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1. CAS 7782 50 5 view respirator recommendations for the currently re A Y selected material Respirator recommendations SS B di f APF 10 Any chemical cartridge have been integrated from the latest issue of the nian ry cartridge s j NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards providing protection against the available released November 11 2001 latest compound of concern printing February 2004 APF 10 Any supplied air respirator A screenshot of the respirator screen is displayed at the right The pop up menu in the middle of Source NIOSH OSHA the display contains various substance concentration levels Making a selection from the Respirator type pop up menu for a given concentration level or Emergency Escape or At or above NIOSH will display the suitable classes of respirators with their assigned protection factors APFs that are acceptable for use under the stated conditions Of course more protective respirators may be worn Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or entry into IDLH conditions are followed by the classes of respirators acceptable for these conditions The Escape option when selected will indicate respirator types that are to be used only for escape purposes The bottom left corner of the screen indicates whether the NIOSH OSHA or other exposure limit US military exposure limits are used for chemical agent limits used on which to base the respirator recommendation
2. Chem Bio WMD Decision Support The Most Advanced Third Generation Mobile Chem Bio Rad Response System Available User s Guide www raesystems com P N 055 4002 000 Rev C HazRAE User s Guide Limitation of Liability RAE Systems Inc has used its best efforts to deliver completely integrated data in HazRAE Nevertheless RAE Systems Inc does not warrant the accuracy or completeness is not responsible for errors and omissions and is not liable for any direct indirect or consequential damages flowing from the recipient s use of HazRAE HazRAE software is distributed as is and RAE Systems Inc does not make any warranty claims either expressed or implied with respect to HazRAE its quality accuracy completeness performance merchantability or fitness for any intended purpose Indemnification In consideration for a license to use HazRAE recipients shall indemnify and serve harmless RAE Systems Inc and its agents and employees against any and all loss damage claim or liability whatsoever real or imagined due to personal injury or death or damage to property or others directly or indirectly due to the use of HazRAE by the recipient including failure to comply with the provisions of these terms and conditions Refer to the complete software license at the end of this document for further information A WARNING A This device is not certified as Intrinsically Safe Do not operate it in hazardou
3. ecceceseseceeereeeeceeeeeeees 97 Appendix C Ruggedized HazRAE Specifications 0 ceceseeeeceseeeeceeeeseeeecneeeneeeees 98 Military Specifications for HaZRAE Case uo cecececesesesseseteseseseseeeeecseseeeeeeeesenseeeeeeatenes 98 MIL STD 810F Impact Resistant to Drop PASSED oooncocccocinccnccconcnnnons 98 MIL STD 810F Water Resistance PASSED o oooccnconocincnccconocononccnnncnnonnnons 98 SAE J575 JUN92 Dust Resistance PASSED ooooccnnccnnocconncconcconoconocinonoos 98 Appendix D Ultra Rugged Recon HazRAE Specifications oooocccnccocincnonccononcninnon 99 Appendix E Background on Radiation eceecceceesceescesesseeeseeseceeeeeeesecaeeaeeeeeaeeaeees 100 Shielding Against Nuclear Radiation cccccccsccssccesecessceseceeeceeeeeeseeeseeeseeeeecsaeeeeees 100 Gamma Ray Dose Reductions for Various Building Types oooooncciononoconincnononanonoss 102 APPENDIX F BACKING UP amp REINSTALLING HAZRAE j ccsssssssssssecececesnssnssssesseeeees 103 APPENDIX G IPAQ SPECIFIC INFORMATION 105 HazRAE User s Guide Manual Conventions Throughout this manual several conventions are used to call attention to certain aspects and functionality of the system When you see the icon at the left 1t indicates something of particular interest Throughout this manual there are certain things that are important to note or keep in mind These items are noted by the use of the icon at the left The styl
4. HazRAE User s Guide SAFETY amp OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ccsccssssssssscecssccssscessssssscsssssecsscssessesssscsescess 2 WELCOME tito iaa dit sueteres svetesbetedessanosSuniiusqunedsoasendecenaectonepeitesavecuneisvneeees 7 ABOUT HAZRAE snm aia 8 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS aia aa 9 Operation TAS a A A iia Gea ah ee 13 TABS ai A A GARA Ad 13 Smart Input Processor ceo cosraicorinictnn id ideada 15 Integrated Trade Name Check orrena ono raaa an nono noon ccoo aE aaa 16 Bookmarks Recall ai ina 16 Search Results Overview Pane cccccccccssesssesseceteceseceseceseceeeeseeeeeeeeeaeesseeeseeeseecsaeeaees 17 Intelligent NaVvigatiOmiscs s css cesaeaescisdeesncadsetcaakegneatsacdesdasuadestasateesdesgeagoanvecieTsachedeeseseles 17 Instant Access to All Integrated Data via 1 Tap Pop Up Choose view 17 VIEENOGUIDE aid in aa 18 ISOLATION DISTANCES sssssvssststesesssssisesnssseavavivsonsubsansinaebcescnsbesehisessunesonsvaisisbuieeiessbssebeakonsiass 18 HAZARD OVERVIEW sesiscoicestescossonondensesonavodsnses eosvnsunvensosouatasessheuensavavenensonsupussbuasasesouesnaseneveanse 20 Acute Exposure Guideline Levels AEGLS ccccecccssesseesseeteeesseesseessecnseeneeeseenneeses 21 Military Exposure Guidelines MEGS cccccesccsssceesceeeceeseeeeeeeseeeseecsaecnaecnseenseeneeeaes 22 Background on MESS ii ove 22 MEGs for Chemical Warfare Agents MEG CWAS c cccccessseeseesteeneenteenteeeaeenes 22 Definiti
5. To review the available blast effects consequence guidance are varying distances from the specified device press the button on the IED Standoff display A dialog box will pop up summarizing expected blast effect consequences from the point of detonation outward 58 HazRAE User s Guide Calculating Breaching Standoff You can specify specific explosive charge weights using the other option from the Threats pop up menu for the selected explosive down to 0 006 of a pound 2 72 grams 42 grains Note that HazRAE s calculations factor in a fragmentation component on smaller sized blasts so the values you see as a result of using the IED Standoff calculations for estimating breaching standoff may be slightly greater than what may initially be expected Improvised Nuclear Devices HazRAE includes a fast and easy to use threat ring calculator for estimating standoff distances for Improvised Nuclear Devices INDs The calculations displayed by the IND Standoff screen are based on the Rankine Hugoniot scaling laws as used in The Effects of Nuclear Weapons 3 Edition From the Blast Tab the IND Standoff screen as seen at the right is selected by choosing IND Standoff from the available list of options and tapping the button By entering a yield value in kilotons and then tapping EvacDistances the display updates to provide information regarding fireball distance radius thermal radiation evacuation distance I
6. To load a preplan tap on HazRAE shown in the upper right corner of the window In the dropdown menu of choices that appear select Preplans Under the Preplans menu choose Load and a dialog box similar to the screenshot at the right will appear allowing you to specify the preplan that you d like to load Tap on the desired preplan to highlight it and then tap the button to load the plan or cancel to not load the plan Once you load the plan your recall list and protective clothing configuration are automatically updated to reflect the settings stored in the preplan If you have received a preplan from another HazRAE user you must copy it into the HazRAE folder on your computer device for the system to automatically find the plan the next time you choose to load a preplan Note that on PalmOS based devices you can store the preplan anywhere in main memory and the system will find it Clear Recall Clear Recall allows you to completely clear the current list of recall bookmark entries This is useful if you want to create a preplan that only contains the specific set of agents that you specify and nothing more Note that once you clear the recall list you cannot undo this action Also note that you cannot save an empty and that if the recall bookmark list is empty then no preplan can be saved 83 HazRAE User s Guide Accessing Local Reference Materials While HazRAE has been designed to be the most comprehensive mobile
7. HazRAE uses these and other registries as the basis for its ability to identify owner registry information for over 9 800 owner codes sometimes referred to as prefix codes The United Nations maintains a registry of port codes and locations for over 45 000 types of port facilities world wide HazRAE maintains a subset of these and can decode principal maritime ports of embarkation debarkation for over 2 800 facilities worldwide Example Codes and Markings Containers have stencilled on their sides and ends a variety of codes and markings which HazRAE can quickly decode validate and display their meanings As an example the photo at right shows typical stenciling found on the side of a sample container The ends of the container typically contain similar and perhaps additional codes of interest that can be decoded providing additional on scene situational awareness In the photo from upper left to lower right several of the codes that the system can decode are highlighted 69 HazRAE User s Guide The table below describes these and the other container codes that the system can decode Code Name Description Owner Prefix code e g UCLU Consists of four capital letters The fourth is generally a U These codes should be registered with the Bureau International des Containers BIC but often are not The owner code indicates the type of entity that owns the container e g shipper leaser trucking company
8. Show IDLH Hide IDLH User selected to view hide IDLH values of returned materials Symptoms Screen EMS Symptoms screen for currently selected material was viewed Selected material name is also recorded in the log Texture Attributes and modifiers selected from the Discovery Texture category is recorded in the log 80 HazRAE User s Guide User Auditing Event Event Definition Trade name Matching trade name search match was found Name of trade name match is also recorded in the log UK EU Definitions Screen User viewed the UK EU Definitions screen Unit Conversions User activated the unit conversion calculator UNNA found Matching UNNA search was made UNNA number is also recorded in the log Operator Initiated Events Operator initiated events are actions that a user can take to directly impact the state of the audit file These events are discussed below Operator Auditing Event Event Definition New User A new user with the initials ID as specified in the audit log is now using the system Op comment Operator specified comments entered into the log file Device Constraints With exception for the minor limitations mentioned below HazRAE is unique in that it is the only system available that provides the user full capabilities and train once deploy anywhere capability on all supported devices Auditing is only available for devices that have the requ
9. Will be easily ignited by heat materials Although knowledgeable in the field Sparks or flames of law enforcement and public protection a first Will form explosive mixtures with responder is usually not an expert in the j ill ionit i lv j transport or handling of hazardous materials IN e ii Thus the ERG is a compact source of essential Those substances designated information to use as a basis for making with a P may polymerize reasonable decisions often under difficult explosively when heated or conditions The guide pages in HazRAE maintain the look and feel of the original ERG s Orange pages as is shown from the screenshot at the right On the top right corner of the display is a popup menu that contains each of the sections of the selected guide This pop up menu lets you quickly select and navigate to the appropriate section of the guide The upper rectangular area displayed at the right lists the number and name of the guide you are looking at and the lower section displays the appropriate ERG guide pages Tapping the button will return you to whichever screen you came from If there is more text than can fit in the lower area a scrollbar will appear allowing you to scroll up or down through the guide Isolation Distances If fire hazard exists Mew cude Many materials in HazRAE have a specific Initial Isolation Zone and Protective Action Zone that have been calculated for them depending on the size of the sp
10. exposure to ionizing radiation Additionally if Est Dose 800 3000Rad 8 30Gray you have a dosimeter or other personal Signs Symptoms dosimetry device HazRAE can help you Nausea Vomiting recognize signs and symptoms associated with a ee T onset range of dosimetry readings Signs and lt 1 hour symptoms associated with exposure to ionizing ie Sag radiation vary according to the amount of Lymphocyte count exposure received Decreases within hours CNS function Rapid incapacitation may have A screenshot of the signs and systems screen for P i radiation exposure is displayed at the right Symptoms of exposure are further broken as is shown at the right into the following categories Nausea Vomiting Time of onset Duration Lymphocyte count CNS function Latent phase duration Manifest symptoms Manifest time of onset Manifest critical period Manifest organ system Hospitalization duration and expected mortality rate EMS First Aid for Radioactive Isotopes HazRAE includes first aid recommendations for exposure to ionizing radiation This includes isotope specific treatment information and general first aid response guidance for Stabilization Decontamination Ingestion and Treatment recommendations Access to this information is available under the Choose View 1 Tap Pop Up menu The information is displayed on the first aid screen previously discussed Refer to the EMS First Aid section of this manual for
11. 1 The View Guides Isolation ME o Distances Hazard Overview Reactive Groups and Beam Discovery Select observed signs symptoms Chemical Profile views are described elsewhere in Appearance E Convulsions this document The EMS Signs Symptoms and Behavior lw N A 1 EMS First Aid views are described in the sections Skin e N A below Eyes v Pinpoint pupils Respiratory w Runny nose E oe Matched 5 of 5 MiLinkeu Reset Guy HazRAE is also unique in that it helps you to identify unknown hazardous compounds based on AMB Vx WHEN USED AS A WE medical signs and symptoms observed in someone g at who has been exposed to a hazardous chemical It does this by matching the observed signs and symptoms that you ve specified with the materials in its database and returns the top 25 best matching materials A screenshot of the S amp S Tab is shown at the right An overview of the various parts of the screen is listed below followed with a more detailed explanation for each part of the S amp S display Select y 6 Circle Explanation Overview 1 Signs symptoms categories and pop up menus 2 The Go button matches materials with the specified signs and symptoms 3 Number of user specified symptoms the selected highlighted in yellow material actually matched out of the total number of symptoms the user specified 4 The results list displays a graphical view of the
12. Emergency personnel Ingestion Inhalation Aspiration Notes should wear protective clothing Stabilization Decontamination Treatment and appropriate to the type and degree Other Not all materials will have all sections Data source EPA 1998 and some materials may have a section listed more than once in the pop up menu as in the case of eyes skin This may occur when there are different procedures available for treatment of eyes vs skin or perhaps multiple sets of notes or warning associated with the material The data source for the government approved first aid information is displayed below the first aid procedures along with the date of publication First aid information contained in the system is intended as an educational aid for use by certified emergency medical practitioners Any specific treatments or procedures should only be performed by or under the supervision of competent certified emergency medical practitioners based on their evaluation and interpretation of a patient s condition and attendant circumstances indications or contraindications 32 HazRAE User s Guide Discovery Tab In incident response scenarios where traditional identifiers regarding the materials in use are known HazRAE s Search tab provides the tools an emergency responder needs to quickly transition from observation to action However in those cases where traditional identifiers are not known such as terrorism response only HazRAE with
13. OASG IDLH values 2 519 DOE CDC TEEL ERPG Rev20 949 NFPA RIDS Fire rating classifications Note where NFPA ratings between data sources differ the most conservative value from a safety perspective is used 677 NIOSH Pocket Guide IDLH values physical attributes respirator recommendations 633 Argonne National Labs Isolation Distances Protective Action Zones 31 000 NIOSH EPA DuPont Protective clothing breakthrough times 167 USAMRIID WHO CDC HC amp Biological warfare agents bio toxins and bio terror agents others 8 800 DEA FBI ATF EPA United Precursors for explosives chemical warfare cocaine heroin amp Nations amp others methamphetamines 7 000 ATF Commercial military detonators 9 800 United Nations Code For Trade And Coastal ports of embarkation debarkation for intermodal Transport Locations containers 12 000 RTECS Toxic substances RTECS registry pages 2 800 Bureau International des Containers Intermodal containers owner registration codes and country of origin 692 National Nuclear Data Center Radioactive isotope overview March 2004 update 692 U S Nuclear Regulatory Occupational exposure limits general public exposure guidelines Commission International Atomic Energy Commission Sealed Sources and industrial uses assigned risks of selected isotopes Department of Homeland Security RDD Working Group Signs symptoms and medical response information
14. The table below describes which codes can be entered into which edit box Not all codes are required nor will they be necessarily available in all situations Edit box name What can be specified Shipper code serial Owner prefix code required if anything is entered in this edit box optionally followed by serial number and an optional check digit If the check digit is specified HazRAE will validate it against the specified owner prefix and serial number If no check digit is specified and a serial number is provided HazRAE will indicate what the correct check digit should be Country and or type code Indicates when available the container s country of registration and type code The type code indicates the physical dimensions and often the construction characteristics and physical hazards associated with the container There are a total of 65 possible type hazard codes and HazRAE can decode them all ISO country port code This code when available indicates the country and port of embarkation debarkation which can sometimes be found on a container or its associated paperwork This is typically 2 upper case alphabetic characters followed by another 3 alphabetic characters like PK KCT as illustrated in the above screenshot Lastly as a general rule high density heavy goods are normally loaded in shorter containers Low density goods examples paper towels plastics etc are nor
15. 2 823 100 0 4 material profile screen for radioactive isotopes is Gamma MeV 1 332492 shown at the left For the selected isotope 1 173228 0 058603 0 00765 y HazRAE provides common industrial uses of the Decay chain Co 60 gt B gt Ni 60 Stable t isotope along with the activity range typical of the given industrial application if known The system also displays radiation emissions IAEA risk level 1 La associated with the selected isotope This may be any combination of alpha beta or gamma radiation Radiation energy is listed in MeV million electronvolts along with the probability of occurrence for the emission for alpha and beta emissions only Radiation energy is sorted and displayed from strongest to weakest emission energies for alpha and beta emissions Gamma emissions are generally listed in order of abundance reflecting what is most likely to be observed in the field under short sampling periods Also note that for response purposes HazRAE does not display radiation emissions of isotopes whose half lives are less than 10 minutes as it is extremely unlikely that these isotopes would be present in sufficient quantities time to be meaningful in any response scenario On occasion the results in the emissions field may display Alpha Beta Gammas are below baseline or only EC IT occur The baseline is defined as the 10 minute half life or whose occurrence is less than one percent
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17. Container Identification Skin 39 Smart input processor 15 Special Hazards 20 Special Information See NFPA 704 Special modifiers 33 34 Specific Gravity 26 Spontaneous Fusion 50 Standoff distances 55 Stenciling See Rail Cars Suit fabric 28 Surveillance 66 Survival outside host See Suseptibilities Susceptibilities 66 Symptom categories 37 Symptoms category 38 System events 78 System Requirements 9 Tag Shunts 62 Technical Guidance for Hazards Analysis 20 Technical Support Working Group 55 TEEL1 20 Temperature 40 Terrorism agents 65 Text files 85 Texture attribute selector 34 Thermal Radiation Distance Improvised Nuclear Device 59 Thermo Electron Corporation 52 TLV STEL 20 TLV TWA 20 Toxicity 25 Train once deploy anywhere 8 Tube Delay 62 Tychem 28 U S National Institute of Health 87 UN Hazard See UN Hazard class 74 UN number 15 UN Number 15 unit conversion 75 Units of measure 74 Upper Explosive Limit 26 USAMRIID 95 USCG 95 ser events 79 ser initiated events 81 user interface style 15 Vapor density 26 Vapor Pressure 26 U U HazRAE User s Guide Vector See Dissemination WHO 95 View Guide 18 Windows Computers 9 WebCheck 16 Wire Specifications 62 Reachback 16 Zoonosis See Dissemination 112 Q SYSTEMS RAE Systems Inc World Headquarters 3775 N First St San Jose CA 95134 1708 USA Phone 408 952
18. ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIQUID N O S Making Deductions Using Discovery Given a choice when approaching an incident involving an unknown gas is it generally safer to approach uphill or downhill from the incident Using Discovery you can deduce a potential answer to this question and others too Search for how many materials are heavier than air and note how many matching materials are found Now change the search to only find materials that are lighter than air Note that there are almost 20 times the number of hazardous materials that are heavier than air compared to hazardous materials that are lighter than air Multiple Routes to the Same Chemical There are many chemicals whose properties may vary depending on a number of factors HazRAE has the flexibility and intelligence built in to handle many of these situations Lets look at sulfur as an example It has an odor similar to rotten eggs and is commonly found as a powder a solid or as crystals with a yellow or pale yellow color Using any combination of the above attributes Discovery will always return sulfur Specifying a color of yellow and an odor of rotten eggs will return 5 matches Specifying a color of pale yellow and an odor of rotten eggs will only match sulfur Specifying no color but either crystals powder or solid under the texture pop up will all result in matching sulfur First Responder Clues for Detecting Hazardous Materials Presence When re
19. HazMat CBRNE decision support system available there are still situations where user developed reference materials forms checklists or other organization specific reference aids such as incident maps and overlays or response information unique to a specific agent may be available for use It is easy to add the above types of information to HazRAE whether its reference aids or other materials unique to a specific agent or general information that would be handy to directly access from within HazRAE To access either agent specific reference materials or reference materials that should be available regardless of a specific agent there are two menu items available Agent Refs and Local Refs found under the Preplans menu Access the Preplans menu by tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the display A menu bar will appear Tap on the Preplans menu if it is not already highlighted as shown at the right and the menu options will be displayed The relevant choices are Agent Refs and Local Refs Both options are described below Agent Specific Reference Documents Use the Agent Refs menu option to retrieve agent specific information for the current material For instance your organization may have unique guidance on containment decontamination reference materials or cleanup procedures for a specific agent that is not found in HazRAE This information can be easily made available for use from HazRAE available whenev
20. Hazard Overview and Chemical Profile screens for the specific hazards associated with this chemical 25 Material Profile As a quick reference HazRAE contains supporting chemical profile data on many of the materials stored in the system A snapshot of the chemical profile screen is shown at the right There are three parts to this display as described below Eaa contain moderate concentrations of e The upper section includes a general hydroxide ions and have pH s y description of the material It also Chemical Formula HazRAE User s Guide General description Profile A white to reddish colored solid in 4 the form of crystalline rods Used as an antiseptic and in organic Salts basic such as SODIUM t PHENOLATE are generally soluble in water The resulting solutions includes things like physical attributes C6H60 Na flash point and other attributes unique to the selected material The center section of the display shows a more detailed material profile describing the material specific reactions its composition and other information If available for the displayed material the following fields will also be present Auto Ignition Boiling Point and Flash Point Some materials have ignition flash and boiling point temperatures that vary over a temperature range e g 131 to 135 degrees Where this range is insignificant from an emergency response perspective only the lower more conservative temperature is displa
21. It is easily added to many materials and It is difficult to attain high concentrations neutron does not result in a radioactive product when added to materials and it is expensive Lithium Thermal The neutron absorbing process does not Each absorbed neutron produces a neutron produce any gammas and lithium can be lithium atom and it is expensive mixed with other materials 101 HazRAE User s Guide Shielding Radiation Shielding Advantages Shielding Disadvantages Material Cadmium Thermal It is a metal that is easily formed with A toxic metal that produces a long lived neutron sharp edges for beam definition A thin radioactive nuclide Neutron capture piece can stop all thermal neutrons produces high energy gammas that are difficult to shield Gamma Ray Dose Reductions for Various Building Types Shielding characteristics of most structures for gamma radiation can be categorized based on whether they are small or large Small structures are primarily single family dwellings and large structures include office industrial and commercial buildings The typical attenuation factors given in the table below show the importance of the type of structure for protection from external gamma radiation Sheltering in place staying inside a structure with doors and windows closed and generally with exterior ventilation systems shut off is a low cost low risk protective action that can provide protect
22. NEOP BUTYL Chloroprene Rubber Butyl Rubber NEOP NAT RUB Chloroprene Rubber Natural Rubber NEOP PVC Chloroprene Rubber Polyvinyl Chloride NIT POLYURETHANE PVC NIT POLYURETHANE PVC NITRILE Nitrile Rubber NITRILE Natural Rubber Nitrile Rubber Natural Rubber NITRILE PVC Nitrile Rubber Polyvinyl Chloride NONWOVEN FABRIC Same PE Polyethylene PE EVAL PE Polyethylene Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Polyethylene PET Polyethylene Terephthalate POLYURETHANE Polyurethane Rubber POLYURETHANE PVC Polyurethane Rubber Polyvinyl Chloride PTFE Teflon Polytetrafluoroethylene Teflon PVAC Polyvinyl Acetate PVAL Polyvinyl Alcohol PVC Polyvinyl Chloride Silver Shield Same Tychem 7500 Same Tychem BR amp LV Same Tychem CPF 1 Same Tychem CPF 2 Same Tychem CPF 3 Plastic Laminate Kappler Company Tychem CPF 4 Same Tychem F Same Tychem QC Same Tychem Reflector Same Tychem Responder Plastic Laminate Life Guard Company Tychem SL Same Tychem TK Same TYVEK Saranex 23 P Polyethylene Polyvinylidene Chloride Polyethylene Tyvek Viton Fluoroelastomer Viton Butyl Fluoroelastomer Butyl Rubber Viton Chlorobutyl Fluoroelastomer Chlorobutyl Rubber Viton Neoprene Fluoroelastomer Chloroprene Rubber 30 HazRAE User s Guide Respirator Recommendations HazRAE includes integrated access to respirator HazRAE recommendations for a broad range of materials CHLORINE From the 1 tap pop up menu select Respirators to UNNA 1017
23. NFPA 95 NFPA 472 88 NFPA 704 72 89 NIH 95 NIMS 86 NIOSH 95 See IDLH NOAA 95 Oak Ridge National Labs 47 Observable attributes 33 Odor attribute selector 34 Online Help 82 On Scene IED Calculations 56 Open cup 26 Orange Section 68 Ortec 52 Other characteristics 25 HazRAE User s Guide Outdoor Evacuation Distance 56 Packing Group 74 Photo Ionization Detectors 26 Physical characteristics 67 PIDs 26 Placard identifier 15 27 Placard Identifier 89 Pocket PC 9 Port facilities 69 Precursor identifier 27 Prefix codes 69 Preplans 82 Load 83 Save 83 Print Screen 89 Printing 89 Protective Action Guides for Radiological Dispersal Devices 44 Protective Action Zone 18 Protective clothing 29 Protective Clothing 67 Radioactive isotopes 43 50 RAE Systems 26 Rail Cars 68 Range 66 Rankine 59 RDX 57 Reachback Capabilities 87 Reactive Groups 25 Reactivity 25 See NFPA 704 Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances See RTECS Reservoir See Dissemination Respirator Recommendations 31 Respiratory 38 Response Information Data 95 Results overview pane 15 Road Rail Identification 68 RTECS 16 24 S amp S 36 Safe Distance 56 Search button 37 Search history bookmarks Recall 16 Search results overview 17 Search tab 15 Search Tab 89 Serial number See Container Identification Shells 62 Signature See observable attributes 111 Size and type codes See
