Welcome to the fourth SPILL

T H E SPILL

Welcome to the fourth issue of lsquoThe Spillrsquo the chemical safety newsletter for blue-light services around the globe

The Spill provides useful information about

chemical incident management and effective

emergency response delivered by the National

Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)

The UK Chemsafe service managed by NCEC

on behalf of the Department for Transport and

Chemical Industries Association provides

a free at the point of use advice telephone

line that connects chemical specialists with

the emergency crews attending incidents

involving chemicals The chemical specialists

can provide advice to the emergency services

over the telephone (Level 1) on hazards

decontamination and reaction predictions

and will endeavour to make contact with the

manufacturer if additional support is required

NCEC also provides chemical advice via the

European Intervention in Chemical Transport

Emergencies (ICE) network and directly

supports several emergency services around

the world

ISSUE 4

Dangers of latest internet challenge

The next 10 years of hazmat

Hazmat response new guidance for the fire and rescue service

Chris Sowden interview

Intervention in chemical transport emergencies

Chemdatareg licences donated to help train Bosnian firefighters

Assaults involving corrosive materials

Fentanyl

Latest call statistics

Call of interest

THE SPILL ndash ISSUE 4

Hazmat 2018 is organised by NCEC and Tactical Hazmat and is supported by media partners Fire Times Asia Pacific Gulf Fire and International Fire Fighter

Now in its 11th year Hazmat 2018 is an essential opportunity for

Hazmat specialists to share experiences and knowledge with like-

minded professionals working in the hazmat and chemical incident

industry The event draws upon the knowledge and experience of a

range of hazmat professionals and industry leaders as well as that

of NCECrsquos own emergency responders amp experts and those from

Tactical Hazmat

Visit the-nceccomhazmat-2018 to book your place

Follow us at ncec_uk for event updates

Registration deadline 7 May 2018

Hazmat 2018 ndash

the premier event of the year for

Hazmat professionals

(23 amp 24 May Crowne Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon)

SPECIALIST ADVICE

HAZMAT

NCEC2018ANNUALCONFERENCE

+44 (0) 1235 753654

The internet has long

encouraged some

strange behaviour

with memes trends

and challenges

going viral such

as the ice-bucket

challenge the cinnamon challenge the

mannequin challenge and planking

However the need to surpass previous

challenges always had the potential to

reach dangerous heights It seems with

the latest craze it has now done so

The lsquoTide Pod Challengersquo encourages

people to chew or swallow a capsule

of liquid detergent (tide pod) that are

designed to be a single measure for use in

a washing machine In the UK these are

often known as liquitabs

Ingesting any chemical or detergent is never

a good idea The detergent in tide pods is

concentrated and classified as an irritant

corrosive or harmful by ingestion As well as

causing irritation exposure to the detergent

may result in diarrhoea and vomiting Some

of the stronger concentrates could also

cause chemical burns to the lips mouth or

anywhere else they come into contact with

Due to the colourful sweet-like appearance

of the capsules young children are attracted

to them and start playing with them which

often results in accidental exposure to the

contents The American Association of

Poison Control Centres (AAPCC) receive an

average of 29 calls per day for exposures

to children under 51 In the first 15 days of

2018 the AAPCC has already dealt with

39 cases of intentional exposure to liquid

detergent among 13 to 19 year olds This

exceeds the total number of intentional

exposures for the whole of 20162

Incidents involving liquitabs will present

little risk to first responders However

while some detergents are corrosive

most will be irritants so wearing protective

gloves will be necessary to protect the

skin Anyone exposed to the product

should have the affected area washed

with copious amounts of water This may

cause the detergent to lather but it should

wash off with continued irrigation Anyone

who has ingested the product should seek

medical advice If first responders have

any concerns about an individual who

may have undertaken this challenge our

emergency responders have access to over

1 million safety data sheets and can assist

with their expert chemical advice

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Laundry_Pack_Web_Data_through_122017_

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DANGERS OF LATEST INTERNET CHALLENGE

A S I A P A C I F I C


David Walton ndash David is the

Deputy Chief Fire Officer

for the West Yorkshire Fire

and Rescue Service and

is the Hazmat Lead for the NFCC In

2016 David received the Queenrsquos Fire

Service Medal along with his promotion

to Deputy Chief Fire Officer He leads

the NOG programme for hazardous

materials and has over 30 yearsrsquo

experience as a firefighter

Phil David ndash Phil has served with South

Wales Police since 1988 in the commercial

vehicles unit He began his career in

commercial transport and is now an

experienced dangerous goods safety

adviser (DGSA) in addition to his police role

Caroline Raine ndash

Caroline is NCECrsquos

Head of Consultancy

and Training and was an

NCEC Emergency Responder She has

extensive experience in interpreting and

implementing EU regulations and is a

cofounder of the British Association of

Dangerous Goods Professionals (BADGP)

Her depth of knowledge regarding the

legislative landscape gives her a unique

understanding of the chemical industry

Matt Gable ndash Matt is a

Senior Emergency Planner

for the Environment Agency

and a Scientific Adviser to

West Midlands Fire Service He helped

develop the environmental aspects of

the hazardous materials environmental

protection advisers (HMEPA) course at

the Fire Service College He has plenty of

experience delivering this training to fire

and rescue services across the country

Mike Callan ndash Mike has

45 yearsrsquo experience as a

hazmat specialist and has

presented at over 1000

training conferences He is from the

United States of America (USA) and

served as Captain for Wallingford Fire

Department in Connecticut for 20 years

and now provides training to firefighters

across the USA His training has been

adopted by more than 30 state fire

training schools

The panelPeter Gustafson ndash

Peter is a hazmat

and chemical

biological

radiological and nuclear (CBRN)

expert from London Fire Brigade

with 23 yearsrsquo experience He

is one of four national CBRN

advisers attached to the London

Fire Brigade He has been

involved in writing national

policy as part of the National

Operational Guidance (NOG)

programme and conducts training

for other hazmat officers Peter

is also the national lead on lsquoall

things hydrogenrsquo for the National

Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)

