Inorganic Oxidizers

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Training for emergency response personnel who may be called upon to respond to a leak, spill or a fire involving ammonium nitrate, calcium hypochlorite or nitric acid.

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Provides training to emergency response personnel who may be called upon to respond to a leak, spill or a fire involving ammonium nitrate, calcium hypochlorite or nitric acid. This program covers:

Basic hazard properties of liquid and solid oxidizers
Safety techniques for handling an emergency involving inorganic oxidizers
Where oxidizers might be found
What hazards are specific to each chemical
Symptoms of exposure
How to assist victims who have been contaminated by oxidizers
Safe storage and handling procedures
Incompatibility issues
First response, size-up, protective clothing and breathing apparatus for incidents
Isolating the scene
Controlling vapors, containing the spill, and evacuation
Containers, DOT placarding, NFPA markings
Protecting water supplies
Fire fighting, decontamination and cleaning up spills.

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