Incident Command and Hazmat Response
A command structure that scales, and a response built on the material involved
Covers the incident command system as a scalable structure for managing response, together with hazardous materials response competencies from awareness through technician level, including identification, protective equipment selection and decontamination.
This course sits alongside our Incident Command System Implementation consulting work, so what is taught is what we do.
Who should attend
Course content
Every module is taught with worked examples and exercises drawn from real plant, and adapted to your own process where the course runs in house.
Incident command structure
- Command, operations, planning, logistics and finance functions
- Span of control, unity of command and transfer of command
- Scaling from a single responder to a multi agency response
- Unified command with external agencies
Managing the response
- Size up, incident action planning and operational periods
- Staging, accountability and personnel tracking
- Communication discipline and plain language
- Defensive against offensive strategy and the decision to withdraw
Hazmat identification and assessment
- Placards, labels, shipping papers and safety data sheets
- Detection and monitoring instruments and their limitations
- Establishing hot, warm and cold zones
- Predicting behaviour of the released material
Protection and decontamination
- Chemical protective clothing levels and permeation
- Respiratory protection for response including supplied air
- Decontamination corridor set up and technical decontamination
- Medical monitoring of responders and post incident health
What you receive
- Incident action plan and command board templates
- A zone establishment and decontamination layout guide
- A protective clothing selection matrix
- Practical assessment and attendance record
What changes afterwards
- Command structure holds as an incident grows
- Interface with external agencies works because the structure is shared
- Responders select protection from the material rather than from habit
- Decontamination is set up before it is needed
Standards and references
We teach Incident Command and Hazmat Response against NFPA 470 hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction response and the codes listed with it, at the edition current when you run it.
Run Incident Command and Hazmat Response for your team
We will come back with dates, the pre-reading it needs and a cost per head. Tell us who is attending, what they already do day to day and whether you want it at your site or delivered online.
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