NCECrsquos annual conference Hazmat was held in May 2017 at Stratford-upon-Avon During the conference Dan Haggarty NCECrsquos Head of Emergency Response led a select panel of experts and first responders in a discussion about responding to hazmat incidents over the next 10 years

THE NEXT 10 YEARS OF HAZMAT

By Tom Johnson Emergency Responder


EU regulations that some people may view

as interfering and overcomplicated without

reasonable replacements being provided

However Brexit should only be an issue

for the next 2 to 3 years As for the post-

Brexit era panel members expressed their

keenness to maintain ties with European

counterparts because co-operation and

the sharing of information and experience

are important to people having a safety

role Groups such as the International

Association of Fire and Rescue Services

(CTIF) allow firefighters and hazmat

specialists to discuss developments

others may not be aware of and innovative

operational techniques that can be

deployed

One point that emerged was the

possibility of tightening up existing

precursor legislation The purchase of

many hazardous materials is completely

unregulated and while they may not

be purchased with malicious intent the

potential for misuse remains This is

particularly poignant when considering

corrosive attacks and drug synthesis which

you can read more about later in this issue

TechnologyThe next topic discussed was about

technology as a major driving force of

hazmat response Mike Callan made a

superb point that the term lsquohazmatrsquo had

not even been coined when he started

working in the industry and breathing

apparatus had yet to be introduced ndash

which is now regularly used as standard

equipment Wersquove come a long way

since then in understanding hazmat but

there is one piece of technology that is

a more recent addition to a responderrsquos

arsenal that could be usefully

improved ndash detection identification and

monitoring (DIM) equipment

DIM equipment has become key

in incidents where the hazardous

material cannot be identified easily

Specialist vehicles across the UK are

well equipped for such incidents and

with newer more compact kit entering

the market the future for this area of

technology looks bright However there

is one concerning shortcoming with all

this equipment and that is the inability to

LegislationThe first topic discussed was legislation

and its impact The most imminent issue

to be addressed is Brexit as much of the

United Kingdomrsquos legislation is tied to EU

frameworks Therefore the question has

to be asked lsquois our leaving the EU going to

significantly change thingsrsquo Matt Gable

and Caroline Raine were quick to point

out that serious consideration will have

to be given to law making ndash particularly

for the Health and Safety Executive and

Environment Agency While itrsquos likely

that Regulation (EC) No 12722008 on

classification labelling and packaging

of substances and mixtures (the lsquoCLP

Regulationrsquo) will be adopted into UK law

with minimal changes other areas may

not be so quickly brought on board Most

transport regulations are unlikely to be

affected as they originated in the United

Nations and the UK already has legislation

that covers road and rail transport ndash The

Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use

of Transportable Pressure Equipment

Regulations (CDG) David Walton voiced

his concerns about the risk of cutting back


ConclusionAll in all the panel discussion was a great success with many good ideas

being shared and agreement that there are many ways the field of hazmat

response can develop over the next 10 years Panel members were united

in the belief that investment is needed to be able to keep step with the

rapidly developing world of hazmat response ndash from recruiting personnel

at an earlier stage in their career to ensuring that equipment is kept well

maintained and up to date

The discussion promoted the idea of continuing to collaborate both

internally and externally The point was made that in Europe the

emergency services often call upon industry to assist with incidents This

helps draw knowledge from an area where expertise already exists which

can then be used to improve response Furthermore we must make sure

that Brexit does not mean we become isolated from Europe but that we

continue to collaborate with our European colleagues We must endeavour

to share the knowledge and experience of current hazmat professionals

with the younger generation of professionals to ensure a continued high

level of expertise throughout the industry

We would like to thank the panel of experts and all the attendees

exhibitors and organisers of Hazmat 2017 conference We look forward to

seeing you again this year In the meantime if you would like any further

information about Hazmat 2018 please contact us at ncecricardocom

or the NCEC sales line on 01235 753654

identify specific biological agents This is

a gap many would like to see filled over

the next 10 years

Another emerging technological area is

cybersecurity The Hazmat conference

was taking place only a few weeks

following the lsquoWannacryrsquo attacks that

had left the NHS and numerous other

organisations globally coping with the

aftermath Mike made another excellent

point that we adapted and overcame

the attack but the panel agreed that

improving cybersecurity in a proactive

manner must be an ongoing priority

Caroline explained that a major issue

with technology is that it changes so

fast Lithium batteries have only recently

come to the fore and any number of

emergent technologies could cause the

next big shift in legislation or hazmat

response Possible areas to watch are

autonomous vehicles such as drones

which split opinions on the panel and

equipment designed to enter hazardous

environments without human intervention

It is also worth noting that all the

technology in the world is only as good

as its support Typically the money used

to buy new equipment is only provided

for so long and updating kit can prove

costly In some cases equipment that

has been purchased canrsquot be maintained

and as a result some elements may

fail or not work as intended This is

certainly a matter that would need to be

addressed

Information and knowledgeIn 10 yearsrsquo time we could be looking

at a very different panel of experts

Therefore the question was raised about

how we are looking at bringing the new

generation of hazmat specialists up to

speed While Peter was very enthusiastic

about the path laid out for hazmat

practitioners within fire and rescue

services the observation was made that

we live in austere times Recruitment is

generally down and typically people

donrsquot begin to engage with hazmat until

they are in their late twenties Matt added

that the people with the most enthusiasm

are the younger professionals but with

finances as they are many are working

on a voluntary basis

The idea that involving the younger

generation will help to improve hazmat

response was supported by Dave Mike

and Caroline ndash each suggesting that

people need to be engaged at an earlier

stage in their professional lives and

given a sense of urgency about getting

involved in hazmat Mike made the point

that in recent years the barriers for

entry into these jobs has only increased

Therefore the older professionals have a

responsibility to pass on their knowledge

and experience

The opportunities to share knowledge

have significantly improved and over

the next 10 years it will be important

for specialists to make their voices

heard in these groups This year

delegates attending a CTIF and

Intervention in Chemical Transport

Emergencies (ICE) meeting which was

being held in the UK could also attend

the Hazmat conference as the two

events overlapped This enabled the

establishment of a fantastic forum of

ideas and experience More events and

meetings like this will be vital over the

next 10 years to continue the flow of

information provided


This diagram

shows the range

of operational

guidance that is

being tackled The

approach works

from left to right

starting with all

incidents looks

at the context

and then the

finer detail of the

activity required

for operational

response

The fire and rescue service has a vast amount of information to help it respond effectively to incidents Over the years this library of information grew and grew becoming unwieldy and unloved Back in 2012 the National Operational Guidance Programme began the job of reviewing it all getting it into a consistent format and making sure it was all current and based on modern best practice

