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HAZMAT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SERIES:
THE 8 STEP PROCESS
Video on VHS or DVD - 8 volumes
by Emergency Film Group

The 8 Step Process is a video training series produced by Emergency Film Group designed
to provide training to emergency response personnel who may be called upon to respond to a
leak, spill or a fire involving hazardous chemicals.
About the series

In 1982, Mike Hildebrand, Greg Noll and Jimmy Yvorra first introduced the concept of the
8-Step Process for managing hazmat incidents when their highly-regarded manual,
Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident was published by IFSTA. The book is in wide
use by fire fighters, hazmat teams, bomb squads, industrial emergency response teams and
other emergency responders who may deal with unplanned hazardous materials leaks, spills
or fire during the course of their work.

Changing government regulations and consensus standards have caused the authors to
modify and refine this process and publish a second edition. Hildebrand and Noll now have
teamed up with Emergency Film Group to illustrate the ideas behind the eight-step process
in a series of videos intended to accompany their book. This series will be useful for helping
to satisfy the training requirements of OSHA's Hazwoper rule as well as NFPA 471 and
NFPA 472.

Narrated by Greg Noll and Mike Hildebrand

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ABOUT SITE MANAGEMENT & CONTROL

Program One in the series, Site Management & Control, discusses preplanning to set up a
systematic, coordinated approach to a hazmat accident, which may involve a variety of public
and private agencies. It covers procedures for establishing command, guidelines for safe
approach and positioning at a hazmat incident, establishing the perimeter and hazard control
zones, and procedures for carrying out protective actions. The importance of setting up
effective command is stressed.

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ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM

The second program in the series covers the importance of recognizing, identifying and
verifying the hazardous material or materials involved in the incident. The video shows how to
recognize the presence of hazmats, and, if the material cannot be identified specifically, how
to determine the general hazard class or chemical family of the material. Specific information
needed to identify the problem is listed. The program also discusses the basic design and
construction features of hazardous materials containers. DOT hazard classes and placarding
are explained, as is NFPA's Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of
Materials for Emergency Response.

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ABOUT HAZARD AND RISK EVALUATION

In Program 3, responders learn how to determine response objectives, sources for hazard
information, and how to evaluate risks. The importance of maintaining an attitude of safety
and responsibility is stressed. Risk factors - those factors that influence the level of risk at an
incident - are outlined and air monitoring instruments are studied. A basic understanding of
how hazmats and their containers behave is provided through Ludwig Benner's General
Hazardous Materials Behavior Model (Gebmo).

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ABOUT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT

This program covers the different types of protective clothing and equipment, as well as the
advantages and disadvantages of each type. The difference between structural firefighting
clothing and chemical protective clothing is explained. Respiratory protection, including
self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and SAR (supplied air respirators) is studied.
NFPA standards that mandate the quality that protective clothing must meet are examined
and EPA levels of protection are listed. The viewer is warned about the dangers of
degradation, penetration and permeation.

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ABOUT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & RESOURCE COORDINATION

The fifth program in the series examines the types of information needed to manage a hazmat
incident safely, how to evaluate that information, and how to coordinate multiple resource
groups at a hazmat incident. The importance of controlling the flow of information and having
effective leadership is emphasized. The Incident Management System is outlined and the
various roles played in a response are explained. Efficient storage and recovery of information
is also discussed.

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ABOUT IMPLEMENTING RESPONSE OBJECTIVES

Program 6 explains how the incident commander implements the best available strategic
goals and tactical objectives to produce the most favorable outcome to the incident. The
differences between tactics and strategies are explained. Primary hazmat strategic goals are
covered, including rescue, public protective actions, spill control, leak control, fire control, and
transfer and recovery. Other topics covered include selecting goals; decision-making; and
offensive vs. defensive mode.

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ABOUT DECONTAMINATION

Contamination is any form of hazardous material that physically remains on people, animals
or objects and that poses a threat to life, health or the environment. This video tells how
contamination occurs and discusses decontamination of persons and equipment after leaving
the hot zone. All current methods of decontamination are covered, including dilution,
absorption, adsorption, heating, freezing, blowing, vacuuming, degradation, neutralization,
solidification, disinfection, and sterilization. Setting up the decon site and the responsibilities
of the decon officer and the decon team are explained. Other topics covered include
emergency decon, multiple station decon, medical emergencies, evaluating the effectiveness
of decon operations, and clean-up.

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ABOUT TERMINATING THE INCIDENT

The transition phase between the end of the emergency and the start of restoration and
recovery operations is the topic of the final program in The 8-Step Process. This program tells
how to do a post-incident analysis, how to conduct a debriefing, and how to critique the
response. It is important during this phase of the process to focus on lessons learned.

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ABOUT THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Emergency Film Group programs are created with the assistance of leaders in emergency
esponse training. Technical committee members for The 8 Step Process include the following
authorities:

Mike Hildebrand, principal in Hildebrand & Noll Associates, a hazardous materials consulting
firm. Formerly Director of Fire and Safety for the American Petroleum Institute, Mike is the
author of numerous articles and texts.

Greg Noll, principal in the hazardous materials consulting firm Hildebrand & Noll Associates
and formerly the Hazardous Materials Coordinator for the Prince Georges County (MD) fire
department. Greg is a member of the NFPA Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials
Response.

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Video, 8 volumes.
Order #DR722-VHS or DR722-DVD
PAL video also available; contact us for details.
Vide volumes also available individually.
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