Response to Chemical Emergency Situations

M I D Ashok NATIONAL AUTHORITY

FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
Chemical Inspector Tel: 011-2327807, Email: nacwcsl@gmail.com
 What is chemical emergency?

A chemical emergency occurs when a hazardous chemical has

been released and the release has the potential for harming
people's health, properly and environment damage.
How chemical emergencies happen?

1 Transport accident
2 Spill or leak
3 Ruptured hose
4 Explosion or fire in storage area

5 Sabotage or terrorist activities

6 Natural disasters
 What is chemical incident emergency response?

Actions to eliminate or reduce the hazard in the

event of a chemical incident.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
To save To minimize To minimize To eliminate
people’s property environment consequences
lives losses damage
 Tasks and responsibilities of emergency
response

Command and
Coordination
Logistic
Support

Rescue

Elimination

Identification
 Information needed prior leaving for incident site

Name of
Weather
the caller
condition
Nature of
hazard
Time of
incident
Sign and
symptoms
Location

Cause Etc.
Telephone No of
number Causalities
Required tools and equipment

 Detection equipment
 Personal Protective Equipments
 First Aid kits
 Communication Equipment
 Common Tools
 Decontamination Equipment
 Sampling kit
 Etc
Identification of hazard - Chemical reconnaissance

To provide real-time information for the on-site

command post and other on-site responders.

• Search sources and victims

• Detect and sample toxicants
• Check out stagnant area
• Dangerous sources , incompatible materials
Mark out boundary
Identification of hazard - Zoning the area
Where are they running?
Colorless, odorless toxic gas
 Identification of hazard - Hazard assessment

Early Warning System for Atmospheric Contamination of

Chemical Incidents
1 Traffic control section
2 Evacuation route and spot
3 Guidance for protection
 Identification of hazard - Environmental monitoring

To
To monitor
monitor contamination
contamination continuously
continuously in
in
and
and around
around the
the contaminated
contaminated area
area
1. Monitor
1. Monitor air
air contamination
contamination

2. Monitor
2. Monitor water
water contamination
contamination
3.
3. Monitor
Monitor food
food contamination
contamination etc.
etc.
 Rescue - Evacuation

To evacuate citizens from contaminated or threatened area.

• Identify area of evacuation

• Evacuate

• Shelter
• Care for special crowd
Elimination of Hazard - Source control

To stop leakage,

shut valve or isolate sources

Elimination of Hazard - Decontamination

To remove and eliminate toxicants from the

contaminated targets
• Sources of hazard
• Personnel
• Equipment
• Environment
 Elimination of Hazard – Decontamination

Wind direction
Incident Emergency
site treatment
Non-ambulatory
Decontamination area Clean
Decon Treat-
Casualty Decontamination area check ment
Triage Ambulatory

Non-casualty Trans-
Decon port
Decontamination area
check
Hot
Cold
zone
Warm zone zone
Elimination of Hazard – Decontamination
 Rescue – Transfer and First aid

1. Transfer
1. Transfer the
the casualties
casualties immediately
immediately

2. Instruct
2. Instruct people
people to
to conduct
conduct self
self and
and mutual
mutual first-aid
first-aid

3.
3. Assemble,
Assemble, count,
count, triage,
triage, evacuate
evacuate and
and treat
treat the
the causalities
causalities
 Rescue - Guidance for Protection

To guide responders, victims and residents in

taking protective measures.
 Logistic Support - Communication support

Communication support

For command, For coordination, For public notification

Meteorological support
To provide the latest weather information for commander and
related response units

Transportation support
To provide vehicles and implement traffic control

Materials support
Emergency, rescue material, etc.
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YOU