HAZMAT RESPONSE NEW GUIDANCE FOR THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

Environmental Hazards

ALL INCIDENT CONTEXT ACTIVITY ACTIVITY

Performing Rescues

Hazardous Materials

Fires and FirefightingTransport

Sub-surface Height and Structures

Utilities and Fuel

Industrial and Commercial

Major Incidents

Marauding Terrorist Firearms Attack

Fires in the Built Environment

Wildfires

Water Rescue and Flooding

Rescue from Confined Space

Line Rescue

Animal Rescue

Physical Hazards

Health Hazards

Operations

Incident Command

Environmental Protection

By Fay Pisani Project Manager National Operational Guidance Programme


Hazardous materials guidance for UK

fire and rescue services is now made

up of several separate but linked

documents Generic guidance is

supported by specific hazard guidance

divided into three areas ndash physical health

and environmental Guidance covering

environmental protection is placed higher

in the framework as an all-incident piece

Underpinning all of this is a foundation

document that provides additional

knowledge and expertise

Generic hazmat guidance was published

in April 2016 The guidance covers the

generic hazards and controls when dealing

with hazmat incidents Guidance for Initial

Operational Response (IOR) to CBRNe

was developed early on in the Programme

in response to the political imperative A

separate piece of guidance on the special

Operational Response (SOR) to CBRNe

would then follow When the generic

Hazardous Materials guidance was later

developed it drew in much of the IOR

guidance that is not specific to CBRNe

More recently the Programme was

asked to include National Resilience (NR)

guidance into the guidance framework

The Hazardous Materials guidance will

incorporate NR guidance on IOR and

SOR CBRNe as well as NR guidance on

mass decontamination and detection

identification and monitoring (DIM) A major

change for the specific hazard guidance

being developed is the change in the

way that dangerous goods are classified

Previously the nine UN classes were used

(also known as the lsquotransport classesrsquo)

which was a basic system for the transport

of dangerous goods It was designed

The Programme took the 2012 publication lsquoOperational Guidance ndash Incidents involving hazardous materialsrsquo (produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser (CFRA)) deconstructed it and then repackaged it into something manageable Along the way it brought the knowledge within it up to date

to reduce the risk of serious incidents

involving dangerous goods and the impact

of any incidents that might occur

The Project Board responsible for

developing the new guidance made a

policy decision to move away from the nine

transport classes and use the UN Globally

Harmonized System of Classification and

Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) instead It

is useful to note that the Classification

Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation

((EC) No 12722008) aligns previous EU

legislation with the GHS as well

This is not a new system ndash the international

mandate that provided the impetus for

completing this work was adopted in

1992 at the United Nations Conference

on Environment and Development It is a

universal system for identifying chemicals

and communicating their hazards The

change will simplify the approach to hazmat

response and will ensure all hazards are

considered ndash including a number of hazards

to health that were previously overlooked

The GHS is divided into three areas

The physical hazards are sub divided into

16 areas ndash from explosives to flammable

liquids from gases under pressure to

organic peroxides The health list is slightly

shorter with 10 sub divisions ndash ranging

from acute toxicity to aspiration hazards

The environmental hazards are divided

into just two ndash hazards to the aquatic

environment and hazards to the ozone

layer (these have already been covered in

the published environmental protection

guidance) However the guidance focuses

on the different hazards presented to

firefighters at an incident

The Programme has created two short

animations1 2 to help explain these

changes and how they help firefighters

plan for and respond to incidents involving

hazardous materials

The first animation1 is a short intro to

the changes explaining the history and

is an accessible view for non-experts It

simplifies the hazards and control measures

for firefighters The second animation

focuses on the GHS

In addition to the two guidance documents

fire and rescue services can also consult a

new foundation resource It aims to provide

fire and rescue service personnel with

the detail required for effective safe and

proportionate hazardous material operations

At a local level policy writers in fire and

rescue services can take this document

along with the detailed guidance and

produce local policies that reflect their local

risk Itrsquos all part of a risk-based technical

framework produced by the Programme

During the summer the Programme ran

a consultation exercise The purpose

of this was to establish if there was

anything missing in the guidance and

if it was accurate and had the right

balance between the detailed foundation

materials and the more succinct guidance

documents That consultation closed at the

end of August and itrsquos too early to know

the results just yet However the plan is to

review the responses and publish the final

version by March 2018

1 httpsgooglNcjUwY

2 httpsgooglGv7njD


Can you describe your activities as the ER Team Leader

lsquoMy primary role is to make sure we

have a full team of responders available

for our commercial and Chemsafe

obligations I work alongside the support

responders to make sure the ERs are

equipped with the knowledge and

training that wersquove worked on and keep

them up to date with best practice and

legislationrsquo

And how have you found your experience of the Team Leader role so far

lsquoI think itrsquos very positive I took over a

very experienced team and we have had

a good level of resource in the time that

I have been in the role Many of the ERs

are very experienced and there is a good

level of stability in the team We actively

encourage our experienced ERs to share

their knowledge and experience with

newer ERs which helps them to reach

proficiency more quicklyrsquo

What parts of your career progression at NCEC have you enjoyed

lsquoI started as an ER many years ago

then became an ER supervisor and

then moved to my current role as Team

Leader Being an ER many years ago

gave me valuable experience and an

initial flavour of the advisory aspects of

the job While this was enjoyable I have

found the progression to ER supervisor

and now Team Leader stimulating as it

has given me even further experience

and the opportunity to use my skills to

develop more experts within the team

and optimise our resources to meet ever

increasing call numbersrsquo

CHRIS SOWDEN INTERVIEWChris has worked in the chemical emergency response area for over 10 years In this time he has gained extensive knowledge and experience of chemical safety regulations and how to deal with incidents to minimise the risks to people the environment assets and reputation

