While surveying a hazardous materials incident scene, you notice yellowish vapors emitting from a cylinder. The driver of the vehicle carrying the cylinders tells you they contain chlorine. As a responder trained to the operations level, one of the ways to verify chlorine could emit these vapors is to:
a. Contact CHEMTREC for assistance.
b. Enter the hot zone to read the label on the cylinder.
c. Bring a chlorine monitor into the vapor cloud to check the reading.
d. Both A and C are correct.
Answer: a. Contact CHEMTREC for assistance.
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