Maricopa Community Colleges  FSC122   19896-19946 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/14/93
FSC122 19896-19946 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Emergency Air Sampling and Monitoring for Hazardous Materials Releases
Fundamentals of emergency air sampling and monitoring in response to hazardous materials releases. Theoretical and practical application discussed. Includes use application in tactical and risk analysis work. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
FSC122   19896-19946 Emergency Air Sampling and Monitoring for Hazardous Materials Releases
1. Describe the threat to human health and safety through the presence of airborne contaminants. (I)
2. Explain direct reading instruments development as an early warning device. (I-III)
3. Describe the many different types of direct reading instruments, their use, and application. (II-VII)
4. Explain the theory of combustible gas indicators, colormetric tubes, and photoionization instruments. (IV-VII)
5. Describe the limitation and field application of direct instruments to safely evaluate a hazardous materials release. (VII)
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FSC122   19896-19946 Emergency Air Sampling and Monitoring for Hazardous Materials Releases
    I. Introduction
        A. Airborne contaminants
        B. Human health threat
        C. Area delineation
        D. Personnel protective selection
        E. Actual or potential health effects and risks
        F. Direct reading instruments as early warning devices
      II. Characteristics of Air Monitoring Instruments
          A. Portability
          B. Ease of operation
          C. Inherently safe
          D. Reliability
          E. Hazardous atmospheres
          F. Controls
          G. Certification
        III. Calibration
            A. Type
            B. Adjustments
            C. Gases
            D. Equipment
          IV. Types of Direct Reading Instruments
              A. Oxygen
              B. Combustible gas indicators
              C. Toxic atmosphere monitors
              D. Colormetric indicator tubes
              E. Photoionization detectors
            V. Active Samplers
                A. General
                B. Electric
                C. Absorbers
                D. Sample pump
              VI. Passive Dosimeters
                  A. Diffusion samplers
                  B. Collection media
                VII. Application and Practical Use
                    A. Combustible gas indicators
                    B. Colormetric tubes
                    C. Photoionizaiton units
                    D. Samplers
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