Designation:F2890−12StandardGuideforHazardAwarenessforSearchandRescuePersonnel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2890;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONRecognitionofhazardsassociatedwithsearchandrescueoperationsiscriticaltothedecision-makingprocessasitrelatestopersonalsafety,theurgencyofresponse,andresourcerequirements.Thisguideisintendedtoensurethatemergencypersonnelrespondingtoincidentsoutsidetheirnormaloperatingareaareawareofthehazardsassociatedwithresponsetounfamiliarenvironments.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedfortrainingthosewhonormallyworkinnaturalenvironments,solelysubjecttoterrainandweather-relatedrisks,whomaybeaskedtorespondto,orwhomayencounter,theoperationsdefinedin1.2.1.2Thisguideidentifiesanddescribeshazardoussituationsandenvironments,andtheassociatedrisksaffectingsearchandrescuepersonnelwhomaybeworkingonoraroundthefollowing:1.2.1Landsearch;1.2.2Landrescue;1.2.3Structuralcollapse;1.2.4Roperescues;1.2.5Confinedspaces;1.2.6Water,bothstillandmoving;and1.2.7Trenchorexcavationcollapse.1.3Theknowledgeconveyedinthisguideisintendedtoenablesearchandrescue(SAR)personneltorecognizesitua-tionsthatmayrequireskillsorcapabilitiestheyhavenotbeentrainedtoperform.Thisunderstandingwillallowthemtoseekmoreknowledgeablepersonneltomitigatethehazardandperformsuchrescuesorotheractivitiesrequiredtocompletetheirmission.1.4Thisguideisnotintendedtosuggestthatallsearchandrescuepersonnelmusthavethetrainingidentifiedwithinit.However,wherevertheauthorityhavingjurisdiction(AHJ)deemsthistrainingtobeappropriate,thisdocumentcanbeusedasaguide.1.5TheAHJshalldeterminewhatleveloftrainingconsti-tutessufficientcompetenceforsearchandrescuepersonneltoenterareas,orcarryoutmissions,whichincludethehazardsdescribedinthisguide.1.6Thisguideidentifiessomeofthekn...
