Equipment, personnel, and materials must be transported and phased into a Haz-Mat operation at the proper time and place. Maps are one tool used to perform these tasks. The second part of the course deals with the skills required to analyze the local terrain and make sound command decisions. Topics are covered which improve the ability to determine local terrain conditions and potential problems when dealing or planning for a chemical release or spill. The purpose of this course is to develop an emergency response to deal with hazardous material or chemical emergencies in compliance with regulations in order to protect human health and the environment as well as to minimize an organization's risks.
Students also develop a response plan and implement various portions of that plan.
This meets state and federal training requirements. 3 hours credit Emphasis is placed on where hazardous materials are used and generated in various types of industrial processes. Understanding the constraints of product lines is discussed. Special attention is paid to potential acute and chronic hazard exposures from various industrial processes. Also, emphasis is placed on how to achieve greater safety and efficiency and to eliminate costly accidents.