ASTM E2770-17
(Guide)Standard Guide for Operational Guidelines for Initial Response to Suspected Biological Agents and Toxins
Standard Guide for Operational Guidelines for Initial Response to Suspected Biological Agents and Toxins
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Community knowledge and experience related to emergency response to threats with a biological agent or toxin at the Federal, State, tribal, and local levels has been translated into a standard guide to assist responder agencies’ progress toward the goal of building operational guidelines for the sample collection and response to a potential biological agent or toxin. The guide is intended to enhance the ability, knowledge, and communication between emergency response team representatives, including fire department, HAZMAT, local law enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and public health personnel as well as other responders that are responsible for responding to a threat incident involving a biological agent or toxin, or both.
5.2 This guide supports, and should be utilized as an accompaniment to standard sample collection methods (for example, Practices E2458). Standard guidance insures reduced exposure risk, minimizes on-site sample consumption for preservation of public health samples and forensic samples, reduces variability associated with sample handling, and analysis, and increases the reliability of the sampling procedure when collecting a sample of suspect biological agents and toxins.
5.3 Development of this standard was at the request and with considerable contributions from the public health and first responder communities in the United States to facilitate collection and evaluation of potential biological agents and toxins in the field.
5.4 This guide should be incorporated as a reference in Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs), emergency operations plans (EOPs) and Multiagency Coordination Systems (MACS) to assist in policy formation and development of strategic objectives consistent with the needs of the Incident Commander (IC).
5.5 Documents developed from this standard guide should be referenced and revised as necessary and reviewed on a two-year cycle (at a minimum). The review shall consider new and updated requirements and ...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides considerations for decision-makers when responding to incidents that may involve biological agents and toxins. This guide provides information and guidance for inclusion in response planning, on activities to conduct during an initial response to an incident involving suspected biological agents or toxins, or both.
1.2 This guide delineates fundamental requirements for developing a sampling and screening capability for biological agents or toxins, or both, within a jurisdiction, practice, or operational area to assure proper involvement, communication, and coordination of all relevant agencies.
1.3 This guide applies to emergency response agencies that have a role in the initial response to unknown threats that are suspected biological agents and toxins. This guide is designed for but not limited to emergency response services such as law enforcement, fire departments, hazardous materials, public health, and emergency management.
1.4 This guide assumes implementation begins well before the recognition of an event with a suspected biological agent or toxin, or both, and ends when emergency response actions cease or the response is assumed by federal response teams.
1.5 This guide utilizes risk-based response architecture and the guidance as described in the National Response Framework and is intended to be coupled with the authority having jurisdiction's (AHJs) understanding of local vulnerabilities and capabilities when developing its plans and guidance documents on response to incidents involving a suspected biological agent or toxin, or both.
1.6 This guide is compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and uses Incident Command System (ICS) common terminology. Full compliance with NIMS is recognized as an essential part of emergency response planning. In developing this standard, every effort was made to ensure that all communications between organizational elem...
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Designation: E2770 − 17
Standard Guide for
Operational Guidelines for Initial Response to Suspected
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Biological Agents and Toxins
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2770; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Athreat with a biological agent or toxin is a serious matter that affects public health, public safety,
the economy and the general confidence of the people. The National Strategy for Homeland Security
and its National Response Framework focuses homeland security efforts on preventing and disrupting
terrorist attacks, protecting the American people, our critical infrastructure and key resources, and
responding to and recovering from incidents that do occur while continuing to strengthen the
foundation of our nation. As laid out by the National Response Framework, a coordinated and
synchronous response to suspected acts of bio-terrorism requires advance planning, including the
equipping and training of emergency responders prior to an incident. The goal of this standard guide
istosupportnationalstandardsforrespondingtoandcollectingsuspectedbiologicalagentsandtoxins
with guidance centered on coordination among representatives of emergency response teams,
including hazardous materials response teams, law enforcement, public health, including the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national Laboratory Response Network (LRN), and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This standard guide provides uniform guidance that covers all
of the following components: response planning, responder training, competency evaluation,
proficiency testing, concept of operations, hazard assessment, threat evaluation, sample collection,
field screening, risk communication and documentation for responding to an incident suspected of a
biological agent or toxin, or both.
1. Scope for but not limited to emergency response services such as law
enforcement, fire departments, hazardous materials, public
1.1 This guide provides considerations for decision-makers
health, and emergency management.
when responding to incidents that may involve biological
agents and toxins. This guide provides information and guid-
1.4 This guide assumes implementation begins well before
ance for inclusion in response planning, on activities to
therecognitionofaneventwithasuspectedbiologicalagentor
conduct during an initial response to an incident involving
toxin, or both, and ends when emergency response actions
suspected biological agents or toxins, or both.
cease or the response is assumed by federal response teams.