24. S amp S search you may notice that when you tap on some of the resulting agent names displayed in the results listbox that the MLinked appears highlighted yellow Agents that match both the prior discovery search and the S amp S search will be ranked higher in the list of matching agents and the checkbox will appear like this Linked 37 HazRAE User s Guide Match Results Area five of the screen as circled in the above illustration displays for the material highlighted in the list box of results how many of the indicators you specified this material actually matched along with the total number of indicators you specified Top 25 Best Matching Materials This list box as indicated in circled area 4 in the above screenshot contains the best matching materials The best matching materials those that best matched the indicators you specified will always be at the top of the list and those with the lowest scores will be at the bottom To the left of the material name is a graphical segment display to give you a quick feel for how well a given material matched the indicators you specified To see the actual score tap on the material to highlight 1t The actual score which is defined as the number of indicators for the selected material that matched those you specified in the signs symptoms categories will be displayed in red circled area 4 Its always a good idea to confirm scores as the graphic indicators can only resolve diff
25. cccccccccccssssssesesesesesesetetstetststeseeseseseeeees 86 REACHBACK CAPABILITIES scsssissiesscsseseesoetseasnsoovensondnatesossvesensovsventesvaseaecsdnssesessvesesevevnanns 87 TIPS AND TRICKS 0 des aaas aaea ee a anas dantuetveesatecausestareiuetes 88 Be Thorough When Using Search by Name ooooonocccoconococonccononononon nono noon ccoo nononoconocnnnnns 88 Making Deductions Using Discovery oooooooconococonaconaconnconnnonnnnan nono nono ncon ccoo nono reco nncannnns 88 Multiple Routes to the Same Chemical oooooncononcniconoonnoonnnonananonannonnnonn cono nononoconocnncnoos 88 First Responder Clues for Detecting Hazardous Materials PreSenCe coccion 88 Printing Data from HaZRAE oococonncccccnoconcconocononnnonnconononnnnc nono nonncnn cnn conca ncnn cnn 89 SUPPORT BAO sissssivesissssaciaccedeciieasianssvactassssssdeassosgunscnsdedesnsanacessesicsasanesaveciesvesaniensdacesacsaeatesoseeaste 89 LEGAL NOTICES is ivsccscsusscscsscenvctissnssotavnssiesessentevassavsutsvsesastocechsessesnvantencssscbesdunacacesseesdensedaseasene 91 LEGAL NOTICES ooreet reator serere ote r s Eoss oee eei SSE es i Ea EEE Ee oE ia KEE poSo iae poas Kees dois 91 APPENDICES cisissecsdesesicnscctsccnncansduncccesaseteansceatdersomaciseasoanssodsesteses aetccesscousensveseasesncedasesvendsanssuresas 95 Appendix A HazRAE Data Sources cceceeccssccsseeseeeeceseeseesecaecaeeeeeeaecaecaeeeeeeaeenaeenees 95 Appendix B Comparative Lethality of Selected Toxins
26. characters followed by another three alphabetic characters like PK KCT Access the Container ID screen by tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the display A menu bar appears Tap on the Options menu if it is not already highlighted Choose Container ID from the selection of choices that appear under the Options menu This quick reference tool is particularly useful for responders that may not be completely familiar with the types of information provided by stencilling on the side of a container as detailed above The Container ID screen is shown at the right This contains an illustration of a typical container highlighting in red where the codes that are typically stencilled on a container can be found Below this are three edit boxes Each edit box can contain several Shipper code serial HTAU234358 codes all of which HazRAE can decode and Country and or type code PK 28T6 display in the text box at the bottom of the ISO country port code PK KCT screen Type in the codes that are available in HTAU Hussain Trading Agencies the appropriate text edit box and tap Go to Length 20 6 07m decode the information or tap Clear to clear HeightxWidth 4 3 1 3m x8 1 5m any entries or decoded information and start Over 000 000000 U po 0000 Class T6 Dangerous liquids 70 HazRAE User s Guide
27. delayed permanent disease e g kidney disease or cancer 1 year The airborne concentration for a continuous exposure up to 1 year 365 days 24 hours day that is considered protective against health effects including chronic disease and increased risk to cancer i e cancer risk greater than 1 x 10 4 No performance degradation or long term health consequences are expected with exposure at or below this level Increasing concentration and or duration could increase the potential for delayed permanent disease e g kidney disease or cancer Definiti ons Of Health Effects Associated With Water MEGs Exposure Duration Health Effects and Performance Degradation 5 days Sor 15 L day The drinking water concentration for a continuous daily consumption of either 5 L day or 15 L day for up to 5 days that should not impair performance and is considered protective against significant non cancer effects Increasing concentration and or duration could result in performance degradation need for medical intervention or increase the potential for delayed permanent disease e g kidney disease or cancer 14 days 5or 15 L day The drinking water concentration for a continuous daily consumption of either 5 L day or 15 L day for up 14 days that should not impair performance and is considered protective against significant non cancer effects Increasing concentration and or duration could result in performance degr
28. disk One entire HazRAE session will be bound between the Log opened and Log closed entries HazRAE will automatically create its log files as needed A new log file will be created each day if logging has been enabled If the user deletes a needed log file HazRAE will create a new log file with the same name containing the latest accountability log entries in this new file User Events User auditing events automatically timestamp and record actions taken by a user while using the system creating a precise transcript that can be used to provide an accurate replay of actions taken in the system The auditable events are listed below User Auditing Event Event Definition lt Category gt Lists the name of each signs symptoms category specified by the user For each specified signs and symptoms category selected items within this category will be listed AEGL Screen User viewed the AEGL screen for the currently selected agent Bio agent Matching bio agent search was made Name of matching bio agent is also recorded in the log CAS found Matching CAS search was made CAS searched is also recorded in the log Color Attributes and modifiers selected from the Discovery Color category is recorded in the log Combined matches Total number of matching isotopes found during previous Isotope Identification request 79 HazRAE User s Guide User Audit
29. for radioactive isotopes OSHA NIOSH Interim Guidance for TLV IDLH values for Airborne Exposure Limits to Nerve Agents Published April 1 2005 in consultation with the OASG These values are advisory and interim in nature OSHA may update this guidance as additional information becomes available Other data sources referenced in HazRAE include The Merck Index An Encyclopedia of Chemicals Drugs and Biologicals S Budavari Ed Merck amp Co Inc Rahway NJ 1996 e Aldrich Handbook of Fine Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment 2000 2001 Aldrich Sigma 95 HazRAE User s Guide Bretherick s Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards 5 ed Butterworth Heinemann Oxford 1995 Chemistry of Organic Compounds 2 Ed C R Noller W B Saunders Company 1958 Hazardous Chemicals Handbook Carson P A and Mumford C J Butterworth Heinemann Oxford 1994 ChemCheck Handbook STP Specialty Technical Publishers Vancouver Canada 1994 Chemical and Engineering News published weekly by the American Chemical Society Chemical Manufacturers Association Case Histories Chemistry and Technology of Explosives Urbanski T London MacMillan Hazardous Materials Reference Book Davis D J and Davis J A Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1996 Farm Chemicals Handbook 1995 Meister Publishing Company Willoughby OH Fire and Explosion Risks von Schwartz E London Griffin 1918 The Condensed Chemical Dictionary
30. gr ed G G Hawley 1977 A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry First Edition and supplements J W Mellor Longmans Green amp Co London and Wiley Interscience New York Journal of Chemical Education Journal of Hazardous Materials Journal of Loss Prevention Journal of Organic Chemistry published by the American Chemical Society Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Journal of the American Chemical Society Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Kirk Othmer Wiley Interscience New York 3 ed 1978 and 4 ed 1992 Lancaster Catalog 2000 2001 Lancaster Synthesis Ltd Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference 3 i ed Lewis R J Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1993 National Fire Protection Association NFPA National Toxicity Program Safety in the Chemical Laboratory Pieters London Academic Press gnd ed 1957 Underwriters Laboratory s Bulletin of Research United States Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 59 Ed Weast CRC Press 1979 96 Appendix B Comparative Lethality of Selected Toxins AGENT Botulinum toxin Shiga toxin Tetanus toxin Diphtheria toxin Ciguatoxin C perfringens toxins Batrachotoxin Ricin Taipoxin Tetrodotoxin Saxitoxin VX SEB Rhesus Aerosol Anatoxin A s Microcystin Soman GD Sarin GB Aconitine T 2 Toxin Source USAMRIID s MEDICAL MANAGEME
31. include African Explo AEL Dyno Nobel IDL ATLAS Dyno Nobel TEC IRECO Austin Ensign Bickford Military detonators Davey Bickford ETI ORICA Davey Fire Famesa Owen Oil Tools Delta Caps Canada GOEX Inter PETRO EXPLO Detonics Hercules RISI Dupont Hercules ETI DYNAWELL ICI Category pop up menu For a given Type of detonator as described above various categories of properties can be specified for which you may have properties that you d like to specify when querying for matching detonators The categories of properties that are available for a given type of detonator are described in the table below Electric Electronic Non electric Shock Tube Shells Tag Shunts Shells Wire Shells Shells Tube Delay Wire Specifications Specifications 62 HazRAE User s Guide Property pop up menu For each of the categories specified above various properties for the given category can be specified The properties available for each category for a given type of detonator are described below Electric Electronic Non electric Shock Tube Shells Shell length Shell Shell length Shell Shell length Shell Shell length diameter Case material diameter Case diameter Case Shell diameter Crimp style Plug style material Crimp style material Case material Plug color rings Plug style Plug color rings Tag Wire Color 1 Wire Shunts Color 2 Shunt Style N A N A N A Delay time Delay num
32. its patent pending technology can help instantly identify suspect materials using only your observation skills to note the physically observable material attributes encountered on scene This follows the NFPA 472 guidance that any responder even at the awareness level of certification is supposed to be able to use on scene clues to help them size up the situation HazRAE puts this into practice Relying on these observable attributes HazRAE can find matching materials from its database in under 3 seconds on a low end Palm device and almost instantaneously on more powerful handhelds and desktop computers HazRAE contains unique attributes that describe the materials in its database and provides a unique signature of each material These signatures and special modifiers described below are used to find unique matches with the physical characteristics observed on scene with materials in the database A screenshot of the Discovery tab is shown below at the right An overview of the various parts of the screen are listed below followed with a more detailed explanation for Discovery a each part of the display Search by Color 4 _Texture a Odor 3 y Colorless Liquid fe Almond Circle Explanation Overview ace 1 Color attribute selector 2 Texture attribute selector 3 Odor attribute selector A Net eee 4 Results page count EV RENO REN Tee 5 Go button HYDROCYANIC ACID AQUEOUS 6 Discovery results
33. label on the lower portion of the display More details regarding the associated flammability hazards are available by tapping the button to the right of the Fire Hazard label Reactivity Yellow The assignment of degrees in the reactivity category is based upon the susceptibility of materials to release energy either by themselves or in combination with water Fire exposure is one of the factors considered along with conditions of shock and pressure Tapping on the down arrow or number in the yellow diamond will let you select the reactivity hazard number that matches the placard observed on scene A short description of the reactivity hazard is displayed to the right of the Reactivity label on the lower portion of the display More details regarding the associated reactivity hazards are available by tapping the button to the right of the Reactivity label Special Information White The quadrant includes information on specific characteristics of the material e g reactivity with water radioactivity tendency to oxidize etc Tapping on the down arrow or number in the white diamond will let you select the special information code if present that matches the placard observed on scene A short description of the special information hazard is displayed to the right of the Special Info label on the lower portion of the display 73 HazRAE User s Guide International Operations HazRAE has easy to use built in features and capab
34. or other the name of the entity and optionally its country of origin Serial number Consists of six numerals The container owner assigns these numbers Check digit The check digit provides a means of validating the accuracy of the owner prefix code and serial number HazRAE can determine whether a given check digit is valid or if not present what the prescribed check digit should be Country code of container registration This optional code the first two character box on the left in the second row of the above photo contains the ISO 3166 country code While many containers may still contain these stenciled country codes starting in 1996 these codes have been dropped from many new containers Size and type codes HazRAE decodes the new size and type codes that were put into use in the beginning of 1996 This code consists of four alphanumeric characters The first character encodes the container s length the second character encodes the height and the width of the container The third and fourth character indicate the type of container and can be a group designation or a detailed type code designation providing general or specific hazard warnings Country Port code Although it is not displayed in the photo HazRAE can also decode the country and port of embarkation debarkation which can sometimes be found on a con tainer or its associated paperwork This is typically two upper case alphabetic
35. pane 7 lt lt Prev a 7 Previous Next page navigation buttons Select 8 Hit counter indicating total number of materials that matched your criteria 9 1 Tap Pop Up has Material specific substance information A Only visible when gt 1 and lt 11 hits found shows hides available IDLH values for the returned materials Useful for making a quick assessment of which of the returned materials has the lowest IDLH value Color Attribute Selector Use this pop up list to choose any of the available colors to describe the observed color of the material This pop up menu stays open so you can easily select more than one color attribute To hide this pop up menu tap anywhere outside of the pop up menu Tapping on N A will deselect any selected colors or special modifiers For instance if you choose the attributes brown and green and then tap Geah HazRAE will return a list of 33 HazRAE User s Guide materials that are brown or green in an uncontrolled environment The color attribute selector also supports four special modifiers dark light pale bright These modifiers tell HazRAE that in addition to the colors you specified the material must also contain the selected modifier For instance selecting a color of brown and tapping Geach Discovery will return many matching materials while selecting light and brown will return a much smaller set of materials Note that if you select any of the special modifiers by themselves witho
36. rank of each matching material Best matching materials will always be located at the top of the list 5 The Reset button resets all the categories and lets you quickly start over 6 1 Tap Pop Up menu to access data relevant to the currently selected highlighted in yellow hazardous compound 7 Links signs and symptoms search results with previous discovery results 1f available If no prior discovery results are available this option won t be visible All of the symptom and first aid data found in HazRAE comes from published government approved data sources such as the National Institute of Health the EPA etc 36 HazRAE User s Guide Symptom Categories Use the signs and symptoms categories to select the signs and symptoms observed There are eight categories similar to those defined by the Defense Protective Service s NBC Agent categories only expanded to contain more than 120 distinct indicators to choose from to more accurately reflect the wide range of materials in the HazRAE database Depending on the device on which you are running the system there may be a scroll bar to the right of the categories to let you scroll the list up or down in order to view all eight categories The pop up menus are similar to the pop up menus on the Discovery tab in that when you tap on them they pop up and stay up to more easily allow you to select multiple indicators Close the pop up menu by clicking anywhere outside of it To disable
37. reference documents tap i i on the selected file name to highlight it then tap Chlorine environ txt the CK button To cancel out of this dialog box ea eta aa without doing anything just tap the button CHLORINE STORAGE doc Yon may id ananlimiedrambsrofagen Seca document to vien ance simply storing them in the G3AgentRefs Cancel 2K directory folder If this directory folder does not exist HazRAE will create it automatically for you To remove an existing agent specific reference document just delete it from the G3AgentRefs directory folder using your computer device s file browser explorer Reference Documents Available at Any Time Use the Local Refs menu option to retrieve generic reference documents that you ve created that should be available from within HazRAE Examples of reference document that you may want to make locally available from within HazRAE are an emergency contact telephone list NIMS compliant ICS forms or a PARS checklist To access these local reference materials from within HazRAE use the following steps Step One Store the desired reference documents in the G3LocalRefs directory folder found at the root level of your device or computer The supported file types are listed in the previous Agent Refs section Store the file onto your computer device in the G3LocalRefs directory Local reference docs folder one will automatically be created for you fr
38. required to quickly get the answers you re looking for Instant Access to All Integrated Data via 1 Tap Pop Up Choose view Once you ve selected the material you re interested in tapping on the Choose View pop up menu E Choose view 1 will display a list of options that will take you to the appropriate view for this particular material Not all options are applicable E View Guide to each material and only the applicable options for the Isolation Distances selected material will appear in this pop up menu The Hazard Overview complete set of options available is shown at the right The Reactive Groups specific capabilities offered by the various options noted in the oe Profile table are discussed in more detail in the following sections of Doa OS 7 Protective Clothin this user guide This pop up menu is highlighted in a bright Respirators 3 EMS Signs Symptoms EMS First Aid 17 HazRAE User s Guide green as a visual cue to let you know that agent specific response information is available from this pop up menu View Guide The guide pages are taken directly from the U S Department of Transportation s Emergency Response Guide reference The v Fire explode ERG 2004 is designed to be used by a first 116 GASES FLAMMABLE UNSTABLE responder to determine the appropriate level of action during the first 30 minutes after a EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE transportation accident involving hazardous
39. responsibility to determine the level of toxicity and the proper personal protective equipment needed The information set forth herein reflects laboratory performance of fabrics not complete garments under controlled conditions It is intended for informational use by persons having technical skill for evaluation under their specific end use conditions at their own discretion and risk Anyone intending to use this information should first verify that the garment selected is suitable for the intended use In many cases seams and closures have shorter breakthrough times and higher permeation rates than the fabric Please contact the garment manufacturer for specific data If fabric becomes torn abraded or punctured end user should discontinue use of garment to avoid potential exposure to chemical SINCE CONDITIONS OF USE ARE OUTSIDE THE CONTROL OF DUPONT WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE AND ASSUME NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION This information is not intended as a license to operate under or a recommendation to infringe any patent or technical information of DuPont or others covering any material or its use In the normalization process of DuPont permeation times fabrics whose breakthrough times were listed as less than thirty minutes have been omitted from the system Protective Clothing Display Name Ab
40. screen for radiological response displays yw Distance 10 Oft m the isotope short name a gamma radiation user input in rems or sieverts per hour the decay levels over distance and a button to bring up a tool to convert rems to sieverts or sieverts to rems To illustrate the use of this screen it is helpful to consider a response situation While en route to the scene the responder can bring up the HazRAE isolation distance screen for the radiological isotope If the radiation type is unknown the HazRAE Rad tab may be used in conjunction with the appropriate survey equipment to identify the isotope s The isolation distance screen will populate the graph with a rem hour value for that isotope which is an estimate of gamma emissions at close range If survey equipment measures a different value most likely something less than the given max due to time distance attenuating factors simply enter that number with the rem or sievert per hour unit selection then tap the recalculate button The screen updates the graph of rems or sieverts over distance To convert rems to sieverts select the amp button The unit conversion tool window pops up with the first rem level and the appropriate conversion To convert a value other than the default enter that number into the unit converter then select the calculate button The levels in the graph decrease with the inverse square of the distance doubling your distance from the point source de
41. the time at which you would like your backup to occur For weekly backups set the date and time at which you would like backups to start 6 Check the box labeled Restart Device When Complete 7 Tap OK 8 Tap Backup If you see a window that says File exists do you want to replace the existing backup file tap Yes 9 Tap Start to begin the backup The backup process takes a few minutes 104 HazRAE User s Guide 10 When the backup is complete you will see the message Operation Complete Tap OK 11 Next you will see the message Operation Completed Tap OK to start your device Tap OK Now the iPAQ will automatically create a new backup file at the specified intervals Restoring Your HazRAE And Other Data From Backup 1 Turn on your iPAQ 2 Click Start Programs iPAQ Backup There are two modes of operation Basic and Advanced Both do the same thing although you have to follow different instructions Basic Mode Default l 2 3 Tap Restore Now It takes a few minutes When it says Operation Completed tap OK You ll see a message that says Tap OK to restart your device Tap OK Advanced Mode 1 Za 7 8 Tap the Restore tab When you see Select a backup file tap the button Select the appropriate backup file Tap Open Tap Restore Tap Start Restoring will take a few minutes When you see the message Operatio
42. to ounces Rad to milliGray Miles to kilometers Fahrenheit to celsius Rad to microGray Pounds to kilograms Celsius to fahrenheit 75 HazRAE User s Guide Interactive Glossary HazRAE includes an extensive reference of common terms and acronyms frequently found associated with hazardous materials You may find these terms on bills of lading package labeling material safety data sheets etc You can access the Glossary screen directly from any screen within HazRAE by tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the display A menu bar will appear Tap on the Options menu 1f it is not already highlighted Choose Glossary from the selection of choices that appear under the Options menu On the Glossary screen seen at the right tapping on any term will display its ESA D F G 1 L N O Q R T JU W definition in the lower definition text box Tapping on the letter tabs above the terms will take you directly to the terms that start with the associated letter You can tap on the index tabs more than once to jump to the next alphabetical set of terms represented by the tab For instance tapping on 44 once will highlight this tab as shown in the screenshot and take you to the terms that start with A Tapping it again will take you to the terms that start with B Tapping it a third time will take you to the terms that start with C Tappin
43. used for various 50 HazRAE User s Guide military purposes Many are in the form of sealed sources with the radioactive materials firmly contained or bound within a suitable capsule or housing The risks posed by these sources and materials vary depending on such factors as the radionuclide used the physical and chemical form and the specific activity Unless breached or leaking sealed sources present a risk from external radiation exposure only However breached or leaking sealed sources as well as unsealed radioactive materials may lead to contamination of the environment and the intake of radioactive materials into the human body Isotopes are grouped into five categories The full definitions of the categories as displayed in the above screenshot assigned by the IAEA are as follows Category Short Definition Full Definition 1 Personally extremely dangerous This amount of radioactive material would be likely to cause permanent injury to a person who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it for more than a few minutes lt would probably be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded material for a period of a few minutes to an hour If dispersed by a fire or explosion could possibly permanently injure or be life threatening to persons in the immediate vicinity There would be little or no risk of immediate health effects to persons beyond a few hundred meters away but contaminated areas would need to b
44. your computer Or if you have specific exposure guidelines that your organization follows that you d like to make available lets assume this guidance is in Adobe Acrobat format the file could be named Chlorine exposure pdf and dropped in the G3AgentRefs folder When you try to access agent specific reference materials for a specific agent what happens after selecting Agent refs from the Preplan menu the 85 HazRAE User s Guide menubar will appear whenever you tap on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the display depends on Number of Agent Specific Documents Resulting Action No agent specific reference documents HazRAE will display a dialog box indicating available for the selected agent the file name prefix that should be used to make agent specific reference documents available from within the system Only one agent specific reference HazRAE will automatically open the document document exists for the selected agent and display it for your review More than one agent specific reference HazRAE will open a dialog box allowing you document exists for the selected agent to choose the desired agent specific reference document that should be opened An example of a scenario where multiple chlorine specific reference documents are available note that capitalization in file names is _ ignored is shown at the right To view any of the Additional agent SOPS available agent specific
45. AGs to support decisions about actions that may need to be taken to protect the public when responding to or recovering from an RDD or IND incident This draft guidance was initially published for public comment in the Federal Register January 3 2006 A copy of the complete document can be found here http ogems energy gov documents 71fr174 pdf The PAGs for RDD and IND incidents are generally based on the following sources the PAGs developed by EPA in coordination with other Federal agencies through the Protective Action Guide Subcommittee of the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee guidance developed by the FDA for food and food products and the distribution of potassium iodide and OSHA regulations In order to use this guide there may be a need to compare the PAG to the results of a risk assessment or dose projection It should be emphasized that in general when making radiation dose projections realistic assumptions should be used so the final results are representative of actual conditions The following table provides a summary of the key actions and suggested PAGs for an RDD or IND incident 44 HazRAE User s Guide TABLE 1 PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDES FOR RDD OR IND INCIDENTS Phase Protective action Protective action guide Reference Eany occ Limit Emergency Worker Expo 5 rem or greater under exceptional cir EPA PAG Manual sure cumstances Sheltering of Public s es 1 to 5 rems p
46. Access to All Data via 1 Tap Pop Up Once you ve selected the isotope you re interested in tapping on the Choose View pop up menu E Choose view 1 will display a list of options that will take you to the appropriate view for this particular isotope The applicable options for the selected isotope will 54 HazRAE User s Guide appear in this pop up menu Options available from this pop up menu are described in the View Guides Isolation Distances Hazard Overview EMS Signs Symptoms EMS First Aid and Material Profile sections of this manual This pop up menu is highlighted in a bright green as a visual cue to let you know that agent specific response information is available from this pop up menu Due to the nature of isotope emissions decay products background emissions etc identification of isotopes requires training skills and assets that may not be available to all response organizations In these situations joint training exercises with the appropriate response agencies teams is a good way to practice using HazRAE s isotope identification capabilities If you d like to discuss more advanced isotope identification correlation capabilities please contact us Blast Tab The blast tab contains working aids related to explosive detonations both conventional and non conventional improvised nuclear devices Some of the capabilities available via this tab assume specialized bomb technician forensics training whil
