downhill side
‣ Rescue basket
‣ Static electricity
‣ Should touch the ground
Modified from: EMS Safety Manual - Techniques and
Applications. FEMA/USFA.

15. Civil Disturbances
‣ Personnel are exposed to many hazards
‣ Coordination and cooperation with law enforcement
‣ Minimize some of the risks
‣ Incident prioritization
‣ Police protection
‣ Additional PPE
‣ Police protection is a critical component

16. Terrorism Events (1 of 2)
‣ Fire fighters, EMS, and law enforcement are first
responders to terrorism events
‣ Coordinated effort between agencies
‣ Communication
‣ Incident management (command) structure

17. Terrorism Events (2 of 2)
‣ Five general categories (CBRNE)
‣ Chemical
‣ Biological
‣ Radiological
‣ Nuclear
‣ Explosive
‣ Mass decontamination
activities
‣ Antidote kits

18. Natural Disasters (1 of 6)
‣ First to respond
‣ Risk assessment is essential for the local department
‣ Certain areas prone to different types of disasters
‣ Response must be developed around the actual threat
‣ Interagency coordination
‣ Emergency management
‣ Law enforcement
‣ Public works
‣ The military or National Guard

19. Natural Disasters (2 of 6)
‣ Long-term and often widespread events

20. Natural Disasters (3 of 6)

21. Natural Disasters (4 of 6)

22. Natural Disasters (5 of 6)

23. Natural Disasters (6 of 6)