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response personnel, place him/herself or others at risk in an effort to <br />mitigate and control an emergency incident. <br />The three (3) response levels of incident severity -Levels 1,2 and 3, are defined <br />as follows: <br />Level 1: <br />a. Definition: Incident poses a minimal potential threat to <br />onsite personnel or the environment and no <br />discernable threat to public health or local <br />environment. <br />b. Category 1 (Release): Small (less than reportable quantities), <br />contained (i.e, no release to an environmental <br />media) spill or leakage of a known non- <br />gaseous hazardous substance <br />C. Category 2 (Fire): Small and controllable fire which poses no <br />potential hazard to human health or the <br />environment (i.e, small trash can fire or grass <br />fire which can be immediately controlled and <br />abated using a standard type fire extinguisher <br />or water hose) <br />d. Category 3 (Injury): Minor injury not requiring immediate medical attention <br />or posing any treat to life or limb (i.e. minor cut, <br />abrasion or minor (first degree) burn) <br />e. Category 4: Does not present a threat or potential threat <br />(Natural Disaster) to human health, the environment, equipment <br />or property <br />f. Category 5: Does not present a threat or potential threat <br />(Civil Disturbance) to human health, the environment, equipment <br />or property <br />g. Other Considerations: Required response actions can be controlled <br />by one or two qualified personnel using Level <br />D PPE&C (reference the appendix section for <br />a description of PPE&C levels) <br />Level 2: <br />a. Definition: Incident poses significant potential threat to <br />Draft HMMP <br />March, 2000 HMMP-32 <br />