Inorganic Oxidizers

Provides training to emergency response personnel who may be called upon to respond to a leak, spill or a fire involving ammonium nitrate, calcium hypochlorite or nitric acid. This program covers:

• Basic hazard properties of liquid and solid oxidizers
• Safety techniques for handling an emergency involving inorganic oxidizers
• Where oxidizers might be found
• What hazards are specific to each chemical
• Symptoms of exposure
• How to assist victims who have been contaminated by oxidizers
• Safe storage and handling procedures
• Incompatibility issues
• First response, size-up, protective clothing and breathing apparatus for incidents
• Isolating the scene
• Controlling vapors, containing the spill, and evacuation
• Containers, DOT placarding, NFPA markings
• Protecting water supplies
• Fire fighting, decontamination and cleaning up spills.