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Awareness
Level
- An understanding
of what hazardous substances are, and the risks associated with them
in an incident
- An understanding
of the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when
hazardous substances are present
- The
ability to recognize the presence of hazardous substances in an emergency
- The
ability to realize the need for additional resources, and to make
appropriate notifications to the communication center
Operations
Level
- Knowledge
of the basic hazard and risk assessment techniques
- Know
how to select and use proper personal protective equipment provided
to the first responder operational level
- Know
how to perform basic control, containment and/or confinement operations
within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment
available with their unit
- Know
how to implement basic decontamination procedure
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Hazardous
Materials Technician
- Know
how to implement the employers emergency response plan
- Know
the classification, identification and verification of known and unknown
materials by using field survey instruments and equipment
- Be able
to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System
- Know
how to select and use proper specialized chemical personal protective
equipment provided to the hazardous materials technician
Refresher
- HAZWOPER
8 hour Refresher training is designed to maintain learned competencies
- Our
training meets the refresher training requirements of OSHA 29 CFR
1910.120
- Instructor
led
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