HAZWOPER Safety Officer

This two-day course will provide the student with the needed knowledge and skills to comply with OSHA’s HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120(q) requirements requiring a Safety Officer to be assigned at every hazmat incident.

This course meets the requirements for Hazardous Materials Branch Safety Officer under NFPA 472, Chapter 10, 2002 edition. The course will incorporate classroom instruction and hands-on activities to meet the competency requirements.

The hands-on activities will concentrate on each student demonstrating the required performance criteria specified under NFPA 472. Successful completion of a mandatory written examination and of all practical activities will be required to meet the course requirements.

This course is designed for those emergency responders who must meet the HAZWOPER and NFPA 472 requirements for performing Hazmat Safety Officer Duties. Participants who have not completed Hazmat Technician Course should be prepared to furnish proof of Technician-level training.

The Atmospheric Hazards and Air Sampling Specialist course requires at least Technician-level training and covers new and old topics in much more detail than in the Hazmat Technician Course. Air sampling techniques and instrumentation are facets of hazmat emergency response that are chronically misunderstood and misapplied in the field.

This course will provide advanced training concerning atmospheric hazards, basic sampling considerations, and details on the types of instruments most commonly used in hazmat work.

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to competently assess atmospheric hazards, select the proper sampling instrument, and properly take and interpret air samples. The course will combine classroom lectures and hands-on exercises to accomplish these objectives.

During the exercises the students will have the opportunity to learn the features of different instruments and then to participate in various sampling and identification procedures. In order to emphasize the difficulties involved in sampling when suited up, the training will include sampling exercises in Level A chemical protective clothing.

Who Should Attend?

This program has been developed for emergency responders, cleanup workers, and others subject to HAZWOPER requirements that would benefit from advanced training in air sampling.

In addition, others in the industry who work with hazardous materials would benefit from this course. The prerequisite for this program is proof of Hazmat Technician tra