Managing Risk: Safeguarding Against Hazardous Materials

The hazardous materials are the possible potential and substantial threat to the public health and environmental sustainability. The essence of this because these materials are tested and exhibited to contain various aspects such as toxicity, reactivity corrosivity and the ignitability in their components. Further, these hazardous materials can exist in different states such as the liquids, solids and gaseous forms. Additionally, these substances can be considered to be unique in a way since they cannot be easily disposed of by the establishment of the conventional means such as other by-products which experience and interact within the daily lives. The essence in which the hazardous waste depends on can assist to determine the suitable method of treating or moving to a specific destination which cannot affect both the environment and human health directly. In this regards there various aspects to consider such as the control strategies, planning control as well as the licensing controls. Therefore, the provision of tactical, contingency plans and the possibility of emergency conditions is vital in the procedural expectation in the movement of hazardous material.

The management of hazardous substances requires awareness of the reduce and eliminate any risks to both human health and the environment. Primarily this consist of conservation plans from manufacturing, transportation, and storage of these hazardous materials. Therefore, combating the initiative of effective procedure of movement of the hazardous element need the development of a management system which supports the initiation process. The essence of this is in line with the approval rights which are conjointly apprehended between the federal agencies, the DOD and allies who provide immediate, responsive and sustainable forms of movement. The focus is to deliver well trained equipped personnel with the skills of handling the hazardous materials to subjective destination under tactical, contingency and with cases of emergency conditions (Maynard, Bell, & Johnson, 2008). Therefore, it is imperative for these entities to decide the measures on control strategies planning controls as well as easily procedure to license the operation for a quick and smooth movement.

The control strategies encompass the purpose of developing measures where the general waste can be safely and adequately disposed of without causing any harm to the people and the environment. Similarly, these strategies should also be implemented in coordination with relevant bodies to minimize the possibility of disagreement measures that might take a long time to incorporate.  The planning control aspects entail the understanding of how the movement process will take place from the extraction to the final destination. The new developments should be initiated to check and ensure that residential and industrial developments are compatible and adequately sited with the surrounding use of the environment (Maynard, Bell, & Johnson, 2008). The essence of this is to develop measures relating to the requirements of environmental pollution control. They can be incorporated into useful designs of developments to reduce the chances of pollution the environment. The presence of licensing ensure the possibility of movement of these hazardous materials is legalized in accordance to the environmental laws.  The control board should be notified to understand the existence of the process of moving these hazardous materials.

The useful procedural exceptions for the movements of hazardous materials should be understood according to chapter three on necessary measures. The essence of this is to address the tactical, contingency and cases of emergencies highlighting the right procedures. There are various procedures which should be put into considerations. The first stage should be the approval for the use where the requirements entail the validation of the operating plans. Primarily this is the general requirements and restriction procedures for the exceptional movement of hazardous materials. The essence of this aspect is to approve the use of provisions for airlift missions as stated in this chapter. Besides, the requirement under this chapter can be useful for the joint chiefs of staff the exercise of unilateral mobility and components (AMC, & Deployment, 2007). The essence of this is to design for stimulating and evaluating the responsiveness on tactical contingency or the cases of emergency that might require an airlift. Primarily this assists in identifying the validation on the means of movement of these hazardous materials. Complying with the mobility of cargo movement as well as deployments of personnel is then made to be applicable. The packaging configurations are also specified on the measures of handling the hazardous materials through their specifications in packaging materials. Besides, the cargo should not be allowed to be transported aboard tactical and strategic aeromedical evacuation aircraft because it can cause casualties which may lead to loss of life (Maynard, Bell, & Johnson, 2008). Besides, airlifting purposes do not apply to contract commercial airlift due to lack of standards required in establishing the right measures to undertake.

The specification of effective operational requirements is the next procedure which follows after the validation of the functional requirements. Under this procedure, the explosives are unpackaged where the personnel takes control to handle the incompatible items to be removed out of the aircraft. The primary combat load is initiated where the staff is permitted to carry their load of hazardous materials which is excluded from its package requirements under various conditions. The personnel engages an enemy force after deplaning the objective by ensuring that all the individual hazard materials safe and free from the accidental initiation. They also ensure that any arms ammunition remains in the particular carrier as well as the biological and radiological chemical and another high yield explosive equipment remains in the personal career (AMC, & Deployment, 2007). The essence of this is to ensure the first aid kits component accompanies them at the time. The other condition to follow through the while removing the packaging is that all the hazardous materials should be prepared except the small arms ammunition. The troop commander of the chief of operation must brief the designated representatives on the required location of all the hazardous materials. Lastly, the personnel who is not engaging the immediate force of enemy when de-planning should assume a tactical mission on arrival or may deploy with their primary load in accordance to objectives of air dropping. The troop commander should then collect the necessary items such as the small arms ammunition before the final brief to the destination (AMC, & Deployment, 2007). Upon the arrival, the loadmaster should be provided with the programme on hazardous materials as directed in the tie down before they are departing.

The passenger eligibility and chemical contaminated cargo should also be understood as the basic requirement for exceptional procedures for the movement of hazardous materials. The essence of the aspect is to determine the safety measures in the preparation of another shipment if possible. The safety standards are maintained to ensure the contingency and tactical actions are executed in the right steps by the responsible authorities.  The passenger eligibility is the participants in tactical, contingency, or the emergency mission. Their duties consist of exercises which are transported by the organic military aircraft in emergency cases. However, this may not apply unless the deviation, waivers and particular requirement are made according to chapter two. These provisions of that chapter consist of the passenger movement deviations in the operations (AMC, & Deployment, 2007). The presentation of essential and additional information is provided regarding the passenger during the process of the activities. The development of this aspect entails possible needs to ensure equipment are maintained for safety purposes such as the supplements of oxygen for the passengers to prepare for any abnormalities in the entire mission.

On the other hand, the chemical cargo entails the decontamination of items to the greater extent possible in which it becomes contaminated in the theater to be used again. The reusable wood and fiberboard containers should be destroyed because they can become contaminated. Similarly, the vessels that were previously used should be decontaminated before applying the new usage purpose on other materials.  Besides, removing the wraps outside is essential when exposed to the contamination since the inner covers are useful and should be used to protect the cargo (AMC, & Deployment, 2007). These contaminated wraps should also be destroyed in the theater where it becomes contaminated. The essence of this is to assist in evaluating and determining the appropriate classification of hazard. As a result, this would make it possible for the cargo to be packaged, documented, marked labeled and ensure the shipping is consistent with the hazard. Therefore, when these procedures are not done accordingly, it will be difficult to accept the proposal on shipping the hazards through the military aircraft.

References

AMC, A. M. C., & DEPLOYMENT, F. (2007). By Order Of The Commander Air Mobility Command.

Maynard, J. L., Bell, J. E., & Johnson, A. W. (2008). Frustrated hazardous material: military and commercial training implications. Transportation Journal, 47(1), 30-42.