This 4-hour resident course covers the basic skills to recognize,
detect and identify the presence of hazardous materials during
an emergency. Students will learn how to define and describe how hazardous
materials are classified; understand the risks associated with them as well as
proper incident; identify the containment systems and materials involved; and use of the Emergency Response Guidebook.
Topics of
instruction include understanding the importance of initiating command and
control activities during a hazardous materials incident, surveying a hazardous
material
Students who
successfully complete this course will have met the standard under OSHA 29 CFR
1910.120 and NFPA 471 (2013)
TLETA POST
Certified
Prerequisites:
None