Handbook of Emergency Response to Toxic Chemical Releases. A Guide to Compliance

Content: 
About the author, Page v
Preface, Page vii
- Section overview, Pages 1-2
- First Responder, Page 3
- Hazardous Materials Technician, Page 3
- Hazardous Materials Specialist, Pages 3-4
- Definitions, Page 5
- How hazardous material is harmful to people, Page 5
- Protective clothing vs. ordinary clothing, Page 6
- Selfcare precautions for victim assistance, Page 7
- Detecting hazardous materials presence, Pages 8-11
- Definitions, Page 12
- Isolation/evacuation, Pages 12-14
- Incident Command System (ICS), Pages 15-17
- Section overview, Page 19
- General information, Pages 20-23
- How to determine if your facility must submit EPA form R, Pages 24-32
- Instructions for completing EPA form R, Pages 33-68
Appendix A - Blank toxic chemical release inventory repoting form R, Pages 69-75
Appendix B - Reporting codes for EPA form R, Pages 77-79
Appendix C - Example of how a hypothetical facility prepared section 313 reporting form R, Pages 81-90
Appendix D - Most common errors found on form R reports, Page 91
Appendix E - Supplier notification requirements, Pages 93-97
Appendix F - How to determine latitude and longitude from topographic maps, Pages 99-100
Appendix G - State designated section 313 contacts, Pages 101-105
Appendix H - Section 313 EPA regional contacts, Page 107
- Section overview, Page 109
- List of Acronymns, Pages 110-111
Engineering Overview of the Corrective Action Program, Pages 113-116
Engineering Considerations in the Facility Investigation, Pages 117-130
Containment Options, Pages 131-137
Engineering Considerations for the Corrective Measures Study, Pages 139-141
Technology Options for the Treatment of Wastes and Waste Streams, Pages 143-169
Pretreatment and Post Treatment Options, Pages 171-185
Engineering Considerations for Corrective Measures Implementation, Pages 187-189
- Section overview, Pages 191-194
- Environmental hazardous substance list/U.S. dot hazardous materials table, Pages 195-254
- The List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their Threshold Planning Quantities (Alphabetical Order), Pages 255-260
- Standard industrial classification codes, Pages 261-265
- Section overview, Page 267
- Technical guidance for hazards analysis, Page 268
- Suggested procedure for evaluating emergency response planning software applications, Pages 269-271
- Hazards identification, Page 272
- Vulnerability analysis, Pages 273-274
- Risk analysis, Page 275
- Emergency response planning, Pages 276-277
- Identification of regulatory requirements, Page 278
- Preliminary list of computer applications and systems of potential use under SARA title III, Pages 279-309
Index, Pages 311-315