47. D Dust Resistance according to the test contained in SAE J575 JUN92 a standard according to automotive lighting devices No evidence of dust penetration into the interior of the case was observed Hauser Laboratories of Boulder Colorado Testing performed by Hauser Laboratories of Boulder Colorado on June 20 through July 1 2002 Hauser Laboratories is a division of Microbac Laboratories Inc 98 HazRAE User s Guide Appendix D Ultra Rugged Recon HazRAE Specifications The Tripod Data Systems Recon delivers maximum performance and reliability in a lightweight and extremely rugged design that s easy to carry The waterproof Recon weighs just 17 ounces and it exceeds military specifications for drop vibration and both high and low temperature operation The HazRAE based Recon works wherever and whenever you need it Recon based HazRAE systems conform to the following specifications Environment Operating Temperature 22 to 140 F 30 to 60 C Humidity MIL STD 810F Method 507 4 Sand amp Dust IP67 MIL STD 810F Method 510 4 Procedures and II Water IP67 sealed against accidental immersion 1m for 30 minutes MIL STD 810F Method 512 4 Procedure Drop MIL STD 810F Method 516 5 Procedure IV 26 drops from 4 ft 1 22 m onto plywood over concrete 6 additional drops at 4 F 20 C 6 additional drops at 140 F 60 C Vibration MIL STD 810F Method 514 5 Procedure Figures 17
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49. ED you should go directly to the appropriate guide page which you can get to by clicking on the View Guide button at the top of the screen Modeling for worst case scenarios in the event of terrorism or sabotage indicates 1t may be appropriate to apply a factor of 1 5 or 2 0 to the values displayed in those instances where sabotage or terrorism is suspected 19 HazRAE User s Guide Hazard Overview The Hazard Overview screen contains an overview of the hazards associated with the selected material The hazard overview screen is shown at the right The four different sections of this screen are described below e First is displayed the material name any name variant like certain inhalation or reactive hazards shipping hazard and water hazard information The size of this field may grow in size based on the device that HazRAE is installed on Material is water reactive when spilled in water IDLH 5 000 mg m3 Unch ISOBUTYL ISOCYANATE Peroxidizable Compound Water Reactive More e Next is the IDLH value associated with this specific material may not be available or applicable for all materials IDLH values are integrated from NIOSH NIH and EPA data sources e After the IDLH value is the Air Water reactive warning and levels of concern overview This provides specific results of what happens when this compound mixes with air or water May not be available for all materials Thi
50. File Explorer by tapping on the circled X in upper right corner The Programs window should still be open Otherwise tap Start gt Programs 13 Tap on the HazRAE icon Backing Up And Restoring HazRAE With iPAQ s Backup The iPAQ has a non volatile memory that stores information even if the battery is fully discharged This allows you to back up HazRAE and everything else on your iPAQ 103 HazRAE User s Guide Begin by saving a backup 1 Start gt Programs gt iPAQ Backup To back up once simply tap Backup Now This creates a backup file of everything on your iPAQ This will take a couple of minutes When the backup is done you Il see a message that says Operation Completed Tap OK When a window pops up prompting you to restart your iPAQ tap OK Y our iPAQ s entire contents are backed up to the iPAQ File Store The file is automatically named with a format that uses the word backup followed by a date consisting of the 4 digit year followed by a 2 digit month and 2 digit date for example backup _200508 01 To set up a recurring automatic backup 1 Tap Start gt Programs gt iPAQ Backup 2 Tap on Options at the lower left corner Then select Switch to Advanced Mode The iPAQ will scan the file system This will take a few seconds 3 Tap Options gt Scheduled Backup 4 Check the box labeled Enable Scheduled Backup 5 Select the backup frequency daily or weekly For daily backups set
51. III represents substances presenting a relatively low danger If a material has any of these fields associated with it it will be displayed on the bottom part of the display on the Search Tab along with the rest of the material s overview information The information is also displayed as appropriate on the Hazard Overview Screen As an aid to responders HazRAE can also decode these fields and display their meanings To decode this information when a material is displayed that contains this information select the UK EU Codes menu choice available in the Options drop down menu visible by tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the window Note this menu item is disabled if there is no UK EU Code information available for the current material Material overview HYDROGEN SELENIDE ANHYDROUS UNNA 2202 CAS 7783 07 5 EAC 2WE APP CODE A cf UN HAZARD 2 3 2 1 View definition of EAC 2WE 2 Denotes fine water spray W There is a danger that the substance can be violently or explosively reactive Liquid tight chemical protectived clothing After selecting UK EU Codes from the Options menu a screen similar to the screenshot at the right should be visible The upper half of the screen contains an overview including the UK EU codes of the currently selected material The bottom half of the screen contains a pop up menu that lets you select the given code associated with the material and
52. If the above message is displayed note that EC stands for electron capture and IT stands for isomeric transition The lower third of the above screen is dedicated to display the decay chain transitions and decay products sometimes referred to as daughter isotopes associated with the selected isotope This information is useful among other things for survey response and waste management purposes An isotope will transition through various states generally releasing energy of various forms until a stable isotope is produced Isotope transitions occur generally via alpha a beta B 2B etc electron capture EC or spontaneous fission SF These transitions lead to a new isotope which itself may decay a stable isotope the end of a decay chain or perhaps an unknown isotope state HazRAE uses the convention of gt to indicate a decay energy emission or a decay daughter product Within the system an isotope at the end of its decay chain is considered to be stable when its half life is greater than 500 000 000 years The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA assigns risks associated with radiation sources and their radioactive isotopes based on the type of sealed source and its specific activity which HazRAE displays at the bottom of the screen Radiation sources utilizing radioactive materials are used throughout the world for a wide variety of peaceful purposes in industry medicine research and education they are also
53. LOTHING Wear positive pressure self contained breathing apparatus SCBA Structural firefighter s protective bio safety practices that should be followed when working with the selected biological agent toxin Signs and Symptoms First Aid Signs and symptoms and first aid is available for biological agents in a similar fashion via the existing EMS Signs Symptoms and EMS First Aid screens previously discussed Refer to those sections for more information on their use 67 HazRAE User s Guide Placard Identification Use the Placard Identification screen to quickly scroll through the list of standard hazardous material placards to locate the observed placard and then view its associated guide Access the placard identifier by tapping on the HazRAE menu bar and selecting Placard Identifier from the selection of choices that appear under the Options menu This handy quick reference tool is particularly useful for responders who may not be completely familiar with the meaning or response guide of a given placard A placard screen is shown here From the placard screen tapping on the Guide button takes you directly to the ERG2004 guide page Orange Section for the selected placard Use the and buttons to navigate through the available HazRAE placards Guide Road Rail Identification Use the Road Rail ID screen to quickly scroll Pr through the list of available road rail car r silhouettes
54. NT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES HANDBOOK Fourth Edition February 2001 HazRAE User s Guide LDso ug kg 0 001 0 002 0 002 0 10 0 40 0 1 5 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 8 0 10 0 Inhal 2 0 15 0 27 0 EDso pg 50 0 50 0 64 0 100 0 100 0 1 210 0 97 MOLECULAR WEIGHT 150 000 55 000 150 000 62 000 1 000 35 40 000 539 64 000 46 000 319 299 267 28 494 500 994 182 140 647 466 HazRAE User s Guide Appendix C Ruggedized HazRAE Specifications Military Specifications for HazRAE Case If your HazRAE system was delivered in the deluxe ruggedized enclosure provided by RAE Systems P N 055 3000 000 it conforms to the specifications listed below MIL STD 810F Impact Resistant to Drop PASSED Resistance to impact by dropping according to Method 516 5 Procedure IV Transit Drop of MIL STD 810F Deparment of Defense Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests No damage except for slight cosmetic damage such as small dents or scuff marks was observed Hauser Laboratories of Boulder Colorado MIL STD 810F Water Resistance PASSED Water infiltration resistance according to the Immersion test described in MIL STD 810F Method 512 4 Cases were tested with a simulated PDA in place no water leakage was observed in any of the cases tested Hauser Laboratories of Boulder Colorado SAE J575 JUN92 Dust Resistance PASSE
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56. ad range of materials and model their resulting reactivity along with the ability to mix a broad range of precursors to model potential precursor outcomes Both capabilities are described in more detail below Search Discovery S S Mix Select agents to Model Reactivity BENZONITRILE CHLOROBENZENE CYANOGEN Resulting mixture hazards Heat generated from chemical reaction may initiate explosion Heat generation by chemical reaction may cause pressurization Special material hazards Mixing Materials to Model Reactivity You can select any two materials from the list box of available materials displayed in the upper half of the screen as seen in the above screenshot The materials in this list come from materials that have been book marked e g materials that you have already researched while using the Search Tab Refer to the Search Tab s search history bookmarks section of this manual for more information on how bookmarks are automatically created for you To select a material simply tap on the material s name As soon as two materials are selected HazRAE will model the material s reactivity and display the expected reactivity results on the bottom half of the display along with other special material hazards associated with the selected materials Selecting a third material will de select the first selected material select the new material and then model this new reaction Likewise you can cli
57. adation need for medical intervention or increase the potential for delayed permanent disease e g 23 HazRAE User s Guide kidney disease or cancer The drinking water concentration for a continuous daily consumption of either 5 1 year L day or 15 L day for up to 1 year that should not impair performance and is 5 or considered protective against health effects including chronic disease and increased 15 L day risk to cancer i e cancer risk greater than 1 x 10 Increasing concentration and or duration could increase the potential for delayed permanent disease e g kidney disease or cancer Definitions Of Health Effects Associated With Soil MEGs Baie Health Effects and Performance Degradation The soil concentration for continuous daily exposure from ingestion dermal absorption and inhalation for up to 1 year 365 days that should not impair rp P y y 1 year performance and is considered protective against any health effects including chronic disease and increased risk to cancer i e cancer risk greater than 1 x 10 Increasing concentration and or duration could increase the potential for delayed permanent disease e g kidney disease or cancer Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances RTECS For those materials in the system where there is an RTECS available HazRAE provides access to RTECS data either locally or via reachback access to this data f
58. alf life 1 3 0E 1 Y Return levels for the number of grams specified To convert curies to becquerels select the button The unit conversion tool window pops up with the curie level for O half lives and the appropriate conversion To convert a value other than the default enter that number into the unit converter then select the calculate button The units pull down in the upper right corner of the screen defaults to grams and the graph depicts activity Conversely if the activity is known the number of grams may be calculated Select the activity units in curies or becquerels enter the activity value from survey readings then select the Recalulate button The graph will depict the estimated number grams based on current readings and what would remain after the displayed number of half lifes At the bottom of the screen is a half life calculator Enter a half life number then select the Recalculate Jhutton The result is the time it takes for the isotope s activity to decay to the corresponding level in the graph 49 HazRAE User s Guide Material Profile HazRAE y o Co 60 industrial uses HazRAE provides a wealth of critical information rradiators Sterilization and food 4 surrounding the properties of radioactive isotopes preservation Activity range 5 0E3 This information is useful in various response 1 50E7 Ci 1 9E2 to 5 6E5 TBq y scenarios involved with radiation incidents The Re Teo O da Beta MeV
59. all the indicators in a given category select N A Go Button Use the button to return the top 25 compounds whose signs and symptoms best match those you ve selected You can also add additional indicators to those already selected and tap the button to return the top 25 matches based on the revised list of indicators Link Checkbox The link checkbox only visible if prior results are available on the Discovery Tab if checked will factor in matching results from a prior Discovery Search with the current S amp S results This may change the ranking of your results giving a higher rank to an agent that matches the observed signs and symptoms and the physical properties that you ve specified When used appropriately this is a very powerful capability To link prior discovery results in with the ranked results of an S amp S search check the Linked checkbox Any S amp S results or future results will not only be ranked to include the top 25 agents that best match the signs and symptoms you ve described but also match the physical properties you ve specified Materials that match both the physical properties specified in a prior discovery search and have ranked in the top 25 matching materials based on signs and symptoms will get re ranked and get subsequently sorted higher on the list of most probable agents To link a prior discovery search with S amp S tap the linked checkbox Mlinked When reviewing the results of a
60. an adult worker by inhalation or ingestion in a year ALI is the smaller value of intake of a given radionuclide in a year by the reference man that would result in a committed effective dose equivalent of 5 rems 0 05 Sv or a committed dose equivalent of 50 rems 0 5 Sv to any individual organ or tissue Derived Air Concentration DAC means the concentration of a given radionuclide in air which if breathed by the reference man for a working year of 2 000 hours under conditions of light work inhalation rate of 1 2 cubic meters of air per hour results in an intake of one ALI The retention class is a classification scheme for inhaled material according to its rate of clearance from the pulmonary region of the lung Materials are classified as Days Weeks or Years which applies to a range of clearance half times for class days of less than 10 days for class weeks from 10 to 100 days and for class years of greater than 100 days Exposure Guideline Recommendations The Preparedness Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security DHS is issuing guidance entitled Application of Protective Action Guides for Radiological Dispersal Devices RDD and Improvised Nuclear Device IND Incidents for Federal agencies and as appropriate State and local governments emergency responders and the general public who may find it useful in planning and responding to an RDD or IND incident The guidance recommends protective action guides P
61. and 18 Altitude MIL STD 810F Method 500 4 Procedures I Il and IIl 15 000 ft at 73 F 23 C 99 HazRAE User s Guide Appendix E Background on Radiation Radiation surrounds us all the time in the form of sunlight radio waves microwaves cosmic rays and thermal rays from things like heat lamps This type of radiation is mostly electromagnetic radiation where the shorter the wavelength higher frequency the higher the energy of the photons Most of this type of radiation that an individual is normally exposed to is harmless either because the photon energy or intensity is too low Nuclear radiation is different in that e It consists of particles alpha beta neutrons as well as short wavelength emissions gamma rays e It consists of energy levels that are generally high enough to ionize molecules causing biological damage Because of its ability to ionize molecules nuclear radiation is sometimes referred to as ionizing radiation The damage caused to living cells by a radiation source depends on many factors including the energy level of the source the accumulated time of exposure the distance between the source and the exposed cells and any shielding used to block the source The effects of exposure to a radioactive source follows observed properties that are particularly important for a responder to remember the dose received from a given source is four times less at double the distance from the source whether the radiat
62. and feel similar to that of the host system the software itself is identical on Ecall y Hydrogen selen Bookmarks the last 15 successful U searches for quick access RIT 110I JI J all supported platforms Thus with HazRAE Select y Choose view Placards you truly have a train once deploy anywhere solution On many screens throughout the system there may be certain unavoidable technical terms that are used In these situations the system supports online context sensitive help to clarify the meaning or specific functions of the system To access available online help tap and hold on top of any a display label on any of the screens that has context sensitive help At the right is the Search screen tab This screen shot was taken with the cursor depressed on top of the recall label which does have online help Tapping and holding on top of any label that supports online help will bring up a brief context sensitive explanation of whatever you tapped on Similar to other computer systems the explanation will stay on screen for several seconds and then automatically disappear To make the context sensitive help re appear just tap on the display label again Managing Preplans HazRAE has allows you to create libraries of preplans for later use as needed Preplans are useful for creating various training scenarios or creating specific plans to be used for given contingency response scena
63. ation for each part of the Rad display Circle Explanation Overview 1 Type of energy emission if known Options are Unknown Alpha Beta Gamma abund and Gamma max 2 Emission energy as measured by your equipment in KeV 3 Energy tolerance in KeV Optimum setting depends on a number of factors including your equipment s accuracy and resolution When emission types are known for either Alpha or Beta emissions allows you to specify a minimum probability of occurrence threshold Current and total number of pages of identified isotopes Total number of identified isotopes Starts a search or resets cumulative search results Identified isotopes and relative fit with cumulative query specifications Navigation buttons lets you page forward or back through the returned results Indicates the number of query results the selected isotope matches 1 tap pop up menu for navigating directly to response information Eh gt 2000 Mu Selecting Emission Type HazRAE allows you to limit your search for an isotope to just those isotopes with a given type of radiation emissions either Alpha Beta Gamma abund Gamma max or unknown The ability to specify emission type is useful when your equipment only supports detection of specified types of radiation or you can selectively apply filters for specific emission types or in the instances when you want to limit your search to a suspected type of radiation When trying to identify unk
64. ation Distance Displayed in miles and kilometers the Building evacuation distance is a function of the Air Blast at the optimum altitude At 1 PSI overpressure it is sufficient to shatter windows Direct Fatalities Fatalities Estimate By inputting a yield value in kilotons and then selecting the Fatalities button a ista 0 8 mi 2 km dialog box will pop up Within the displayed aa distance all people may be considered fatalities ae within hours of the blast By selecting a metropolitan area from the pull down menu the number of casualties is estimated based on population density for the specified metropolitan area OK 60 HazRAE User s Guide Detonator ID HazRAE contains powerful detonator HazRAE E TTA 2i ey identification capabilities for over 300 brands of _ Type Shock Tube Mfctr ORICA commercial and military detonators Category eShell 4 D encompassing a range of over 7 000 detonators a tein ES aa ade 6 ts Reset CoA Based on the physical clues associated with a soy Exel hits a detonator type of wire insulator color case materials etc these clues can be used to help a identify the specific detonator involved in a given Combine nits_ Next gt gt A incident From the Blast Tab the Detonator ID Product Information P Mfctr ORICA screen as seen at the right is selected by choosing fBrand Exel HTD XT O Detonator ID from the available list of
65. ation center responders are responsible for identifying appropriate level of concern that will protect the general public from exposure Public exposure guidelines are meant to protect all segments of the population including the very young and the very old pregnant women and hypersensitive individuals AEGLs if available for a given material is one choice available to use as the level of concern Personal judgment and experience should always be used both for selecting the appropriate levels of concern and for planning a response based on the selected information The AEGL guidelines define three tiers of AEGLs as follows AEGL 1 The airborne concentration of a substance above which it is predicted that the general population including susceptible individuals could experience notable discomfort irritation or certain asymptomatic nonsensory effects However the effects are not disabling and are transient and reversible upon cessation of exposure AEGL 2 The airborne concentration of a substance above which it is predicted that the general population including susceptible individuals could experience irreversible or other serious long lasting adverse health effects or an impaired ability to escape AEGL 3 The airborne concentration of a substance above which it is predicted that the mache general population including susceptible PA ee individuals could experience life threatening AEGLI AEGL2 AEGL3 health effects or d
66. base almost five times more agents than any other handheld or mobile system In the system biological agents can be identified by proper name infectious agent or common name Additionally you can browse all toxins in the system by doing a search on UN NA number 3172 while doing a search on UN NA 2814 lets you browse through all the infectious agents There is no standard definition of a biological agent The definition used here follows the definition in Frederick R Sidell and David R Franz Overview Defense Against the Effects of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents pp 4 5 in Frederick R Sidell et al Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare Washington D C Office of the Surgeon General Department of the Army 1997 Biological agents are either replicating agents bacteria or viruses or non replicating materials toxins or physiologically active proteins or peptides that can be produced by living organisms Some of the non replicating biological agents can also be produced through either chemical synthesis solid phase protein synthesis or recombinant expression methods The Department of Defense defines a biological agent as a microorganism that causes disease in personnel plants or animals or causes the deterioration of materiel It separately defines a toxic agent as a poison formed as a specific secretion product in the metabolism of a vegetable or animal organism as distinguished from inor
67. ber Wire Wire color 1 Wire Wire color 1 Wire specs Color 2 conductor Color 2 conductor N A N A material orientation material orientation delay AWG Wire delay AWG Wire Length Tube Delay time Delay N A N A N A Delay number Tube color Connector block color Tube length Combine Refine pop up menu HazRAE allows you to combine multiple search results using varying criteria in arbitrarily complex ways to better address real world what if types of questions Selecting Combine from this pop up menu combines multiple search results together generally resulting in a larger set of matching detonators For instance to find all the electric detonators that have two shell rings or a red leg wire you would select Combine Hits to find these results To find all electric detonators with two shell rings and a red leg wire you could first search for shells with two rings and then change this pop up to Refine change the category to Wire specs and then search for leg wire 1 Red The table below outlines a few more examples Example queries and expected results for Electric Detonators Detonator Property Settings Combine Refine Expected Results Category Settings Wire specs Wire color 1 Red Combine All electric detonators Wire color 2 Yellow that have Red wire color 1 AND Yellow wire color 2 Wire specs Wire color 1 Red All electric detonators Wire color 2 Yellow Combine that have Red wire colo
68. ber for gammas is a poor shielding material against neutrons Neutron shielding is very complicated because of the range of neutron energies commonly encountered and the dependence of neutron interactions on these energies and the shielding materials 100 HazRAE User s Guide As a general principle neutrons are slowed and then absorbed Because elastic scattering with a proton is the most efficient method to slow moderate a neutron hydrogen rich materials such as water paraffin wax and polyethylene are used An illustration below illustrates the penetrating ability of various types of radiation Alpha Beta Gamma Neutron Glass Paper Aluminum foil Lead Concrete Water Polyethylene Shielding of Alpha Beta Gamma and Neutron Radiation The table below describes various shielding materials their effectiveness for a given type of radiation and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each material Shielding Radiation Shielding Advantages Shielding Disadvantages Material Iron Gamma Relatively cheap and available in many It activates in neutron fields and leaks forms and thickness It has reasonable intermediate energy neutrons density and good structural characteristics Lead Gamma It is cheap and easy to form with It is a toxic metal with severe restrictions moderately high density on disposal as a radioactive waste Impuritie
69. breviations The names of the chemical protective clothing materials in HazRAE may sometimes be abbreviated The table below can be used as a reference from the HazRAE displayed name and the full protective clothing name HazRAE Display Name Full Name AL PE Aluminized Polyethylene AL PET Aluminized Polyethylene Terephthalate AL PET PVC Aluminized Polyethylene Terephthalate Polyvinyl Chloride Barricade Plastic Laminate Dupont Company Blue Max Plastic Laminate MSA Company BUTYL Butyl Rubber BUTYL NEOP Butyl Rubber Chloroprene Rubber CELLULOSE ACETATE Same Checkmate Plastic Laminate Lakeland Company Chemrel Plastic Laminate Chemron Company Chemrel Max Plastic Laminate Chemron Company ChemTuff Plastic Laminate Chemron Company CHLOROBUTYL Chlorobutyl Rubber CPE Chlorinated Polyethylene CR 39 Same EVAC Ethylene Vinyl Acetate FEP TEFLON Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene FEP PTFE Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene Polytetrafluoroethylene 29 HazRAE User s Guide HazRAE Display Name Full Name Hypalon Same Interceptor Plastic Laminate Lakeland Company NAT RUB NEOP Natural Rubber Chloroprene Rubber NAT RUB NEOP NBR Natural Rubber Chloroprene Rubber Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Natural Rubber Same NEOP Chloroprene Rubber
70. bserved or reported from the scene of an incident Remember that if you can smell the odor associated with a material that you are exposing yourself to the material which may be deadly in the case of chemical weapons Odor information is best collected from informants in the case of investigations victims or others fleeing the scene of an incident The basic functionality of the odor pop up menu is the same as the color and texture attribute pop up menus described above Results Page Count The results page count indicates the number of pages of results that matched the attribute search you specified HazRAE returns the first 50 matching results from your attribute search and displays the results in the results pane discussed below If more than 50 matching materials were found they ll be divided into pages of 50 Use the and buttons to go to the next previous page of 50 results 34 HazRAE User s Guide Search Button Use the button to search for those materials that match the attributes you specified in the color texture and odor pop up menus Matching materials if any will be displayed in the discovery results pane Note that if you specify more than one color HazRAE will return all materials that match any of the color attributes you specify including the restrictions imposed by the special modifiers as previously described in the Color attribute selector section of this guide If you specified several colors and several t
