DATE: May 19 – 23

COURSE LOAD: 5 days (40 hours)

DESCRIPTION:

This 40-hour course focus on emergencies involving hazardous materials.

Students will learn:

• Chemistry and toxicology of hazardous materials
• Dangerous properties of chemicals
• Use of detection instruments
• Decontamination
• Selection of use of chemical protective clothing with hands-on practice.

This course meets the training requirement of the NFPA 470 standard, version 2022, Level A, B and C CPC
Trained;“ Chapter 10 of NFPA 472, Chapter 11 of NFPA 1072, OSHA standard 29 cfr. 1910.120 (q)(6)(iii) for Hazardous Materials Technicians and ARTC Programs.
The course is 20% classroom and 80% field work.

PRE-REQUISITES: None