Management and Safety in Response to Hazardous Materials/WMD Incidents

Training Specialist

Delivery type

9-day on-campus

Continuing education units

0.0

ACE recommendation

There is not an American Council on Education credit recommendation for this course.

This 9-day course is appropriate for hazardous materials personnel operating at technician and specialist levels that addresses systematic issues for operating at a hazardous materials incident safely. This course is an instructor-facilitated, student-centered course that utilizes a risk-based approach to directing and coordinating hazardous materials/WMD incident response from a hazardous materials officer’s and a hazardous materials safety officer’s perspective. Through decision-making activities, students will apply the course objectives which are defined by applicable regulations and standards.

Throughout the course, students work on scenario-based activities relating to the development of science-based incident related information that meets the needs of the community and the incident commander and is justifiable and compatible with the current and emerging standard of care.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Implement a safe and effective risk-based response for a hazardous materials/WMD incident.
Convey response information to hazardous materials team members and others.

Selection criteria

Experienced hazardous materials technician level responders and related Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and other federal environmental response agency and National Guard CST personnel that may be responsible for interpreting and implementing activities related to the science, facts and circumstances of implementing a risk-based response.

Prerequisites

Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online. Chief’s signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.

Post-course requirements

None

	Dates	Availability	Location
	October 4 - 14, 2021	Cancelled	Emmitsburg, Maryland
Apply	November 8 - 18, 2021	Immediate vacancy	Emmitsburg, Maryland
Apply	February 14 - 24, 2022	Vacancies	Emmitsburg, Maryland
	April 4 - 14, 2022	Apply on 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021	Emmitsburg, Maryland
	April 25, 2022 - May 5, 2022	Apply on 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021	Emmitsburg, Maryland
	August 1 - 11, 2022	Apply on 10/15/2021 - 12/15/2021	Emmitsburg, Maryland

Management and Safety in Response to Hazardous Materials/WMD Incidents R0258

Selection criteria

Prerequisites

Post-course requirements

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