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1. CAMEO Chemicals http://cameochem-
i-
cals.noaa.gov/brows
2. Which laws and regulations should First Responders RCRA, CERCLA,
become familar with then questions arise? SARA, HAZCOM,
OPA 90 and HAZ-
WOPER contain
in the field stan-
dards used by
First Responders
when working in
hazardous sites.
3. What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Resource Conser-
(RCRA)? vation and Recov-
ery Act (RCRA)
required the Envi-
ronmental Protec-
tion Agency (EPA)
to begin cra-
dle-to-grave track-
ing or hazardous
waste and re-
quired the estab-
lishment of stan-
dards for haz-
ardous waste
treatment, stor-
age, and disposal
facilities.
4. What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response The Superfund
Compensation Liability Act (CERCLA)? law provides funds
to the Coast
Guard (through
EPA) for emer-
gency response
containment and
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cleanup of aban-
doned hazardous
material releases.
5. What are the tasks that emergency responders are Awarness Level
trained to perform? Operations Level
Technician
Specialist
Incident Comman-
der
6. Items that are documented in a Contingency Plan that Emergency Notifi-
directs First responders on what to do? cations
Emergency Re-
sponse Proce-
dures
Command Struc-
ture
Identification of
Resources
Scenerios
7. What is the Superfund Amendments and Reautho- An extension
rization Act (SARA)? and expansion of
CERCLA required
the EPA to is-
sue regulations
mandating com-
pliance with the
OSHA HAZWOP-
ER regulation in
all area no un-
der OSHA juridi-
cion. SARA specif-
ically required the
EPA to revise how
it determines the
risk posed to the
public and eviron-
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ment by uncon-
trolled hazardous
waste sites. It also
included a provi-
sion referred to as
Community Right
to Know which
requires all busi-
nessess to pro-
vide the govern-
ment with de-
tailed information
about the haz-
ardous materials
they work ith and
have on site.
8. What is the Hazard Communication Right to Know HAZCOM serves
(HAZCOM)? as the founda-
tion for unit's
Hazard Commu-
nication Program.
HAZCOM specifi-
cally requires em-
ployers to inform
their employees
about any haz-
ardous materials
they might en-
counter on the
job and to provide
them with the re-
souces needed to
handle
them appropriate-
ly.
9. What is the OPA 90? Specifies the fol-
lowing:
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-The federal gov-
ernment will direct
responses to spills
-Area commit-
tees (including
the Coast Guard)
must develop
Area Contingency
Plans for spills
-Owner/operators
of facilities and
vessels must
prepare their own
Response Plans.
The plans de-
veloped by each
of these entities
are valuable re-
sources that will
help you deter-
mine what to do
if you encounter
an oil spill or haz-
ardous materials
release.
10. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Re- The primary fo-
sponse (HAZWOPER)? cus is safeguard-
ing you, your ship-
mates, and the
public from the
dangers of oil
spills and haz-
ardous material
releases while re-
sponding to inci-
dents outside of