Traffic Incident Management in Hazardous Materials Spills in Incident Clearance

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Signficantly reduced list price Hazardous materials spills provide unique challenges to traffic incident clearance. When hazardous materials arepresent, not only do response personnel have to deal with typical traffic incident issues, they also must deal withpotential chemical hazards, environmental impacts and added safety requirements. The mitigation and clean-up ofhazardous spills can be a major source of delay in clearing traffic incidents. In many instances, expensive, timeconsuming removal actions are initiated when other appropriate, quicker options could be deployed safely. Thisdocument deals with the protocol and necessary knowledge required by transportation operations personnel, and firstresponders, such as fire-rescue and police when dealing with hazardous materials spills on the roadway, especiallyvehicle fluids. It provides basic knowledge necessary for transportation first responders to enable them to make properdecisions in the identification of the material and on how such spills can be safely handled. It also highlights quick, safe clearance policies and practices of transportation (DOT) operations personnel when only vehicular fluid spills are involved. Other related products: Traffic Incident Managment Systems can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/node/38666/editHazard Mitigation Field Book: Roadways --Spiralbound format can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/064-000-00052-7 --ePub eBook format is available from the Apple iBookstore. "Please use the 9780160915611 to search for this product in their platform."National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training Program: Train-the-Trainer Guide is avaialble here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/050-001-00347-3Public Roads print magazine subscription is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/750-005-00000-4Transportation Security resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/security-defense-law-enforcement/trans...Roads & Highways product collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/roads-highways"