HAZMAT week: Hazardous materials [training] for first responders -- levels 1 and 2

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:678876

This 40-hour video course includes levels 1 and 2 Hazardous Materials Training for First Responders as currently deployed throughout the State of Virginia. This course is co-sponsored by the FEMA Emergency Management Institute and the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is designed to meet OSHA training requirements for HAZMAT workers. Several periods of national audience interactions are included daily. Key topic areas include identification and detection methods, personal protection and safety, decontamination and spill control, incident command systems, victim triage, tagging and transportation, legal considerations, public policy and law enforcement consideration. The video course may include college level accreditation through the American Council on Education. Primary audience: fire service and emergency management personnel.

• Research Organization: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 678876
• Report Number(s): AVA--18483-VM00/XAB; AVA--18483
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
EMERGENCY PLANS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
PERSONNEL
TRAINING
VIRGINIA