The Eight Step Process©
1. Site Management and Control
2. Identify the Problem
3. Hazard and Risk Evaluation
4. Select Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
5. Information Management and Resource Coordination
6. Implement Response Objectives
7. Decon and Clean-Up Operations
8. Terminate the Incident
3rd Edition (2005), Red Hat Publishing, 648 pp.
ISBN 1-932235-04-3
1. Site Management and Control
2. Identify the Problem
3. Hazard and Risk Evaluation
4. Select Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
5. Information Management and Resource Coordination
6. Implement Response Objectives
7. Decon and Clean-Up Operations
8. Terminate the Incident
3rd Edition (2005), Red Hat Publishing, 648 pp.
ISBN 1-932235-04-3
The textbook consists of 12 chapters with chapters
1–3 addressing preparing for the incident and
chapters 4–12 addressing how to respond safely to a
hazardous materials incident. Chapter 4 is written
as a "bridge chapter" and provides an overview of
the Eight Step Process©
which is a systematic way of approaching a haz mat
incident. Chapters 5–12 expand on Chapter 4 by
dedicating one chapter to each of the Eight
Steps.
This
textbook,
now validated by IFSTA, is designed to meet the
core competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technician and Haz Mat On-Scene Incident Commander
as outlined in OSHA 1910.120, Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response, and the
educational competencies referenced in NFPA 472,
Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous
Materials.
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