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Awareness
Level
The Awareness Level program
teaches responders and other employees
to recognize that hazardous materials are present.
Operations
Level
The First Responder Operations Level course prepares responders
to recognize the hazards they are facing and to take defensive action in
the event of a release.
Hazardous
Materials Technician
The 24-hour Hazardous Materials Technician course is designed for employees who are expected to stop the release of and/or cleanup
a hazardous material.
Incident
Command
The Incident Command course is for employees who are responsible
for directing the response team and making overall command decisions. This
course involves problem-solving sessions that challenge participants.
Refresher
Classes
Refresher classes for each of these courses are offered to keep responders
up-to-date on the latest technology and to review information not frequently
used.
Course
Format
These courses include intensive classroom training in chemical and physical
hazards, personal protective equipment, and standard operating procedures
for safe responses to hazardous materials emergencies. Classroom training
in the use of personal protective equipment, air monitoring instruments,
response procedures, control options and methods, and decontamination procedures
is reinforced through a series of hands-on exercises and field demonstrations.
The Operations Level
and Technician Level training programs culminate in the application of the
course subject matter during a simulated chemical release. This exercise
requires that the class function as a team to identify the material(s)
released,
assess the hazards, organize through the incident command structure, and
respond appropriately to the situation. The scenario is then critiqued to
reinforce and revise the response procedure.
Some
of the topics addressed in this course include the following:
- Overview of OSHA
regulations, including 29 CFR 1910.120
- Hazard recognition
- Properties of hazardous materials
- Toxicology/exposure
guidelines
- Personal protective
equipment (lecture & exercise)
- Respiratory protection
(air-purifying and supplied-air systems) (lecture & multiple exercises)
- Air
monitoring instruments (lecture & exercise)
- Decontamination procedures
(lecture & exercise)
- Hazard mitigation
procedures (lecture & exercise)
- Operations and coordination
(lecture & scenario exercise)
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PSARA
provides a number of training programs for industrial emergency response team
members. The courses are designed to train personnel in the safe and effective
response to hazardous materials releases. These training programs satisfy
the OSHA training requirements in 29 CFR 1910.120. Whether employees are going
to respond in a defensive fashion or gear up in a Level "A" suit, PSARA has
the right training program.
