NCJ Number
36396
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS TRAINING KEY DISCUSSES HOW POLICE OFFICERS CAN OBTAIN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ACCIDENTS INVOLVING A TRUCK WHICH IS TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AS WELL AS SOME POSSIBLE EMERGENCY SAFETY MEASURES.
Abstract
DIFFERENT PROCEDURES FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS, CORROSIVES, HARMFUL VAPORS, AND EMERGENCY CONTROL OF SPILLS ARE OUTLINED. HIGHLIGHTED IS THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY CHEMTREC (CHEMICAL TRANSPORATION EMERGENCY CENTER), A PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION WHICH CAN BE REACHED 24-HOURS DAILY THROUGH A NATIONWIDE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER. A DISCUSSION GUIDE AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BASED ON THE TEXT ARE INCLUDED. FOR THE TRAINING KEY ON EVALUATING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMERGENCIES, SEE NCJ-36396.