EMYT 1126 Hazardous Materials Awareness
This course provides competencies that include understanding the definition and location of various hazardous materials, their properties, and their safe evacuation distance. Emphasis is placed upon safety factors such as flammability and toxicity. Emergency management personnel are expected to remain a safe distance from hazardous materials, but they play a role in the hazardous materials planning process. Therefore, it is important for them to identify hazardous materials by their identification numbers and/or placards and interpret that information correctly. Specific topics include hazardous materials incidents; shipping documentation, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), signage, and the North American Emergency Response Guide (NAERG); as well as protecting a potentially hazardous scene.
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