Hazardous Materials
These courses are designed to enable you to contribute to the reduction of the harm created by hazardous materials emergencies by developing skills with which to identify the hazardous materials problem in your community; recognize the presence of hazardous materials; and identify the specific hazardous material(s) and associated hazard characteristics. Federal regulations (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards require that anyone who might come into contact with hazardous materials learn about HAZMAT. Our programs include general information about hazardous materials; Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS); incident command and control procedures; personal protection equipment (PPE); and everything else you may need to know to be prepared in the event that you become involved in a HAZMAT incident.
Training & Education Partnership (TEP)
CCAC PSI announces a Training & Education Partnership (TEP) pay-as-you-go program
for emergency services agencies in western Pennsylvania with an annual maximum cost
of training for qualifying members. Fees are program-based for the required minimum
number of students per course. The courses listed below are a sample of programs.
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Hazardous Material Awareness
This course will provide instruction in the basic skills of identifying hazardous materials problems in a community, recognizing hazardous materials, and identifying hazardous materials and the associated hazard characteristics.
RegisterHazmat Operations
This course is designed to prepare the student to respond to hazardous materials incidents at the First Responder Operations level. Topics include: Protecting Your Health and Safety During a HAZMAT Incident; Recognizing Hazardous Materials; Preventing or Minimizing Exposure to Hazardous Materials; and Defensively Controlling Hazardous Materials Incidents.
RegisterEMS Hazardous Material Operations
This course trains the EMS Responder in the knowledge and skills required of EMS personnel at the Operations level for hazardous materials response. It has been reviewed and approved by the Community College of Allegheny County for this purpose. The course is heavily oriented toward EMS personnel.
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