Hazardous Materials Incident Response Procedure: Incident Objectives

mobile app is to provide guidance for developing an emergency response plan, as outlined in OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910.120(q), for facility response. This app has been adopted and applied to work for response to transportation accidents involving radioactive material or other hazardous materials incidents. The procedures apply to those personnel who have responsibilities. Furthermore, this procedure is intended for use on any response involving actual or potential radiological or other hazardous material release.

The Incident Objectives form describes the basic incident strategy, control objectives, and provides weather, tide and current information, and safety considerations for use during the next operational period. The Attachments list also serves as a table of contents for the Incident Action Plan. The Incident Objectives form is completed by the Planning Section following each formal Planning Meeting conducted in preparing the Incident Action Plan.