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8-HOUR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL for FIRST RESPONDERS AWARENESS-LEVEL
Overview
This course is the first level of training for emergency responders in the Hazardous Material discipline. The course provides training for the emergency responder who, in the course of duty, may be the first on the scene of an incident involving hazardous materials. These particular responders are not expected nor designated to take any action other than recognizing the hazard and contacting trained personnel.
This course meets NFPA Standard 472 and EPA 40 CFR Part 311 for the Awareness Level, and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), paragraph (q), for first responders at the awareness level.
Purpose:
To provide First Responders with the information they need to take appropriate initial actions when hazardous materials incidents are encountered. First responders must be well prepared for hazardous materials incidents.
Format:
This course consists of lectures, classroom demonstrations, presentations, and exercises.
Classroom Modules:
Hazardous Materials identification, managing the incident, Personal Protective Equipment, and Terrorist and other Criminal Activities.
Hands-On Student Activities:
Analyzing scenarios to detect the presence of Hazardous Materials, interpreting shipping papers, interpreting an MSDS, finding hazard information in the current edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), using the ERG to identify Hazardous Materials by name, UN/NA ID Number or placard type, using the ERG to determine emergency actions, PPE, and initial isolation and protective distances, initiating the notification process for Hazardous Materials incidents.
*IFSTA manual Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 3rd edition and Emergency Response Guidebooks are provided for each student.
Audience:
All personnel who are currently serving on, or will be assigned to serve on an industrial fire brigade, firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical services personnel, military responders, transportation emergency personnel, public works employees, utility workers, members of private industry, other emergency response professionals, and for management personnel who are responsible for developing procedures and training for the above personnel.
Cost:
Minimum number of Students is 15.
Cost per student is: $140.00 and includes lunch.
Location:
All courses are conducted at the Beaumont Emergency Services Training Complex (BEST Complex) located in Beaumont, Texas. The facility is designed to offer training for emergency services.
Policies:
For the safety of our students and instructors, and for an uninterrupted course structure, guidelines have been set for course participation. Inability to meet prerequisites set by BEST Complex may result in incomplete training and therefore render participant ineligible to receive course Certificate of Completion.
Physical Condition Of Student:
All students must arrive for training free of any condition, physical or other that would prevent them from actively participating in all course activities. Due to the strenuous work requirements in some areas, we strongly recommend that each student secure a professional evaluation of their physical condition before enrollment.
Financial Responsibility For Medical Treatment:
Payment for all medical care, first aid and related charges, if needed, will be the sole responsibility for the sponsoring corporation, business, organization or individual.
Fees:
Fees paid for courses do not include lodging. Tuition must be paid prior to or on the first day of class unless your company has made other arrangements for payment. Prices for individual courses are subject to change without notice.
Substitutes:
If an enrolled student is unable to attend, a substitute may be sent if that person is eligible under the conditions previously stated.
Cancellation:
There may be cases where the desired course does not have the minimum number of attendees in order to hold the course. In such cases the course will be cancelled.
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