Hazardous Materials I

Catalog description

The chemical characteristics and behavior of various materials. Storage, transportation, handling hazardous emergency situations, and the most effective methods of hazard mitigation. This is a basic course designed for first responders (police, fire, medical) to hazardous materials incidents. The course materials include an introduction to Haz-Mat, identifying hazardous materials, community risk assessment, command and control of incidents, and operations at incidents. Federal, state, and local regulations that apply to hazardous material will also be studied. Recognition of shipping containers and knowledge of labels, placards, and other marking systems will be learned. Students pursuing an AAS in Fire Protection must have an approved degree plan with instructional program chair.