This 4-hour resident course covers the basic skills to recognize, detect, and identify the presence of hazardous materials during an emergency. Students will learn how to define and describe how hazardous are classfied; understand the risks asociated with them as well as proper notification procedures. Topics of instruction include: Understanding the importance of initiating command and control activities during a hazardous materials incident; surveying a hazardous material incident; identifying the containment system and materials involved; and use of the Emergency Response Guidebook.
Students who successfully complete this course will have met the standard under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and NFPA 471 (2013)