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Standard Guide for Containment of Hazardous Material Spills by Emergency Response Personnel
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Scope
1.1 This guide describes methods to contain the spread of hazardous materials that have been discharged into the environment. It is directed toward those emergency response personnel who have had adequate hazardous material response training.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
Significance and Use
4.1 This guide contains information regarding the containment of a hazardous material that has escaped from its container. If a material can be contained, the impact on the environment and the threat it poses to responders and the general public is usually reduced. The techniques described in this guide are among those that may be used by emergency responders to lessen the impact of a discharge.
4.2 Emergency responders might include police, fire service personnel, government spill response personnel, industrial response personnel, or spill response contractors. In order to apply any of the techniques described in this guide, appropriate training is recommended.
Keywords
absorbent; adsorbent; DNAPL; emergency response; foam; gellant; hazardous materials; membranes; patches; plugs; spills; sorbents; thickener
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Document Number
ASTM-F1127-07(2013)
Revision Level
2007 R13 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
Reapproval
Publication Date
May 1, 2013
Document Type
Guide
Page Count
6 pages
Committee Number
F20.22