Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 50 minutes ago
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This skill video demonstrates how to perform diking operations.
WARNING: If this skill involves the use of actual hazardous material samples, hazardous materials can cause serious injury or fatality. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn and safety precautions must be followed. The following skill sheet demonstrates general steps; specific hazmat incidents may differ in procedure. Always follow AHJ’s procedures for specific incidents.
1. Ensure proper product control technique is chosen.
2. Ensure that all responders involved in the control function are wearing appropriate PPE for performing diking operations and that appropriate hand tools have been selected.
3. Select a location to efficiently and safely perform the diking operation.
4. Construct the dike in a manner and location that most efficiently controls and directs the spill to a desired location.
5. Upon mitigation of the incident, place any contaminated material, such as clothing, in an approved container for transportation to a disposal location.
6. Seal and label the container and document appropriate information for department records.
7. Decontaminate tools.
8. Advance to decontamination line for decontamination.
9. Complete required reports and supporting documentation.
Purchase all 40 videos in the Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 5th Edition Skills Video Series:
ifsta.org/shop/hazardous-materials-first-responders-5th-edition-skills-video-series/36338?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hazmat-first-responders-5th-skills-video-dvd-series
This skill video demonstrates how to perform diking operations.
WARNING: If this skill involves the use of actual hazardous material samples, hazardous materials can cause serious injury or fatality. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn and safety precautions must be followed. The following skill sheet demonstrates general steps; specific hazmat incidents may differ in procedure. Always follow AHJ’s procedures for specific incidents.
1. Ensure proper product control technique is chosen.
2. Ensure that all responders involved in the control function are wearing appropriate PPE for performing diking operations and that appropriate hand tools have been selected.
3. Select a location to efficiently and safely perform the diking operation.
4. Construct the dike in a manner and location that most efficiently controls and directs the spill to a desired location.
5. Upon mitigation of the incident, place any contaminated material, such as clothing, in an approved container for transportation to a disposal location.
6. Seal and label the container and document appropriate information for department records.
7. Decontaminate tools.
8. Advance to decontamination line for decontamination.
9. Complete required reports and supporting documentation.
