Course Information
Hazardous Materials Technician for WMD-HazMat Emergencies
Scope/Overview:
Comprehensive, performance-based training that provides emergency responders with knowledge and skills to qualify for IFSAC accredited certification--Hazardous Materials First Responder: Technician Level. The 89-hour course covers all aspects of NFPA 472, Chapter 6, and will enable students to:Course Length:
89 hoursKey Topic(s):
- Analyze a Hazardous Materials Incident
- Collect and Interpret Hazard/Response Information
- Plan the Appropriate Response
- Implement the Planned Response
- Evaluate Progress of the Planned Response
- Terminate teh Incident
Feature(s):
- Hazmat Skills Trailer used to simulate a wide range of emergencies involving rail cars, tanker trucks, cylinders of various sizes, totes, drums, and pipe/valve leaks.
Prerequisite(s):
- Hazardous Materials Awareness for WMD-HazMat Emergencies
- Hazardous Materials Operations Certification
Accredited Certification Level:
IFSAC accredited certification. The exam requires an additional eight (8) hours upon course completion.Standard(s) Met:
- NFPA 472, Standard on Professsional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents, (4.1.2.2), OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i), EPA 40 CFR 311.1 & 40 CFR 311.2, Office of Domestic Preparedness, Emergency Responder Guidelines, 2002.
Student Equipment:
- Leather gloves, eye protection/Safety glasses, steel toed footwear, hard hat/helmet