Chris is now the Team Leader of NCECrsquos emergency responders (ERs)

who are all qualified chemists He works closely with this team of

specialists to ensure their skills and experience are kept up to date

In this way they are equipped to respond effectively to the full range of

chemical incident calls they receive and the advice and support they

provide is appropriate and in-line with industry best practice

This enables clients to manage incidents safely while actively working

to mitigate risk

By Tuan Vu Emergency Responder


You left NCEC for a short time could you tell me what you were doing in that time and why you decided to come back to NCEC

lsquoI worked in the chemical manufacturing

sector and saw first hand what the

expectation of emergency response

actually was I worked with different

safety consultancies and understand

their approaches to chemical safety

which Irsquove been able to bring to NCEC

NCEC is continuously evolving and it

was so different when I came back

but the core principles of emergency

response have remained the same ndash

such as striving to be the best and

delivering the highest standard of

chemical safety advicersquo

What experiences in the chemical industry do you think are beneficial to your role as Team Leader

lsquoI first started doing dangerous goods

safety adviser (DGSA) work when I was

working in the chemical manufacturing

sector My responsibilities included

ensuring that the company I was working

for was compliant from the perspective

of classification of products that it was

moving and making sure that we had

robust systems in place for marking

drums and vehicles I also carried out

routine checks to make sure paperwork

was correctly filled in ndash although a lot

of that was automatically generated

from computer software so there

werenrsquot many issues From an ER point

of view itrsquos beneficial to have a good

understanding of transport regulations

so that we can help with specific calls

such as requests for detailed information

on loading vehicles or product

classification

I have also been involved in safety data

sheet (SDS) authoring This provides

a good level of understanding of the

hazards associated with a product

which is fundamental in emergency

response work and projects It also

enables you to interpret information for

supply classification easily and apply

it to different situations Many of the

ERs are encouraged to assist with SDS

authoring projects to improve their

knowledge ndash and I support them with my

extensive experience in this fieldrsquo

You are also taking part in the development of the National Operational Guidance (NOG) Can you provide some background as to your involvement with NOG and the collaboration behind it

lsquoI have enjoyed being involved with

both stages of the hazmat project

Tier 1 looked at general organisational

considerations needed by the

emergency service with regards to

hazmat incidents I used my regulatory

knowledge to provide technical advice

to the project team Tier 2 looked at

the types of hazardous materials that

first responders would deal with in real

incidents which included flammable

corrosive and toxic materials While

writing guidance for oxidising and

cryogenic substances I liaised with

fire and rescue service staff and

other parties The guidance has been

completed and is now being peer

reviewed I was very fortunate in that I

had the opportunity to collaborate with

hazmat officers and scientific advisers

who support fire and rescue services

and first responders They shared a

wealth of knowledge that I was able to

bring back to NCEC and pass on to

my teamrsquo

What do you think it is that you bring to Chemsafe

lsquoMy experience up to now provides

me with a deep understanding of the

challenges that the emergency services

face Being able to provide them with

technical support for various situations

can be reassuring for them Chemsafe

is a different type of call than those ERs

will normally receive and this provides

an important challenge for the team As

Team Manager I know that we have a

good blend of experienced ERs experts

and skilled trainees to continue providing

the standard of service we pride

ourselves onrsquo


Responsible CareCompanies in the chemical industry

have adopted Responsible Care as a

fundamental part of their role in the

communities they service with products

and employment The framework for the

scheme was first established in Canada

in 1985 and the global charter that all

members commit themselves to are

bull Continuously improve the

environmental health and safety

knowledge and performance of

technologies processes and products

over their lifecycles to avoid harm to

people and the environment

bull Use resources efficiently and minimise

waste

bull Report openly on performance

achievements and shortcomings

bull Listen engage and work with people

to understand and address their

concerns and expectations

bull Co-operate with governments and

organisations in the development and

implementation of effective regulations

and standards and to meet or go

beyond them

bull Provide help and advice to foster the

responsible management of chemicals

by all those who manage and use

them along the product chain

INTERVENTION IN CHEMICAL TRANSPORT EMERGENCIES

The European Chemical Industry

Council (CEFIC) decided to create a

pan-European scheme to promote

this message in 1991 so that all

members could make every effort to

transport their goods safely and in full

accordance with all relevant regulations

and codes of practice This scheme

is called Intervention in Chemical

Transport Emergencies (ICE)

ICEThe scheme is a co-operative

programme between European

chemical companies so effective

assistance can be provided to the

emergency services by

bull Making use of the emergency

response schemes of individual

chemical companies

bull Building on existing emergency

response schemes ndash local regional

and product-related (such as

bromine isocyanates and ethylene

oxide)

