1. Hazardous Materials
Fay Pisani

2. Previous NOG framework
ALL INCIDENT
CONTEXT
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
SCENARIOS
Transport
Fires and
firefighting
Fires in the built environment
Fires in buildings under construction/demolition
Scenarios
Wildfires
Fires in waste sites
(including renewable energy facilities)
Operations
Sub-surface, height and structures
Water rescue and flooding
Rescue from
confined space
Incident
command
Utilities and fuel
Performing
rescues
Line rescue
Tier 1
Tier 2
Animal rescue
Industrial and commercial
Environmental
protection
Gases
Flammable liquids
Flammable solids
Explosives
Oxidising substances
Radioactive materials
Corrosive substances
Toxic infectious substances
Miscellaneous substances
SOR CBRNe
IOR CBRNe
Gases
Flammable liquids
Flammable solids
Explosives
Oxidising substances
Radioactive materials
Corrosive substances
Toxic infectious substances
Miscellaneous substances
IOR
Dry decontamination
Mass decontamination
Latest JESIP
Hazardous
materials
Major
incidents
Hazardous
materials
Talk about hazmat guidance and where we are with it. What we have already done and what we’re going to be doing. Changes to the structure of the guidance that may impact on the policies, procedures and training.
Already seen the framework today
For Hazmats
DCLG guidance – unwieldy not very user friendly
Tiered guidance as explained previously
Generic hazmat guidance, tier two - specific categories, tier 3 - IOR and SOR
Last year we developed the tier one guidance.
Draw on experts from across the sector
Peer review with other FRS and others such as the EA and Public Health
Consultation end of last year
Published in April
Headlines for tier one guidance what new/note worthy
IOR CBRNe has a dedicated piece of guidance but team were clear, hope you agree, that the principles of IOR apply to any hazmat situation, regardless of whether there is malicious intent. If you need to take initial action then you will need to adhere to the principles of IOR and so the generic content of IOR is covered in this piece of guidance with the more specific guidance where there is a possible CBRN incident dealt with in the tier 3 guidance.
Dry decon more recent introduction under IOR that is included
Changing picture around mass decontamination. You may be aware that the arrangement regarding national assets for mass decon are changing and the outcome is not yet clear. We have referred to mass decon as an element of ops response rather than as national assets which will hopefully future proof the guidance. But its likely some minor amendments will be required.
Tier two
Originally proposing 9 pieces covering the UN transport classifications.
This was how guidance has traditionally been structure
But proposing one piece of guidance for each classification would have meant a lot of the hazards and control measures would have repeated
For example gases and flammable liquids involved in fire would have similar controls - cooling of containers, put in place a cordon, prevent ignition
For both toxic and corrosive substances your control measures will be PPE and decontamination
Marauding terrorist firearms attack
Key
Published
Published
In development
In development
Future project

3. Harmonised System (GHS)
What is GHS?
Published
In development
Incident
command
Operations
Environmental
protection
Transport
Sub-surface, height and structures
Utilities and fuel
Industrial and commercial
Major
incidents
Fires in the built environment
Fires in buildings under construction/demolition
Fires in waste sites
(including renewable energy facilities)
Wildfires
Water rescue and flooding
Rescue from
confined space
Line rescue
Animal rescue
Key
Future project
Fires and
firefighting
Performing
rescues
Hazardous
materials
ALL INCIDENT
CONTEXT
ACTIVITY
SCENARIOS
Marauding terrorist firearms attack
UN Global
Harmonised System (GHS) ?
Hazardous
materials

