HazMat: Technician

Catalog description

For Fire departments or other public safety agencies whose members need to meet the student accomplishment objectives in accordance with NFPA 472 for training to the Hazardous Materials-Technician Level. An in-depth Course for working at a hazardous materials incident. Includes developing and implementing a site safety plan; implementing decontamination procedures; performing hazardous materials control; identification and verification of hazardous materials; use of reference materials; incident management; hazard and risk assessment; maintenance and testing procedures; chemistry and toxicology of hazardous materials; use of reference materials; incident management; hazard and risk assessment; maintenance and testing procedures; chemistry and toxicology of hazardous materials; educational and medical requirement. Open to Ohio Fire Academy students only. Hazardous Materials Operations training or documented equivalent are necessary for this course. Co-requisite: NONE