This course provides information and skills needed to recognize, evaluate, and control an incident involving the release, or potential release, of hazardous materials at the technician level. The focus of this course is on recognizing and evaluating a hazardous materials incident, organizing the response team, identifying and using response resources, decision-making, and protecting the public and environment. This course contains approximately 24 hours of classroom presentation, and 16 hours of hands-on exercises and equipment use, thus allowing for the practical application of all lecture and hands-on information the students have received. Participants will wear fully encapsulating chemical protective ensembles.
This course has been completely reworked and overhauled to better meet the needs of the hazardous materials response community to achieve the NIMS requirements for Hazardous Materials Response Teams and addresses the competencies of 29 CFR 1910.120, Michigan's CIS/OHS-HAZWOPER Part 432, NFPA 472, and HMEP Guidelines for Public Sector Hazardous Materials Training. The new program is based on an 80-hour training curriculum that is broken down into many formats to allow more responders the opportunity to attend the training.
Prerequisite: Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations
Hours: 40
Cost: $615 (4 nights of double occupancy lodging included)
Date and Location: April 11-15, 2011 - Lansing, MI
