Hazmat Pre-Entry Safety Briefing

The pre-entry briefing is the most important safety component of the mitigation process and will make (or break) an incident. Unfortunately, most pre-entry briefings are incomplete and do not provide all the information required to mitigate an incident safely and effectively. This requires communicating a lot of critical information to entry team members and the backup team in a concise format. The list is robust, but an effective pre-entry briefing should not require more than a few minutes to relay all this information. The Incident Commander ensures a pre-entry briefing is presented prior to allowing personnel in the Hot Zone; the Haz Mat Officer identifies the procedures and the Safety Officer conducts the safety briefing for personnel performing the tactical operations. Each participating Technician must know how to identify the components of a pre-entry briefing because every one of these components is essential for a successful outcome. Bring your team’s pre-entry briefing checklist to this workshop to compare. We will conduct simulated safety briefings based on scenarios and share what must be provided to the entry team members.