ASTM F1011-22

ASTM F1011-22 - 1.1.2022

Significance and Use

4.1?This guide summarizes the typical contents of a course to aid emergency response team training organizations in selecting important subjects for inclusion in existing or new training programs.

1. Scope

1.1?This guide covers a format for a hazardous materials spill initial response team training curriculum. This guide is designed to assist trainers of initial response personnel in assessing the content of training curriculum by providing guidelines for subject content against which these curricula may be evaluated. The guide should be tailored by the trainer to fit specific circumstances that are present in the community or industry where a spill may occur.

1.2?Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of this guide identify those training areas that should be considered in a curriculum. The area of preplanning is listed and this topic should be seriously considered by the user. Training is only a small part of an overall spill response contingency plan. A properly equipped and trained spill response team cannot operate without a previously agreed plan of attack.

1.3?Currently the U.S. Code of Federal Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120, 40 CFR 112 Subpart B, 40 CFR 264 Subpart D, 40 CFR 265 Subpart D, and 49 CFR 172 Subpart H specify that producers, handlers, and shippers of hazardous materials shall plan and train for hazardous spill response. Additional training may be required for shipments by vessel (49 CFR 176.13) and highway (49 CFR 177.800). Regardless of the above regulatory requirements, training is essential to a proper response in an emergency.

1.4?This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5?This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

2. Referenced Documents

40	CFR 265--Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
NIOSH Pub#2005–149,NIOSH/OSHA—Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards,	(September 2005) Available from U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave, S.W., Washington, DC 20201. Or available from U. S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20210.
Emergency Handling of Hazardous Materials in Surface Transportation Available from the Association of American Railroads/Bureau of Explosives, 1920 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
Materials Safety Data Sheets	OSHA 20 or Materials Safety Data Sheets are available from the specific chemical manufacturers.
40	CFR 112--Oil Pollution Prevention Available from U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://www.access.gpo.gov.
	American National Standard Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training Available from American Society of Safety Engineers, 1800 East Oakton St., Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187, approved July 2002.
2004	Emergency Response Guide Book Available from Government of Canada (to be revised in 2008), http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/gydebook.htm.
49	CFR 173--Shippers--General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings
	National Response Plan, Release Number: FNF-07-032, Department of Homeland Security Available from the Department of Homeland Security at http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/committees/editorial_0566.shtm.