NFPA 472 – Awareness

Course Total $150.00

Description

This course is in accordance with NFPA 472 and is designed to provide personnel the ability to analyze an incident to determine both the hazardous materials/WMD present and the basic hazard and response information for each hazardous materials/WMD by completing the following tasks: Detect the presence of hazardous materials/WMD; Surveying a hazardous materials/WMD incident from a safe location to identify the name, UN/NA identification number, or type placard applied for any hazardous materials/WMD involved; Collect hazard and response information from the current addition of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook. Upon completion of training, students will take a certification written exam only.

Course Length:

2 weeks (20 Hours)

Prerequisites:

At least 18 years of age.

Accredited Certification Level:

In order to obtain your HazMat Awareness certification, You are required to take your Champions Fire College Certificate of Course Completion and complete a certification exam and skills evaluation as provided by Champions Fire College in accordance with the requirements of your province or state.

Standard Met:

NFPA 472, Standard on Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents, (4.1.2.2), OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i), EPA 40 CFR 311.1 & 40 CFR 311.2, Office of Domestic Preparedness, Emergency Responder Guidelines, 2002.

Student Equipment and Course Materials:

• The student textbook is the Emergency Response Guidebook, 2012 Ed.
• The student is required to obtain the textbook prior to the beginning of class.
• The textbook is available for on-line purchase from the Champions Fire College Storefront.

Pricing:

Pricing is in Canadian Dollars