دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: (under HAZWOPER) a response to an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance that requires action by employees or other responders from outside the immediate release area. In other words, it is an emergency response if the release poses a potential safety or health hazard, and the release cannot be controlled by employees in the immediate area or by maintenance personnel.

n: a plan for emergency response situations that is available to employees and OSHA personnel for inspection and that contains (at a minimum) pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties;personnel roles, lines of authority, training, and communication;emergency recognition and prevention;safe distances and places of refuge;site security and control;evacuation routes and procedures;decontamination;emergency alerting and response procedures;critique of response and followup;and personal protective equipment (PPE) and emergency equipment.

n: attaining level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to witness the release, make proper notifications, and take no further action. In other words, if the employee has been trained to recognise an emergency and to notify the proper people, this person has attained the first responder awareness level. first responder operational level n: a training level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to take a defensive role in emergency response. In other words, the employee is not trained to stop the release, but rather to help contain the release from a safe distance and to prevent exposure.

n: a training level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to take an offensive role in emergency response. Technicians are trained to take certain actions that deal directly with stopping a release, such as approaching the point of release to plug, patch, or otherwise stop the release.

n: (HAZWOPER) an OSHA standard that is concerned primarily with worker safety in emergency response situations. HAZWOPER requires employers to protect the safety and health of three specific groups of workers: those involved in emergency response or cleanup at hazardous waste sites;those involved in emergency response at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) sites;and those involved in emergency response to incidents involving hazardous substances.

abbr: Hazardous Waste 0perations and Emergency Response Standard.

n: (ICS) a written plan that describes the chain of command in an emergency response and designates senior officials and their authority for a given site.

n: (LEPC) a local community committee required under SARA. Committee members are approved by the SERC and include elected state and local officials;police, fire, and public health officials;environmental advocates;hospital and transportation officials;industry representatives;community groups;and the media. The function of the LEPC is to develop an emergency response plan that will be implemented if a hazardous material is released in the community.

n: the process of obtaining baseline physicals for employees involved in emergency response or hazardous waste cleanup and monitoring their health at specified intervals. Under HAZWOPER, medical surveillance is applied to members of organised HAZMAT teams and hazardous materials specialists and any emergency response employee who exhibits signs or symptoms of exposure, or wears a respirator for thirty days or more a year, or is exposed to hazardous substances at or above the permissible exposure limits. A 200-mesh screen with a wire diameter of 0.0021 inch (0.0533 millimetre) has an opening of 0.074 millimetre, or will pass a particle of 74 microns. See micron.

n: a training level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to assume command of an emergency response situation. On-scene incident commanders must know and be able to implement the employers emergency plan;know how to implement the employers incident command system;know and understand the hazards and associated risks for employees working in chemical protective clothing;know how to implement the local emergency response plan;know of the state emergency response plan and of the federal regional response team;and know and understand the