“Boiling in the Broth” Hazardous Materials in the Workplace Name of Seminar Here> CONFERENCE PRESENTS 1

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We are in a global age. The role of emergency preparedness and business continuity has never been more important. The main challenge lies in engaging and organizing our capacity. The tools exist. ALL HANDS ON DECK 3

Global economic crisis Pandemics Transnational security threats Ballooning economics Terrorism GLOBALIZATION is a key characteristic of the era. 4

A hazardous material is any substance or material that possesses an unreasonable risk to health and safety of persons and/or the environment if it is not properly controlled A CBRNE incident involves the intentional use of hazardous materials to kill, injure, incapacitate or terrorize A CBRNE incident is a Hazmat crime scene 5

Threats Assessments Life Property Critical Infrastructure The Environment The Economy The Government Maintain Public Confidence GUIDING PRINCIPLES 6

Based on ICS systems Proper flow of Information Decision must be made quickly FOCUSED MANAGEMENT STYLE 7

ACID SPILL - NSAC 8

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GAS TANKER 11

GAS TANKER 12

OIL SPILL 13

OIL SPILL 14

COX INSTITUTE - NSAC 15

RIOT CONTROL AGENTS Pepper Spray Dog Repellent Bear Spray Mace CS Gas OC 16

CHEMICAL SPRAY 17

CHEMICAL SPRAY 18

CHEMICAL SPRAY 19

PlanDo Study Act THE DEMMING CYCLE OF CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT 20

RESILENCY CYCLE Preparedness Mitigation Recovery Response 21

Foresight and Planning Trust and Partnering Strength and Flexibility Strong Leadership RESILENT SYSTEMS COMPONENTS 22

911 23

SUSPICIOUS POWDER INCIDENTS * Halifax 2007 Pictou 2007 North Sydney 2007 Amherst

ANTHRAX - TRURO 25

ANTHRAX - TRURO 26

ANTHRAX - TRURO 27

CHEMICAL REACTION DEVICES Bleach / Lye Yarmouth 2007 Tantallon

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CBRNE AGENTS 31

CHEMICAL AGENTS Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) 32

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE INDICATORS Location Signs Symptoms 33

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES 34

EXPLOSIVE DEVICES PEI 2007 Vancouver 2005 Bridgewater 2007 ANFO 35

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS Nerve Agents Blister Agents Blood Agents Choking Agents 36

RADIOLOGICAL/NUCLEA R 37

PRE-PLANNING BIOLOGICAL Local Hazmat Team & Regional CBRNE Resources 38

RICIN 39

BLISTER AGENTS (VESICANTS) Delaware USA July

MECHANICAL ACTION DEVICES Japan USA 2001 Canada New Glasgow

PNEUMATIC DEVICES Abandoned Spray Devices Unscheduled Spraying 42

PRE-PLANNING EXPLOSIVE Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) 43

How could the “Bad Guys & Girls” use radioactive sources ? RED – Radiological Exposure Device RDD – Radiological Dispersal Device (Dirty Bomb) Nuclear Bomb 44

IONIZING RADIATION Alpha Particles Beta Particles Gamma & X-rays Neutron Particles 45

ALPHA PARTICLES Large charged particle Two protons and two neutrons Stopped by a piece of paper Cannot penetrate the human skin Can travel up to 5 cm in air Internal hazard Litvinenko Po-210 Poisoning 46

CANADIAN CBRNE INCIDENTS 47

1993 YUKON Biological 48

1998 EDMONTON Chemical & Explosive 49

1998 MONTREAL Al Qaeda 50

1999 VANCOUVER ISLAND Ahmed Ressam Al Qaeda & Explosive 51

2004 VANCOUVER Toxic Industrial Chemical 52

2006 TORONTO Toronto 18 Domestic Terrorists 53

ONTARIO 2008 Mohammad Momin Khawaja Federal Anti-terrorism Act 2004 Bombings London England 54

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ARE WE READY? 56

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A toxic combination of unfamiliar stresses and demands. HOW CAN WE COPE 59

EXPLOSIVE DEVICES 60

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