4. What is GHS? European classification, labelling and packaging (CLP)
Published
In development
Incident
command
Operations
Environmental
protection
Transport
Sub-surface, height and structures
Utilities and fuel
Industrial and commercial
Major
incidents
Fires in the built environment
Fires in buildings under construction/demolition
Fires in waste sites
(including renewable energy facilities)
Wildfires
Water rescue and flooding
Rescue from
confined space
Line rescue
Animal rescue
Key
Future project
Fires and
firefighting
Performing
rescues
ALL INCIDENT
CONTEXT
ACTIVITY
SCENARIOS
Marauding terrorist firearms attack
Hazardous
materials
National supply regulations
European classification, labelling and packaging (CLP)
ADR/RID/AND
(Rail and Road)
IMDG
(Marine)
IATA/ICAO
(Air)
Transportation of dangerous goods
(9 classes)
Overarching system, parent of other legislation and frameworks
It was introduced to bring consistency across UN countries in classification and communication of hazardous materials
Doesn’t replace CLP or Transport classes
Most of the categories align obviously to transport and CLP
But because it is the parent document, it covers a broader spectrum of hazards, it deals with more health hazards compared with the transport classes.
Asbestos for example is a significant hazard to health but doesn’t fit under the transport classes and has to come under miscellaneous.
But there are substances that have the same properties as asbestos that are not classified under the transport classes
So the wider range covered by GHS will mean our guidance better protects firefighters from substances that can harm them
GHS has a top tier of hazards – Physical, Health and Environmental
This suits the guidance because the hazards and control measures divide quite logically into these categories
Physical hazards are the release of energy – and might cause fire or an explosion, etc if you think of the control measures you would tend to use for these hazards they would be similar often regardless of the hazmat – cordons, cooling, prevent ignition.
Health hazards – those that will harm you when they get on you or inside you, so they will poison you or corrode your skin. Again the controls measures for these are quite similar – PPE, decontamination, containment
Environmental hazards – damage the environment have already been dealt with under the framework in Environmental Protection
So moving towards this simple structure has some clear benefits…
The guidance needs to be just that guidance we try to avoid clogging it up with too much technical information, but in this particular subject matter there is a lot of technical information and knowledge and understanding hat we don’t want to lose. So there will be a foundation document that will cover the technical side of GHS and have all in one place. This will be referenced from the guidance.
So we feel this suite of hazmat guidance documents will be much more user friendly, a significant improvement in hazmat response and a simplify the policies, procedures and training that you will need to implement.

5. NOG framework now with GHS
Why change?
NOG framework now with GHS
Published
In development
Incident
command
Operations
Environmental
protection
Transport
Sub-surface, height and structures
Utilities and fuel
Industrial and commercial
Major
incidents
Fires in the built environment
Fires in buildings under construction/demolition
Fires in waste sites
(including renewable energy facilities)
Wildfires
Water rescue and flooding
Rescue from
confined space
Line rescue
Animal rescue
Key
Future project
Fires and
firefighting
Performing
rescues
ALL INCIDENT
CONTEXT
ACTIVITY
SCENARIOS
Marauding terrorist firearms attack
Hazardous
materials
Simplifies the approach to dealing with hazmats
Deals with hazards not currently covered (health)
Reduces repetition
Future proof
The guidance will use these categories to provide a much simpler structure to the guidance
Environmental hazards
Physical hazards
Health hazards
Hazardous
materials
foundation
Hazardous
materials
Physical hazards
Health hazards
Physical hazards
Health hazards
SOR CBRNe
IOR CBRNe
Looking at that structure within the framework.
Environmental covered under EP
So this year developing the 2 pieces guidance, that’s underway at the moment
We will be consulting on these together with the foundation document next spring with publication scheduled for August 2017
We do realise this will be a significant change and OGSB our governing body recognised that additional resources would be required to ensure the change is managed successfully. We have already conducted additional engagement on the structure of the guidance and the impact of the change in two focus groups run quite recently. We also intend to run some roadshows in the autumn to ensure we get the message out there. So if your interested keep an eye out for the dates of those later this year and if you’d like to get involved with peer review come and speak to me.
Environmental hazards
Roadshows – Autumn 2016
Peer review – Winter 2017
Consultation – Spring 2017
Publication – Summer 2017