COURSE OVERVIEW

 

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 HAZMAT level V on-scene incident commander in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and NFPA 472. It covers the regulatory overview, incident command system, incident command facilities, incident system concepts and principles; the facility emergency response plan; training and equipping your HAZMAT team; the facility emergency response audit; the process hazard analysis, site identification, hazard qualification, consequence analysis and workplace hazard analysis; and the federal, state and local emergency response requirements including spill and release reporting under federal regulations. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the applicable laws and regulations; the DOT emergency response guidebook (ERG); the hazard recognition toxicology, placards and labelling; the respiratory protection and personal protection equipment (PPE); the HAZPOWER site control; the HAZPOWER site zones and HAZPOWER support zones; the decontamination, medical surveillance, site emergencies and the ability to recognize and identify hazardous materials; and the containment, confinement and control of hazardous materials releases.