71. c cable to the iPAQ Pocket PC s Universal Connector and a USB port on a computer that is turned on Optional charging devices including a desktop cradle and an auto adapter are available from HP at http www hp com go iPAQ Pocket PCaccessories or 1 888 291 7997 107 HazRAE User s Guide Turning On Your iPAQ Pocket PC Turn on your iPAQ Pocket PC by pressing the switch on the end of the device Secure Digital Expansion Slot Compact Flash Stylus Storage Card Slot 3 5mm Stereo Headphone Jack Make sure your iPAQ Pocket PC s battery is fully charged If you are unsure of how much power remains in the internal batteries check the battery settings by going to the Power section of the system settings Start gt Settings System gt Power There are two bar graphs with corresponding numerical information that tells you how much battery power remains in the main battery and the backup battery Aligning The Screen For Accuracy It is important to align your screen so that it accurately recognizes where you tap with the stylus Alignment takes less than a minute Align your screen by going to the Screen setting Start Settings gt System tab Screen Tap Align Screen with your stylus and then tap your stylus on the five targets that appear in succession Calibration is now complete Tap OK to exit Note You must realign your screen if e The HP iPAQ Pocket PC does not respond accurately to your taps e You perf
72. cceescesscessceeseeeseeeseeeseecsaecsseceseseeeseeeesseesaes 59 Improvised Nuclear Device 59 Detonator ID ra Pehl Dinca cates viii 61 Detonator Selection Criteria ccccccecsccessecsseceeceeceeeeeeeeeseeeseecseecsaecsaecnseenaeenseenes 62 TYPE POP UP MU encara ilatina 62 Manufacturer pop up MeNU ccecccesecesecesecesecesecseeceeeeeeaeeeseecssecsaecaeceaecnseeeseenes 62 Category pop up Menu 200 ececceeseceeeceesecesseeceeneeceeeeeeaaeceeaeecseeeeeseeeeaecseaeeetaees 62 Property pop up m nt sirien iniiae E T A a Ea E 63 Combine Refine pop up Menu c ococccoonnonnnonnnnnnnnnn nono nooo ccon ccoo nono nnco nan na cnn cnn rrna naar 63 BIOLOGICAL AGENTS sciciecccescsccssctecsasasssccouacscessdecnesnseatcecssiadecseenevaceatsesceaesecasiesaseastecsenadeocates 65 Hazard Over vie Wi Id A AA IN 66 Material Protile ci ad 67 Protective Clothing ii lila 67 Signs and Symptoms First Aid oo ccccccecsscessecsteceeceecesecseeeeeeceeeeeeseeeseeeseeeeeeaeeaees 67 PLACARD IDENTIFICATION sono 68 ROAD RAIL IDENTIFICATION cccsscssscssscscsscrsccscsesssscessersccserssseccsssesseccessersecsecsescssssess 68 CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION susan di 69 Example Codes and Markings ccccccccssccssecsseceteceeceseceseeeeceeeeseeeeeeeceseeeseeeseeeeeesaees 69 NFPA 704 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION AIDE occcconconcnonocnnnonionacononaconccanonconoonononenocoracononaons 72 Health Hazards Blue sj a ada 72 Flammability Red a a a A NE a E ai eiaa 73 Rea
73. ccessful search that you perform whether it is for a material a guide a UN Number or CAS number for which you subsequently review any of the material s available information via the 1 Tap Pop Up menu HazRAE remembers the most recent 15 searches ready to recall from this pop up menu This lets you quickly refer to previously accessed materials guides etc HazRAE remembers your search history even if you quit and restart the system Also while browsing through materials HazRAE bookmarks any of these materials for which you access more than just the overview information by selecting any of the material s details available via the 1 Tap Pop Up menu 16 HazRAE User s Guide Search Results Overview Pane The search results overview pane area 3 above displays an overview of a given material This overview provides basic information about the material depending on the type of material e Chemical agents The overview includes the material s UN Number CAS NUMBER certain toxicity and hazard information dependent upon the specific material When available the overview will also display the HIN EAC APP code and UN Hazard associated with the material The HIN Hazard Information Number or Code is displayed on some intermodal containers and is used South America Europe and Asia The EAC and APP codes are used in the UK and European Union and signify certain classes of protective clothing and emergency actions that should be c
74. ce 5386fn1 him 7 Accidental Radioactive Contamination of Human Food and Animal Feeds Recommendations for State and Local oe August 13 1998 Office of Health and Industry Programs Center for Devices and Radiological Health FDA HHS ttp www fda gov edhr dmqrp 84 htmi In cases when radiation control options are not available during the early phases of an incident doses above 5 rems may be unavoidable and incident commanders may need to consider raising the property and lifesaving response worker guidelines in order to prevent further loss of life and massive spread of destruction see the table below for additional guidance The EPA Federal Guidance for emergency worker exposure is contained in a Federal Guidance report titled Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions For Nuclear Incidents which was issued in 1992 The report s guidance is that workers can receive up to 10 rem to protect valuable property and up to 25 rem for saving a life It also states that greater than 25 rem can be received for life saving if the responders volunteer are non pregnant adults and are fully aware of the risks involved These emergency doses for a once in a lifetime exposure are not added to occupational dose The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements NCRP which is a scientific non profit organization chartered by Congress to develop recommendations for radiation protection standards issued its la
75. ch history bookmarks Search coven s amp s TT l nter material name Guide 3 Search results overview pane ar CAS with dashes to search 4 Scrollbars as needed to scroll through grogen selen overview results 2 Recall Hydrogen selen 5 Intelligent navigation buttons Hydrogen selenide Anhydrous 6 1 Tap Pop Up action menu Material may be inhalation hazard 7 Hit counter indicating number of check package or sipping paper materials matched the criteria you UNNA 2202 7 specified in 1 above ez ma e f Prev NNN hits Next gt gt 8 Navigation tabs to navigate to other A Y parts of HazRAE i 9 Precursor identifier More details on the parts of the screen above are discussed below Smart Input Processor This is where you can enter a portion of a material s name including radioactive isotope names a guide number a UN number a CAS NUMBER or a material s tradename synonym When you tap the button HazRAE will recognize what you re asking for and take one of the following actions e Ifyou enter in a material name or a start of one or an infectious agent name and tap 62 HazRAE will check if it can find a match on the material s name displaying the results in the search results overview pane area 3 above Ifthe material name you entered was a tradename or synonym HazRAE will automatically check for trade names and display the first match in the overview pane For biological agents you can also enter t
76. ck and drag in the list box to select any adjacent materials to mix them together and model their reactivity 40 HazRAE User s Guide Background on Mixtures In 1980 the Hazardous Materials Management Section of the California Department of Health Services prepared a manual for the EPA titled A Method for Determining Hazardous Waste Compatibility Subsequently NOAA expanded upon this work in numerous ways and submitted it for peer review The end results are the models that HazRAE uses to predict reactivity between materials Known Limitations e One chemical can catalyze speed up the reaction between other chemicals For example nickel carbonyl catalyzes many polymerization reactions and other kinds of synthetic organic reactions HazRAE cannot predict when a reaction between two chemicals could be speeded up by another chemical e To view air or water reactivity of a material use the Hazard Overview screen as it indicates air water reactivity along with other hazards associated with a given material It is always advisable to review in addition to any resulting mixture reactions the material s Hazard Overview screen in addition to the Special Material Hazards associated with the resulting mixture Mixing Precursors to Model Probable Outcomes Mixing precursors is similar to looking into f HazRAE your kitchen pantry to review what you have on easrchrpiscoverv 5 amp 5 Mix hand and then imag
77. creases the exposure by a factor of four In the data entry box at the bottom of the screen input your estimated distance from the source select feet or meters using the appropriate radio button and press the recalculate button The horizontal axis of the graph may be used to determine appropriate back off distance from the gamma radiation Note that the graph bars are color coded with respect to the Rad ranges in the EMS Signs and Symptoms screen The ranges and corresponding colors are explained in the table below 46 HazRAE User s Guide EMS Signs and Symptoms Rad Range Graph Bar Color gt 3000 Black 3000 801 Red 800 601 Orange 600 201 Bright Yellow 200 101 Pale Yellow 100 0 White Fallout The fallout screen for radiological response displays the isotope short name a gamma radiation user input in rems or sieverts per hour the fallout decay levels over time and a button to bring up a tool to convert rems to sieverts or sieverts to rems wSv hr Sv vs Time Recalculate R Cs 137 gamma 7 7 To illustrate the use of this screen it is helpful to consider a response situation While en route to the scene the responder can bring up the HazRAE isolation fallout screen for the radiological isotope If the radiation type is unknown the HazRAE Rad tab may be used in conjunction with the appropriate survey equipment to identify the isotope s The isolation fallout scree
78. created If a log file for the given day doesn t exist one will be created If a log file for the day already exists new events will be posted to this file See Open close log events below for more information HazRAE Version nnn Header information Each time HazRAE creates a log file it automatically make an entry recording the version of the system in use nnn will be the actual version of your system RAE Systems C 2003 2006 Header information Copyright information is always inserted at the start ALI AS Eevee of every new audit file NEST Lead 1 Device or username of the machine running the system Useful when integrating and comparing logs from multiple units that may be involved in the same incident Core Data Vnnn Header information Version data for the various system components 78 HazRAE User s Guide System Event Event Definition are always inserted at the start of every new audit file Trade names Vnnn Header information Version data for the various system components are always inserted at the start of every new audit file Extended Data Vnnn Header information Version data for the various system components are always inserted at the start of every new audit file Property Data Vnnn Header information Version data for the various system components are always inserted at the start of every new audit file Health Vnnn Header information Versio
79. ctions indicating whether or not explosive reactions will take place whether toxic gases will result along with a range of other hazardous chemical reactions associated with the resulting mixture If a toxic gas is emitted HazRAE also contains exposure limits health hazards respirator and protective clothing recommendations first aid procedures and much more all instantly available for agents within the system 57 HazRAE User s Guide Also HazRAE as previously discussed in the Mixtures Tab chapter of this manual can mix any number of chemical agents together to model the most probable dual use outcomes including explosives The above capabilities when used together make HazRAE the most comprehensive IED decision support system available today providing capabilities guidance and response information otherwise unavailable to bomb squads or other response teams When dealing with suspected IED scenarios be particularly cautious and alert for secondary devices routes of ingress egress and refrain from using non intrinsically safe electronics from within at least several hundred meters of the suspected device Blast Effects Consequences Humans buildings and other structures respond to varying levels of overpressure caused by the detonation of high explosives in different manners While overpressure decreases with distance from the point of detonation terrain and other structures may distort the effects of a blast s overpressur
80. ctivity CY lO Wi AA AAA TEE EE EE 73 Special Information White ooooncninnnnnccnonanonnnonnconncon ccoo ncon nono nono nono no conn naar rnnnranrran cnn 73 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS sscssscsesvesseasassnsonssasansonsescossesesevasensassarsvansesbsscesssezssevesbesavess 74 UNIT CONVERSION CALCULATOR 4 ssiessexsevesssedesdeseiesiaypidensissunensa sees nando rivas 75 INTERACTIVE GLOSSARY scscsscssesdertivosascssesvervontnsvovensosduatesesoserevebvevensnsvnsnaeossnasesesonesnesvavsonns 76 COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTABILITY sssscsscssssscsscssssssccsesscsessesserscssessssssssssessesseses 77 Accountability Event Specifications ccccccccscecsseeseesseesseessecesecnseceaeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneenaes 78 System EV a dats danntsee AT A T 78 User EVE AA near Ge erates 79 Operator Initiated EVentS cri di E is conten 81 Device CONSI tio S 81 CONTEXT SENSITIVE ONLINE HELP j ecscssesssnsvisosensocsnsvesovssaseessessasonscoseesonensonseosonsonssessies 82 MANAGING PREPLANS sccscsscscccecescsscrscsscsssscsecsesssscscesecesccsscescssecssscnecsessessscesocssccescssersese 82 Save Preplams sc cest2a c6 edi evetan snces e AR e ad 82 Load Propiciar oo acierta 83 Clero 83 HazRAE User s Guide ACCESSING LOCAL REFERENCE MATERIALS cccssssssssescsscesssscesssscssessesesssesesseres 84 Agent Specific Reference Document 0 cccccessssssseseseseseseestessseseeeeseeeeeeceesesesenenenenenes 84 Reference Documents Available at Any Time
81. display its full definition The options available in the View definition pop up menu seen at the right will vary based on the given material These options may include decoding the material s EAC APP or HIN code Tap on the pop up menu and select the given code to display its full definition in the lower half of the screen 74 HazRAE User s Guide Note Some materials can be PG I II and or III In these instances the system will display all of the relevant packing groups associated with the given material It is the user s responsibility based on the specific situation to determine which appropriate packing group is actually on scene and the EAC displayed will reflect the most dangerous packing group Conversions Convert 100 Megabecquerel to Curie Results 0 0027 Definition The standard international unit of radioactivity is the Becquerel Unit Conversion Calculator HazRAE has easy an easy to use unit conversion calculator built in The unit conversions calculator can be selected by tapping on the HazRAE in the upper left corner of the display A menu bar will appear Tap on the Options menu if it is not which has replaced the Curie already selected In the dropdown menu of choices under the Option menu that appears select Conversions The dialog box displayed above will appear on the screen To use the calculator specify the quantity that you want to convert by tapping in the yellow highl
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84. e cleaned up in accordance with international standards For large sources the area to be cleaned up could be a square kilometer or more It would be highly unlikely to contaminate a public water supply to dangerous levels even if the radioactive material were highly soluble in water Personally very dangerous This amount of radioactive material could cause permanent injury to a person who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it for a short time minutes to hours It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days If dispersed by a fire or explosion could possibly permanently injure or be life threatening to persons in the immediate vicinity There would be little or no risk of immediate health effects to persons beyond a hundred meters or so away but contaminated areas would need to be cleaned up in accordance with international standards The size of the area to be cleaned up would depend on many factors but would probably not exceed a square kilometer It would be virtually impossible for a Category 2 source to contaminate a public water supply to dangerous levels even if the radioactive material were highly soluble in water Personally dangerous This amount of radioactive material could cause permanent injury to a person who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it for some hours It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshield
85. e some of the capability is valuable to a broad range of responders like the ability to calculate safe standoff distances for a broad range of simple or complex IED threats as explained in the following sections IED Standoff Improvised Explosive Devices HazRAE includes a fast and easy to use danger and threat ring calculator for estimating standoff distances for more than 160 Improvised Explosive Devices IEDs and other explosives The information data and standoff distance calculations displayed by the IED Standoff screen were integrated from various government sources Nol that the pipe bomb sida using standard Hopkinson Cranz cube root bdt vest and briefcase suitease scaling as required with integrated RAE Systems bomb are assumed to have a proprietary down range correction factors based Threat Suicide Vest on actual controlled detonations in addition to 20 Ibs 9kg A Additive data from the National Guard the Department of yt equivalent EEE Defense and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms ATF among other sources Additionally if you are running HazMapper s real time GPS based mapping system along with HazRAE the IED threat rings displayed in HazRAE will automatically be transferred to HazMapper and displayed on HazMapper s real time GPS maps greatly increasing situational and geographical awareness critical for planning modes of ingress egress overlaying site specific information like high risk facil
86. e the breakthrough time as appropriate The protective clothing with the longest breakthrough time is always displayed first with other protective clothing with shorter break through times displayed lower down the list of pop up options The following disclaimer from the EPA applies to all compounds with protective clothing listed in the MATRIX B field These protective clothing recommendations are based on experimental data for another chemical with similar chemical properties and structure Because material recommendations for chemicals in the same classification will generally but not always be appropriate use caution when following these recommendations Extra safety margins should be used with the estimated protection time s The permeation times for the DuPont materials Tychem 7500 Tychem BR amp LV Tychem CPF 1 Tychem CPF 2 Tychem CPF 3 Tychem CPF 4 Tychem F Tychem QC Tychem Reflector Tychem Responder Tychem SL Tychem TK are used by permission and are taken from the January 2003 Chemical Protective Clothing Permeation Data and includes the following DuPont cautions and warnings 28 HazRAE User s Guide This information is based upon technical data that DuPont believes to be reliable It is subject to revision as additional knowledge and experience are gained DuPont makes no guarantee of results and assumes no obligation or liability in connection with this information It is the user s
87. e wave at a given distance Overall there are generally accepted overpressure ranges within which a given set of blast effect consequences are expected to occur Knowing these consequences and their distance from a given sized detonation is useful in planning access and barrier controls along with devising physical access mitigation strategies While different reference sources may list specific values that vary from other sources generally accepted consequence ranges are listed below For the IED that you ve currently modeled or selected HazRAE will calculate and display a range of blast effects consequences and the ranges in feet and meters from the blast that one could expect to see the impact of the specified consequence Over Pressure Range Blast Effect Consequences 0 1 to 0 2 Possible breakage of windows under stress very loud noise 0 5 to 2 0 Minor damage to frame houses windows shatter plaster cracked personnel knocked down 1 0 to 2 0 Failure of wooden siding corrugated steel panel joints fail 2 0 to 3 0 Un reinforced concrete cinder block walls fail 2 9 to 4 5 Oil storage tanks ruptured self framed steel panel buildings collapse Possible lethality from flying glass and other projectiles 4 5 to 7 3 Utility poles snap serious damage to buildings with structural steel framework Loaded rail cars overturn 10 Destruction of most buildings eardrum lung damage and threshold fatalities
88. eath 10m 0 75 41 76 30m 0 6 32 59 Each of the three levels of AEGLs AEGL1 1 hr 0 51 27 50 AEGL2 and AEGL3 are developed for each of 4hr 0 36 20 37 five exposure periods 10 minutes 30 minutes 1 8 hr 0 33 17 31 hour 4 hours and 8 hours HazRAE includes the x Level of Odor Awareness most up to date published AEGL values 0 01 ppm proposed interim and final available as of July Values are ppm 2004 A screenshot of HazRAE s AEGL display is shown at the right When available odor thresholds and other advisories relevant for the displayed material will also be displayed Armed with this AEGL information the MEG guidelines covered later and the previous level of concern information already mentioned HazRAE gives responders instant access to the most comprehensive chemical agent risk assessment tool CARAT available today 21 HazRAE User s Guide Military Exposure Guidelines MEGs HazRAE provides military exposure guidelines HazRAE MEGs for chemicals in air water and soil for HYDROGEN SELENIDE use during the planning and operational phases of Air MEGs mg m3 military deployments MEGs can be used to Sev Sig characterize the level of health and mission risks E 840 100 associated with identified or anticipated exposures O Ol 0 98 0 98 N A to chemicals in the deployment environment With HazRAE trained personnel such as preventive medicine officers environmental staff 0 02 officers indust
89. ecting Probability of Occurrence When identifying alpha or beta emitting isotopes HazRAE allows you to limit your search for emission energies that exceed a specified probability of occurrence if known This option is not available when identifying isotopes of unknown emission types Tapping Reset or Go The 6e button will attempt to identify isotopes based on the parameters you ve specified HazRAE allows you run to run multiple searches selecting differing parameters based on survey equipment measurements The system will integrate matching search results displaying them in the list box above see Circle 8 of the Rad Screen Pressing the button will reset the results of any prior isotope identification searches allowing you to start over Tapping on an isotope displayed in the list box will highlight and display the cumulative number of times it matched the parameters specified in the preceding emission queries Also note that even if you only do one query of an unknown emission type some isotopes may have more than one match as the isotope may have multiple emission energies of varying types that all fall within the bounds of the specified query After performing several searches based on readings taken from your survey equipment HazRAE will provide percentage ranks the green bars and numerical scores for identified isotopes Identified isotopes with higher scores are more likely to indicate the actual isotope s involved Instant
90. ed radioactive material for a period of days to weeks If dispersed by a fire or explosion could possibly permanently injure or be life threatening to persons in the immediate vicinity There would be little or no risk of immediate health effects to persons beyond a few meters away but contaminated areas would need to be cleaned up in accordance with international standards The size of the area to be cleaned up would depend on many factors but would probably not exceed a small fraction of a square kilometer Unlikely to be dangerous It is very unlikely that anyone would be permanently injured by this amount of radioactive material This amount of unshielded radioactive material could possibly temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it or who were close to it for a period of many weeks If dispersed by a fire or explosion could not permanently injure persons Not dangerous No one could be permanently injured by this amount of radioactive material If dispersed by a fire or explosion could not permanently injure persons HazRAE may display a range for the IAEA assigned risk factor when there are multiple industrial uses for a given isotope and whose specific activities vary such that the assigned risk depends on the specific activity of the isotope encountered 51 HazRAE User s Guide EMS Signs and Symptoms for Radioactive Isotopes HazRAE includes signs and symptoms of
91. ed search capability allows combining or refining multiple search results for more complex queries B Next Previous buttons will page through the matching detonator results when more than one pages worth of detonators were found as indicated in 6 above C Displays the full set of properties and attributes associated with the detonator selected in 9 above D Returns to the main menu 61 HazRAE User s Guide Detonator Selection Criteria To find those detonators that match the physical detonator clues available use the Type Manufacturer Category Property and Value pop up menus to specify the physical clues evidence available The interplay between various parameters you specify and search results are described below Type pop up menu Use the Type pop up menu to select between the various types of detonators The types include Electric Electronic Non electric and shock tube detonators Changing detonator types will reset any previous search results and Manufacturer Category and Property value selections Manufacturer pop up menu If a specific detonator manufacturer is known or suspected it can be specified here Only detonators that match the specified manufacturer will be returned when performing a search This effectively filters out detonators that don t match the specified manufacturer Leave this as Unknown will include all manufacturers that match the rest of the search criteria Available manufacturers
92. efault enter that number into the unit converter then select the calculate button w Dose 10 The levels in the graph increase linearly over each hour of time and vary with the square of the distance from a point source In the data entry box at the bottom of the screen input your estimated distance from the source in feet or meters by selecting the appropriate radio button and select the recalculate button The values in the graph may be used to estimate accumulated gamma dose after each hour of exposure at the given distance The graph bars are color coded with respect to the radiation ranges in the EMS Signs and Symptoms screen The ranges and corresponding colors are explained in the table above Note that when using the distance fallout and dose screens the input units see upper right corner of the screen may be in grams rems hour rem hr or sieverts hour Sv hr The gram selection is based on dose estimation calculations from this dose screen If gamma radiation detection equipment is available actual readings may be entered in rems or sieverts and the selection of the appropriate units pulldown menu IMPORTANT The dose values are estimates and should not be considered as a replacement for dosimeters The actual total dose is a function of alpha beta gamma and neutron rays This dose screen only considers gamma radiation and HazRAE contains the most energetically significant gamma emissions The travel of radiation is a
93. er you access the specific agent As an example we ll assume that there are chlorine specific standard operating procedures and other reference materials that you d like to have available whenever chlorine is accessed from HazRAE To access an agent specific reference document use the following two steps 84 HazRAE User s Guide Step One First the reference documents must be in a file format that HazRAE understands HazRAE supports the following file types depending on the platform that HazRAE is running on File Type Supported HazRAE Platform Adobe Acrobat Windows PocketPC CE Text files Windows PocketPC CE HTML files Windows PocketPC CE Microsoft Word files Windows PocketPC CE Microsoft Excel files Windows PocketPC CE Microsoft PowerPoint files Windows Graphics photos maps GIF JPG PNG BMP Windows PocketPC CE HazMapper incident maps and views Windows PocketPC CE Also to view documents in any of the above supported file types the associated application or application document viewer must be available on your device computer Adobe makes Acrobat viewers available for all HazRAE support platforms and can be obtained for free directly from www adobe com Microsoft makes Word Excel and PowerPoint viewers available for specific versions of Microsoft based operating systems If you don t have the full Microsoft application installed on your computer device you may check at www s
94. erences in scores of 20 or more Also if the Linked checkbox is visible and checked then you ve also factored in a previous discovery search in with the current search and materials that matched both the signs and symptoms and physical properties you specified will get ranked higher than other comparable non matching agents See the Linked section above for more information Reset Button Use the button to reset all the signs and symptoms across all eight categories to start a completely new search Instant Access to All Data via 1 Tap Pop Up Once you ve selected the material you re interested in tapping on the Choose View pop up menu E Choose view 1 will display a list of options that will take you to the appropriate view for this particular material The applicable options for the selected material will appear in this pop up menu Options available from this pop up menu are described in the View Guides Isolation Distances Hazard Overview Reactive Groups EMS Signs Symptoms EMS First Aid and Chemical Profile sections of this guide The sections below explain specifics for the EMS Signs Symptoms and EMS First Aid views This pop up menu is highlighted in a bright green as a visual cue to let you know that agent specific response information is available from this pop up menu Signs and Symptoms Category Quick Reference The table below lists the indicators present in each category supported by the system Sign
95. extures HazRAE will return all materials that match any of the colors you specified and match any of the textures you specify Likewise if you specify one or more odors HazRAE will return all materials that match any of the odors you specified and any of the textures and any of the colors you specified Discovery Results Pane If the color texture odor and special attribute modifiers you specified matched material s in the database their names will be displayed in the discovery results pane You can scroll through this list of materials Tap on any material and then tap on the material specific pop up menu described below to view the specific information related to the selected material Previous Next Page Navigation Buttons If the color texture odor and special attribute modifiers you specified matched more than 50 materials the and buttons will move a page 50 materials at a time through your search results Notice that as you change pages the page number changes to reflect which page of results you are currently looking at Hit Count Indicator The hit counter indicator displays the total number of hits or materials that matched the attributes that you specified The number of attributes you specify in your search can limit or expand the number of matching materials found Instantly Access All Data via 1 Tap Pop Up Once you ve selected the material you re interested in tapping on the Choose View pop up men
96. g it again will return you to the terms that start with A Tapping on the button will return you to whatever screen you came from 76 HazRAE User s Guide Comprehensive Accountability HazRAE has the most comprehensive accountability capabilities of any mobile decision aid Accountability provides a precise and comprehensive audit trail of actions taken and user directives specified such as search parameters etc while using the system The intent is that for evidentiary training incident reporting time billing or other purposes the system records adequate time tagged information such that an entire incident could be accurately re created at a later time simply by sequentially reviewing the contents of the audit file Selecting the Edit Logging setup menu in HazRAE configures auditing The Edit Logging setup can be found by MEnable audit logging tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the Operator Initials CMO display A menu bar will appear Tap on the Edit Operator Comment menu if it is not already selected and then tap Logging Advised dispatch of injuries setup Selecting this option brings up the audit log setup dialog box as illustrated at the right In HazRAE there are 3 classes of auditable event entries that the system records system events user auditing events needed to recreate actions taken by the user and events that are initiated by the user Specific de
97. g skin Coffee ground vomit Sensitivity Constipation Spontaneous bleeding Defecate urinate Stinging involuntarily Yellowed skin Difficulty urinating Excessive urination Garlic breath Gastro burning irritation Green stained tongue Loss of feeling in lips tongue Metallic taste Nausea vomiting Painful diarrhea Painful urination Red green brown urine Salivation Thirst Watery diarrhea 39 HazRAE User s Guide Category Indicators Category Indicators Bleeding Chills Eyes Blindness Temperature Cold extremities Blurred vision Cold sweat Burning pain Fever Changes in color vision Sweating Cloudiness Dilated pupils Dimness of vision Drooping eyelids Eyelid swelling Irritate burn Loss of coordination Necrosis Pinpoint pupils Protruding eyeballs Spasms winking Tearing Unreactive pupils Note that for use by the widest audience specialized medical terms have been replaced with more common terms For instance under the Eyes category tearing is used in place of the more technical term lacrimation Also each term in each category actually represents a table of synonyms In the same example of tearing behind the scenes this one term actually takes into account such things as lacrimation watering eyes causes tears watery eyes and teary eyes etc Mixtures Mix Tab HazRAE has advanced forensics and investigative and response planning capabilities to virtually mix a bro
98. g the material specified using HazRAE s reachback capability to retrieve the appropriate information from an external repository of 180 000 material safety data sheets or RTECS toxicity sheets depending on what was specified Remember that MSDS s have not been peer reviewed and should be used only after corroborating the information contained in these sheets with other recommended courses of action The reachback results if any will appear in a separate window within your web browser where you ll be able to review resulting matches as appropriate You may also save these results into the appropriate G3AgentRefs or G3LocalRefs folders which will make this information available for future reference from within HazRAE If HazRAE finds these saved documents in the G3AgentRefs folder it will automatically let you open and view these cached documents without actually requiring any internet connectivity See the section titled Accessing Local Reference Materials for detailed information on how to save this information and make it available from within the system Integrated Trade Name Check HazRAE automatically checks for matching material synonyms and trade names when performing material searches For example entering Vikane finds Sulfuryl Fluoride and display an overview of it in the overview pane along with the reminder Syn Vikane indicating that Vikane is a trade name for Sulfuryl Fluoride Bookmarks Recall For each su
99. ganic poisons Such poisons can also be manufactured by synthetic processes See Joint Publication 1 02 DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms as found at http www dtic mil doctrine jel doddict HazRAE follows the above definitions when referring to biological agents and extends this by integrating biological agents that may not be effective warfare agents but may be very effective terrorism agents e g SARS Because most of the data associated with biological agents has been seamlessly integrated with the existing HazRAE screens only three biological agent specific screens have been added to the system and they are described below They are accessed under the pull down menu on the lower left side labeled Select and which has a default value of Choose View 65 HazRAE User s Guide Hazard Overview OT Property group w Agent Overview The Hazard Overview screen for biological Inclubation Onset agents is different than the screen displayed for 1 10 days chemical agents to adequately present an Communicability overview of the associated agent s hazards Shortly prior to and for the duration A screenshot of the hazard overview screen for a T e A his biological agents is shown at the right The Person to person by contact of screen contains up to 14 fields categorized into mouth aerosols fomites groups of related fields You can navigate from Death Rates group to group b
100. he infectious agent name the biological agent s official name or common name e Ifyou enter a valid guide number and tap EY HazRAE will take you to the appropriate ERG guide page refer to the Guide Pages section for details of the guide pages You can also enter something like 123 1 tap C9 and HazRAE will pull up guide 123 section 1 Health e Ifyou enter a UN Number HazRAE will search for the associated material s and show you the first matching material in the search results overview pane In area 7 the number of materials that matched the UN Number specified will be displayed 15 HazRAE User s Guide e Ifyou enter a Chemical Abstract Service Number CAS NUMBER HazRAE will validate that the CAS NUMBER entered is valid and display all matching materials for the CAS NUMBER entered In area 7 the number of materials that matched the CAS NUMBER specified will be displayed In the case that you ve specified a material name that wasn t found in the system there are a couple of things to try Double check the specified spelling try an alternate spelling or specify just the first few characters of the agent s name Next if this doesn t help instead of trying the agent s name try its CAS NUMBER or UN Number if known Alternately if an agent is not found within HazRAE notice in the lower right corner of the screen the WebCheck button appears Tapping WebCheck tells HazRAE to try findin
101. he last character and then repeatedly tap the large backspace key on the keyboard upper right corner to remove characters one at a time 2 Touch the stylus at either end of the string of characters and drag to the other end This highlights all the text Now use the stylus to tap the backspace key on the keyboard upper right corner to remove all the selected characters at once 12 HazRAE User s Guide Operation Tabs When you start HazRAE you see a tab labeled HazRAE with five more tabs arranged in a row below it These guide you to all of HazRAE s functions Here s a brief description of the tabs and their underlying functions Tabs Tab Description Search Enter material name Guide UNNA United Nations and North American hazardous chemicals identification number or CAS Chemical Abstract Service Number to search Discovery Search for suspect chemicals via three menus for color texture and odor S amp S Search by Signs amp Symptoms via eight menus Mix Determine possible reactions when two or more substances are mixed Rad Comprehensive radioactive isotope information Blast Explosion related information including IED improvised explosive device IND improvised nuclear device and detonator identification Includes threat ring distance calculators for IED and IND as well as means to determine the type of detonator found HazRAE Menu Options Option De
102. he latest guidance and recommendations available for the selected agent The only limitation is that your device running HazRAE must have Internet network access wired or wireless to retrieve this advanced information In addition your device must support the required networking protocols If it does then on the bottom right corner of the screens listed below on supported devices you ll notice the reachback button Tapping this button will retrieve additional information for the current agent from authoritative remote databases such as those housed at the U S National Institute of Health the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Standards and Technology The areas of the system that provide reachback capabilities are listed below Reachback enabled screens Type of information First Aid Screens Bio Rad Chem agents Additional advanced life support information Hazard Overview Screens Bio Chem agents Additional health occupational hazard information Physical Properties Screen Chem agents Additional physical properties for chemical agents Advanced users may have specialized authoritative reachback destination databases that they d like to access HazRAE can be configured to access custom reachback destinations contact RAE Systems for details on this Another strategy to follow is to use the reachback capabilities built into HazRAE in conjunction with the local reference and agent specif
103. ic documents capability that HazRAE supports For instance in an office type setting you may have good connectivity and may access a range of reachback resources when assembling a pre plan Saving these reachback documents into the appropriate agent specific or local reference folders with the appropriate names see the Accessing Local Reference Materials section of this guide for more information will allow access to these documents locally from within the system for those contingencies when no wireless network communications are available 87 HazRAE User s Guide Tips and Tricks Be Thorough When Using Search by Name When searching for a material by name it s a good policy to use the next previous buttons to check for a similar material to make sure that you have the specific material you re interested in For instance if you search for ammonia you ll want to use the next previous button to select which of the following ammonia compounds you re really interested in AMMONIA CONC 20 OR GREATER AMMONIA SOLUTION ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIQUID N O S AMMONIA SOLUTION WITH MORE THAN 50 AMMONIA AMMONIA SOLUTIONS CONTAINING MORE THAN 35 BUT NOT MORE THAN 50 AMMONIA AMMONIA ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ANHYDROUS LIQUEFIED AMMONIA SOLUTION WITH MORE THAN 10 BUT NOT MORE THAN 35 AMMONIA AMMONIA SOLUTION WITH MORE THAN 35 BUT NOT MORE THAN 50 AMMONIA AMMONIA ZINC CHLORIDE ZINC SULFATE
104. ield called Class Specifying a part of the stenciling observed on the side of a rail car e g DOT 105A 500W AAR 203W etc and then tapping the GU button will return appropriate information regarding the specified type of rail car and the typical commodities carried by the observed car When specifying a class the rail car 68 HazRAE User s Guide displayed is only illustrative and may not ideally reflect the exact rail car you ve specified As a general rule of thumb non pressurized tank cars represent approximately 75 of the tank car rail fleet Approximately 23 are pressurized tank cars with the remaining falling into specialized cars such as cryogenic tank cars Note The recommended guides should be considered as last resort if the product s involved in an incident cannot be identified by any other means Container Identification With HazRAE you have the ability to quickly and easily identify a range of information and threats concerning intermodal containers Intermodal containers contain codes and markings on their sides and ends that if decoded correctly and be used to provide varying degrees of situational awareness regarding a given container The Official Intermodal Equipment Register contains data on containers owned by the major international ocean carriers leasing companies and North American Railroads Likewise Bureau International des Containers France maintains a similar owner registry list of containers
105. ighted edit field and entering the desired quantity Next choose the conversion that you d like HazRAE to perform for you from the pop up menu Notice that when changing from one type of conversion to another the system also conveniently displays a brief definition of the meaning of the unit of measure that is being converted Tap on the button to have the system calculate and display the results Tap the return button when you re finished If you need the results of your conversion in another application select the Paste option in the desired application and your results should appear The system supports conversions between the following units of measure Becquerel to curie Sievert to rem Kilograms to pounds MegaBecquerel to curie Sievert to milliRem Ounces to grams GigaBecquerel to curie Sievert to microRem Grams to ounces TeraBecquerel to curie Rem to sievert Pounds to grains Curies to becquerel Rem to milliSievert Grains to pounds DPM to curie Rem to microSievert Grains to grams DPM to becquerel Millimeters to inches Grams to grains DPS to curie Centimeters to inches Ounces to grains Gray to rad Inches to millimeters Grains to ounces Gray to milliRad Inches to centimeters Gallons to liters Gray to microRad Meters to feet Liters to gallons Rad to gray Feet to meters Ounces to milliliters Rad to centiGray Kilometers to miles Milliliters
106. ilities for international operations Units of measure weights distances temperatures etc are displayed in both metric and imperial units of measure Materials and trade names are available in English Spanish French Italian Dutch and German Trade names used in Europe in addition to U S trade names are also integrated in HazRAE Additionally emergency codes used in the UK and Europe are available for most materials in the system Specifically the following information is available for international operations Fields available Definition HIN Hazard identification codes referred to as Hazard Identification Numbers under European and some South American regulations may be found in the top half of an orange panel on some intermodal bulk containers in or destined for the U S and are ubiquitous in Europe EAC Emergency Action Code APP code Additional Personal Protection code defines additional protective clothing and personal protective apparatus recommendations for response involved with the given material UN Hazard class The hazard class of dangerous goods is indicated either by its class or division number or name The hazard class or division number must appear on the shipping document after each shipping name Packing Group Packing group codes range from I to III Packing group PG I represents substances presenting a high danger PG II represents substances presenting a medium danger PG
107. ill and whether or not the spill has occurred during day or night time hours Argonne National Laboratory provides the official values used in the calculation of the Initial Isolation Zone and Protective Action Zones used by the ERG and HazRAE HazRAE presents this information in an easy to understand graphical display allowing a user to easily select the size of the y Small Spill spill and the time of day of the spill and immediately see the impact on the 18 HazRAE User s Guide recommended size of the Initial Isolation Zone and the Protective Action Zone HazRAE s isolation display is shown in the screenshot above In the screenshot the spill is noted as the red circle The Initial Isolation Zone is noted as the yellow circle around the spill Distances are displayed in both meters and feet or kilometers km and miles mi as appropriate Initial Isolation Zone distances are displayed in yellow and the Protective Action Zone distances are displayed in a dark purple Simply tapping on the two pop up menus will let you change the size of the spill small or large or change the time of day of the spill day or night The isolation and protective action zone values displayed will dynamically update based on what you specify The displayed distances are recommendations that an emergency responder or incident commander should evaluate prior to use based on the situation at the scene IF THERE IS A FIRE or IF A FIRE IS INVOLV
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109. ing Event Event Definition Discovery Search Discovery search was made Number of matching materials is also recorded in the log Discovery tab Discovery tab was selected Edit CPC on hand Edit CPC on hand dialog box was viewed Firstaid Screen EMS Firstaid screen for the currently selected material was viewed Selected material name is also recorded in the log Glossary tab Glossary tab was selected Guide lt nnn gt Guide lt nnn gt was viewed Section lt sss gt was also viewed Hazard Overview Hazard Overview screen for the currently selected material was viewed Selected material name is also recorded in the log TED Screen TED screen was viewed IND Screen IND screen was viewed Isolation Screen Isolation screen for currently selected material was viewed Selected material name is also recorded in the log Isotope Search An isotope identification request was made Entry will contain emission filter type if any bandwidth tolerance in KeV and specified probability if applicable Load preplan User specified to load a pre plan Entry will specify the name of the pre plan loaded along with operator initials Material name Matching material name search was made Name of matching material is also recorded in the log Material Profile Material Profile screen for the currently selected material was viewed Selected materia
110. ing on scene observations and then did a material search for Hydrogen Sulfide Next the operator reviewed several sections of ERG guide 117 We also see that the operator reviewed the Hazard Overview screen and DR een Ge GAS then went to the S amp S tab and POISONOUS FLAMMABLE N O S searched for two signs and symptoms under the Respiratory category pop up items 17 L3 3 L34 13 13 38 133 Lou l3 13 13 L34 ES 3 34 L3 33 13 13 Sis 15 15 J 77 HazRAE User s Guide and 16 This search resulted in returning 19 materials that could cause matching symptoms The operator then reviewed protective clothing recommendations for anhydrous ammonia and reviewed its material profile Next we see that the log was closed the application was quit at 13 31 40 but then relaunched at 15 30 39 when the user did a UN Number search for UN Number 3355 and then reviewed the isolation screen for this material The time format 12 24 hour clock will comply with the system settings on your device The log file is compatible with any email messaging application you may have on your computer or handheld and can easily be attached to email instant messages and transmitted to other users refer to your system s email software for more information Note that if HazRAE attempts to update the current log file while it is open for exclusive use by another application HazRAE won t be able to update the current l
111. ing recommendations suit Show only on hand CPC J fabric gloves boots and face shields for most Fabric vTychem Responder major types of protective clothing neoprene At least 8 hours natural rubber etc Once a material has been Gloves vNeop Butyl identified via the Search Discovery or S amp S tab Less than 1 pa z Sye the protective clothing information if available Pee aa CARS for the sel denb isdirccil bicy 1 3 hours limited data or the se roe substance 1s directly accessible via raceshield y FEP Teflon the system s 1 Tap Pop Up menu Choose view 1 at least 3 hours At the right is a screenshot of the Protective Matrix B N A Clothing screen At the top of the screen is a N A check box that you can select that will filter out any protective clothing that is currently not on hand in your inventory What you have in inventory can be set tapping on the HazRAE menu and selecting Edit CPC on hand From the dialog box that will appear you can quickly select the protective clothing that you have on hand Toggling this check box on off will switch between displaying all protective clothing and only the clothing available on hand The ordering of the protective clothing that is displayed in the pop up menus is determined by the breakthrough time for the particular material as specified for the currently selected material Selecting a different type of protective clothing material will updat
112. ining what you could Select agents to Mix precursors possibly make for dinner Similarly when mixing precursors HazRAE allows you to select BENZONITRILE 8P y CHLOROBENZENE any number of materials from the available list and then combine them to indicate the likelihood of the materials being used to Precursor outcomes produce a given outcome Chem WMD 8 To mix precursors and model their outcomes instead of reactivity select the Mix precursors option from the pop up menu visible on the top half of the display as shown in the screenshot at the right Note that while most materials have legitimate industrial or agricultural applications HazRAE contains precursor information on potential nefarious uses of a material Also many materials like acetone are dual use precursor materials useful for a number of outcomes like explosives narcotics etc The numbers displayed in parenthesis next to each precursor outcome indicates the total score the precursor outcome received by mixing all the selected materials together In the case of acetone 1t would contribute one point each to the outcomes of Explosives Heroin cocaine and Meth as it is a known precursor for each of the mentioned outcomes If a selected material is not a known precursor the category Unknown will receive one point The visible pie chart which updates dynamically as materials are added or removed from the list of selected precursors provides a quic
113. ion and related details Edit Description Copy Copies any of the response information that you re looking at onto the system s clipboard where you can then paste it into an email reporting tools Microsoft Word etc CPC Chemical Protective Clothing list that can be edited to only include the on hand types of chemical protective clothing that s immediately available Logging Sets up a log file to create a comprehensive audit trail of actions taken and setup user directives specified Preplans Description Save Save a preplan that includes data to be viewed in CPC on hand Load Load a preplan into HazRAE from memory Clear Clear Recall allows you to completely clear the current list of recall recall bookmark entries Agent refs Retrieve agent specific information for the current material Local refs Retrieve generic reference documents that you have created 14 HazRAE User s Guide Search Tab When you launch HazRAE it always starts with the Search tab selected A screen shot of the Search tab is shown below with a brief explanation of the various parts of the display Note that your display may look slightly different depending on whether you are using HazRAE on Pocket PC or a desktop laptop computer as HazRAE s user interface style adapts to the user interface guidelines of the device on which it is running Circle Explanation Overview 1 Smart input processor 8 2 Sear
114. ion involved is alpha beta gamma or neutron radiation Shielding Against Nuclear Radiation Because of their different ranges in air and material tissue different types of shielding materials are used to shield against alpha beta and gamma sources Alpha particles are heavy charged particles Helium molecules with two neutrons and two protons with a very short range in air They can be stopped with a sheet of paper or by the outer dead layer of the skin An alpha particle of at least 7 5 MeV is needed to penetrate the nominal protective layer of the skin Beta particles can travel significant distances in air but solid materials easily stop them The range of beta particles in air is 12 feet 3 6 meters per MeV For Co 60 with a beta MeV of 2 8 the range is 34 feet 10 meters Beta emitting sources should be shielded with low density materials for example plastics to reduce un intended x rays as a bi product of their absorption by shielding materials Low levels of beta radiation can be stopped completely by about a half inch of water a smaller thickness of plastic or less than one quarter of an inch of glass Another common shielding material for beta sources is aluminum Leather gloves can greatly reduce the beta radiation dose A beta particle of at least 70 KeV is needed to penetrate the nominal protective layer of the skin Gamma and x rays are shielded with denser materials such as lead or steel Lead which is a very good absor
115. ion with an efficiency ranging from almost 100 to zero depending on the circumstances The dose reduction factors shown in the table below are initial values prior to infiltration of contaminated air and therefore apply only to short duration plume exposure Type of Structure Effective dose rate reduction to short term external radiation Wood frame house first floor 10 Wood frame house basement 40 Masonry house 40 Large office or industrial building 80 or better 102 HazRAE User s Guide Appendix F Backing Up Reinstalling HazRAE Backing Up 8 Re Installing HazRAE On iPAQ Pocket PC Using the SD card to restore HazRAE Restoring from the SD Card merely reinstalls the HazRAE program It does not restore any other data that may have been lost 1 Charge the iPAQ s battery 2 Turn on the iPAQ 3 Follow the iPAQ s onscreen instructions to reset the unit 4 Ensure the SD card is in the slot 5 Tap the Date line at the top of the screen and set the Time and Date 6 Tap Tap here to set owner information Enter your owner information exactly the same way as when you registered to obtain your owner registration key If you do not do this you will only be allowed 15 trial usages 7 Start gt Programs gt File Explorer 8 Pull down the location menu to My Device 9 Select the SD Card folder 10 Tap on InstallMe_1st Tap OK 11 Tap on InstallMe_2nd Tap OK 12 Close the
116. ired input output capabilities Also on some devices auditing is only enabled if an external storage card is available for use Depending on your device this may be an SD memory card compact flash memory card memory stick etc The card needs to be available for read write use by the system The memory card that HazRAE is delivered on is also suitable for audit log storage purposes Ifa suitable memory card or other storage device is not available the warning message Memory Card needed for logging will appear in the log setup dialog box Closing the Log Setup dialog box inserting a suitable memory card and opening the dialog box again should enable audit logging Log files are written into the directory G3Logs found either on the memory card of your device or in the root of your device under MyDevice or the root of your hard drive 81 HazRAE User s Guide Context Sensitive Online Help HazRAE has been designed to be the easiest to Search Discovery S amp S Glossary learn and easiest to use emergency response Enter material name Guide Un NA system available Most people feel comfortable or CAS with dashes lo search using the system within 15 minutes Plus with HazRAE once you re familiar with using the system on one platform a Pocket PC handheld for instance you ll feel right at home using the system on any other platform supported by the system as while the system s user interface takes on the look
117. iste sido 46 DISC ans 46 A E TER EA 47 Dos A A A ES 48 Hall a A 49 Material Prol toc 50 EMS Signs and Symptoms for Radioactive Isotopes oooconccnncnnnnncnoconcnncncoronanonncnncnnos 52 EMS First Aid for Radioactive ISOtOpES oooooocioccnococonoconccononanononnonnncon ccoo nononoconocononns 52 RAD TAB ISOTOPE IDENTIFICATION scscsscssssscsscessessccsersessccsssessessessersessersessessssess 52 Selecting Emission Type ccccccecccecscescsesseeessecssecseecssecssecesecnsecsseeseeeseeeseseeeeeeeeeseeesaes 53 Selecting Emission Energy Tolerance 0 cccccccsseesseessecseceeceseceeeeeeeseeeseeeseeeaeesees 54 Selecting Probability of Occurrence 000 eee ecceeseesseesseesseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeaeeeseeeaeetees 54 Tapping Reset or GO Seseescevses a aa a Eaa ainia caian EOAR a EE a 54 Instant Access to All Data via 1 Tap Pop Up ooooocccoconocononoconaconnnonconnncon ccoo nono noconocononos 54 HazRAE User s Guide A AA 55 IED Standoff Improvised Explosive Devices ocoooonocnoconocnnocononononn nono noon ccoo nonnncononnnnonars 55 On Scene IED calculations oooooionionicnnonnnnnnnncnacnnnnnnonnnnnnnn conc E E conan nn ES 56 Calculating standoff for complex IEDs combined yield devices ooococcncnnniicnnc 57 Improvised explosive devices and terrorism oooooconococonoconaconnconnconccon ccoo nono noconoconanoos 57 Blast Effects Consequences ista ladridos edades 58 Calculating Breaching Standoff ccec
118. it will not affect the validity of the balance of the Agreement which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms Updates may be licensed to you by RAE 92 10 11 12 13 HazRAE User s Guide Systems Inc with additional or different terms This is the entire agreement between RAE Systems Inc and you relating to the Software GOVERNMENT INFORMATION You acknowledge that all the substantive information contained in the Software was supplied by the U S Government which is solely responsible for its accuracy completeness and content RAE Systems Inc makes no representation as to the accuracy or usefulness of the information You understand and agree that the sole purpose of this Software is to make the government provided information more readily available to those who need to make decisions concerning various public safety matters You have been advised and understand that the quality of the information presented by this program is dependent on the accuracy of that information and the skill of the person providing the input All results must be applied to the real world situation by the user taking into full account local conditions including current and prevailing wind and weather patterns terrain source characteristics and other facts which are or can be known to the user which are not and cannot be known to RAE Systems Inc Local conditions must be properly and accurately assessed by the person using the s
119. ities etc 55 HazRAE User s Guide From the Blast Tab the IED Standoff screen as seen above is selected by choosing IED Standoff from the available list of options and tapping the button The IEDs listed in the Threat pop up menu as seen above are arranged in alphabetical order Once you select the appropriate IED the display updates to provide information regarding Building Evacuation Distance Displayed in feet and meters governed by the ability of an un reinforced building to withstand severe damage or collapse Outdoor Evacuation Distance Displayed in feet and meters governed by the greater of fragment throw distance or glass breakage falling glass hazard distance These distances can be reduced for personnel wearing ballistic protection Note that the pipe bomb suicide belt vest and briefcase suitcase bomb are assumed to have a fragmentation characteristic that requires greater standoff distances than an equal amount of explosives in a vehicle Explosives Mass TNT equivalent Displayed in pounds and kilograms or gallons liters as appropriate governed by the greater of fragment throw distance or glass breakage falling glass hazard distance These distances can be reduced for personnel wearing ballistic protection Note that the pipe bomb suicide belt vest and briefcase suitcase bomb and other smaller contained IEDs are assumed to have a fragmentation characteristic that requires greater standoff distances than a
120. itive you ll have saved quite a bit of time over traditional HazCat operations as instead of having to run through a battery of HazCat tests you ll know which group test to start with in advance which should then positively confirm that the material does or does not belong to the indicated reactivity group Each reactive group has specific attributes as defined by the View pop up menu Materials compounds in each group have information organized in 5 categories that you can choose to view Flammability Reactivity Toxicity Other characteristics and Examples of the materials that are part of this group You can view any of this information by tapping on the View pop up menu and selecting the desired category Characteristics of the selected attribute for the group to which the selected material belongs are displayed in the lower text box Note that some materials belong to more than one group Ifa material belongs to more than one group the Associated reactive group s pop up menu will be enabled This will let you choose between the groups that the selected material is associated Note The reactive group provides general information for all materials that belong to this group The Specific characteristics flammability toxicity etc of a specific material may differ from these group attributes Use this information for general guidance when more specific information is not available If available use the information on the
121. ized arrow icon at the left is used to call out a capability that relies on HazRAE s integrated reachback capabilities A particular function feature that relies on reachback capability may not be available if not supported by your device or if you are running stand alone without any wired wireless network connectivity Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of HazRAE You have joined the growing group of experienced and dedicated professionals that recognize the need for the best hazardous material incident response and investigative tools available We hope this software meets your expectations and that HazRAE s unique patent pending capabilities provides you with the answers you need in situations ranging from traditional hazardous materials incident response situations to terrorism response If you have any questions comments or suggestions please contact us either by email at info raesystems com or by phone Also check our web site for systems for emergency response and other handheld applications at www raesystems com If you have specific needs please feel free to contact us for further information HazRAE User s Guide About HazRAE HazRAE is the most advanced hazardous materials incident response CBRNE investigative tool available HazRAE has the tools you need for use in traditional incident response situations More importantly for terrorism response situations only HazRAE s unique patent pending capabilities allo
122. k picture of relative probability of each precursor outcome 41 HazRAE User s Guide Remember that you need to use on scene situational awareness to help validate whether the dual use precursor outcomes are consistent with your environmental settings e g finding chlorine in a water treatment plant makes sense Viewing outcome ingredients You can view the agents that went in to producing a given precursor outcome s score by tapping on its label For instance in the above screenshot tapping on the Unknown 1 label in green would pop up a dialog box displaying the one agent that has an unknown precursor outcome while tapping on Explosives 3 would pop up a dialog box displaying the three ingredients associated with the explosive precursor outcome Radioactive Isotopes HazRAE contains comprehensive radioactive isotope information critical for use in training simulating or responding to a range of incidents involving radiation from incidents involving transportation accidents to dealing with terrorist use of radiological materials dirty bombs and improvised nuclear devices Additionally HazRAE has the advanced ability to identify unknown radioactive isotopes based on their unique emission signatures when used by advanced response teams with specialized equipment such as gamma ray spectrometers Using the Search Tab a known desired isotope can be selected by just entering its name e g Uranium 232 its
123. l name is also recorded in the log MEG Screen Military Exposure Guidelines screen was selected MEG CWA Screen Military Exposure Guidelines Chemical Warfare Agents screen was selected Mixtures Tab Mixtures tab was selected New User Entry will also contain the operator initials of the newly specified operator NFPA 704 screen NFPA 704 screen was viewed Odor Attributes and modifiers selected from the Discovery Odor category is recorded in the log Placard screen Placard screen was viewed Precursor Screen Precursor screen for the specified material was viewed Print Screen User request to print currently displayed screen Windows only Protective Clothing Protective Clothing screen for the currently selected material was viewed Selected material name is also recorded in the log Rad Tab Radioactive Isotope Identification tab was selected Reactive Groups Reactive Groups screen for the currently selected material was viewed Selected material name is also recorded in the log S amp S search Signs and symptoms search took place Also records the number of matching materials S amp S tab Signs and Symptoms tab was selected Save preplan User saved current configuration into a pre plan Entry will contain the name of the pre plan Search by Isotope search was performed Entry will contain the parameters used in the search Search tab Search tab was selected
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125. lso a function of atmospheric conditions air density particulates humidity etc and local on scene parameters which is why a personal dosimeter is a more accurate measurement tool The rem hr pulldown in the upper right corner of the screen should be used when actual rem readings are available instead of using this dose estimation tool 48 HazRAE User s Guide Information regarding shielding against various types of ionizing radiation can be found in Appendix D of this manual Half life HazRAE The half life screen for radiological response Cs 137 displays the isotope short name a user input box for the amount of radioactive material in grams a graphical display of the decrease in activity over half life the activity levels in curies for the specific number of grams and a button to bring up the unit conversion tool to convert curies to becquerels To illustrate the use of this screen it is helpful to consider a response situation While en route to the scene the responder can bring up the HazRAE isolation half life screen for the radiological isotope If the radiation type is unknown the HazRAE Rad tab may be used in conjunction with the appropriate survey equipment to identify the isotope s The isolation half life screen will populate the graph using a default value of 1 gram of the selected isotope If a different value is known simply enter that number then select the recalculate button The screen updates the Curie v H
126. mally loaded in larger containers So when both are loaded a smaller container normally weighs more than a larger container 71 HazRAE User s Guide NFPA 704 Hazard Classification Aide The marking system designed by the National zo cr Fire Protection Association identifies hazard as MA Tne Observed SON e ME characteristics of materials at terminal and industrial sites It uses a diamond divided into four quadrants with each quadrant representing a different characteristic as explained below The risk level ratings ranging from four highest risk to zero minimum risk are based upon Fire Hazardi lt 100 F 38 C 7 protective equipment normally used by Health Hazard Extreme danger 2 firefighters Reactivity Unstable if heated Special Info None specified You can access the NFPA 704 working aide by tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the display A menu bar will appear Tap on the Options menu if it is not already selected and choose NFPA 704 aid from the selection of choices that appear under the Options menu When viewing a material that has a known NFPA 704 rating HazRAE will pre load the values for the given material This allows you to see the NFPA 704 symbol associated with the material and decode its meaning When on scene at a fixed facility that is displaying the NFPA 704 symbol you can also interactively configure the symbol above to match the one displayed on
127. more information Rad Tab Isotope Identification HazRAE includes advanced capabilities to Search Discovery 5 S Mix Rad Blast identify a broad range of unknown isotopes Select emission type Unknown based on their emission energies as detected by Energy 2823 KeV 5 keV survey equipment such as gamma ray Include if probability gt 0 01 _ AN 7 spectrometers spectrum analyzers etc there 1 of e 6 hits Go J are numerous companies that make this type of z P YP EE CESIUM 130 2 equipment Canberra Ortec and Thermo BENEH COBALT 60 Electron Corporation are three examples For ME GALLIUM 68 all the isotopes found in HazRAE nearly 700 EL ENTRAN A s i Dae 9 0 the system contains the unique emission energy lt lt Prev 1 Match signatures associated with these isotopes Select A These energy readings as measured in the field with the appropriate survey equipment in conjunction with the use of HazRAE s isotope identification capabilities as described below allows for the identification of isotopes 52 HazRAE User s Guide associated with the measured readings along with correlating the identified isotopes with typical industrial uses and activity levels of the correlated isotopes and critical response information needed to make informed response decisions An overview of the various parts of the above screen is described below followed with a more detailed explan
128. mprovised Nuclear Device and building evacuation distance The term yield kilotons 5 0 kiloton refers to the release of 10 calories of explosive energy The Fireball in a ground contact blast is larger than an airborne detonation because some of the Fireball Distance Displayed in feet and meters the Fireball in a ground contact blast is larger than an airborne detonation because some of the energy is reflected back up from the surface If the altitude at the point of burst is greater than 75 of the displayed fireball distance there is no fireball at ground level Thermal Radiation Evacuation Distance Displayed in miles and kilometers the outdoor evacuation distance is a function of Thermal Radiation from a blast at the optimum altitude Thermal radiation is non ionizing electromagnetic radiation which has a significant heating effect Air is virtually transparent to thermal radiation For the given radius the thermal radiation intensity is sufficient to cause 2 degree burns Ionizing radiation is electromagnetic radiation of sufficient energy to ionize atoms This type of radiation is extremely dangerous but it is also strongly absorbed by air unlike thermal radiation Since the ionizing radiation distance is less significant than the thermal radiation distance it is not shown on this display Refer to the Isolation Distance screens for stand off distances related to ionization 59 HazRAE User s Guide Building Evacu
129. mprovised Nuclear Devices 59 Inactivation See Suseptibilities Incubation Onset time 66 IND See Improvised Nuclear Device Industrial uses See Radioactive isotopes Infectious agent 65 Infectious agent name 15 Ingestion 32 Ingestion ALI 43 Inhalation 32 Inhalation ALI 43 Inhalation DAC 43 Instant messenger 89 Intelligent navigation 17 Intelligent navigation buttons 15 International Atomic Energy Agency 50 International Operations 74 82 84 Ionization energy 26 Ionization potential See Ionization energy Isolation Distances 18 Isolation half life 49 110 Isomeric Transition See Radioactive isotopes Isotope identification 52 IT See Radioactive isotopes Joint Publication 1 02 65 JTA 90 Legal See End User License Agreement Link Checkbox 37 LOC 20 Local Reference Materials 84 Lower Explosive Limit 26 LPG Butane Propane 56 Material Profile See Biological Agents Material Safety Data Sheets 24 Material synonyms 16 MATRIX B 28 MEG CWAs 22 MEGs 22 Melting Point 26 Meth 41 Microsoft Excel files 85 Microsoft PowerPoint files 85 Microsoft Word files 85 Military exposure guidelines 22 Mixing precursors 41 Mode of Transmission 66 Model reactivity 40 Most recent 15 searches 16 National Guard 55 National Institute of Standards and Technology 87 National Library of Medicine 87 National Nuclear Data Center 95 Navigation tabs 15 NBC Agent categories 37 NCRP 45
130. n you can specify it and HazRAE will base its calculations upon the type of explosive selected say C 4 or RDX instead of TNT When specifying the weight of the suspected device you can also select between pounds and kilograms and the system will perform the necessary conversions Calculating standoff for complex IEDs combined yield devices HazRAE understands that some IED threats may consist of mixed loads composed of multiple types of explosives with varying explosive yields In these scenarios HazRAE allows you to combine the various IED components say a suicide bomber wearing a suicide vest who is also pushing a trash bin loaded with explosives or say 10 lbs of C4 with 20 kg of TNT etc Notice the Additive checkbox on the lower right part of the IED display By selecting this checkbox the currently selected explosive and any additional IEDs selected will get added to an overall explosive load and HazRAE will calculate the building and outdoor evacuation distances based off this combined explosive load An unlimited number of explosives can be combined into a mixed load IED To review all the component explosives that comprise this combined explosive load tap on the question mark button that appears when the Additive check box is selected A pop up window will appear letting you review the various components that comprise the overall explosive load De select the Additive checkbox will turn off this capability and display s
131. n and then tap or click the circled X in the upper right corner 2 Tap Start gt HazRAE and then tap click Register in the menu that appears 3 Use your stylus to tap in the Application License Code 4 Tap OK HazRAE now has your Application License Code and is running Windows PC 1 Start HazRAE by double clicking the HazRAE icon on your desktop or by following the path Start Programs gt HazRAE 2 Pull down the HazRAE tab and from the menu select Options gt Register 3 Type the Application License Code into the field 4 Click OK HazRAE now has your Application License Code and is running 10 HazRAE User s Guide Using HazRAE HazRAE is available for both PC running Windows and iPAQ Pocket PC Throughout this manual you will see an instruction to tap a selection With the iPAQ Pocket PC this means to use the stylus and tap the appropriate location On a PC it means to use the left button on the mouse to click Starting HazRAE On A PC Double click the HazRAE icon on your desktop or go to Start Programs gt Hazrae in order to start HazRAE It takes a few seconds to initialize and then it is ready to use Starting HazRAE on An iPAQ Pocket PC Turn on your iPAQ Pocket PC by pressing the Power button Then 1 Tap START with your stylus to bring up the Programs menu 2 Tap PROGRAMS 3 Tap HAZRAE The HazRAE Chem Bio WMD Decision Support Application starts in approximately five seconds Inpu
132. n completed tap OK When you see the message Tap OK To Restart Your Device tap OK The iPAQ retarts 105 HazRAE User s Guide Backing Up amp Re Installing HazRAE On A Windows PC On a PC running Windows your data should be automatically stored on the local hard drive This includes log files and Preplanning data To reinstall the program insert the disc and double click on HazRAE_ Win32_ Installer Then follow the instructions for installation Note You will have to input your registration information again Appendix G iPAQ Specific Information The following section covers charging screen alignment and other details that are specific to the iPAQ and do not apply to a laptop or desktop PC iPAQ Pocket PC Layout and HazRAE Functions Operating HazRAE on the iPAQ Pocket PC requires knowing only a few of the iPAQ Pocket PC s features Note the locations of the power on off switch power LED stylus storage and the points on the screen that are used to show programs where you select HazRAE and the OK button where you Exit screens or programs The iPAQ Pocket PC has other buttons and functions but they do not apply to HazRAE For further information refer to the documentation from HP that accompanies your iPAQ Pocket PC Power Power Stylus LED On Off Storage Screen Program Exit Start Show Program 5 Way x Navigation Universal Touch Pad Connector Locations of switches ports a
133. n data for the various system components are always inserted at the start of every new audit file Property Data Vnnn Header information Version data for the various system components are always inserted at the start of every new audit file Log opened Every time the system is launched an audit log entry is created denoting this fact Note that while one audit file may contain more than one incident it is easy to differentiate these incidents by time and also by open close log entries Log closed Every time the system is exited if logging is enabled a Closed log entry get made Entries between an Opened and Closed log entry define everything that took place from when the application was launched until it was exited Log enabled If auditing is disabled and the user enables auditing a Log enabled entry will get written to the audit file Log disabled If auditing is enabled and the user disables auditing a Log disabled entry will be written to the audit file Current User On startup records the initials of the last operator that used the system The value displayed in lieu of nnn is dictated by the version of your system Note that all entries in an audit file are made in chronological order The only exception to this rule is the very first line of the event log whose timestamp will reflect the actual time that the audit log was written to storage memory or
134. n equal amount of explosives in a vehicle Fireball Diameter for LPG Butane Propane Assumes efficient mixing of the flammable gas with ambient air Safe Distance for LPG Butane Propane Determined by U S firefighting practices wherein safe distances are approximately 4 times the flame height Note that an LPG tank filled with high explosives would require a significantly greater standoff distance than if it were filled with LPG On Scene IED calculations In addition to having integrated access to the most comprehensive set of stand off distances for known improvised explosive devices HazRAE also includes the capability to calculate standoff and evacuation distances based on on scene conditions for over 130 types of explosives This is extremely useful in situations that the suspected IED is not one of those Below select the estimated weight available from the existing set of known IEDs in the and type of explosive pop up Threat menu In this situation select the User Specified option from the pop up menu A dialog Explosive type TNT box will appear as seen at the right allowing you to Est weight 300 x ea select the suspected type and estimated weight of the g device With this information HazRAE will calculate 56 HazRAE User s Guide standoff and evacuation distances based on these parameters Note that the default type of explosive selected is TNT but if the type of explosive employed is know
135. n fold increase in time following a fission detonation starting after 1 hour the radiation intensity decreases by a factor of 10 10 after 7 hours This rule is accurate to 25 for the first two weeks 47 HazRAE User s Guide Dose The dose screen for radiological response displays the isotope short name a user input box for the amount of radioactive material in grams a graphical display of the estimated linear increase in total gamma dose for each hour as a function of Cs 137 gamma 50 v gram REM vs Hours 154 the distance from the source and a button to bring 113132 up the unit conversion tool to convert rems to 75 94 sieverts 57 19 38 To illustrate the use of this screen it is helpful to ETE consider a response situation While en route to gt the scene the a can bring up the HazRAE wie isolation dose screen for the radiological isotope If the radiation type is unknown the HazRAE Rad tab may be used in conjunction with the appropriate survey equipment to identify the isotope s The isolation dose screen will populate the graph using a default value of 1 gram of the selected isotope If a different value is known simply enter that number then tap the recalculate button The screen updates the levels for the number of grams specified To convert rems to sieverts select the EY button The unit conversion tool window pops up with the first rem level and the appropriate conversion To convert a value other than the d
136. n will populate the graph with rem hour value for that isotope which is an estimate of gamma emissions at close range If survey equipment measures a different value most likely something less than the given max due to time distance attenuating factors simply enter that number with the rem or sievert per hour unit selection then tap the recalculate button The screen updates the graph of rems or sieverts over time To convert rems to sieverts select the Y button The unit conversion tool window pops up with the first rem level and the appropriate conversion To convert a value other than the default enter that number into the unit converter then select the calculate button Iml l l 0 1 2 v Fallout 3 4 56 v Hours 1 8 7 8 At the bottom of the screen is a selection menu with different time ranges Hours 1 8 Hours 8 16 Hours 16 24 and Days 1 8 The decay rate is displayed graphically by the bars with the rem levels roughly equivalent to rad levels for gamma radiation displayed numerically above each bar The horizontal axis of the graph may be used to determine an appropriate standoff time from the gamma radiation Note that the graph bars are color coded with respect to the rad ranges in the EMS Signs and Symptoms screen The ranges and corresponding colors are in the table above The basis for these calculations was published by Oak Ridge National Labs and follows the rule of sevens which states that for every seve
137. nd continued development of the RTECS Database and its Trademark to MDL Information Systems Inc MDL a wholly owned subsidiary of Elsevier Science Inc Under this agreement MDL will be responsible for updating licensing and marketing and distributing RTECS 24 HazRAE User s Guide Reactive Groups Most materials are associated with specific reactive groups The Reactive Groups screen lets you navigate through the various reactive group attributes that this material is associated with A screenshot of the reactive groups screen is shown at the right The reactive MAGNESIUM DIAMIDE groups screen is broken down into the following Associated reactive group s four components vw Nitrides Phosphides Carbides e Material name At the top of the screen View w Flammability the selected material s name is displayed Many of these compounds are for quick reference pyrophoric flammable by The reactive group s pop up menu lists Spontaneous chemical reaction in which reactive group s this particular air They produce highly flammable material belongs to When using a Goes eye eto TNE HazCat test kit to confirm the existence mera hyanide ia rana l ofa suspected abent Inowinetie Combustion of all compounds in this agent s reactive group s can significantly expedite your HazCat test results by indicating based on the agent s reactive group which HazCat group test you should start with If the results are pos
138. nd controls on the iPAQ Pocket PC 106 HazRAE User s Guide Care of the iPAQ Pocket PC e Always use the stylus to make selections Other objects may damage the iPAQ Pocket PC display e Never clean the screen with water Use cleaner designed for LCD displays e Keep the iPAQ Pocket PC in its case during travel Charging Your iPAQ Pocket PC Before using your iPAQ Pocket PC to run the HazRAE Chem Bio WMD Decision Support Application make sure its battery is fully charged A full charge is usually completed in four hours You can operate the iPAQ Pocket PC on its AC adapter and USB Serial sync cable while the battery is charging or when the battery is fully charged Connect the AC adapter to the USB Serial sync cable and plug that into the iPAQ Pocket PC s Universal Connector located on the bottom of the unit Reset Button Universal Connector Bottom ofiPAQ Pocket PC Connect the USB Serial sync cable and AC adapter to the Universal Connector port to charge the iPAQ Pocket PC s internal batteries NOTE Plugging in the AC adapter turns on the HP iPAQ Pocket PC If the unit does not turn on lightly press the Reset button on the bottom of the unit with the tip of the iPAQ Pocket PC s stylus NOTE Whenever you are not using your iPAQ Pocket PC leave it on its charger so that its battery is always fully charged NOTE You can charge the iPAQ Pocket PC s batteries without the AC adapter by connecting the USB Serial syn
139. nown isotopes in a relatively short sample period it may be useful to use the Gamma abund filter This filter limits the search to the most abundant gamma emissions related to a given isotope which may be different than the maximum gamma energy emission associated with an isotope Thus while the Gamma max may uniquely identify an isotope due to the nature of your survey gear properties of the isotope itself or time constraints on site given to sample emissions limiting a search to Gamma abund may actually be a good choice the circumstances surrounding its use will depend largely on the capabilities of your survey gear and circumstances unique to the specific incident environment In general HazRAE considers gamma emissions representing an abundancy of at least 10 as significant and includes these energies in its identification algorithms When in doubt use the Unknown filter which will search across all emission types for matching isotopes A given isotope may emit gamma rays at various emission energies depending on a number of factors during its decay In addition to Gamma abund HazRAE allows you to limit gamma searches based on average or maximum gamma emission energies The rationale for these two options is dictated by the capabilities of your survey equipment 53 HazRAE User s Guide and how you have it configured The paragraph below explains some of these options and complications associated with isotope identification T
140. nt The airborne concentration above which continuous exposure for 1 hour could begin to produce irreversible permanent or serious health effects that may result in performance degradation and incapacitate in a small portion of individuals Increasing concentrations and or duration of exposure will increase incidence and severity of effects 1 hour Minimal The airborne concentration above which continuous exposure for 1 hour could begin to produce mild non disabling transient reversible effects if any Such effects should not impair performance Increasing concentration and or duration could result in performance degradation especially for tasks requiring specific mental visual acuity or physical dexterity strength 8 hours and 24 hours The airborne concentration above which continuous exposure for 8 or 24 hours could begin to produce mild non disabling transient reversible effects if any Such effects should not impair performance Increasing concentration and or duration could result in performance degradation especially for tasks requiring specific mental visual acuity or physical dexterity strength 14 days The airborne concentration for a continuous exposure for up to 14 days 24 hours day that should not impair performance and is considered protective against significant non cancer effects Increasing concentration and or duration could result in performance degradation or increase the potential for inducing
141. o measure gamma emissions with a gamma spectrometer a spectrum analyzer with the proper front end or other survey equipment there are several ways the device could be used To catch maximum emission energies it is most likely that someone would use a spectrum analyzer s Peak Hold feature to capture maximum energy emissions A similar function is performed by a multi channel analyzer that like a multi channel receiver simultaneously detects energy readings in a range of narrow channels An issue complicating the identification process is to remember that if an isotope has a half life of say 20 days there is no predicting when exactly decay emissions will take place just that at the end of the 20 day period 50 of the original amount of the isotope will have decayed to something else During this decay period some quantity of the isotope may be in various phases of its decay chain and these resulting daughter isotopes will have their own radiation emission signatures again complicating the identification process Selecting Emission Energy Tolerance In addition to specifying a measured emission energy reading HazRAE allows you to specify a tolerance Identified isotopes must have emission signatures that fall within the tolerance of the emission energy that you specify The system will set suggested tolerances but actual tolerances will depend on a range of factors including the accuracy and resolution of your detection equipment Sel
142. oftware Accordingly you understand and agree that you assume all responsibility for decisions made using the software and that you shall remain fully and solely responsible for your decisions Notice to U S Government End Users The Software and Documentation are Commercial Items as that term is defined at 48 C F R 2 101 consisting of Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation as such terms are used in 48 C F R 12 212 or 48 C F R 227 7202 as applicable Consistent with 48 C F R 12 212 or 48 C F R 227 7202 1 through 227 7202 4 as applicable the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U S Government end users a only as Commercial Items and b with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States RAE Systems Inc 3775 N First St San Jose CA 95134 1708 USA For U S Government End Users RAE Systems Inc agrees to comply with all applicable equal opportunity laws including 1f appropriate the provisions of Executive Order 11246 as amended Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 38 USC 4212 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and the regulations at 41 CFR Parts 60 1 through 60 60 60 250 and 60 741 The affirmative action clause and regu
143. og Operationally the best practice is to close the current audit log file when finished reviewing it or create a copy of it under a different name Use the copy if you anticipate needing to review the log while simultaneously using HazRAE during an incident Accountability Event Specifications In HazRAE there are 3 classes of auditable event entries that the system records system events user auditing events needed to recreate actions taken by the user and events that are initiated by the user Each type of event is discussed below A single line in the audit log consists of up to three fields tab separated These fields are the timestamp the event name type followed by any relevant parameters Having each field separated by a tab character makes it very easy to integrate the accountability log with other applications such as word processors spreadsheets external databases ICS forms etc System Events System events are entries that the system automatically makes into the log file independent of a user s actions Examples are events such as start of application stop of application the version of HazRAE in use etc A list of all the system generated events are described below System Event Event Definition Log file created Header information First entry in any log file records the log s file G3Logs G3 20060331 txt name and location The file name is composed of the year month and date for when the log file was
144. om within HazRAE if it doesn t exist in the EmergencyContacts htm device s root folder Step Two Make sure to store the desired file into the Select a document to view directory folder G3LocalRefs When the Local 86 HazRAE User s Guide Refs menu is next selected a dialog similar to the one at the right will be displayed Select the desired file type then tap the button The selected reference document will be automatically opened for you If no documents are available HazRAE will pop up a dialog advising you of such and reminding you where you need to store these locally accessible documents Reachback Capabilities HazRAE includes advanced reachback capabilities that allows the system to wirelessly reach back to national databases or operation centers to retrieve additional information or guidance that may not otherwise be available to a user at an incident scene For the reachback capabilities to work your device handheld device or computer must have Internet connectivity HazRAE uses this connectivity to make advanced queries to various governmental databases to retrieve additional information as appropriate for the agent that is currently being reviewed within HazRAE First aid information is an example While HazRAE has comprehensive BLS Basic Life Support for most agents and ALS Advanced Life Support for some agents Reachback makes available even more advanced information along with t
145. on of Health Effects for Air Water MEGS ococococoncconnonnnonnnonnnonn nono noconcnnnonoss 23 Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances RTECS cccesceesceteeeeeeeteeeee 24 Background on RTECS ccccccscccsseessecssecesecesecnseceecseeeseeeeeseceseeeseecsaeeaecnseeeseenseenes 24 REACTIVE GROUPS sissies cessvsvsdebsteseasobssicugussseavanivsiaabsassiuaubesvcnshestesseniasoncssskstonsvavesiusbesehsonsietes 25 MATERIAL PROFILE ninia Oi 26 PRECURSOR IDENTIFIER 0 iaa 27 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING sismo rro Daiana taninos 28 Protective Clothing Display Name Abbreviati0DS oooonconcnnnnncincnnnncoconcnnnncnnonanonncnncnnos 29 RESPIRATOR RECOMMENDATIONS ccccsssscssssesssscssccssscecsssesessesssssscsccssssecsscssessncesseess 31 EMS SIGNS SYMPTOM Sissi ae eds 31 EMS lt FIRST ATD o nicinacio init ici iii nai 32 DISCOVERY TAB ss acen 33 Color Attribute Selector ici da dia at 33 Texture Attribute Selecta 34 Odor Attribute Selector cso e r a nono nooncron cc no nono nono R ran E E naar 34 Results Page Comba aria aia in 34 Search BUON pt iii ada dolia lia 35 Discovery Results PaME niorir eiser a e Aa data adi tesid 35 Previous Next Page Navigation BUttONS ooonccciocnoonconncoononononan nono nono noon ccoo nononoconncnncnnns 35 Hit Count Indica a iii is 35 Instantly Access All Data via 1 Tap Pop Up oooocoocccoconococonaconaconnonononnncon ccoo nono noconocononnns 35 Show IDLH BUIN a iia 35 HazRAE User s Guide SIGNS AND SYMPTOM
146. onsidered when dealing with an incident involving the specified material Refer to the UK ED Codes section of this manual for more information e Biological agents The overview includes the agent s name its UN Number the name of the infectious agent and the infective dose of the agent e Radioactive isotopes The isotope name its short name CAS NUMBER if available atomic atomic weight atomic mass half life specific activity and types of radiation associated with this isotope e g Alpha Beta Gamma or Neutron extremely useful to know when determining which types of detectors may be useful to detect the presence of the given isotope Intelligent Navigation The and buttons seen in area 5 are context sensitive This means that e Ifthe last search you did was by material name these buttons will take you to the next previous material found in the system materials are stored alphabetically e Ifthe last search you did was by UN Number these buttons will take you to the next previous material found with the same UN Number e Ifthe last search you did was by CAS NUMBER these buttons will take you to the next previous material found with the same CAS NUMBER e Ifthe last search you did was by synonym tradename then the next previous buttons will take you to the alphabetically next previous synonym tradename The intelligence behind these navigation buttons is built in reducing the clutter and complexity of the user interface
147. options Type Shock Tube and tapping the button come Return Py ORICA Exel T amp D HA Detonator ID is an advanced capability that is of primary use by EOD Bomb technicians and other specially qualified personnel If you don t have explosive bomb handling certifications the detonator identification capabilities should be left to properly trained and qualified professionals A brief explanation of the various parts of the Detonator ID display is given below with more details following in the subsequent sections Circle Explanation Overview 1 Manufacturer filter pop up menu 2 Detonator type selector pop up menu 3 Category selector pop up menu to choose the category of properties applicable for the type of detonator selected see 2 4 Property selector pop up menu to choose the property for the selected category see 3 of the specified type of detonator see 2 5 The value you wish to specify for the appropriate property is specified here 6 Number of pages of matching detonators A page is defined as containing up to 50 detonators 7 Displays the total number of detonators that matched the criteria you specified in 1 2 3 amp 4 above 8 The GO button executes a search based on the above specified criteria The Reset button resets all search results 9 Displays an overview list of detonators that match your specified search criteria A Advanc
148. or any materials within the system for which an RTECS is available When the RTECS option is available and selected the appropriate RTECS information for the current chemical agent will display within your default web browser Background on RTECS RTECS is a definitive toxicological database with supplemental information pertinent to both the chemical industry and the occupational safety and health community This technical data is needed to assess workers exposures to chemicals particularly to lesser known and used chemical substances OSHA has designated RTECS as a primary source for toxicity data for Material Safety Data Sheets in its Hazard Communications Rule In recent years RTECS has grown to include more than 160 000 chemicals The toxicological data are organized into six fields primary irritation mutagenic effects reproductive effects tumorigenic effects acute toxicity and multiple dose toxicity Each data line includes the citation to its bibliographic source RTECS provides a host of reference data including but not limited to CAS Numbers OSHA PELS ACGIH TLVs NIOSH RELS Carcinogenic assessments Beilstein Reference Numbers and Bioassay results from the National Toxicology Program On December 18 2001 CDC s Technology Transfer Office on behalf of NIOSH successfully completed negotiating a Public Health System Trademark Licensing Agreement for RTECS This non exclusive licensing agreement provides for the transfer a
149. orm a full reset of your HP iPAQ Pocket PC 108 HazRAE User s Guide Index 1 Tap Pop Up 15 17 35 36 38 54 Accountability 77 activity levels 49 Adobe Acrobat 85 AEGL 21 AEGL1 See AEGL AEGL2 See AEGL AEGL3 See AEGL Agent Overview 66 Agent Refs 84 86 Air Water reactive warning 20 ALI See Annual Limit on Intake Alpha See Radioactive isotopes ALS 87 Annual Limit on Intake 44 Annual Radiation Dose Limits 45 APFs 31 APP code 17 74 Appearance 38 Argonne National Laboratory 18 Argonne National Labs 95 Aspiration 32 Auto Ignition 26 Behavior 39 Beta See Radioactive isotopes Biological Agents 65 Bio safety practices 67 Blast Effects 58 BLEVE 68 BLS 87 Boiling Point 26 Bookmarks 15 Boots 28 Breaching Standoff 59 Building Evacuation Distance 56 Improvised Nuclear Device 60 Bureau International des Containers 69 Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco 55 C 4 57 Canberra 52 CARAT 20 Cardiovascular 39 CAS 15 CDC 95 Check digit See Container Identification Chemical Abstract Service 95 Chemical Profile 26 109 Chemical protective clothing See Protective Clothing CHRIS See USCG Cleanup 67 Close cup 26 COE JTA 90 Color attribute selector 33 Combined explosive loads 57 Communicability 66 Container Identification 69 Copy data See Printing Correction factors 26 Country code See Container Identification Country Po
150. ou to mix any agents that are found in your recall list of bookmarks The system automatically makes an entry in the recall list for any agent that you ve researched by accessing any of its related response information while on the Search Tab e g you ve done anything more than reviewed the agent s overview while on the Search Tab Once the system has automatically added an agent to your recall list it will be available for mixing or modeling precursor outcomes from the Mixture Tab What military standards does HazRAE adhere to HazRAE is fully DoD Common Operating Environment Joint Technical Architecture DOD COE JTA compliant and is the only mobile HAZMAT Chem Bio WMD response system that is compliant with this standard Additionally HazRAE is the only commercial HAZMAT Chem Bio WMD decision support system that can be deployed in any environment that supports HPAC 4 0 or later Thank you for using HazRAE the only third generation hazardous material response system available Feel free to contact us if you have problems suggestions or would like to check for software updates at http www raesystems com RAE Systems World Headquarters 3775 N First St San Jose CA 95134 1708 USA Phone 408 952 8200 Fax 408 952 8480 E mail customerserv raesystems com Web Site www raesystems com 90 HazRAE User s Guide Legal Notices NOTICE TO USER PLEASE READ THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLY BY USING ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWAR
151. phetamines Explosives improvised explosive devices IEDs Chemical warfare WMD agents HazRAE SULFURIC ACID UNNA 1830 CAS 7664 93 9 Dual use material precursor for Narcotics heroin cocaine Narcotics methamphetamines Chemical warfare WMD Explosives Reaction with water is negligible unless acid strength is above 80 90 then heat from hydrolysis is Tapping on the button when visible on the Search Tab for the displayed material or selecting Precursors from the 1 Tap Pop Up menu takes you to the selected material s associated set of precursors Note that a given material may be a precursor for more than one of the above listed categories and if so each category that it belongs to will be listed It is important to remember that many of these dual use materials have many legitimate industrial and agricultural uses so when assessing intended use discretion must be paid to the context in which the material was found Remember that while the precursor button is only visible on the Search Tab if a material has known precursors associated with it you can always access these by selecting the Precursors option from the 1 Tap Pop Up menu visible at the bottom of the Search Discovery or S amp S tab 27 HazRAE User s Guide Protective Clothing HazRAE has specific chemical protective clothing recommendations available for many materials and trade names This information covers specific cloth
152. r 1 AND Yellow Shells Rings Refine wire color 2 AND have 2 shell rings 63 HazRAE User s Guide By using HazRAE s advanced detonator selection criteria to specify among various types categories and properties of detonators and selectively using Combine Refine its possible to quickly and accurately differentiate between many different detonators Your selection criteria can include any all of the attributes listed within a given property group All the properties you specify within property group must match for a given detonator for the system to consider it a match Changing categories clears any property values specified from within a different category Also note that the system allows you to perform sequential queries based on the same or differing property or category settings as long as they are all within the same type of detonators This effectively allows you to combined search results in ways not otherwise possible For instance you could structure a search to return all electric detonators whose leg wires are red and blue or blue and red To do this first set up property values so that the electric detonator of interest has Wire color 1 of red and Wire color 2 of blue Next perform another search whose Wire color 1 is blue and Wire color 2 is red This effectively returns all electric detonators whose leg wires are red and blue or blue and red Remember that for a search to be successful a detonator must match all the propert
153. r the Edit menu Once you have copied the data you can paste it into other applications So for instance you could copy the data from the Hazard Overview screen and paste it into your word processor to print it as part of an after action report or paste it into an email program or instant messenger to notify someone as part of an ongoing incident response Support FAQ The following is a list of frequently asked HazRAE questions Using HazRAE on a Pocket PC in the Mil Spec Case causes Erratic Cursor Control Symptoms of this include tapping on the screen without anything happening tapping on a control and another control responds or when the virtual keyboard is displayed ghost key presses are observed For proper use from within the Mil Spec case you need to calibrate your handheld s screen for optimal performance within the enclosure If you are running HazRAE on a Pocket PC based device follow the steps below to calibrate the screen Under the Start menu choose Settings Then tap on the System tab You should see an icon called Screen Tap on it to launch From its window you should see a button called Align Screen Follow the procedure it describes to align the screen while it is in the Mil Spec case Once it completes this alignment successfully it should operate much better for you 89 HazRAE User s Guide I m trying to virtually mix agents but don t see them in the Mixture Tab HazRAE allows y
154. rial hygienists health risk 0 14 0 007 assessors or other medically trained personnel can quickly characterize risks from chemical Last change Jan 04 Return exposures over a broad range of materials The US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine is responsible for the publication of MEGs and the data found in HazRAE is the latest released data revised as of January 2004 A screenshot of one of the two MEG displays in HazRAE is shown at the right The Hazard Overview Screen described previously will display a button ss for any material that has associated MEG information Military Exposure Guidelines for chemical warfare agents is described in the following section Users of MEG data in HazRAE should be familiar with the Army s Chemical Exposure Guidelines for Deployed Military Personnel prior to interpreting the MEG data found in HazRAE Background on MEGs MEGs are concentrations of chemicals in air water and soil that can be used to assist in assessing the significance of field exposures to chemical hazards during or planning for military deployments Specifically a MEG is a chemical concentration which represents an estimate of the level above which certain types of health effects may begin to occur in individuals within the exposed population after a continuous single exposure of specified duration The severity of the health effects and percentage of the exposed population demonstrating health effec
155. rios Preplans are quick and easy to create and can also be shared between other HazRAE users on any other platform Within HazRAE a preplan consists of a pre selected list of agents and chemical protective clothing recommendations that you may want to pre configure the system with for quick reference or use at a later point in time Save Preplan To create and save a preplan you first research the desired agents and retrieve any response information regarding the selected agent so that the system will add it to the recall list The agents that are currently available in the recall list will be saved as part of your preplan 82 HazRAE User s Guide Next configure your chemical protective clothing SEEE inventory as appropriate Once you have set up the Search Discovery S amp S Mix Rad Blast protective clothing and recall list configuration as desired tap on HazRAE in the upper left corner BioAgents dirty dozen 4 of the display From the menu bar that appears Training Scenario select the Preplans menu and choose the Save Radiological plan option When prompted give the preplan the oe plans desired name Once you have saved a preplan you Select a preplan to load can share it with other HazRAE users by OK transmitting the plan to other users via Bluetooth T R instant messaging or email HazRAE preplans are interoperable on all HazRAE platforms select y Choose view Load Preplan
156. rojected dose n EPA PAG Manual Evacuation of Public sssr 1 to 5 rems projected dose o n EPA PAG Manual Administration of Prophylactic For potassium iodide FDA Guidance dose FDA Guidance Drugs values 5 Intermediate 0 Limit Worker Exposure sesse A T EENE EE E SAG Appendix 1 Relocation of General Public 2 rems projected dose first year Subsequent EPA PAG Manual years 500 mrem yr projected dose Food Interdiction occioinmc m 500 mrem yr projected dose a se FDA Guidance 7 Drinking Water Interdiction 500 mrem yr dose sees EPA guidance in development Late wesc Final Cleanup Actions Late phase PAG based on optimization In cases when radiation control options are not available or due to the magnitude of the incident are not sufficient doses above 5 rems may be unavoidable For further discussion see Appendix 1 2Should normally begin at 1 rem however sheltering may begin at lower levels if advantageous 2 Should normally begin at 1 rem 4 Provides protection from radioactive iodine ony 5For other information on medical paa ics and treatment please refer to http www fda gov cder drugprepare default htm or http www bt cde gov radiation index asp or hitp www orau gov reacts Potassium lodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies December 2001 Center Drug Evaluation and Research FDA HHS http www fda gov cder guidan
157. rt code See Container Identification See Container Identification DAC See Derived Air Concentration Death Rates 66 Decay products 50 Decontamination 67 Defense Protective Service 37 Derived Air Concentration 44 Detonator ID 61 Detonator identification 61 Device limitations See Accountability Event Specifications Digestive system 39 Discovery Tab 33 Disinfectants See Suseptibilities Disposal 67 Dissemination 66 DOD COE 90 DOE 95 Drugs See Suseptibilities DuPont 28 95 EAC 17 EC See Radioactive isotopes Electron Capture See Radioactive isotopes Email 89 Emergency life support 32 EMS First Aid 32 EMS Signs Symptoms 31 Epidemiology See Surveillance ERG 15 68 See ERG ERG2000 68 ERG2004 95 ERPG1 20 Event Specifications 78 Explosives Mass TNT equivalent 56 HazRAE User s Guide Eyes 40 Eyes skin 32 Face shields 28 Fireball Diameter 56 Fireball Distance Improvised Nuclear Device 59 Flammability 25 See NFPA 704 Flash point 26 G3LocalRefs 86 Gamma See Radioactive isotopes Gamma abund 53 Gloves 28 Guide button 68 Guide number 15 Hazard Overview 20 See Biological Agents HazCat 25 HazMapper 84 Health Hazards See NFPA 704 Heroin cocaine 41 HIN 17 74 Hit count 35 HPAC 90 HTML files 85 Hugoniot 59 IAEA 51 IAEA assigned risk 51 ICS forms 86 IDLH 20 IED See Improvised Explosive Devices Improvised Explosive Devices 55 61 I
158. s The more protective limit between the NIOSH REL or the OSHA PEL is always used NIOSH OSHA indicates that the limits are equivalent EMS Signs Symptoms 2 3 DIMERCAPTO 1 PROPANOL UNNA 8027 The EMS Signs Symptoms view displays the CASH 59 52 9 material s complete name along with the signs Signs symptoms and symptoms that are associated with the SYMPTOMS Symptoms of exposure material and the data source and date of to this chemical may include a warm blicati for th f the inf i A feeling tingling sensations in the publication for the source O the information nose mouth and skin nausea screenshot of the EMS Signs Symptoms screen vomiting restlessness weakness is shown at the right To return from this view rapid pulse rise in blood pressure just click on the Return button found on the tremors convulsions tachycardia i Data source NTP 1992 lower right corner of the screen 31 HazRAE User s Guide EMS First Aid CYCLOHEXYLAMINE The EMS First Aid view displays first aid and ay A ooi 8 emergency life support procedures for use in First aid y Emergency life support response to exposure to the specified material Emergency Life Support Procedures First aid response procedures are broken down Acute exposure to cyclohexylamine into sections The sections possible are exposure may require Warnings Emergency life support Eyes skin eee ana He SUpparE Tor l Stie e victions
159. s field may grow in size based on the device that HazRAE is installed on In addition if available this field will display the following hazard properties for the selected material LOC ERPG1 ERPG2 ERPG3 TEEL1 TEEL2 TEEL3 TLV STEL and TLV TWA Note that LOC as used in this field is the concentration of the chemical is in grams per cubic meter above which there may be serious irreversible health effects as a result of a single exposure for a relatively short period of time as described in Technical Guidance for Hazards Analysis USEPA FEMA and USDOT 1987 e Next are the material s Special Hazards if any Each material can have up to five special hazard warnings indicated for it They will be listed in this area These values come from EPA recommendations for the selected material e Note that depending on the selected material the AEGLs including odor thresholds where available MEGs MEG CWA or RTECs options may be visible under the More pop up menu Selecting any of the choice under the More pop up menu will display the appropriate exposure guidelines as described in the following sections The broad array of health hazard information and levels of concern including odor thresholds embedded in HazRAE makes it the most comprehensive mobile chemical agent risk assessment tool CARAT available today 20 HazRAE User s Guide Acute Exposure Guideline Levels AEGLs When an incident occurs near a popul
160. s locations where flammable or explosive gases exist or may be present Do not remove the battery in hazardous locations where flammable or explosive gases exist or may be present Failure to follow these instructions may result in fire explosion bodily injury or death Refer to important safety information throughout this guide for more warnings and precautions for this product NOTE This is a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Refer to the User s Guide on the Companion CD for Class B information Safety amp Operational Information Consult the documentation that accompanied your iPAQ Pocket PC for more detailed descriptions of safety notices as well as product functions care and support Consult the accompanying HazRAE in depth documentation for more detailed information on HazRAE s features and operation HazRAE is Copyright 2003 2004 All Rights Reserved RAE Systems Inc in the United States and or other countries Patents Pending 2003 HazRAE is a registered trademark of RAE Systems Inc and CARAT isa registered trademark of Alluviam LLC DuPont the Dupont oval logo The miracles of science and all related DuPont trademarks denoted by a or are trademarks or registered trademarks of E I du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates unless otherwise denoted Tyvek Tychem Responder and Reflector are registered trademarks of E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
161. s may be activated by neutrons Tungsten Gamma It has the highest available density in a It is very expensive and difficult to form commonly available metal It has good activation characteristics Water Neutrons It is cheap transparent with a high It can flow and leak out of container and gamma hydrogen density evaporate It would need 12 times the thickness of lead to have the same attenuation to gammas Paraffin Neutrons It is cheap and easily formed with good It is combustible and its final form is not gamma hydrogen density It can have various rigid The neutron capture by hydrogen additives and has no neutron activation produces a hard to shield gamma Lots of thickness would be needed for gammas Polyethylene Neutrons It is easily shaped machined It has good It is semirigid and needs support for large gamma hydrogen density It does not activate and sections Lots of thickness would be can be manufactured with selected needed for gamma rays additives Concrete Neutrons It is cheap with good structural It activates and large shields must be gamma characteristics Good choice when space _ reinforced to avoid cracks Shields can is not a concern has an acceptable have voids hydrogen density for neutron shielding and it is stable at elevated temperatures Hydrogen Neutrons It is available in many materials and itis lt produces high energy gamma when good for reducing energy of neutrons capturing thermal neutrons Boron Thermal
162. s symptoms within a category appear in alphabetical order Category Indicators Category Indicators Convulsions i Bleeding Appearance Cramps Respiratory Bronchial inflammation Difficulty standing Bronchial secretion Dizziness Chest tightness pain Drooling Choking Drowsiness Cough Facial swelling Coughing up blood 38 HazRAE User s Guide Category Indicators Category Indicators Fainting Deep breathing Fatigue Difficulty breathing Impaired reflexes Dry mouth Loss of appetite Fluid in lungs Muscle pain Frothing of the mouth Muscular stiffness Hoarseness Numbness Inflamed gums Pallor Irritation burns Paralysis Noisy breathing Photophobia Pink frothy sputum Ringing in the ears Rapid breathing Staggering Respiratory arrest Stupor Runny nose Twitching tremors Sneezing Unconsciousness coma Weak tingling arms legs Behavior Agitation Cardiovascular Abnormal heart beat Apprehension Cardiac depression Confusion Cardiac dilatation Delirium Headache Difficulty speaking Heart failure Hallucinations Hypertension Hyperactivity Hypotension Lack of concentration Talkative Light headedness Rapid heart beat Slow pulse Weak pulse Skin Bleeding rashes Digestive System Almond odor urine vomitus Blisters Belching Bluish skin lips Black stools Burns Blistering Flushed Bloody diarrhea Frostbite Bloody stools Green stained skin Bloody urine Inflamed skin Bloody vomitus Irritation Burning pain Itchin
163. scription Placards Placard Identification shows a list of standard hazardous materials placards Use this screen to quickly scroll through the list of standard hazardous material placards to locate the observed placard and view the associated guide for any selected placard Road Rail Information for identifying types of trucks and railroad cars ID Container Information for identifying types of shipping containers as well as port of ID departure registry and other data NFPA 704 National Fire Protection Association identification that uses a diamond Aid shape with red yellow blue and white quadrants and numbers that tell the risk level ratings ranging from 4 highest to 0 lowest 13 HazRAE User s Guide UK EU International response codes used throughout most of the world They Codes provide a concise indication of the type of hazard you re dealing with HIN a recommendation on the type of response for the initial phases of the incident EAC and a concise suggestion of the type of protective clothing APP along with the type of packing the material may be in PG Conversions Convert various types of radioisotope measurements Glossary Alphabetized glossary of chemical and related terms Register You only use this when you need to register software that is running in Trial mode or Demo mode About This tells you the current HazRAE software vers
