Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using one of our state-of-the-art simulators. This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of hazardous materials specialist level IV in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and NFPA 472. It covers the regulatory overview, incident command system, incident command facilities and incident command system concepts and principles; the roles and responsibilities, HAZMAT site control, HAZMAT site zones, HAZMAT support zones and general health and safety plan guidelines; and the medical surveillance, hazard recognition and respiratory protection Further, the course will also discuss the personal protection equipment (PPE), decontamination, placards and labelling, toxicology and hazard recognition; the air monitoring, site emergencies, facility emergency response plan and training and equipping the HAZMAT team; the facility emergency response audit and federal, state and local emergency response requirements; the spill and release reporting under federal regulations; and the applicable laws and regulations including EPA, difference between laws and regulations, major EPA and OSHA laws, recordkeeping, notifying OSHA and OSHA plan states.During this interactive course, participants will learn the DOT emergency response guidebook (ERG); the availability to recognize and identify hazardous materials; the HAZMAT emergency response strategy and tactics; the HAZMAT emergency response strategic goal for isolation, notification of others, identification of hazards, protection of responsible and public, fire control, spill control, leak control, recovery and termination; the specialized mitigation techniques for non-bulk containers, highway cargo tanks; and the basic chemistry and physical properties terms. link to course overview PDF

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued to participants through Haward’s Portal. This includes Wallet Card Certificates if applicable
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy Training Materials (PDF format) will be issued to participant through the Virtual Training Platform
Training Methodology	:	80% of the program will be theory and 20% will be practical sessions, exercises, case studies, simulators or videos
Training Program	:	The training will be for 4 hours per day starting at 09:30 and ending at 13:30
H-STK Smart Training Kit	:	Not Applicable
Hands-on Practical Workshops	:	Not Applicable
Site Visit	:	Not Applicable
Simulators	:	Only software simulators will be used in the virtual courses. Hardware simulators are not applicable and will not be used in Virtual Training