1.2 This guide delineates fundamental requirements for
1.5 This guide utilizes risk-based response architecture and
developing a sampling and screening capability for biological
theguidanceasdescribedintheNationalResponseFramework
agents or toxins, or both, within a jurisdiction, practice, or
and is intended to be coupled with the authority having
operationalareatoassureproperinvolvement,communication,
jurisdiction’s(AHJs)understandingoflocalvulnerabilitiesand
and coordination of all relevant agencies.
capabilitieswhendevelopingitsplansandguidancedocuments
1.3 This guide applies to emergency response agencies that
on response to incidents involving a suspected biological agent
have a role in the initial response to unknown threats that are
or toxin, or both.
suspected biological agents and toxins. This guide is designed
1.6 This guide is compliant with the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) and uses Incident Command
1 System (ICS) common terminology. Full compliance with
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland
Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.01 on
NIMSisrecognizedasanessentialpartofemergencyresponse
CBRNE Sensors and Detectors.
planning. In developing this standard, every effort was made to
Current edition approved April 1, 2017. Published May 2017. Originally
ensure that all communications between organizational ele-
approved in 2010. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E2770 – 10. DOI:
10.1520/E2770-17. ments during an incident are presented in plain language
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according to NIMS 2008. In keeping with this NIMS NIMS 2008 National Incident Management Sy
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Designation: E2770 − 10 E2770 − 17
Standard Guide for
Operational Guidelines for Initial Response to a Suspected
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Biothreat AgentSuspected Biological Agents and Toxins
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2770; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
A biothreat threat with a biological agent or toxin is a serious matter that affects public health, public
safety, the economy and the general confidence of the people. The National Strategy for Homeland
Security and its National Response Framework focuses homeland security efforts on preventing and
disrupting terrorist attacks, protecting the American people, our critical infrastructure and key
resources, and responding to and recovering from incidents that do occur while continuing to
strengthen the foundation of our nation. As laid out by the National Response Framework, a
coordinated and synchronous response to suspected acts of bio-terrorism requires advance planning,
including the equipping and training of emergency responders prior to an incident. The goal of this
standard guide is to support national standards for responding to and collecting suspected biothreat-
biological agents and toxins with guidance centered on coordination among representatives of
emergency response teams, including hazardous materials response teams, law enforcement, public
health, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national Laboratory Response
Network (LRN), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This standard guide provides uniform
guidance that covers all of the following components: response planning, responder training,
competency evaluation, proficiency testing, concept of operations, hazard assessment, threat
evaluation, sample collection, field screening, risk communication and documentation for responding
to visible powders suspected of being biothreat agents. an incident suspected of a biological agent or
toxin, or both.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide provides considerations for decision-makers when responding to incidents that may involve biothreats. biological
agents and toxins. This guide provides information and guidance for inclusion in response planning, on activities to conduct during
an initial response to an incident involving suspected biothreat agents. biological agents or toxins, or both.
1.2 This guide delineates fundamental requirements for developing a biothreat sampling and screening capability for biological
agents or toxins, or both, within a jurisdiction, practice, or operational area to assure proper involvement, communication, and
coordination of all relevant agencies.
1.3 This guide applies to emergency response agencies that have a role in the initial response to a biothreat incident. unknown
threats that are suspected biological agents and toxins. This guide is designed for but not limited to emergency response services
such as law enforcement, fire departments, hazardous materials, public health, and emergency management.
1.4 This guide assumes implementation begins well before the recognition of a suspected biothreat event an event with a
suspected biological agent or toxin, or both, and ends when emergency response actions cease or the response is assumed by federal
response teams.
1.5 This guide utilizes risk-based response architecture and the guidance as described in the National Response Framework and
is intended to be coupled with the authority having jurisdiction’s (AHJs) understanding of local vulnerabilities and capabilities
when developing its plans and guidance documents on response to incidents involving a suspected biothreat.biological agent or
toxin, or both.
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This practiceguide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.01 on
CBRNE Sensors and Detectors.
Current edition approved Oct. 15, 2010April 1, 2017. Published November 2010May 2017. Originally approved in 2010. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as
E2770 – 10. DOI: 10.1520/E2770-10.10.1520/E2770-17.
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1.6 This guide is compliant with the National Incid
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