bull Co-operating with the national

competent authorities and the

national chemical industry federation

bull Promoting mutual assistance in the

chemical industry

Each ICE national scheme applies only

to distribution incidents and is formalised

between the national chemical industry

federation and the national competent

authorities In the case of the United

Kingdom the Chemsafe scheme was set

up in conjunction with the Department

for Transport (DfT) and the Chemical

Industries Association (CIA) and is

managed by the National Chemical

Emergency Centre (NCEC) which

acts as the ICE centre for the United

Kingdom

The ICE scheme is provided on a

voluntary basis but does require a

companyrsquos commitment to provide help

in land-based distribution incidents on

the request of emergency services This

assistance can be provided depending

on the capabilities of the company at

three levels

bull Level 1 Remote product information

and general advice by telephone or fax

bull Level 2 Advice from an expert at the

scene of an incident

bull Level 3 Assistance with personnel

equipment at the scene of an incident

The ultimate responsibility for

intervention at the site of an incident

rests with the emergency services but

the national ICE centre will provide

in the local language initial telephone

advice for immediate control of the

incident The centre will then contact

the producing company obtain

further information or mobilise mutual

assistance The centre can also be

contacted when

bull The supplier cannot be contacted

directly

bull The product or manufacturer cannot

be identified

bull Mutual assistance needs to be

mobilised

bull An incident occurs during international

transportation

By Dan Haggarty Head of Emergency Response


Each ICE centre can contact any of

the other national centres to request

assistance The chart below shows a

typical flow of response ndash although each

national scheme can adapt the operation

to its specific needs

Emergency respondersThe ICE centres in each country are

manned 24 hours a day by emergency

responders (ERs) To provide competent

assistance each ER from the ICE centre

or companies must meet a minimum

requirement through experience and

or training which has been agreed by

the chemical industry through CEFIC

For Level 1 response these skills

include interpreting safety data sheets

understanding incident handling and

having good communication skills to

pass vital information to the emergency

services

The ERs have liaised with European

colleagues on behalf of UK Fire and

Rescue Services and this contact can

be initiated as appropriate based on

the incident The case of what became

known as lsquoLe Pongrsquo in 2013 highlights

one of the situations where the scheme

can be used A number of calls were

made to the Chemsafe phone line from

the emergency services reporting a strong

smell of gas throughout the South East

of England The source of the smell was

found to be a gas leak in France Thanks

to contact with the French scheme

lsquoChemical Industry Aid for the Emergency

Servicesrsquo (TRANSAID) Network it was

found that the product released was

mostly methyl mercaptan TRANSAID

passed details of the government agency

in France dealing with the incident to

NCEC

This enabled us to relay information

back to the Chemsafe callers about the

response being taken by the French

authorities Our ER also contacted the

company involved directly to obtain

information on the progress and severity

of the incident which assisted the

response in the UK

Chemsafe and ICENCEC is proud to manage Chemsafe in

the United Kingdom as part of the ICE

scheme We provide Level 1 telephone

advice to help emergency services across

Europe when they are dealing with land-

based distribution incidents As part of

ICE we are able to contact other sources

of advice so that further support can be

requested if needed CEFIC estimates

that 75 of all transport incidents require

only Level 1 advice but the ICE scheme

is available to the emergency services to

allow chemical companies to fully support

the communities in which they operate

Advicehelp (level 1 2 3)

to Fire brigade

Inform supplier

NO

NO

NO

YES

Find supplier YES

country Icountry II

Enough info

Fire and rescue service at site of incident

Contact supplier participating company

Contact national ICEC centre II

Contact national ICEC centre I

YESFind participating

company

National ICE scheme National ICE scheme

Further informationCEFIC wwwceficorg

Responsible Care Global Charter

wwwceficorgDocuments

ResponsibleCareRC_

GlobalCharter2006[1]pdf

Mutual Aid Schemes

wwwceficorgIndustry-support

Transport--logisticsTransport-

Emergency-Scheme-ICE-Product-

Specific-Schemes

Responders


IndustrySupportTransport-and-

LogisticsICE-Guidelinespdf


IFRA is a charity that provides free fire safety training and kit to crews worldwide The aim of the Bosnia mission was to deliver industry-donated kit and equipment to fire crews in the city of Cazin and provide practical training on how to use the different items properly

Over the course of 2 weeks a crew of

IFRA firefighting professionals delivered

an intensive programme of training to

Bosnian fire crews and members of the

local community

The training programme focused on two

areas

Fire service training ndash aimed at local

firefighters concentrating mainly on

appliance and equipment use

Community training ndash educating local

residents on in-home fire safety and road

and water safety best practice

The fire service training covered several

key areas including breathing apparatus

road traffic collisions trauma care

firefighting tactics hazmat awareness

and information gathering which included

a demonstration of NCECrsquos Pocket

Chemdatareg mobile app

The convenience of the mobile app

proved useful to IFRA in the practical

In 2017 NCEC donated licences of its world-leading chemical hazard database Chemdata to the International Fire and Rescue Association (IFRA) as part of a relief mission to Cazin in North West Bosnia starting on 18 August

delivery of the hazmat awareness training

Pocket Chemdata allowed trainers to

access chemical hazard information

remotely demonstrating to local crews

the type of information available via such

platforms and the value it can have while

dealing with an incident

Commenting on the Bosnia mission

NCECrsquos Chemdata Product Manager

Maria Stearn said lsquoNCEC is delighted to

be a part of the relief effort and helping

IFRA to raise standards in the level

of fire safety response training being

delivered worldwide It is important to

highlight the significance of accurate and

timely chemical hazard information in an

emergency situation Wersquore pleased that

Pocket Chemdata has proved a useful

tool in demonstrating thisrsquo

The Cazin mission was IFRArsquos 9th training

mission to Bosnia and its 60th worldwide

The trip was well received by local crews

and residents alike with proud members

of the crew posting regular updates and

highlights from the mission online to

friends and followers

For more details on the

mission and to read the

highlights from the trip

please visit

wwwfacebookcom

groups389139507192

CHEMDATAreg LICENCES DONATED TO HELP TRAIN BOSNIAN FIREFIGHTERS

By Maria Stearn Chemdata Product Manager


ASSAULTS INVOLVING CORROSIVE MATERIALS

NCECrsquos Emergency Responders have noticed an increase in the number of calls they are receiving that relate to assaults involving acidic and caustic substances These terrible and disfiguring assaults not only present risks to the victim but also to the emergency services attending the incident With that in mind we have prepared this article to help better equip you and your teams to be able to understand what risks may be present in this sort of chemical incident and how best to protect yourselves and the victim



