Overview The Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operational course is for emergency response personnel who may be firest on the scene of a hazardous materials emergency. Per NFPA 1072 Section 4.1.1 “Awareness level personnel are those persons who, during the course of their normal duties could encounter an emergency involving hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction and who are expected to recognize the presence of the hazardous materials/WMD,
protect themselves, call for trained personnel, and secure the scene. Per NFPA 1072, Operations level responders are those persons who are tasked to respond to hazardous materials/WMD incidents for the purpose of taking action to protect nearby persons, the environment or property from the effects of the release. NFPA 1072 expands the scope of the operations level into core competencies and mission specific competencies. Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations has been completely updated
and correlated to meet and exceed the competencies in the newly released 2017 Edition of NFPA 1072: Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications. A detailed crosswalk has also been developed to help correlate the JPR’s from the 2018 Edition of NFPA 472: Standard of Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents which can be found as an appendix. Course Code FF171-02 Length 48 Hours Fees
Pre-Requisites None Restrictions Must be at least 18 years of age. Certification None Maximum Class Size 24 Required Student Materials
References Course Objectives
Other Notes Register Click here to register through the Acadis portal. Significantly revised, the 2018 edition of NFPA 472 works to ensure responders can perform their expected tasks and handle haz-mat/WMD incidents safely and effectively. Adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents helps reduce accidents, injuries, illnesses, disabilities, and fatalities by ensuring that responders to haz-mat/WMD incidents are up to the task. NFPA 472 identifies the minimum levels of competence required by responders to emergencies involving hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD). It applies to awareness level personnel, operations level responders, hazardous materials technicians, incident commanders, hazardous materials officers, hazardous materials safety officers, and other specialist employees. This important Standard is considered the parent document to:
Major changes in the 2018 edition help align the documents, to provide greater clarity and consistency for response personnel, their commanders, and governing authorities:
The latest edition of NFPA 472 is essential for anyone who responds to hazardous materials/WMD incidents, including fire, rescue, law enforcement, emergency medical services, private industry, and allied professionals. NFPA472-2018 SpecificationsNFPA, 2018 What is the NFPA Standard for Competence of Responders to hazardous materials?Adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents helps reduce accidents, injuries, illnesses, disabilities, and fatalities by ensuring that responders to haz-mat/WMD incidents are up to the task.
Which NFPA standard addresses competencies for emergency medical personnel working a hazardous materials WMD incident?NFPA 473: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.
What NFPA 470?NFPA 470, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders, was consolidated from previous documents to increase usability, reduce errors and conflicts, and produce a higher quality standard.
Which NFPA code is the hazardous materials Code?NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code, defines hazardous material as: A chemical or substance that is classified as a physical hazard material or a health hazard material, whether the chemical or substance is in usable or waste condition.
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