UPDATED Firefighter Hazmat Awareness ( NFPA) Questions and Answers 2023 100% complete Latest updates A+ GUARANTEE

Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - ANSWERS-An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. awarness level personnel - ANSWERS-Personnel who, in the course of their normal duties, could encounter an emergency involving hazardous materials/ weapons of mass destruction CBRNE - ANSWERS-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - ANSWERS-A collection of permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the U.S. federal governments. It's 50 titles represent broad areas of interest that are governed by federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated annually and issued on a quarterly basis. Department of Transportation (DOT) - ANSWERS-The U. S. Government agencies that enforces rules and regulations relating to transportation of many hazardous materiel Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) - ANSWERS- Legislation that requires a business that handles chemicals to report on those chemicals' type, quantity, and storage methods to the fire department and the local emergency planning committee. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ANSWERS-established in 1970, the U.S. federal agency that ensures safe manufacturing, use, transportation, and disposal of hazardous materials hazardous waste - ANSWERS-A substance that remains after a process or manufacturing plant has used some of the material and the substance is no longer pure HAZWOPER (HAZardous Waste OPerations and Emergency Response) - ANSWERS- The federal OSHA regulation that governs hazardous materials waste site and response training. Incident Commander (IC) - ANSWERS-The individual responsible for all incident activities including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and the release of resources Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) - ANSWERS-A group comprising members of industry, transportation, the public at large, media, and fire and police agencies; it gathers and disseminates information on hazardous materials stored in the community and ensures that there are adequate local resources to respond to a chemical event in the community. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - ANSWERS-The association that develops and maintains nationally recognized minimum consensus standards on many areas of fire safety and specific standards on hazardous materials. NFPA 472 - ANSWERS-Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents Outlines training competencies for all hazardous materials responders NFPA 473 - ANSWERS-Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents Spells out the competencies required for EMS personnel rendering medical care at hazardous materials/WMD incidents NFPA 1072 - ANSWERS-Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications Identifies the minimum job performance requirements (JPR) Non-Plan States - ANSWERS-States that have not adopted the OSHA regulations and follow the EPA state title 40 The code of federal regulations instead Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - ANSWERS-A U.S. federal Agency that regulates worker safety and in some cases responder safety OSHA is part of the US Department of labor regulation - ANSWERS-Mandates issued and enforced by government bodies such as OSHA and the EPA Specialist level (OSHA/ HAZWOPER only) - ANSWERS-A hazardous materials specialist who responds with and provides support to, hazardous materials technicians. This individual's duties parallel those of the hazardous materials technician; however, the technician's duties require a more directed or specific knowledge of the various substances he or she may be called upon to contain. the hazardous materials specialist also acts as the incident-site liaison with federal, state, local, and other government authorities in regard to site activities. Standards - ANSWERS-Documents the main text of which contain only requirements and which are in a form generally suitable for mandatory reference by another standard or code or for adoption and allow non-mandatory provisions shall we located in an