Hazardous Materials First Responder (Technician Level)

(C) Hazardous Materials Technician: Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances for the purpose of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch, or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training of which 8 hours shall be equivalent to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas; and the employer shall so certify:

1. Know how to implement the employer’s emergency response plan.
2. Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and equipment.
3. Be able to function within an assigned role in the ICS.
4. Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical PPE provided to the hazardous materials technician.
5. Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques.
6. Be able to perform advanced control, containment, and/or confinement operations and rescue injured or contaminated persons within the capabilities of the resources and PPE available with the unit.
7. Understand and implement equipment, victim, and rescue personnel decontamination procedures.
8. Understand termination procedures.
9. Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.

At the completion of this training session, participants will achieve all of the following objectives.

• All First Responder Awareness and Operations Level Information
• The Employer’s Emergency Response Plan
• Site Safety Plans and Standard Operating Procedures
• Classification, Identification and Verification of Known and Unknown Materials Haz Mat Release Countermeasures
• Safety, Isolation and Notifications (SIN)
• Offensive and Defensive Control Options for Hazardous Materials Releases
• Monitoring Equipment and Detection Devices
• Protection Actions
• Incident Command System
• Agency, Coordination and pre-Event Plans
• Rescue injured or contaminated persons within the capabilities of the resources and PPE available with the unit.
• Exercise, Critique and Exercise Briefing
• The Media and Haz Mat Legal Aspects

At the conclusion of the class, each participant will take a written examination and complete a course evaluation.