concerns regarding the atmosphere since

as nitric acid decomposes it can produce

fumes which are a mixture of nitrogen

oxides Fire service teams made the area

safe but the exact details of how this was

achieved were unavailable at the time

of writing The victim was evacuated to

hospital for treatment

In one incident the victim had nitric acid

poured over them as they slept on a sofa

This resulted in fumes and heat being

produced It also led to concerns from on-

scene responders regarding the respirable

atmosphere and whether there was a fire

risk from the contaminated sofa In this

case the fire risk was real as were the

While corrosive substances have the same classification

treatment can be affected by the nature of the corrosive

substance For example caustic agents may act insidiously due

to how quickly they destroy nerves ndash following a period of pain

the pain may stop leading the victim to believe that the effects

have stopped However unlike acids caustic agents are not self-

limiting and will continue to react far longer on the skin Acids

also have additional hazards associated with them For example

strong mineral acids such as nitric or chloric acid are oxidising

agents and can increase fire risk and cause combustible

materials to smoulder and burn Some acids also have specific

hazards For example highly concentrated sulfuric acid is

viscous and will not run off the skin quickly It is also dehydrating

meaning it will dry out the skin as well as causing burns

The following are suggested actions to

consider for first responders attending an

assault involving corrosive materials

bull Evacuate any casualties

and perform initial

decontamination Speed

is essential in acid

attacks as it may only

take a few minutes for a

corrosive agent to cause

serious damage Copious

amounts of water should

be applied to dilute the

material as much as

possible and eventually

remove it from the skin Try to ensure any

runoff does not come into contact with

other uncontaminated parts of the body

Getting people away from the agent is

also essential as it still remains hazardous

following the initial attack

bull Hand over casualties to the

ambulance service as quickly as

possible Once again due to the speed

with which corrosives act it is likely that

victims of acid attacks will need to have

medical attention or at the very least

Assaults involving corrosive chemicals (often referred to sometimes incorrectly as acid attacks) are where an assailant exposes a victim to a corrosive chemical with the intention of causing harm This is usually done by throwing or spraying a chemical into the victimrsquos