164. short name U 232 or CAS NUMBER if one has been assigned The overview of the isotope selected will display e Isotope name The full name of the selected isotope e g Uranium 232 e Short name The short name of the selected isotope e g U 232 e CAS NUMBER Only displayed if available for the selected isotope e Atomic Atomic number of the selected isotope e Atomic weight Standard atomic weight of the selected isotope e Atomic mass Atomic mass of the selected isotope e Half life Half life of the selected isotope in Minutes Days or Years e Specific activity Specific activity in both curies and becquerel per gram e Radiation types Types of radiation associated with this isotope e g Alpha Beta Gamma or Neutron extremely useful to know when determining which types of detectors may be useful to detect the presence of the given isotope Guide The Department of Energy Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program recommends the use of ERG Guide 163 as the guideline for First Response Organizations actions and information if the situation is a known radiological event but no other information is available about the material Reassess the situation and take appropriate action to protect response personnel victims equipment the public and property if 42 HazRAE User s Guide necessary based on any new information HazRAE follows these recommendations except for those isotopes that are spontaneously fissile in
165. sponding to hazardous materials terrorism incidents there are a number of clues available to the first responder to aid in determining the presence of hazardous materials Below is a list of some of the available clues and the areas that HazRAE supports your positive identification of the material consistent with recommendations of NFPA 472 88 HazRAE User s Guide Given this clue Use this area in HazRAE Occupancy and or location NFPA 704 Symbols Markings and colors Placard Identifier Placards and labels Search Tab Placard screen Shipping papers Search Tab Senses Observable indicators Discovery Tab Victims with signs symptoms S amp S Tab Printing Data from HazRAE Depending on which platform you are running HazRAE Pocket PC laptop computer or desktop PC you may have different options available On some platforms you can print the data of any HazRAE display If HazRAE supports printing from your platform under the Options menu found by tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the application s window you 1l see Print Screen which allows you to print data directly from the system In addition a capability that works on all platforms is the ability to copy data from any of HazRAE s data screens e g Guide Screen Material Profile screen etc by using the Edit Copy option You can find the Edit menu by tapping on HazRAE at the top of the screen The Copy option is unde
166. t 888 723 4800 HazRAE User s Guide IMPORTANT REGISTER BEFORE YOU START Your HazRAE software can run 15 times before you register However you should register it as soon as possible to avoid possible disruption If you have Internet access go to http www raesystems com hazrae and follow the instructions for getting your system s unique Application License Code Note For iPAQ Pocket PC you will need both your iPAQ s serial number and RAE Systems serial number for this You can find them on the box your iPAQ Pocket PC came in and the RAE Systems serial number is on the back of your iPAQ The iPAQ Pocket PC s serial number is also inside its battery compartment remove the battery and you will see the serial number printed inside the case If you do not have Internet access or email call RAE Systems Customer Service at 408 952 8200 If you register online your Application License Code will be emailed to you within 24 hours Once you have your HazRAE Application License Code write it below along with other serial numbers for future reference RAE Systems Serial Number on CD or back of PDA iPAQ Pocket PC Serial Number if running on an iPAQ HazRAE Application License Code Install your Application License Code by starting HazRAE and following these steps iPAQ Pocket PC 1 Install your Owner Information Follow this path to access the Owner Information Start gt Settings Owner Information Insert your informatio
167. tability and fitness for a particular purpose Further neither RAE Systems Inc nor any of its employees assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed HazRAE is Copyright 2003 2004 All Rights Reserved RAE Systems Inc in the United States and or other countries Patents Pending 2003 94 HazRAE User s Guide Appendices Appendix A HazRAE Data Sources The table below documents various data sources used within HazRAE of Materials trade names Data Source Where Used 96 000 EPA EU Commission on LEL UEL physical attributes trade names Hazardous Substances 70 723 NOAA Reactive materials physical attributes trade names 6 613 NOAA EPA Reactivity Flammability Toxicity specific hazards 5 726 Chemical Abstract Service CAS NUMBERs 3 408 DOT ERG 2004 Response SOP guides isolation distances 5 432 NIH Health toxicological and ELSP information 4 800 HSDB HSDB is a National Library of database focused on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals used for reachback access to most currently published peer reviewed exposure information 2 000 000 MSDS Repository Integrated reach back guidance to manufacturer s safety data sheets 1 102 USCG CHRIS Various material attributes water reactivity 1 101 EPA NIOSH
168. tails regarding each event can be found in the Accountability Event Specifications section later in this manual Below is an explanation of what you ll typically find in a HazRAE audit log file If the device that you re running HazRAE on supports logging you ll be able to turn logging on or off along with setting the operator s initials and making any arbitrary comments that should get added to the audit file In the example log file listed 13 31 38 Log file created G3Logs G3 20010911 txt above we have the log file 13 29 28 HazRAE Version 7 0R created for 2001 September 13 29 28 RAE Systems C 2003 2004 All Rights Reserved 11th 20010911 along with 13 29 Core Data V5 0 29 6 Trade names V5 0 293 Extended Data V5 0 Property Data V5 0 Device username NEST Lead 1 Health V5 0 Log opened Current user CMO Op comment Arrived on scene Material name HYDROGEN SULFIDE Guide 117 Sec Health Guide 117 Sec Fire explode Op comment No initial fire risk Hazard Overview HYDROGEN SULFIDE S amp S tab Respiratory 17 16 S amp S search 19 matches Protective Clothing AMMONIA ANHYDROUS Material Profile AMMONIA ANHYDROUS Log closed Log opened Current user CMO the location of where the file was created G3Logs Next we see HazRAE version information written to the log file The current user at the time was CMO Subsequent to this the operator entered a comment regard
169. tandoff distance based only on the currently selected explosive Note that you can t combine LPG gas tank cylinder explosions of liquefied gas with other combined load mixtures If you try to do this the system will only display the fireball radius and safe evacuation distance for the selected LPG threat and will automatically de select the additive check box Also note that if the detonation times of the components of a combined explosive that you ve modeled vary the resulting explosive will be a proportional and not additive charge In this case HazRAE assumes the worst case being additive and the guidance provided will be for the worst case scenario Improvised explosive devices and terrorism The world of terrorism encompasses more than just traditional explosives cobbled together to deliver an explosive charge There are many industrial chemicals that when accidentally or intentionally mixed together will result in powerful explosions some that will also release toxic gases chlorine phosgene phosphine etc Keep in mind that these industrial chemicals are generally easier to come by than any of the traditional explosives found under the Other pop up menu option of the IED Standoff screen and do not contain any taggant Nor will the purchase of these industrial chemicals raise nearly the attention of someone trying to buy C4 TNT Semtex etc The good news is that HazRAE has the ability to mix chemicals and model their rea
170. teristics Gram negative rod motile aerobic and facultatively anaerobic serological identification of somatic and flagellar antigens group C species View Cleanup Allow aerosols to settle wear protective clothing gently cover spill with paper towel and apply 3 formalin or 2 gluteraldehyde starting at perimeter and working The lower part of the display contains a pop up menu that allows you to select between viewing the cleanup decontamination disposal procedures for the selected agent Use the lower pop up menu to switch between the two views Protective Clothing In order to adequately reflect the unique attributes of biological agents the Protective Clothing screen for biological agents is different from the screen displayed for chemical agents This screen displays both recommendations for protective clothing when working with the selected agent in a controlled laboratory type setting and when responding to incidents involving the selected agent in an uncontrolled environment first responder type of environment The first responder clothing recommendations are taken directly from the appropriate guide pages of the ERG The lab protective clothing field also indicates the appropriate level of Protective lab clothing Biosafety level 3 practices Laboratory coat gloves when direct contact with infectious materials is unavoidable gloves and gown ties in back with tight wrists when PROTECTIVE C
171. test recommendations in 1993 which is later than the EPA emergency guidance The NCRP recommendation for emergency occupational exposure is that exposures that do not involve life saving be limited to occupational dose limits However for life saving the dose may approach 50 rem provided the workers understand the risks from this amount of exposure They also state that the use of volunteers is desirable and that older workers with low lifetime exposure should be chosen whenever possible Annual Radiation Dose Limits Agency Radiation Worker 5 rem General Public 100 mrem General Public 25 mrem General Public 10 mrem General Public 4 mrem NRC occupationally exposed NRC member of the public NRC D amp D all pathways EPA air pathway EPA drinking water pathway 45 HazRAE User s Guide Isolation Distance The isolation distance for radiological response consists of four screens distance fallout dose and half life Each displays a bar graph with levels over distance time half life for the selected isotope Responders can input values specific to the situation such as readings from detectors distance from the source of the radiation time since the event grams of the material and half life selection Default values are provided by the database cite aie 662 v R hr REM vs Distance 165 4 aU 26 18 14 10 Distance 10 20 3040 50 60 70 80 The distance
172. the facility to determine the fire health and reactivity risks of the materials contained within the facility The NFPA 704 screen is shown at the right and its functionality is described in the sections below Health Hazards Blue Health hazards in firefighting generally result from a single exposure which may vary from a few seconds up to an hour Only hazards arising out of an inherent property of the material are considered It should be noted however that the physical exertion demanded in firefighting or other emergency conditions tends to intensify the effects of any exposure Tapping on the down arrow or number in the blue diamond will let you select the health hazard number that matches the placard observed on scene A short description of the health hazard is displayed to the right of the Health Hazard label on the lower portion of the display More details regarding the associated health hazards are available by tapping the button to the right of the Health Hazard label 72 HazRAE User s Guide Flammability Red Susceptibility to burning is the basis for assigning risk levels within this category The method of attacking the fire is influenced by the material s susceptibility factor Tapping on the down arrow or number in the red diamond will let you select the flammability hazard number that matches the placard observed on scene A short description of the flammability hazard is displayed to the right of the Fire Hazard
173. to identify the type of road rail carrier involved in an incident Access the placard identifier by tapping on HazRAE in the upper left corner of the display A menu bar will NA es A E appear Tap on the Options menu if it is not Tez e A already highlighted Choose Road Rail ID from Contains pressurized gases and the selection of choices that appear under the liquids such as anhydrous Options menu This quick reference tool is A propane Butane ang eS particularly useful for responders who may not be lt Class EE familiar with he nuances of the A road rail carriers involved at an incident scene and the types of commodities that they typically carry A screenshot of the Road Rail ID screen is shown at the right Tank cars carriers that are commonly transported under high pressure will display their short name on the top of the screen highlighted in light red as a reminder to responders that these tanks pose additional dangers e g BLEVE and others and extra precautions should be used in response situations Tapping on the Guide button will take you directly to the recommended ERG guide page Orange Section for the selected silhouette Use the and buttons to navigate through the available silhouettes You can also use the Road Rail pop up to quickly jump to from either section of road or rail silhouettes When browsing rail cars the screen will also display an editable f
174. ts and take all reasonable steps to protect the Confidential Information from any use reproduction publication disclosure or distribution except as specifically authorized by RAE Systems Inc Licensee shall promptly notify RAE Systems Inc of any known unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information and will cooperate with RAE Systems Inc in any litigation brought by RAE Systems Inc against third parties to protect its proprietary rights No Third Party Beneficiaries No provision of this Agreement provides any person or entity not a party to this Agreement with any remedy claim liability reimbursement or cause of action or creates any other third party beneficiary rights This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between RAE Systems Inc and the end user and supercedes all prior proposals both written and oral and all other written and oral communications between the parties No modification of this agreement will be binding unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of each party Trial License You are authorized to freely use the system fifteen times to evaluate the system after which your must delete the system and all related materials or buy an end user license for continued use General Disclaimer With respect to information provided neither RAE Systems Inc nor any of its employees make any warranty expressed or implied including but not limited to the warranties of merchan
175. ts will increase as concentrations increase above the MEG limits MEGs are not designed for determining HazRAE casualty estimates but are instead are preventive SARIN WHEN USED AS A WEAPON measures guidelines MEGs for Chemical Warfare Agents MEG CWAs For chemical warfare agents Air MEGs are provided for temporary and short term exposure scenarios of 10 minutes 1 hour 8 hours and 24 hours The Hazard Overview Screen described previously will display a button MES WA for any material that has associated MEG CWA information The MEG CWA screen is shown at right Last change Jan 0 Return 10m 0 0069 0 087 0 38 Lr 0098 025 013 8hr 0 001 0 013 0 051 22 HazRAE User s Guide Definition of Health Effects for Air Water MEGs The tables below list a summary of the health and performance impacts associated with air and water expo sure For additional information or guidance refer to the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Definitions Of Health Effects Associated With Air MEGs Exposure Duration Health Effects and Performance Degradation 1 hour Severe The airborne concentration above which continuous exposure for 1 hour could begin to produce life threatening or lethal effects in a small portion of individuals Increasing concentrations and or duration of exposure will increase incidence of lethality and severity of non lethal severe effects 1 hour Significa
176. tting Text On A PC Simply use the mouse to locate text boxes and then type in the text using your computer s keyboard Inputting Text On An iPAQ Pocket PC There are three ways to input text into the field e Keyboard e Block Recognizer e Letter Recognizer The most reliable and accurate way 1s using the stylus to tap the keys of the keyboard where you must intentionally select each character from what looks like a standard typewriter style QWERTY keyboard When you tap a letter on the keyboard graphic it appears in the text input field To add a space to separate adjacent words tap the wide unmarked space bar at the bottom To get numbers tap the key marked 123 and then tap the appropriate number s Note that symbols such as parentheses and percentage are included here as well To exit numbers symbols and return to alphabetic characters tap the 123 key again Block Recognizer and Letter Recognizer are alternatives to using the keyboard They allow you to write with the stylus and HazRAE interprets letters and numbers Note that Block Recognizer and Letter Recognizer require a special technique demonstrated in the 11 HazRAE User s Guide Help section indicated by the and using them may introduce more errors than using the keyboard For optimum accuracy RAE Systems recommends using the keyboard There are two ways to erase the text in the input field 1 Tap with the stylus after t
177. u Choose view 1 will display a list of options that will take you to the appropriate view for this particular material Only the applicable options for the selected material will appear in this pop up menu The options available from this pop up menu are described in the View Guides Isolation Distances Hazard Overview Reactive Groups EMS Signs Symptoms EMS First Aid and Chemical Profile sections of this manual This pop up menu is highlighted in a bright green as a visual cue to let you know that agent specific response information is available from this pop up menu Show IDLH Button The button is a useful decision aid that quickly display s the IDLH value if available associated with the returned list of hits when gt 1 and lt 11 suspect matches were found This can be toggled on and off 35 HazRAE User s Guide Signs and Symptoms S amp S Tab HazRAE has signs and symptoms and first aid information available for most materials and trade names integrated in its database Use the Search Tab to identify a compound by name UN number or CAS number or Discovery to help identify an unknown material based on observed physical properties and the S amp S tab to help identify unknown chemical agents materials by signs and symptoms that they cause Once a material has been identified the response information relevant for the substance is directly accessible via the system s 1 Tap Pop Up menu Choose view
178. upport microsoft com to see if a viewer is available Step Two In the root level of your device computer you ll find a directory folder named G3AgentRefs HazRAE creates this directory folder automatically for you if one doesn t exist or you can create one yourself Agent specific documents need to be stored in this folder and must conform to a simple naming convention First the file name must be one of the above mentioned file types and the document name must match the first nine alphabetic characters of the agent s name chem bio rad or explosive IED that the reference document should be linked to While viewing an agent in HazRAE if you try to access agent specific references materials for this agent when none have been created HazRAE will pop up a dialog box advising what the file name prefix for this agent needs to be Also note that if the agent name is less than nine characters the start of the reference document name must match the complete agent name and it is best to avoid spaces in file names as some systems have problems with spaces in file names For example given specific shelter in place recommendations stored as an MS Word document for a chlorine release to make this information available whenever chlorine is accessed in HazRAE you could name the file Chlorine shelter doc and drop it into the G3AgentRefs directory found at the root of your device or at the root level also known as CAG3AgentRefs of
179. ut specifying any color s and then tap Geach the modifier will be treated like any of the other colors So for instance selecting only the Light special modifier will return all light colored materials Texture Attribute Selector Use this pop up list to choose any of the available textures to describe the physical attributes of the material e g liquid powder gas etc The basic functionality of the texture pop up menu is the same as the color attribute pop up menu described above The list of textures also includes certain physical attribute modifiers that are useful in many situations such as heavier than water lighter than water heavier than air and lighter than air If you select any of the texture attribute special modifiers by themselves and then tap Cech like with colors the special modifier will be treated like another texture and all materials that match will be Water insoluble returned So for instance only specifying Lighter than Air will Water soluble return all materials whose gases or fumes are lighter than air Oily To find all materials whose gases or fumes are lighter than air just Heavier than air select the Lighter than Air special modifier Special modifiers Lighter than air associated with textures are displayed in the table at the right Heavier than water Lighter than water Odor Attribute Selector Use this pop up list to choose any of the available odors o
180. ve material dispersed in the water in various forms Units of concentration are in microcuries per milliliter and the equivalent value in becquerels per milliliter Maximum Occupational Limits Occupational dose means the dose received by an individual in the course of employment in which the individual s assigned duties involve exposure to radiation or to radioactive material from licensed and unlicensed sources Occupational dose does not include doses received from background radiation from any medical administration the individual has received from exposure to individuals administered radioactive material and released from voluntary participation in medical research programs or as a member of the public Occupational exposure limits are provided for Ingestion ALI Inhalation ALI and Inhalation DAC Limit values may be provided for specific organs and or stochastic exposure Stochastic means health effects that occur randomly and for which the probability of the effect occurring rather than its severity is assumed to be a linear function of dose without threshold Non stochastic effects can be related directly to the dose equivalent Retention values may be selected for multiple exposure classes days weeks etc plus notations Units are in microcuries and the equivalent value in Becquerels 43 HazRAE User s Guide Annual Limit on Intake ALI means the derived limit for the amount of radioactive material taken into the body of
181. which case the recommendation provided is Guide 165 Hazard Overview HazRAE provides critical information regarding Ac 224 Max Public Limits the exposure limits to radioactive isotopes This a 5 0E 11 pCi ml 1 9E 6 Bq ml nee onc information is useful in various response Water 3 0E 5 uCi ml 1 1E 0 Bq ml scenarios involved with radiation incidents The Conc hazard overview screen for radioactive isotopes Max Occupational Limits is shown at the right For the selected isotope Ake 2 0E 3 Ci 7 4E 7 Bq LLI wall HazRAE provides the maximum public exposure g2 0E 3 uCi 7 4E 7 Bq limits and the maximum occupational exposure ee Eee e tage one p ALI 4 0E 1 pCi 1 5E 6 Bq limits The limits may be viewed for various Inh 1 0E 8 uCi ml 3 7E 4 Bq ml retention classifications such as day or week All DAC i values are given in both curies and becquerels Retention y Days which are measures of the radioactive decay rate of an isotope The source for this exposure data is the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Maximum Public Limits Public exposure limits are provided for Air Concentration and Water Concentration Member of the public means any individual except when that individual is receiving an occupational dose Airborne radioactive material means radioactive material dispersed in the air in the form of dusts fumes particulates mists vapors or gases Waterborne radioactive material means radioacti
182. ws you to identify unknown hazardous materials using only physically observable characteristics or observed medical signs and symptoms along with other unique investigative and forensic capabilities The software has been designed to be easy to use and rapidly mastered Only HazRAE provides train once deploy anywhere capabilities as it can run on most Pocket PC handhelds and Microsoft Windows laptop or desktop computers with full capabilities HazRAE User s Guide System Requirements To use HazRAE on your handheld device you will need Pocket PC including HP iPAQ e A Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2003 2002 2000 HPC211 HX2400 or PPC211 device based on an ARM MIPS or SH3 processor e Approximately 12 MB of main memory free To use HazRAE on a PC you will need Windows Computer e Windows XP 2000 NT 98 ME with at least 12 MB free disk space Support If you have a problem with your iPAQ for example it won t turn on the display doesn t work properly or appears damaged etc contact Hewlett Packard s technical support at http www hp com support or 1 800 652 6672 If you have a problem with your HazRAE application If the iPAQ starts up but there is a problem with HazRAE Chem Bio WMD Decision Support Application software refer to the FAQ at http www raesystems com hazrae If you don t find a solution to your software problem there or if you do not have Internet access contact RAE Systems Technical Support a
183. y values that you specify when performing a search Property values that are not set and left as Unknown are ignored while searching To clear out and reset all detonator search results and settings tap the reset button To view the details associated with any detonator that meets your search criteria just tap on its overview information in the returned list of matching detonators In the text box in the lower portion of the screen the system will display a full report containing all the known properties of the selected detonator Remember that while looking at matching detonators you can always copy paste the detonator s details into another application such as your word processing program email BATS etc to share your findings with others We d like to thank the U S Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms ATF Western Region for their patience and assistance regarding suggestions for the development of the Detonator ID capabilities within HazRAE ATF is in no way responsible for any issues or omissions with the detonator ID as implemented within HazRAE but they should receive credit for sharing valuable insights which made this capability possible 64 HazRAE User s Guide Biological Agents Biological agents are not accessed through a separate tab but are instead accessed in HazRAE by typing in their name for example anthrax The system has comprehensive data for over 160 agents integrated in its embedded data
184. y selecting the desired group Penig as AUN from the Property group pop up menu as seen in Return the upper right portion of the screen The groups available and their associated property fields are highlighted below Hazard Overview Property Group Associated Fields Agent Overview Incubation Onset time Communicability Mode of Transmission Death Rates Dissemination Range Reservoir Zoonosis Vector Range Susceptibilities Drugs Disinfectants Inactivation Survival outside host Surveillance Surveillance Epidemiology Note Not all fields are available for all biological agents and they are not displayed when they are unavailable The system remembers the last group you were viewing so if you leave the Hazard Overview screen and then come back to it the display will be just as you left it ideal for quickly confirming any required values 66 HazRAE User s Guide Material Profile The Material Profile screen for biological agents is different than the screen displayed for chemical agents due to the distinct differences between biological and chemical agents The biological material profile screen is shown at the right The upper part of the screen contains a pop up menu that lets you select between viewing the agent s physical characteristics and the agents pathogenicity if this data is available Use the upper pop up menu to switch between the two views HazRAE View Agent Charac
185. yed If the range is great e g 200 to 400 degrees the range will be displayed The flash point values will also indicate how the flash point temperature was measured using either the open cup method abbreviated oc in the system close cup abbreviated cc or unspecified Lower Explosive Limit Upper Explosive Limit Melting Point Specific Gravity Vapor Density Vapor Pressure Ionization energy sometimes referred to as ionization potential and RAE Systems correction factors for their 9 8eV 10 6eV and 11 7eV photoionization detectors PIDs are also available The correction factor fields are labeled RAE 9 8CF RAE10 6CF and RAE11 7CF Refer to your RAE Systems PID user manual or application notes to learn how to use these correction factors Correction factors with a sign after them indicate confirmed values Others are preliminary and may be subject to change The last element on this screen is the chemical formula for the selected material 26 HazRAE User s Guide Precursor Identifier Access to the precursor identifier screen is available via the 1 Tap Pop Up at the bottom of the Search Discovery and S amp S tab The Search tab will also display and highlight a precursor button as appropriate The button is only visible if the displayed material is a known dual use material that is or may be a precursor associated with one or more of the following categories Narcotics heroin cocaine Narcotics metham

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