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SECTION Hazardous Materials <br /> STANDARD <br /> OPERATING S.O.G.ONO: 301,03 <br /> GUIDELINES <br /> SUBJECT Decontamination Procedures <br /> I. PURPOSE. <br /> In the interest of the TRT member's health and safety, this document is <br /> established to provide guidelines for safely handling decontamination efforts <br /> following hazardous materials incidents. It was promulgated to: <br /> A. Prevent the spread of contaminants beyond the Hot Zone at an incident <br /> involving hazardous materials. <br /> B. Reduce the possibility of death or injury due to exposure to hazardous <br /> materials. <br /> C. Establish a procedure to decontaminate equipment and apparatus <br /> exposed to a hazardous material so that the equipment and apparatus <br /> might promptly be returned to service. <br /> II. REFERENCES. <br /> A. North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission Department Occupational <br /> Safety and Health Program for Fire Departments and Rescue Squads, <br /> Subpart H — Hazardous Materials. 1910.120. <br /> B. Current edition of the National Fire Protection Association's 471, <br /> "Standard on Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents". <br /> C. Current edition of the National Fire Protection Association's 1500, <br /> "Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program". <br /> D. Current edition of the National Fire Protection Association's 1993, <br /> "Standard on Support Function Protective garments For Hazardous <br /> Chemical Operations". <br /> III. OSHA REQUIREMENTS. <br /> A. The TRT shall establish and implement a decontamination procedure <br /> following emergency response for all hazardous materials response <br /> personnel in accordance with OSHA 1910.120(q) and North Carolina Fire <br /> and Rescue Commission's Occupational Safety and Health Standard <br /> 1910.156, Chapter 5-6.3, Support Function Protective Garments. <br /> IV. GENERAL. <br /> A. Contamination is the transfer of a hazardous material to persons, <br /> equipment, and the environment due to an exposure or contact with a <br /> hazardous material. The magnitude of the exposure depends on the <br /> duration of the exposure and the concentration of the hazardous material. <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />