HAZWOPER First Responder - Operations Level (8 hours)

Course Outline

Prerequisites:   This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.

Course Length: 8 hours - Course length shall vary depending on the number of students.  Total course time does not include breaks.

Breaks – 5 to 15 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch – 1 hour to be given as lunch break.

Successful Course Completion:

• Requires a minimum score of 70% or better, unless otherwise specified by the student’s employer. 
• Students will have no more than forty-five (45) minutes to complete the exam.
• Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions.

Course Outline

REGULATIONS

• Training Requirements
• 29 CFR 1910.120 (OSHA)
• Other Federal Agencies
• 29 CFR 1910 Series
• Laws & Acts

HAZWOPER TRAINING

• Training Requirements
• Roles & Responsibilities

LEVELS OF TRAINING & RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH LEVEL

• First Responder – Awareness Level
• First Responder – Operations Level
• HAZMAT Technician
• HAZMAT Specialist
• HAZAMAT – Incident Commander

BASIC HAZARD & RISK ASSESSMENT

• Controlling Hazards
• Engineered Controls
• Administrative Controls
• PPE
• JSA

BASIC HAZMAT TERMS/TOPICS

• HAZCOM
• MSDS
• Labeling
• Placards
• NFPA Diamond
• HMIS Label
• NAERG

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

• Physical Forms of Hazardous Materials
• Types of Hazards
• Routes of Exposure
• Levels of Protection
• Respirator Selection (Three Basic Types)
• SCBA
• SAR
• APR
• Chemical Protective Accessories
• Inspection and Maintenance of PPE

HAZWOPER BASIC CONTAINMENT

• Defensive Action
• Offensive Action

Identifying Hazardous Materials

• Shipping Papers
• NFPA Diamond
• Characteristics Identified by EPA
• MSDS
• North American Emergency Response Guidebook
• Placards

HAZMAT Release

• Identification
• Perform basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within capabilities of resources and PPE

MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Training Center Provided Material

            MSDS
NAERG
SCBA & APR for demonstration

Student Requirements

            None

Reference Material / Documents