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This lifeline manages risks from facilities handling or incidents involving hazardous materials, pollutants, and contaminants. Components focus on Facilities (storage and processing sites) and HAZMAT/Pollutants/Contaminants (spill response, cleanup, and mitigation). It prevents or mitigates secondary incidents like chemical releases that could endanger health, contaminate environments, or complicate other lifeline restoration, emphasizing containment, decontamination, and safe handling to protect survivors and responders.
Key HAZMAT Lifeline Components:
Facilities: Monitoring industrial, commercial, and manufacturing sites that store or process hazardous chemicals.
Hazmat, Pollutants, Contaminants: Tracking the release of solid, liquid, or gaseous hazardous materials that affect air, water, or soil quality.