Address the latest NFPA 472 requirements for Awareness personnel.
This program is also available for Video on Demand and for interactive online training. For details, click the Streaming link above
Trains personnel to awareness level competencies:
- Recognize the presence of hazardous materials
- Protect themselves
- Call for trained personnel
- Secure the area
Other topics covered include:
How hazardous materials can harm people and the environment
Label and placarding systems
Using the Emergency Response Guidebook, MSDS and other hazard identification systems
The 4 categories of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the associated risks
Addresses both fixed facility and transportation incidents
25 minutes
The included Leader’s Guide outlines a 4-hour (or longer) training seminar, including pre- and post-seminar tests, ideas for activities, a copy of the script, and reference materials.This program is designed for police officers, fire fighters, security, highway workers, EMS, industrial personnel and others who could be the first on the scene of an emergency involving hazardous materials or terrorism. |
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Jerry GreyPresident of HazTech Systems, Inc., which produces the HazCat Chemical Identification Kit. Author of the text, Hazardous Materials Waste Handling for the Emergency Responder and Vice Chairman of the NFPA Technical Committee on HazMat Response Personn... more... |
Greg NollGreg is a senior partner in Hildebrand Noll Associates, a consulting firm specializing in emergency planning, response and incident management issues. He serves as the Program Manager for the South Central Pennsylvania Regional Counter-Terrorism Task... more... |
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Glen RudnerRegional Hazardous Materials Response Officer, Northern Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Glen served previously with the Alexandria(VA) Fire and EMS Department as a Hazmat Specialist. He has been a developer, co-developer, and Subject Mat... more... |
Chris HermanEmergency Response Specialist with BP Oil Co's Toledo, OH refinery. He is core lead instructor for BP's worldwide fire and emergency training programs and has been a fire service instructor for over 25 years. He is a member of the International Assoc... more... |
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