Training hazardous material incident responders

Outside support services (for example, medical surveillance laboratory analyses training consultants emergency response to incidents, injuries, fires, and hazardous materials incident responders or experts as required by site activities). 

Suggested training for hazardous material incident responders... 

Level One Incident Hazardous materials incidents which can be contained, extinguished, and/or abated using equipment, supplies, and resources immediately available to first responders having jurisdiction, and whose qualifications are limited to and do not exceed the scope of the training explained in 29 CFR 1910. 

First Responder A trained hazard materials specialist who is first to arrive at a hazard materials incident such as a spill. 

A Hazardous Materials Technician can take more aggressive action toward hazardous materials incidents than an operations level first responder. They can plug, patch, and stop a release. Their training is of at least 24 h, equal to that of the first responder at the operation level in addition, the technician must have competency and the employer shall certify that competency in the following areas (1) function of the Incident Command System (ICS) (2) proper PPE selection (3) hazard and risk assessment techniques (4) advanced control, containment, and confinement operations (5) decontamination procedures - or lack of decontamination (6) termination procedures and... 

Mr. Ellison is president of Cerberus Associates, Inc. and as a private consultant, has responded to both transportation and fixed facility hazardous material incidents throughout the state of Michigan. He has acted as incident commander, safety officer, and response specialist at scenes involving chemical fires, water reactive materials, and shock sensitive materials. He has provided chemical and biological counterterrorism training to members of hazardous materials (HazMat) teams, police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams, and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) teams. 

Don t Panic Responding to a Hazardous Materials Incident HAZWOPER training for first responders. Evaluation, source identification, labels, placards, MSDSs, containment, securing the area, flammable materials, treating spilled liquids, and minimization hazardous waste. 

This book is part of a 15-hour basic training course. This course consists of a series of lectures about the various terrorist weapons and methods of attack and the proper way to respond to them. Along with the lectures will be demonstrations of various types of equipment needed to identify the weapon being used. The course also consists of four hands-on skill stations to teach how to use personal protective equipment (PPE), how to decontaminate patients, how to use the Nerve Agent Antidote Kit, and scenario exercises in how to respond to the various types of terrorist attacks. These same principles apply to responding to hazardous materials incidents and clandestine drug laboratories. 

While CHEMTREC personnel do not actually go to the scene of hazardous materials incidents, this training coupled with prior experience allows them to understand conditions faced by responders and to provide guidance on technical issues, such as selecting air monitoring or personal protective equipment. 

Emergency Response Guidebook A manual for first responders during the initial phase of a hazardous materials/dangerous goods incident developed under the supervision of the Office Hazardous Materials Issues and Training, Research Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

OSHA (1910.120 (q)) defines an emergency response to a hazardous substance release as employees engaged in emergency response no matter where it occurs. OSHA separates individuals who respond to these incidents into six levels, each having its own training requirement. OSHA s responder levels are First Responder - Awareness Level First Responder -Operations Level Hazardous Material Technician Hazardous Materials Specialist Incident Commander and Skilled Support Persoimel. 

CHEMTREC is a 24-hour resource center that provides technical and emergency response information, shipper contact, and medical assistance for incidents involving chemicals and other hazardous materials to first responders, the transportation industry, medical professionals, and others. The Center also provides access to industry mutual aid programs and is involved in prevention by providing training assistance and materials and educational programs. 

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