Medical Guide for Ships (IMGS), which is published by the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva. The Maritime Safety Committee adopted this revised text of the Guide in May 1998, for use in association with Amendment 30-00 of the IMDG Code, and will be further amended as and when, necessary. Table 1 RESCUE Rescuers must be adequately protected from exposure before entering a contaminated area in to avoid injury. When a chemical is unidentified, worst-case assumptions concerning toxicity must be assumed. ARRIVAL AT Upon arrival at the scene, an initial assessment of the situation should be made and the size of the incident should be determined. Rescuers must NOT: Enter a contaminated area without using a pressure-demand self-contained breathing apparatus and wearing full protective clothing; Enter an enclosed space unless they are trained members of a rescue team and follow correct procedures; Walk through any spilled materials; Allow unnecessary contamination of equipment; Attempt to recover shipping papers or manifests from contaminated area unless adequately protected;
Medical Guide for Ships (IMGS), which is published by the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva. The Maritime Safety Committee adopted this revised text of the Guide in May 1998, for use in association with Amendment 30-00 of the IMDG Code, and will be further amended as and when, necessary. Table 1 RESCUE Rescuers must be adequately protected from exposure before entering a contaminated area in to avoid injury. When a chemical is unidentified, worst-case assumptions concerning toxicity must be assumed. ARRIVAL AT Upon arrival at the scene, an initial assessment of the situation should be made and the size of the incident should be determined. Rescuers must NOT: Enter a contaminated area without using a pressure-demand self-contained breathing apparatus and wearing full protective clothing; Enter an enclosed space unless they are trained members of a rescue team and follow correct procedures; Walk through any spilled materials; Allow unnecessary contamination of equipment; Attempt to recover shipping papers or manifests from contaminated area unless adequately protected;
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