USE OF DISPERSANTS - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)
USE OF DISPERSANTS - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)
USE OF DISPERSANTS - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)
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I. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES1. Emergency Medical Procedures:• Contact medical personnel for any event beyond your capacity to help.• Do not attempt to move seriously injured personnel due to risk of further injury. Call for medical evacuation.• The closest hospital for regular emergencies is:_________________________Phone: _______________• Closest hospital for chemical exposure emergencies:__________________________ Phone: _______________• Contact ATSDR (404) 639-0615 (24 hr)2. Emergency Fire Procedures:• If you discover a fire onboard a vessel, immediately notify whoever is in charge. Begin fighting the fire with thenearest extinguisher. Be careful not to let yourself get in a position where you have no means of escape. Turnover the fire-fighting to someone better trained (if you’re not) and help them by supplying extinguishers orother fire fighting equipment they may need. When there is a fire onboard a vessel, it is most important to letsomeone else know IMMEDIATELY.• YOU MUST sound the appropriate fire signal if fire can not be put out quickly.• Radio in for help, use distress signals.J. COMMUNICATION1. Hand Signals:THUMBS UP: I'm OK / I agree.THUMBS DOWN: don't agree.HANDS ACROSS THROAT: out of air / trouble breathingGRAB HAND/ARM: come with meHANDS ON HEAD: I need assistanceRepeated short blasts from a hand held fog horn shall be used to indicate a fire emergency.2. Radio Communication:Working:freq:_________, chnl:________ (__VHF __UHF __CB ______OTHER)Emergency:freq:_________, chnl:________ (__VHF __UHF __CB ______OTHER)freq:_________, chnl:________ (__VHF __UHF __CB ______OTHER)3. Phone Communication:On-Scene Coordinator:(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)Site Safety and Health Officer:(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR)