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Understanding Hazardous Materials Operational System in Incident Management

This chapter provides an overview of the Hazardous Materials Operational System, focusing on its application during hazmat incidents. It outlines the organizational structure essential for effective supervision and control of functions at such incidents, led by the Haz Mat Group Supervisor. The text details key functional positions, including Entry Leader, Decontamination Leader, and Site Access Control Leader, emphasizing collaboration among multiple agencies such as fire and law enforcement. It also illustrates different stages of an incident response and the filling of ICS positions based on various factors.

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Understanding Hazardous Materials Operational System in Incident Management

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  1. Haz MatIncident Considerations • Chapter 8 • Haz Mat Operational System Description

  2. Haz Mat Operational System Description • Session Objectives • Understand how the haz mat operational system is applied to a haz mat incident

  3. Hazardous Materials Group • Provides organizational structure necessary to supervise and control functions at a haz mat incident • Directed by the Haz Mat Group Supervisor

  4. Hazardous Materials Group • Three primary functional positions: • Entry Leader • Decontamination Leader • Site Access Control Leader • Other positions: • Assistant Safety Officer/Haz Mat • Technical Specialist

  5. Unified Command • Multiple agencies share scene management responsibility • Agencies that have statutory functional responsibility include: • Fire • Law Enforcement • Health

  6. Modular Development • ICS positions are filled based on the: • stage the incident is in • size of the incident • The following slides illustrate one example of expanding an incident

  7. Haz Mat Incident SAC spill Tank Building 5 Chem Storage IC fence wind

  8. Haz Mat Incident - Initial Response SAC spill Tank Building 5 Chem Storage IC fence wind

  9. Haz Mat Incident - Initial Response

  10. Haz Mat Incident - Reinforced Response Decon AS/HM Exclusion Zone SAC CRZ Support Zone Entry spill Tank Tech/Spec Building 5 Chem Storage IC fence wind

  11. Haz Mat Incident - Reinforced Response

  12. Haz Mat Incident - Multi-Division Response

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