face Typically the corrosive is highly concentrated so effects are noticed

shortly if not immediately after the assault Exposure can lead to burns

scabs ulcers blanching alopecia and scarring Corrosives cause severe

and long-lasting effects when they come into contact with eyes

and can easily lead to

loss of sight


monitoring As a result handing over

to the ambulance service should be a

priority for other emergency services as

this will also free up their resourcing to

take care of the rest of the situation

bull Make the scene safe - reduce

fire risk and the risk of structural

damage While this may seem

obvious other risks presented by

some corrosive materials may not be

immediately apparent For example soft

furnishings soaked in nitric acid may

not appear hazardous at the time of the

incident but as the nitric acid dries and

becomes more concentrated the soft

furnishings could begin to smoulder

and eventually burst into flames hours

after contamination due to the oxidising

properties of nitric acid

bull Preserve the scene as far as

reasonably practicable Safety is of

course the top priority but reasonable

steps should be taken to ensure that

evidence is not disrupted or removed if

at all possible Prevention is the best cure

so preserving evidence will help to get

offenders off the street preventing further

attacks and may dissuade others

bull Sample the scene This will almost

certainly be carried out by forensic

teams but simple field tests may help

others in performing their job Knowing

if the liquid used in the attack was

acidic or caustic will help inform medical

personnel on a course of treatment

Likewise knowing if the substance is

oxidising will help fire teams decide

what they should remove and what can

remain undisturbed

bull ALWAYS follow your operational

guidance and training This list in no

way overrides any previous training or

operational guidance you may have

received Your response to an incident

should be based on a dynamic risk

assessment and best practice

Disfiguring assaults have been

commonplace in South Asia and the

Indian subcontinent for a long time

In the west the number of assaults

involving corrosive materials has been

steadily increasing over the last 6 years

Between 2011 and 2016 there have

been a reported 1500 attacks involving

a corrosive substance in London and

allegedly many go unreported due to

gang violence Typically this type of

crime is associated with female victims

ndash women are often attacked by jealous

former partners love rivals rejected

suitors or even angry family members

Globally women make up 80 of

corrosive substance attack victims

However in the UK 71 of victims

are male This is likely to be due to

the increased prevalence of the use of

corrosive materials within gang violence

It is thought that these assaults are largely

premeditated as it takes time to source

a corrosive agent However with gang

violence this is not always the case

as gang members may carry corrosive

materials in drinks bottles for lsquoself-

defencersquo in preference to knives or guns

This is because it will not be apparent

to observers that a person is carrying a

dangerous substance Therefore it will be

easily concealed and go undetected by

law enforcement personnel One alarming

trend we are seeing is schoolchildren

taking corrosive agents into school as an

alternative weapon to knives

A major risk with assaults involving

corrosives is the potential for others to be

affected For example a recent high-

profile case in London left 20 people

injured when an argument broke out

and ended in acid being thrown in a

busy nightclub The risk of other people

being affected is often not considered

by attackers and if it is then it may be

overlooked As a result an assault could

easily be a mass casualty situation putting

an increased strain on attending resources

As previously mentioned essential rapid

decontamination is already a challenge

due to the fast-acting nature of corrosives

so this will be even harder with numerous

casualties and limited resources

Many household items can be used in

these assaults Therefore it is difficult to tell

if something is innocuous or is intended

to be used as a weapon As with most

clandestine chemistry incidents it is worth

noting if a normal household substance is

present in large quantities or is in a strange

place For example a bottle of bleach under

the sink is fairly common However while 10

bottles in someonersquos vehicle bedroom or

lounge is not a sign of wrongdoing it may

need further investigation

NCEC has experience in

providing advice following

assaults involving corrosive

materials One example of

a call we received related to

a case of mistaken identity

where a man answered his

door and had sulfuric acid

thrown in his face The effects

were quickly noticeable ndash vision

impairment and extreme pain

ndash and the person was taken

to hospital The emergency

services thought the substance

was sulfuric acid but were

unsure because of its colour

We provided advice on

protecting the crew about

to enter the property how to

sample the substance and

how to identify the substance

We later advised the scenes

of crime officer that forensic

sampling should be carried out

immediately to avoid loss of

evidence The investigation led

to criminal proceedings and a

guilty verdict but unfortunately

the victim suffered life-altering

injuries


OpioidsOpioids are a class of drugs that can be

derived from opium (such as morphine

and the illegal drug heroin) or made

synthetically (such as fentanyl) Many

opioids have useful medical properties

such as pain relief and are used

extensively by medical professionals

Fentanyl is one of these drugs and has

many medical uses such as analgesia

and pain relief It is 50 to 100 times more

potent than morphine and its analogue

carfentanyl is 10000 times more potent

than morphine This means that only

small quantities of the drug are needed

to achieve the required effect However

it also means that overdoses occur using

much lower quantities

The scale of illegal opioid drugs use is

an ongoing issue around the world

State of PlayThe supply of fentanyl has been

curtailed recently as China introduced

legislation in March 2017 to make its

production and that of three other

opioids illegal According to reports

received by NCEC fentanyl is believed

to be prevalent in North America

Europe and Australia

In 2012 a number of experts from the

European Union looked at the trends

in drug use and produced a report

entitled lsquoFentanyl in Europe EMCDDA

Trendspotter Studyrsquo[1] This concluded

that the use of fentanyl is normally

down to the low availability low purity

or high price of heroin which drives

addicts to find alternatives

The report states that between 2001

and 2011 50 overdose deaths were

attributed to fentanyl use in the UK

but that many of these deaths may

be related to patients prescribed

with fentanyl for chronic pain It also

highlights the prevalence of drug use

in Estonia where 650 deaths were

reported between 2005 and 2011

The drug market in Europe is based

on three routes to the end user ndash illicit

production diversion and misuse

of medicines and the internet sale

FENTANYLFentanyl is attributed to an increase in drug deaths across Europe and to the opioid crisis in the United States of America (USA) It is still little known in the UK but the emergency services are seeing an increase in its presence on the illicit market In addition the number of calls to Chemsafe about fentanyl and its derivatives having been rising recently

By Dr Nigel Blumire Emergency Responder


of non-controlled new psychoactive

substances The manufacture of fentanyl

and its analogues have a common

synthetic route allowing rapid synthesis

and change of feedstocks if any become

unavailable All of the drugs in the

fentanyl lsquofamilyrsquo have similar analgesic

effects but vary in potency

Several articles[2][3][4] have been

published by the media in the UK

highlighting the dangers of fentanyl

The National Crime Agency reports

that in the first 8 months of 2017

at least 60 deaths were attributed

to heroin that had been laced with

fentanyl or carfentanyl[5] A national

alert was issued in April 2017 by Public

Health England to warn medical and

drugs services to remain vigilant in

relation to fentanyl prescriptions

Hazards of FentanylThe hazards associated with each drug

in the fentanyl family are similar ndash all are

toxic through skin contact ingestion

injection and inhalation Since they are

all more potent than morphine only

small quantities are prescribed normally

with only 1 of the active ingredient in

solution given for pain relief

The National Crime Agency reported that

fentanyl[5] has been detected in various

formats across Europe ndash in a capsule

as a white powder (Denmark and the

Netherlands) as a light green powder

(Slovenia and Estonia) as a brown or

light brown powder (Estonia) as a ready

to use nasal spray (Sweden) and as light

blue tablets (Finland) Lethal overdoses

can result from ingesting minute

quantities of fentanyl analogues but may

also occur via absorption through the

skin or inhalation

The Justice Institute of British Columbia

has launched a fentanyl safety website

(wwwfentanylsafetycom)[6] for first

responders It contains information

on the

bull Safe handling of suspected fentanyl

and its analogues

bull Appropriate personal protective

equipment recommended for various

quantities of the drug

bull Symptoms of an opioid overdose

(eg respiratory distress nervous

system depression drowsiness

dizziness nausea and reduced or

loss of consciousness)

bull Use of naloxone as an antidote for

opioid overdoses

bull Common side effects of using the

antidote

bull Mitigation strategies to be used

in case an overdose victim is

experiencing diarrhoea vomiting or

convulsions after being administered

the antidote

Chemicals involved in fentanyl synthesis Several chemicals can be used to

manufacture fentanyl but a high-

yielding route uses caesium carbonate

acetonitrile dichloromethane aniline

and acetic acid If these chemicals

are found with glassware and heating

equipment it is possible that fentanyl or

its derivatives are being produced The

starting material does not need a Home

Office licence

Reports in the USA indicate that the

majority of fentanyl or its derivatives

are imported into North America from

China which could potentially be the

same route for Europe[7] As well as

introducing the ban on the production

of fentanyl and its derivatives in March

2017 China is working with the USA

to try to stem the epidemic of opioid

overdoses reported in North America

References

[1] European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and

Drug Addiction lsquoFentanyl in Europe EMCDDA

Trendspotter Studyrsquo 2012

[2] lsquoFentanyl deaths Warning as drug kills

lsquoat least 60rsquorsquo BBC 1 August 2017 [Online]

Available httpwwwbbccouknewsuk-

england-40793887 [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[3] lsquoAt least 60 UK drug deaths in past eight

months linked to fentanylrsquo The Guardian 1

August 2017 [Online] Available httpswww

theguardiancomsociety2017aug01at-least-

60-uk-drug-deaths-in-past-eight-months-linked-

to-fentanyl [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[4] lsquoNational Crime Agency says 60 people have

died in the UK this year from taking painkiller

Fentanylrsquo Independent 1 August 2017 [Online]

Available httpwwwindependentcouk

newsukhome-newsfentanyl-60-people-die-

overdose-uk-national-crime-agency-painkiller-

opioid-epidemic-a7871536html [Accessed 12

August 2017]

