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<br />Sheltering in Place: The decision to shelter in place is appropriate when the hazardous material will not affect the <br />structure of its occupants or the hazard will pass a structure with little infiltration. <br /> <br />Sheltering in Place Alternatives <br /> <br />Sheltering in place is the alternative when: <br /> <br />a) Pre-planning has identified options for problem areas such as hospitals, jails, nursing homes, public <br />assemblies, etc. <br />b) Evacuation cannot be properly managed with manpower, resources, and facilities presently available. <br />c) The hazardous material displays the following characteristics: low to moderate toxicity; totally <br />released and dissipating; small quality solid or liquid leak; a migrating vapor of low toxicity and <br />quality and people are safer indoors than outside; and release can be rapidly controlled at the source. <br /> <br />Success: The success of either option will depend on the preplans of effectiveness of communication resources, <br />notification and public information. <br /> <br />Incident Management System Roles and Responsibilities <br /> <br />Major Incident Management System: The intent of AMX Major Incident Management System is to provide a <br />comprehensive management structure that satisfies the requirements set forth in OSHA CFR 1910.120. "The ICS <br />shall be established by those employers for the incidents that will be under their control and shall be interfaced with <br />the other organizations or agencies who may respond to such an incident." <br /> <br />Command Staff <br /> <br />Incident Commander: The one function that will always be filled at every incident, regardless of size, is the <br />Incident Commander (IC). The IC has the responsibility of overall incident management. <br /> <br />Responsibilities: <br /> <br />. Assess the incident priorities. The IC must consider safety issues for all personnel at an incident. No <br />industrial complex or form or property is worth the risk of even one life. Safety comes before all other <br />considerations. The IC is responsible for determining the strategy that will minimize the impact that an incident <br />may have on the surrounding area. The size and complexity of the command system developed and <br />implemented by the IC should be directly proportional to the magnitude and complexity of the incident. The <br />IC structure must match the complexity of the incident, not the size. Situations that may appear hopeless must <br />be managed and ultimately controlled. <br />. Determine the incident's strategic goals and tactical objectives. The efforts of the resources available for <br />handling any incident must be properly directed to minimize the damage. The clocks cannot be turned back. <br />Damage that has already occurred cannot be alleviated, but further damage must be minimized. <br />. Develop or approve and implement the incident action plan. The IC is the primary developer of the <br />incident action plan. On most simple incidents, the action plan will be organized completely by the IC and may <br />not need to be written down. In more complex incidents, the action plan will be a written document developed <br />by a staff, headed by the IC. Action plans must be flexible and continually assessed. <br />. Develop an incident command structure appropriate for the incident. <br />. Assess resource needs and deploy as needed. The IC must continually evaluate and adjust the deployment <br />of resources at all incidents. Initial assessment of the incident and the needed resources is only the first step. <br />As soon as the IC determines the incident's strategic goals and tactical objectives and then evaluates the <br />resource needs to meet these goals and objectives, one of two actions will occur. Either the initial action plan <br />will be successful or it will need to be revised. Additional resources may be needed, requiring reorganization. <br />If the IC believes he or she has just enough resources for the required work, it is time to order additional help <br />and/or other resources. Per CFR 1910.120 Q (vii), the individual in charge of the ICS shall designate a safety <br />official that is knowledgeable in the operations for the incident at hand. When activities are judged by the <br />safety official to be an IDLH condition and/or to involve an imminent danger condition, the safety official shall <br /> <br />50 <br />