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    The document discusses contingency plans and procedures for hazardous waste facilities. It describes what must be included in a contingency plan such as emergency procedures, arrangements with local emergency responders, lists of emergency coordinators and equipment. It also discusses emergency measures like evacuation, isolation, decontamination and the use of personal protective equipment to minimize hazards during emergency situations.

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    Contingency Measures and Procedures

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    The document discusses contingency plans and procedures for hazardous waste facilities. It describes what must be included in a contingency plan such as emergency procedures, arrangements with local emergency responders, lists of emergency coordinators and equipment. It also discusses emergency measures like evacuation, isolation, decontamination and the use of personal protective equipment to minimize hazards during emergency situations.

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    The document discusses contingency plans and procedures for hazardous waste facilities. It describes what must be included in a contingency plan such as emergency procedures, arrangements with local emergency responders, lists of emergency coordinators and equipment. It also discusses emergency measures like evacuation, isolation, decontamination and the use of personal protective equipment to minimize hazards during emergency situations.

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    Contingency Measures and Procedures

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    The document discusses contingency plans and procedures for hazardous waste facilities. It describes what must be included in a contingency plan such as emergency procedures, arrangements with local emergency responders, lists of emergency coordinators and equipment. It also discusses emergency measures like evacuation, isolation, decontamination and the use of personal protective equipment to minimize hazards during emergency situations.

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    CONTINGENCY

    MEASURES AND
    PROCEDURES
    Karen V. Lat
    CONTINGENCY PLAN

    • is a written emergency procedures plan


    which describes what actions must be
    taken to minimize hazards from fires,
    explosions or unplanned releases of
    hazardous waste or hazardous waste
    constituents to air, soil or water.
    WHAT MUST A CONTINGENCY
    PLAN INCLUDE?

    • A description of the emergency procedures


    • A description of arrangements agreed to by local
    police departments, fire departments, hospitals,
    contractors, and state and local emergency response
    teams.
    • An up-to-date list of names, addresses and phone
    numbers (office and home) of all persons qualified to
    act as emergency coordinator.
    • An up-to-date list of all emergency equipment at the
    EVACUATION

    • is the immediate and rapid


    movement of people away from the
    threat or actual occurrence of a
    hazard.
    ISOLATION

    • refers to various measures taken to


    prevent contagious diseases from
    being spread from a patient to
    other patients, health care workers,
    and visitors, or from others to a
    particular patient.
    FORMS OF ISOLATION

    • Strict isolation
    - is used for diseases spread
    through the air and in some cases
    by contact.
    CONTACT ISOLATION

    • is used to prevent the spread of


    diseases that can be spread
    through contact with open wounds.
    RESPIRATORY ISOLATION

    • is used for diseases that are spread


    through particles that are exhaled.
    BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS
    PRECAUTION

    • is used when there is concern


    about communicable diseases
    found in a patient's body fluid.
    REVERSE ISOLATION

    • is a method to prevent a patient in


    a compromised health situation
    from being contaminated by other
    people or objects.
    DECONTAMINATION

    • is the reduction or removal of


    chemical agents.
    • It may be accomplished by removal
    of these agents by physical means
    or by chemical neutralization or
    detoxification.
    PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT
    Karen V. Lat
    PPE (PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT)

    • Refers to the protective


    clothing, helmets, goggles, or
    garment or equipment
    designed to protect the
    wearer’s body from injury.
    LIST OF PPE

    • Non-specialty safety-toe
    protective footwear
    - protects the foot from
    falling objects or
    compression.
    NON-SPECIALTY PRESCRIPTION
    SAFETY EYEWEAR

    • They are normally used for


    vision correction or eye
    protection.
    SUNGLASSES/SUNSCREEN

    • allow better vision in bright


    daylight, and may protect against
    damage from high levels of
    ultraviolet light.
    STURDY WORK SHOES

    • A shoe is an item of footwear


    intended to protect and
    comfort the human foot while
    doing various activities.
    LINEMAN'S BOOTS
    • protecting the foot and leg from
    water, snow, mud or hazards or
    providing additional ankle support
    for strenuous activities.
    ORDINARY COLD WEATHER
    GEAR
    • A jacket or ordinary cold weather
    gear is a hip- or waist-length
    garment for the upper body.
    LOGGING BOOTS

    • A logging boot is a type of footwear


    and a specific type of shoe. Most
    boots mainly cover the foot and the
    ankle and extend up the leg,
    sometimes as far as the knee or
    even the hip.
    ORDINARY RAIN GEAR

    • A raincoat is a waterproof or water-


    resistant coat worn to protect the
    body from rain.
    BACK BELTS
    • Back belts, or lumbar support belts,
    are generally lightweight belts
    worn around the lower back to
    provide support to the lumbar.
    LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS
    •A long-sleeved tshirt is
    sometimes worn underneath a
    shortsleeved shirt for warmth,
    typically during cold season.
    LONG PANTS
    • a garment extending from the
    waist to the knee or ankle,
    covering each leg separately.
    DUST MASK/RESPIRATORS USED

    • A dust mask is a flexible pad held


    over the nose and mouth by elastic
    or rubber straps to protect against
    dusts encountered during
    construction or cleaning activities.

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