Hazardous materials for first responders
By: Leslie Miller, project manager/technical writer, Clint Clausing, senior ed
Contributors: International Fire Service Training Association
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Oklahoma State University Fire Protection Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Stillwater, OK]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 744
ISBN-13: 9780879393892
Subjects: Safety measures; First responders; Hazardous substances; Hazardous materials response; Handbooks, manuals
Other titles: IFSTA hazardous materials for first responders
Notes: Includes index.

"Validated by the International Fire Service Training Association."
Table of contents: title: Introduction to hazardous materials; title: Hazardous materials identification; title: Awareness-level actions at hazardous materials incidents; title: Chemical properties and hazardous materials behavior; title: Incident management; title: Strategic goals and tactical objectives; title: Terrorist attacks, criminal activities, and disasters; title: Personal protective equipment; title: Decontamination; title: Product Control; title: Air monitoring and sampling; title: Victim rescue and recovery; title: Evidence preservation and sampling; title: Illicit laboratories; title: Appendix: NFPA 472 competencies with chapter and page references; title: OSHA plan states; title: Sample standard operating guidelines; title: UN class placards and labels; title: Hazardous materials incident commander checklist; title: Typical haz mat problems with potential mitigating strategies and tactics; title: Emergency plans; title: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: List of explosive materials; title: Emergency response involving ethanol and gasoline fuel mixtures.