4-Hour Emergency Response Awareness
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Open Enrollment Seminars
This class is not scheduled for any upcomming seminars. It is available for On-Site
Training; Call or E-mail us to schedule a seminar.
Course Regulation
29 CFR 1910.120:- (q)(6): Training. Training shall be based on the duties and function to be performed by each responder of an emergency response organization. The skill and knowledge levels required for all new responders, those hired after the effective date of this standard, shall be conveyed to them through training before they are permitted to take part in actual emergency operations on an incident. Employees who participate, or are expected to participate, in emergency response, shall be given training in accordance with the following paragraphs:
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First responder awareness level. First responders at the awareness level are
individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release
and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying
the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond
notifying the authorities of the release.
First responders at the awareness level shall have
sufficient training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate
competency in the following areas:
- An understanding of what hazardous substances are, and the risks associated with them in an incident;
- An understanding of the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when hazardous substances are present;
- The ability to recognize the presence of hazardous substances in an emergency;
- The ability to identify the hazardous substances, if possible;
- An understanding of the role of the first responder awareness individual in the employer’s emergency response plan including site security and control and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook;
- The ability to realize the need for additional resources, and to make appropriate notifications to the communication center.
- It is also a prerequisite to the 24-Hour Emergency Response Technician Program.
The Following Topics are Covered in this Course
- Regulatory Overview
- Hazardous Material Classes
- Loading And Unloading
- Segregation Charts
- Hazardous Material Compliance Pocketbook
- 704 Marking System
- Hazard Communication Standard
- Elements Of A Material Safety Data Sheet
- Course Review And Final Test
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On-Site Training
New Environment, Inc. offers On-Site Training for this course, call or E-mail us to schedule this course.
Individual Products
Instructor Materials
General Hazard Awareness / Emergency Response Awareness DVD Package
These are professionally produced video programs. The average run time is 16 minutes per topic, about 32 Minutes of material. These videos are designed to be used with our "HAZWOPER Lesson Plans".
Click on the each dvd for a description of the titles.
This Package consists of 2 video titles on 1 DVD.
DVD 1 - General Hazard Awareness / Emergency Response Awareness
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DOT Shipping of Hazardous Materials (14 min.) This video is designed to meet the training requirements of anyone involved in the shipment of hazardous materials, which includes shipping/receiving personnel. Explains CFR 49, Parts 100-185. Discusses the Emergency Response Guidebook, HAZMAT training requirements for shippers, and teaches students how to use 49 CFR HAZMAT tables and special provisions. Excellent basic course for shipper of hazardous materials. How do you ship hazardous materials? U.S. Postal Service? U.P.S.? FEDEX? This training program explains the proper method. |
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Hazard Communications (18 min.) Meets OSHA requirements for training employees who use chemicals/hazardous materials in the workplace. Describes material safety data sheets (MSDS), labeling, and basic safety when using these materials. |
Student Materials
Hazardous Material Compliance Pocketbook
This easy-to-read pocketbook gives your drivers fast access to the current regulatory information they need while hauling hazardous materials. And that can help reduce the chances of hazardous materials incidents resulting from human error.
Contains hazardous materials regulations as amended by HM-215G, the information your drivers need to stay in compliance.
Updated monthly, the pocketbook covers identifying hazmat shipments, placarding, loading and unloading, transport, and specific class requirements. Includes the §171.101 Hazardous Materials Table with a placard column to help drivers easily identify DOT-required placards, plus the List of Hazardous Substances, the List of Marine Pollutants, and special provsions.