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Hazardous Material Technician Class

April 8 - June 10

 

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Venue

  • MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus
  • 4203 Montdale Park Drive
    Valparaiso, IN 46383 United States
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  • Phone 219-510-9111
This course provides emergency responders the knowledge and skills to meet the min. JPRs in NFPA 472
Full Description
The purpose of the Hazardous Materials Technician course is to provide for the student already trained at the Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations level emergency responders with the knowledge and skills to meet the minimum job performance requirements as outlined in NFPA 472. Candidates must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively identify hazardous materials make the necessary notifications, perform scene isolation, public protection actions and defensive control measures at hazardous materials incidents, identify chemical and physical properties, toxicology; recognition and identification of hazardous materials; laws, regulations, and standards, information resources; personal protective equipment; detection devices, hazard and risk assessment, and decontamination; drum handling, damage assessment and tactical considerations, and leak control; handling cylinder emergencies, drum sampling, and terminating the incident; and required documentation.

Cost: $100 lab fee per student
(checks paid to MAAC Foundation)

Details

  • Start: April 8
  • End: June 10
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Organizer

  • Indiana Fire & Public Safety Academy

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