80 Hour HazMat Tech

Training description

HazMat Technician Training will prepare responders for Technician-level Hazardous Materials certification. This multi-hour course, based on NFPA® 472 standards, provides participants with specific response knowledge and skills, enabling them to respond safely and effectively to a suspected incident at the hazardous materials technician level. Participants receive hands-on training in donning and doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Levels A and B, containing leaks and drum overpacking, containing leaks in pressurized containers, and performing technical and mass decontamination. The HMT course culminates with performance of these offensive-level tasks in an activity in which the participants apply the knowledge and skills learned in a simulated environment.

Time:  0800-1400 Daily

Cost: $4,500 (price per seat)

TOPICS INCLUDE

  • Plan a response to a hazardous materials incident
  • Identify hazardous material container damage
  • Identify hazardous materials
  • Estimate size of an endangered area
  • Terminate the incident
  • Perform decontamination operations
  • Don and doff personal protective equipment level A
  • Don and doff personal protective equipment level B
  • Contain a leak in a 55-gallon drum
  • Contain a leak in a pressurized container
  • Contain a leak in a MC 306/DOT 406 Dome Cover

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