What does NFPA 472 cover?

NFPA 472 transitioned to NFPA 1072 in June 2019. Existing NFPA 472 certifications will continue to be recognized as a valid prerequisite to other NFPA certifications. Candidates who already hold NFPA 472 certificates do not need to update to NFPA 1072. Refer to NFPA 1072 prerequisites.

NFPA 1072 identifies the minimum job performance requirements (JPRs) for personnel at the scene of a hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incident, including the following levels: awareness, operations, operations mission-specific, hazardous materials technician, and incident commander.

First Responders at the Awareness level are not expected to take any further action in response to a hazardous materials release beyond alerting the proper authorities. They have the responsibilities of 1) recognition/identification, 2) isolation, 3) protection, and 4) notification.

The system addresses the health, flammability, instability, and special hazards presented from short-term, acute exposures that could occur as a result of a fire, spill, or similar emergency.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global self-funded nonprofit organization, established in 1896, devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards.

Type 5 ▪ The incident can be handled with one or two single resources with up to six personnel. … No written Incident Action Plan (IAP) is required but a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

• Level 1 – Critical Impact/System Down. Complete system outage.
• Level 2 – Significant Impact/Severe downgrade of services.
• Level 3 –Minor impact/Most of the system is functioning properly.
• Level 4 – Low Impact/Informational.

● Level 3. An incident involving hazardous materials that is beyond the capabilities of a single state or re- gional response team and requires additional assis- tance. Level 3 incidents can require resources from state and federal agencies and private industry.

HAZWOPER is an acronym that stands for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. According to OSHA standard 29 CFR Part 1910.120, HAZWOPER training is required for any workers who perform cleanup, emergency response, or corrective actions that involve the uncontrolled release of hazardous substances.

NFPA 400 consolidates fundamental safeguards for the storage, use, and handling of hazardous materials in all occupancies and facilities. The Code does not apply to storage or use of hazardous materials for individual use on the premises of one- and two-family dwellings.

Number System: NFPA Rating and OSHA’s Classification System 0-4 0-least hazardous 4-most hazardous 1-4 1-most severe hazard 4-least severe hazard • The Hazard category numbers are NOT required to be on labels but are required on SDSs in Section 2.

First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release, and have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities.

The Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) is a hazard rating system that uses color bar labels to identify and provide information about chemical hazards. It was developed by, and is proprietary to the National Paint Coatings Association (NPCA), now known as the American Coatings Association (ACA).

A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorism. First responders typically include law enforcement officers, paramedics, EMT’s and firefighters.

The National Fire Association (NFPA) has developed a color-coded number system called NFPA 704. The system uses a color-coded diamond with four quadrants in which numbers are used in the upper three quadrants to signal the degree of health hazard (blue), flammability hazard (red), and reactivity hazard (yellow).

NFPA 704 defines a visual system that enables emergency responders to quickly determine if a facility contains flammable, unstable, or hazardous chemicals, as well as understand the severity of those hazards. NFPA 704 labels also show other characteristics of materials, such as unusual reactions to water.

Within the diamond is a number (with the exception of the white diamond). The number corresponds to the level of danger a chemical poses. The lower the number, the lower the hazard. The numbers range from zero to four, with zero representing no hazard at all, and four representing an extreme hazard.

The NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code) is a standard published by the National Fire Protection Association every 3 years for installation of fire alarm systems and emergency communication systems in the United States.

The industry benchmark for design and installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems, NFPA 13 addresses sprinkler system design approaches, system installation, and component options to prevent fire deaths and property loss.

NFPA publishes more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks. NFPA codes and standards, administered by more than 250 Technical Committees comprising approximately 8,000 volunteers, are adopted and used throughout the world.

A Type 3 AHIMT is a multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional team used for extended incidents. It is formed and managed at the local, state or tribal level and includes a designated team of trained personnel from different departments, organizations, agencies and jurisdictions.

Type 4. Initial attack or first response to an incident. IC is “hands on” leader and performs all functions of Operations, Logistics, Planning, and Finance. Few resources are used (several individuals or a single strike team) Normally limited to one operational period.

Type 4: City, County or Fire District Level – a designated team of fire, EMS, and possibly law enforcement officers from a larger and generally more populated area, typically within a single jurisdiction (city or county), activated when necessary to manage an incident during the first 6–12 hours and possibly transition …

There are three classifications of Severity: Critical, Major, and Minor. Critical: an issue that results in complete loss of functionality and has no workaround.

Severity means how severe defect is affecting the functionality. Priority means how fast defect has to be fixed.

High Priority, Low Severity bug :- If the company name is misspelled in the home page of the website,then the priority is high and severity is low to fix it.

Level Three Emergency – Critical Incident A Level Three emergency is a minor emergency or critical incident that has the potential to require more resources than the responding department has available (e.g. single injury, small and easily contained fire.)

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) RATING SYSTEM Chemical substances are rated for degree of HEALTH RISK (blue diamond), FLAMMABILITY (red diamond), REACTIVITY (yellow diamond), on a scale of 0 to 4.

A level II disaster is a moderate disaster that will most likely result in presidential declaration of an emergency in addition to moderate federal assistance. … A level III disaster is classified as a minor disaster with minimal damage, but could still result in a presidential declaration of an emergency.

40-Hour HAZWOPER (HAZWOPER 40) training falls under the General Site Cleanup provision – 29 CFR 1910.120 (e).

• Uncontrolled hazardous waste cleanup operations required by a government body.
• Corrective actions involving cleanup operations at Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites.
• Hazardous waste operations at treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) facilities.

NOTE: The HAZWOPER standard does not cover the inevitable release of a hazardous substance that is limited in quantity, exposure potential, or toxicity, and poses no emergency or significant threat to the safety and health of employees in the immediate vicinity or to the employee cleaning it up.

The white diamond, appearing at the bottom of the label, conveys Special Hazard information. This information is conveyed by use of symbols that represent the special hazard.

NFPA 1962: Standard for the Care, Use, Inspection, Service Testing, and Replacement of Fire Hose, Couplings, Nozzles, and Fire Hose Appliances.

Putting it all together. Let’s start by looking at one of the most common hazchem codes: 3YE. 3 – the number 3 signifies that any fires related to this substance need to be extinguished using foam.

Fire diamonds located on tanks and buildings indicate the level of chemical hazard located there. The four colors are blue, red, yellow, and white. … The white indicates special precautions, usually used for oxy, or oxidizing agent.

These color codes help emergency responders know about potential health, fire, and chemical instability issues. The NFPA 704 diamond sign used to display this information has four colored sections: blue, red, yellow, and white. … The blue section of the NFPA color code symbolizes health hazards.

Awareness level personnel are expected to: recognize that a hazardous material is present at an incident and call for appropriate assistance.

There are three levels of HAZWOPER training as listed in 29 CFR Part 1910.120. Within these three levels, there are various job functions and training requirements.