One of the clues for identifying a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident is to know where HazMats/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) are manufactured, transported, stored, used, or disposed of in your community. This information can be categorized as:

Environmental protection agency is a governmental body established in 1970. Its a federal agency that ensures safe manufacturing, use, transportation, and disposal of hazardous substances.

Hazardous materials are materials that poses an unreasonable risk to health and safety of operating emergency personnel, the public, and/or the environment if it is not properly controlled during handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use and disposal, or transportation.

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Answer: NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials

Explanation: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials (NFPA 472) helps identify the least levels of proficiency needed by responders to emergencies which involves hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This applies to the level of awareness of personnel, operations level responders, hazardous materials technicians, incident commanders, hazardous materials officers, hazardous materials safety officers, and other specialist employees.