This publication is designed to provide both public
safety and industry emergency response personnel
with background information, general procedures and
response guidelines to be followedwhen responding
to and operating at incidents involving MC-306/DOT
406 cargo tank trucks. It provides container
specific information to complement the incident
management guidelines from the textbook, Hazardous
Materials: Managing the Incident (3rd edition).
Specific topics include cargo tank design and construction features, incident management procedures, site safety considerations, methods of product transfer, and vehicle uprighting considerations. The target audience includes both First Responder—Operational level personnel, Hazardous Materials Technicians, Specialist Employees, and the On-Scene Incident Commander.
Specific topics include cargo tank design and construction features, incident management procedures, site safety considerations, methods of product transfer, and vehicle uprighting considerations. The target audience includes both First Responder—Operational level personnel, Hazardous Materials Technicians, Specialist Employees, and the On-Scene Incident Commander.
Chapter List:
1. Scope, Purpose and Objectives
2. MC-306/DOT-406 Cargo Tank Truck Design and Construction Overview
3. General Emergency Response Procedures
4. Product Removal and Transfer Operations
5. Vehicle Uprighting Operations
6. Summary
7. Appendix, Gasoline Tank Truck Rollovers, Incident Command Checklist
(1996) Red Hat Publishing, 80 pp.
ISBN 0-87939-126-X
1. Scope, Purpose and Objectives
2. MC-306/DOT-406 Cargo Tank Truck Design and Construction Overview
3. General Emergency Response Procedures
4. Product Removal and Transfer Operations
5. Vehicle Uprighting Operations
6. Summary
7. Appendix, Gasoline Tank Truck Rollovers, Incident Command Checklist
(1996) Red Hat Publishing, 80 pp.
ISBN 0-87939-126-X