HazMat Technician Level Training

HazMat Technician Training Program (24-hour, 32-hour, or 40-hour class)

If a quick response to a Hazardous Material release is required to save lives or minimize the damage to property or the environment, a fully equipped HazMat Team with employees trained to the HazMat Technician Level will be required. Hazardous Material Technician Training will focus on recognizing and evaluating a hazardous materials incident, organizing the response team, protecting response personnel, identifying and using response resources, implementing basic control measures and refining decision-making skills to protect the public and the environment.

Our HazMat Specialists will train your staff in topics that include chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials, toxicology, recognition and identification of hazardous materials, direct-reading instruments, Standard Operating Procedures, personnel protection and safety, and sources of information.

Our Instructional methods include computer simulation training and extensive hands on training for likely spill scenarios at your facilities. In addition to class lectures, our instructors use problem-solving sessions and exercises to emphasize each topic. Each team member will don Personal Protective Equipment and function under the Incident Management System.

Who Should? | Agenda | Regulations Up | Down

Who Should Take this Class: Hazardous Materials Technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases 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 equal to the First Responder Operations Level and in addition have competency in the topics listed in the Class Agenda and the employer so shall certify.

Class Agenda:

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 personal protective equipment provided to the Hazardous Materials Technician.
Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques.
Be able to perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit.
Understand and implement decontamination procedures.
Understand termination procedures.
Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.

Regulations: 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) addresses the role of a Hazardous Material Technician in an emergency response. As discussed in this paragraph, Hazardous Material Technicians assume a more aggressive role than a First Responder 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 must receive at least 24 hours of training which provides the equivalent of the First Responder Operations level training and which will also provides other specific competencies as outlined in the standard.

13750 172nd Ave.

Grand Haven, Michigan 49417

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