[5] N C Agency lsquoRecent deaths possibly

linked to fentanylrsquo National Crime Agency

April 2017 [Online] Available httpwww

nationalcrimeagencygovukpublications795-

recent-deaths-possibly-linked-to-fentanylfile

[Accessed 12 August 2017]

[6] J I o B Columbia lsquoFentanyl Safety for

First Respondersrsquo Justice Institute of British

Columbia [Online] Available httpswww

fentanylsafetycom [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[7] lsquoChina Bans Four Kinds of Fentanyl ndash Why

Wonrsquot This Help the USrsquo Narconon 13 March

2017 [Online] Available httpwwwnarconon

orgblogchina-bans-four-kinds-of-fentanyl-why-

wont-this-help-the-ushtml

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug

Addiction lsquoEuropean Drug Report Trends and

Developmentsrsquo 2015

WEDINOS lsquoPHILTRE Annual Reportrsquo 2015

M McEvoy lsquoMethyl Fentanyl Bad Stuffrsquo

Fire Engineering [Online] Available http

communityfireengineeringcomprofilesblog

showid=12196723ABlogPost3A639236


lsquoACMT and AACT Position Statement

Preventing Occupational Fentanyl and Fentanyl

Analog Exposure torsquo American College of

Medical Toxicology and American Academy of

Clinical Toxicology [Online] Available http

wwwacmtnet_LibraryFentanyl_Position

Fentanyl_PPE_Emergency_Responders_pdf


lsquoCommon sense guidelinesrsquo The Interagency

Board [Online] Available httpswww

interagencyboardorgsitesdefaultfiles

publicationsIAB20First20Responder20

PPE20and20Decontamination20

Recommendations20for20Fentanylpdf



subsequently break down into ammonia in the conditions of

a sauna and produce the levels reported Our discussions

involved the health centre manager who informed us that

some teenagers had been in the sauna around the time

that the symptoms started He added that they had been

urinating on the saunarsquos heating elements and asked if this was

possibly the source We informed people at the scene that the

decomposition of urea present in urine could release ammonia

and potentially isocyanates which would cause symptoms

such as those described

The sauna coals were removed and examined outside They

were found to be the source of the ammonia and the staff were

instructed to wash down the sauna with plenty of water

Our chemical expertise means that we are aware that some

chemicals can occur in very bizarre situations Our training in

chemistry and experience means that we can predict reactions

and suggest potential products This information allows people

on scene to protect themselves and act even when we have a

novel scenario to deal with

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Ammonia at a health club (October 2017)We received a call from a fire and rescue service attending an

incident at a health club where several people around the pool

area were complaining of runny eyes and sore throats These

are typical symptoms to be expected when there has been

a release of chlorine from pool chemicals However this was

quickly discounted because the pool had been cleaned that

morning and many people had used it before some started

presenting symptoms at around 1600 The fire and rescue

service had detected ammonia in the health clubrsquos sauna

which gave our Emergency Responders the first clue as to the

cause of the described symptoms

We considered the possible sources of ammonia in a sauna

and thought that as small amounts of uric acid are excreted

in perspiration it could come from people using the sauna

However we thought it unlikely that perspiration could


01235 753363bethandaviesricardocomwwwthe-nceccomchemsafe

bull A better understanding of the role of

NCEC and its operations

bull A reminder of the Chemsafe scheme

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bull An outline of the recent changes to

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of Classification and Labelling of

The objectives of the refresher training are to provide

Chemicals (GHS) to show the new

labelling and symbols that are likely to

be encountered

bull A look at the value of proportionate

advice in responding to an incident

The presentation is aimed at hazmat

officers fire control operators police

officers However we would encourage

the attendance of any others who might

find it useful for example your local

Environment Agency representative

Chemsafe EMERGENCY SERVICES REFRESHER TRAINING

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of their products

If they would like further information then please refer

them to chemsafericardocom

Chemsafe is the UK chemical industryrsquos voluntary scheme for providing expert advice to the emergency services in the event of a chemical emergency

The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) has

delivered a free advice line for over forty years through

a 365247 dedicated telephone number provided

only to the emergency services and other nominated

organisations Eligible responders can obtain the

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The presentation is approximately

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The internet has long

encouraged some

strange behaviour

with memes trends

and challenges

going viral such

as the ice-bucket

challenge the cinnamon challenge the

mannequin challenge and planking

However the need to surpass previous

challenges always had the potential to

reach dangerous heights It seems with

the latest craze it has now done so

The lsquoTide Pod Challengersquo encourages

people to chew or swallow a capsule

of liquid detergent (tide pod) that are

designed to be a single measure for use in

a washing machine In the UK these are

often known as liquitabs

Ingesting any chemical or detergent is never

a good idea The detergent in tide pods is

concentrated and classified as an irritant

corrosive or harmful by ingestion As well as

causing irritation exposure to the detergent

may result in diarrhoea and vomiting Some

of the stronger concentrates could also

cause chemical burns to the lips mouth or

anywhere else they come into contact with

Due to the colourful sweet-like appearance

of the capsules young children are attracted

to them and start playing with them which

often results in accidental exposure to the

contents The American Association of

Poison Control Centres (AAPCC) receive an

average of 29 calls per day for exposures

to children under 51 In the first 15 days of

2018 the AAPCC has already dealt with

39 cases of intentional exposure to liquid

detergent among 13 to 19 year olds This

exceeds the total number of intentional

exposures for the whole of 20162

Incidents involving liquitabs will present

little risk to first responders However

while some detergents are corrosive

most will be irritants so wearing protective

gloves will be necessary to protect the

skin Anyone exposed to the product

should have the affected area washed

with copious amounts of water This may

cause the detergent to lather but it should

wash off with continued irrigation Anyone

who has ingested the product should seek

medical advice If first responders have

any concerns about an individual who

may have undertaken this challenge our

emergency responders have access to over

1 million safety data sheets and can assist

with their expert chemical advice

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the next 10 years

































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finer detail of the

activity required

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