The document provides training objectives for hazardous materials technicians, focusing on identifying hazards, understanding chemistry terms, and chemical properties affecting incidents. It discusses various concepts like temperature scales, air pressure, and the reactivity of alkali metals. The dangers of certain chemicals, including amines and oxidizers, are highlighted along with the potential health effects from exposure.

1. PREVIEW
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TECHNICIAN
CHEMISTRY
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2. OBJECTIVES
To identify & interpret the types of
hazard & response information
available
To understand hazardous material
chemistry terminology
To understand how chemical properties
can affect the outcome of an incident

3. TEMPERATURE
Three scales of measurement used
Freezing Point Boiling Point
of Water of Water
Fahrenheit 32o 212o
Centigrade 0o 100o
Kelvin 273o 373o

4. ATMOSPHERE
(ATM)
An atmosphere is a unit of measuring air
pressure
One atmosphere is the relative pressure
of the earth’s atmosphere
1 atm = 760 mm/Hg or 14.7 psi or 1 Barr

5. OXIDIZER
Chemical which supplies its own oxygen
& helps other combustible material
burn more readily
Make a fire to burn faster, hotter, & may
cause an explosion
May provide their own oxygen when the
source of air is removed from the fire
Oxygen, Acids, Chlorine

6. BETA PARTICLES
Penetrate further than Alpha particles
Can travel about 30’
1 ½” of wood may provide protection
Structural firefighting gear will NOT
provide protection

7. ALKALI METALS
Group I
Highly reactive with water
Resulting solution may be very
caustic
Produces hydrogen gas on contact
with water
3 Li
Lithium
6.941
1
11 Na
Sodium
22.9898
1
19 K
Potassium
39.0983
1
37 Rb
Rubidium
85.4678
1
55 Cs
Cesium
132.9054
1

8. AMINES
Smells like ammonia or rotten fish
Vaporizes readily due to low boiling point
Main danger is very toxic, corrosive to
skin, absorbed through skin
Chronic exposure leads to kidney & liver
damage
Known as carcinogenic

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