HazMat Emergency Response Team Training

HazMat Emergency Response Team Training Summary:

Based on the applicable elements from National Fire Protection Association ( NFPA ) 470 Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders, Hot Zone's Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team (HazMat) Training is specifically tailored to train private sector employer's Emergency Response Teams to be able to respond to Hazardous Material (HazMat) release emergencies within your organization.

Examples can include leaking or punctured small containers, drums, and totes, or damaged larger means of containment like tanks, vessels, and rail tankers holding large volumes of chemicals including corrosives (ammonia, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, chlorine), flammables (toluene, ethanol, ethylene oxide, gasoline), poisons (cyanides, hydrogen sulfide, vinyl chloride, mercury). Note, many chemicals, even those listed here can have multiple hazardous properties.

We prepare Emergency Response Teams with the knowledge and practical skills needed to approach HazMat emergencies with competence and confidence. Your team will be trained to safely mitigate unplanned spills and releases, in order to help protect your employees, reduce the extent of environmental impact, and support your organization's business continuity.

Course Outline and Topics:

• Rules and regulations around hazardous materials response

• Chemical properties and identification

• Incident command and scene control at a hazardous materials incident

• Hazard assessment

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) selection

• Respiratory protection

• Donning, doffing, use, and maintenance of PPE. This includes Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Training. (Note: Quantitative Fit Testing is separate)

• How to perform air monitoring

• Decontamination practices

• Spill and leak control and mitigation

• Multiple practical mock chemical release and response scenarios

• Incident debriefing

• Knowledge exam