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COURSE
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
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24-hr HazMat Technician
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This 24-hour course is designed to prepare personnel to respond aggressively and safely to chemical spills and releases in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii). The course also covers fundamentals of the NFPA 472 Standard including response to WMD. Personnel who are expected to respond to a hazardous material release to control, contain, and/or clean it up should attend this course to become certified as Hazardous Materials Technicians. Topics include chemistry and toxicology, assessment tools, personal protective equipment, incident management, emergency response operations, decontamination, and incident termination. The course includes numerous exercises, tabletop scenarios, and indoor/outdoor drills. The course could also be used to certify “occasional site workers” as defined in 1910.120(e)(3)(ii). |
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HazMat Emergency Response Refresher
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This course satisfies the requirements for refresher training for hazardous material technicians, hazardous material specialists, incident commander, and first responder operations level, as prescribed by the HAZWOPER Standard under (q)(8). The course is designed to keep the HAZWOPER certification current and allow personnel to “brush-up” on elements such as hazmat chemistry, emergency operations, PPE selection, incident management, and decontamination. |
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HazMat First Responder Operations (FRO)
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This 8-hour course qualifies First Responder Operations (FRO) Level personnel as required by OSHA’s HAZWOPER Standard, 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(ii). It is designed for employees that are expected to respond to a hazardous materials release in a defensive fashion without actually stopping the release, contain the release from a safe distance, keep the spill from spreading, or prevent exposures. The course covers federal regulatory requirements for hazardous materials emergencies, recognizing chemical hazards, personal protective equipment, and defensive spill response methods.
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HazMat First Responder Awareness
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This course trains personnel to recognize a hazardous materials situation, take personal protective measures, and initiate an emergency response by notifying the proper authorities. Topics include understanding hazardous materials, recognition of a hazardous substance in an emergency, and understanding the role of a first responder.
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Incident Command
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The course provides a general overview of the Incident Command System (ICS) and an opportunity to apply incident management skills to HazMat events. It is designed to provide a firm foundation of ICS skills for team members as well as enhance the skills of team leaders. Students will practice the application of ICS through tabletop scenarios and a simulation that will include elements such as coordinating with outside responders, community notification, and media relations. The course is of most benefit when attendees are already certified as HazMat Technicians.
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HazMat Safety Officer
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A HazMat Emergency Response Team is required by OSHA to designate a Safety Officer during an emergency response to a hazardous materials release. The Safety Officer must be able to function within the Incident Command System (ICS) to assure the safety and health of employees and response personnel, including understanding hazardous materials and preparing incident action plans and site safety plans. This course will provide personnel with the opportunity to learn and apply skills necessary to fulfill this important role, including understanding and utilizing available resources, understanding ICS roles and responsibilities, and performing scenarios to demonstrate competency. Students will practice developing and implementing hazmat site safety plans that include chemical and physical hazard and risk analysis, hazard (e.g., air contaminants) monitoring, effective communications, and use of the buddy system and other safe work practices.
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HAZWOPER General Site Worker (40-hr)
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This 40-hour course addresses the training requirements of the OSHA HAZWOPER Standard 29 CFR 1910.120(e) for personnel who work at contaminated sites, and 1910.120(p)(7)(i) for personnel who work at waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities. These “general site workers” should attend this course prior to working in a hazardous substance removal activity or responding to a hazardous materials release. Course topics include potential safety and health hazards, including recognition of signs and symptoms of overexposure, use of personal protective equipment, safe work practices and controls, and medical surveillance requirements. The course includes numerous exercises, tabletop scenarios, and indoor/outdoor drills.
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HAZWOPER General Site Worker Refresher
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This 8-hour course satisfies the requirements for refresher training which are prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8) and (p)(7) for personnel who work at contaminated sites or waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities. The course will refresh students on safety and health hazards, use of personal protective equipment, safe work practices and use of engineering controls, recognition of symptoms of overexposure, and medical surveillance requirements.
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Handling Tank Truck Emergencies
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This course is given as a general introduction-type course to tank trucks and the specific problems and solutions for each class of trailers, e.g., MC-306/406, 307/407, 312/412, 331 and 338, plus bulk carriers and tube trailers. Or the course could easily be customized to a particular clients’ needs. Either way, the course includes topics on site survey, scene management, physical hazards, container features, safety, PPE, and decontamination.
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Handling Railroad Emergencies and Railroad Safety
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This course can be offered as part of a client-specific 24-hour course, or a 1 to 2 day course added on to our standard 24-hour HazMat Technician course. The course will cover the various low and high pressure railcar classes, valving arrangements, types of leaks, and corrective actions available for response personnel. It also addresses how initial responders can be expected to interface with private contractors who may be called in to handle a railcar emergency.
We also offer a separate 4 to 8 hour course on Railroad Safety with information that covers the safety hazards encountered while working a rail emergency, plus a brief overview of the various railcar classes, plus scene survey and site management, physical hazards, container features, general safety, PPE, and decontamination. |
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Emergency Response to Pesticide Incidents
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This course covers Zephyr's standard 24-hour HazMat Technician Class with an additional 1 to 2 days of focus on various types of pesticide classes, including physical and chemical hazards of each class, technical decontamination of a spill area, tactical considerations, and hands-on exercises.
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Chlorine / Sulfur Dioxide Emergency Response
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This course is typically taught as a 3-day HazMat Technician course, except that it focuses on handling chlorine and/or sulfur dioxide emergencies. For purposes of site-specific, hands-on training, clients will need to provide the A Kit and/or C Kit; Zephyr can supply the B Kit. Zephyr will provide instruction to effectively cap these challenging leaks, which will then create a basic foundation for dealing with a variety of compressed/liquefied gas emergencies.
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WMD/CBRNE for
First Responders
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This course will satisfy NFPA 472 requirements for first responders who may encounter Weapons of Mass Destruction/Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or Explosive agents at an emergency. This course is offered as a stand-alone 1, 2, or 3 day course, or in conjunction with a standard 24-hour HazMat Technician course. It can also be taught as a two-day Train-the-Trainer course specifically on this subject. The course would cover an overview of the agents and their chemical and physical properties; signs and symptoms of exposure; protective clothing; personal, emergency, mass and technical decontamination; and incident command considerations. It culminates with a drill and a written examination.
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Responding
to Clandestine
Drug Labs
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This course can be taught as a 1, 2 or 3 day class that covers the following topics: Introduction to Clandestine Drug Labs, Emergency Response Roles and Responsibilities, Lab Hazards, Scene Survey, Personal Protective Equipment, and Decontamination. The course incorporates emergency response and scene survey activities utilizing large photographs, two-way radios, and worksheets.
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