Hazardous Materials Awareness Course Syllabus

The student shall identify the following:

• The term “hazardous materials"
• Why hazardous materials are a problem and who has to deal with them
• DOT basic safety guidelines for actions at haz-mat incidents
• The purpose of intervention by emergency responders at haz-mat incidents
• The priorities emergency responders are to utilize in making decisions at haz-mat incidents
• Requirements for emergency response planning
• How to detect the presence of hazardous materials
• The purpose of DOT labels and placards and the NFPA 704 marking system
• The purpose of material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• How to use the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook
• Who CHEMTREC is and how to contact them
• Safety considerations at a hazardous materials incident