HAZMAT Technician Refresher

The HAZMAT Technicians annual refresher course is required training for individuals planning to work as an emergency first responder. The course follows a modular format which allows employers to select the skills most needed for their hazardous materials team. The training includes offensive procedures for the mitigation of spills, leaks, and exposures to hazardous materials and topics include:

• Chemistry
• Detection devices
• Advanced recognition and identification
• Pre-incident planning
• Incident management
• Scene evaluation and termination
• Terrorism
• Toxicology
• Medical surveillance
• Emergency care
• PPE usage and limitations
• Decontamination

Students are allowed to complete the course at their own pace, as OSHA requires a list of completed competencies rather than a minimum time requirement. Students will earn a certificate of completion accepted by regulatory agencies upon completion of the course. Upon successful completion of the course, students will have learned how to:

• Know how to implement the employer’s emergency response plan.
• Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and equipment.
• Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System.
• Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical protective equipment provided to the hazardous materials technician.
• Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques.
• Be able to perform advanced control containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment.
• Understand and implement decontamination procedures.
• Understand termination procedures.
• Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.