COURSE OVERVIEW

 This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of hazardous materials in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and NFPA 472. It covers the analysis of incident and collecting and interpreting of hazard and response information; determining the scope of the problem, type and extent of damage to containers; predicting the behavior of released materials and containers; estimating the size of endangered area; planning response, response objectives and options; and selecting the personal protective equipment (PPE) for action options and technical decontamination process. 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the development of site safety plan; implementing the response; performing duties of Hazmat position within incident command systems (ICS); donning, doffing and working in technician-level PPE; performing offensive control options and decon functions; evaluating the effectiveness of control functions, decon and terminating the incident; incident debriefing and critique; reports and documentation; the A, B and C chlorine kits and MC306/406 dome clamp with grounding and bonding; the level A dress out with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA); the drum leak repair and overpacking; and the instrumentation laboratory.