HAZWOPER Incident Command, 24-hours
- Chemical Safety, Emergency Response, Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, HAZWOPER, Incident Command System (ICS)
- Anfeald Course # HAZ 905
- 24.0 Hours Nominal
- Colorado Certified Water Professionals Training Units: Pending (Learners, Please Bring Your CCWP ID)
Target Audience
Anfeald’s HAZWOPER Incident Command, HAZ 905, is for learners assigned the incident commander role, or other command or general staff role, during private-sector emergency responses, including industrial chemicals and crude oil spills, who need to meet OSHA HAZWOPER requirements for stand-alone incident-command training.
Summary
This course is for private-sector emergency responders who manage hazardous materials releases as incident commanders, command staff, or general staff. It prepares learners to function within the ICS system and manage type 5 and type 4 hazardous materials incidents. This meets the OSHA minimum training requirement of 24 hours of operations-level training with incident command competencies.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Explain the roles, responsibilities, and structure of the incident command system.
- List common hazardous materials classes, their hazards, properties, and example chemicals of each class based on the work environment.
- Demonstrate how to complete a hazardous-materials release risk assessment.
- Explain the hazards and risks associated with employees working in air-purifying respirators (APR), self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and chemical protective clothing (CPC).
- Demonstrate how to select PPE and use the different PPE levels (A, B, and C).
- Know and understand the importance of decontamination procedures, how to select decontamination methods, and how to implement them.
- Know how to manage control, containment, confinement, and mitigation operations within the capabilities of the available resources and personal protective equipment.
- Explain how to zone a release, establish scene control, and ensure scene safety.
- Explain how to activate and follow applicable emergency response plans and private-industry IC systems.
- Explain how to terminate an incident properly.
Facility, Classroom, and Other Needs
Facility, classroom, and equipment needs:
- Comfortable seating, table space, and writing materials for each learner
- Sufficient space considering the anticipated headcount
- Display screen with HDMI input or screen and projector (let us know in advance if we need to bring a projector and screen)
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