Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations (1072 - Ch. 4, 5, 6.2, 6.6) : 40 Hours

Course Description

This course provides to those who are or will be operating as a member of a fire department, law enforcement agency, EMS agency, emergency management agency, or other first responder agency, the basic skills needed to evaluate and work defensively at an incident involving the release of hazardous materials.  The objectives of the course are to teach participants: basic hazards and risk-assessment techniques for Hazmat and CBRNE environments; selecting and using proper personal protective equipment provided to the first responder at the Operations level; performing basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available; an understanding of the types of CBRNE and WMD events that may be presented to the first responder; and an understanding of the relevant standard operating guidelines and termination procedures.

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Syllabus

  Course Syllabus - Version 2.pdf

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This course is part of the following Program

• hazardous materials

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Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to taking this course

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Upcoming Classes

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creve coeur	Sat, Sep 7 2019 - Sun, Sep 8 2019 Sat, Sep 14 2019 - Sun, Sep 15 2019
bloomington	Sat, Oct 12 2019 - Sun, Oct 13 2019 Sat, Oct 19 2019 - Sun, Oct 20 2019
salem	Sat, Oct 12 2019 - Sun, Oct 13 2019 Sat, Oct 19 2019 - Sun, Oct 20 2019
rio	Sat, Oct 26 2019 - Sun, Oct 27 2019 Sat, Nov 2 2019 - Sun, Nov 3 2019
troy	Sat, Nov 9 2019 - Sun, Nov 10 2019 Sat, Nov 16 2019 - Sun, Nov 17 2019
champaign	Mon, Nov 11 2019 - Fri, Nov 15 2019