Level A suits are required to be_____-usually upon receipt from the manufacturer, after each use, and annually.
pressure tested
Good documentation after the incident is directly correlated with:
how well organized the response was.
Hazardous materials responders commonly experience a variety of heat-related illnesses. Those complications include heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat stroke, all of which are usually preceded by:
dehydration
Level ____ protection is almost always built as an encapsulated one-piece suit with attached gloves and suit fabric that covers the feet.
A
The physical destruction or decomposition of a clothing material owing to chemical exposure, general use, or ambient conditions is:
degradation
__________ meet NFPA 1992, and have been tested for penetration against a battery of five chemicals.
liquid splash-protective ensembles
Who sets the design, testing, and certification requirements for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) in the United States?
NIOSH
The OSHA HAZPOWER standard states that the incident commander (ICS) is ________ to ensure the use of SCBA.
required
Typically, only _______ contaminated responder(s) is/are allowed in a wash-and-rinse station at a time and PPE remains in place until it has been thoroughly scrubbed and rinsed.
one
The common hand signal "hand on top of the head making a tapping motion" communicates what message to the rest of the team?
