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Course Description

This course builds on the knowledge and skills to respond to hazardous materials incidents, including specialized protective clothing and equipment, monitoring, formal decontamination, technical resources, and incident implementation.

*NFPA 470 - 2022 Edition

Capacity: Min. 16 / Max. 20

Mandatory Texts: 

  •  Jones and Bartlett: Hazardous Materials Managing the Incident, 5th Edition
  •  Emergency Response Guide (ERG 2024)
  •  NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, September 2007 Edition
  •  IHS Jane’s CBRN Response Handbook, 4th Edition
     

Course Outline

  • Lesson 1A: Introduction
  • Lesson 1B: HazMat/WMD Incident Planning
  • Lesson 2: Product Identification
  • Lesson 3: Personal Protective Equipment
  • Lesson 4: Decontamination
  • Lesson 5: Atmospheric & Low-Pressure Containers
  • Lesson 6: Pressurized & Cryogenic Containers
  • Lesson 7: Radioactive Materials Incidents
  • Lesson 8: Criminal & Terrorist Incidents
  • Lesson 9: Incident Action Plans
  • Lesson 10: Incident Termination

Prerequisites

Must be an active member of an Emergency Response Team

ICS 100

Hazardous Materials - Operations certification

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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