HAZMAT Specialist Training– 29 CFR 1910.120 (q)

A minimum of 24 hours of study time is required to successfully complete HAZMAT Specialist training and earn a certificate. Upon completion of the course, students will be ready to function within an assigned role within the Incident Command System and will be prepared to implement the employer’s emergency response plan.

In addition to acquiring an understanding of basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior along with procedures for termination and decontamination, students will complete the course with a thorough understanding of:

• Special decontamination situations including radiation and etiologic agents.
• The structure of an incident management system with a focus on the Hazardous Materials Sector.
• The role of a technician level responder at a terrorist-related hazardous materials incident.
• Assessing, treating, and transporting patients who have been injured by or exposed to hazardous materials.
• Control measures used by a hazardous materials response team including diking, damming, plugging, patching, overpacking, and transfer operations.
• The use of field survey instruments and equipment to determine the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials.
• Selecting, using, and maintaining the proper chemical protective equipment along with understanding the physiological and psychological stresses of wearing encapsulated clothing.
• Hazard and risk assessment techniques.
• 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.