SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Hazmat Along the Rockies is a unique experience responders have been asking us for since Day One. Well, you asked for and you got it.

HAZMAT Along The Rockies consists of three of Signet's most popular tactical courses (at discounted rates when offered in combinations) made available to first responders right in their own backyards. This year's edition consists of Chemistry You'll Actually Use, Alternative Fuels, and Static Electricity Awareness and Safety. This is a fantastic opportunity for responders and emergency managers of all kinds to hone their old skills and learn new ones to make them more competent and more confident when it's Showtime.

GOALS:

CHEMISTRY YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE:
The goal of this Signet North America Hazardous Materials Air Monitoring Experience is to ensure that personnel will better understand the chemical terminology required of them by NFPA 472.  This Experience is one very full day of interactive hands-on chemical demonstrations, explorations, explanations and real-world applications for responders at all levels.  This course meets and exceeds criteria found in United States OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i)(A), 1910.120(q)(6)(ii)(C), 1910.120(q)(6)(iii)(I), and 1910.120(q)(6)(iv)(I). It also meets criteria found in 2008 NFPA 472 Chapters 5 Core Competencies for Operations Level Responders [5.2.2 (8), 5.2.3 (8), 5.2.3 (9)], Chapter 6 Mission-Specific Competencies for Operations Level Responders [6.3.3.2 (2), and Chapter 8 Competencies for Hazardous Material Technicians [8.2.2.2, 8.2.2.3].

E85 ALTERNATIVE FUELS SAFETY AND AWARENESS
The goal of this Signet North America E85 and Alternative Fuels Safety and Awareness course is to provide a solid day of high-energy, interactive and informative education designed to take the attendee through a wide range of subject matter to include, but not be limited to:

• Alternative fuels in use today
• Local impacts/production
• Illicit and clandestine production of alternative fuels
• Ethanol  and biodiesel production methods
• Physical properties of ethanol (E85) and other alternative fuels
• Response tactics and methods

STATIC ELECTRICITY AWARENESS AND SAFETY
The goal of this Signet North America Static Electricity Fuels Safety and Awareness course is to provide a solid half-day of high-energy, interactive and informative education designed to take the attendee through a wide range of subject matter based on the 2008 NFPA 472 Standard, including Chapter 8.4.3(7), Chapter 13.4.1(9), Chapter 14.4.1(3), Chapter 15.4(3), and Annex C.4.3..  Topics addressed include, but will not be limited to:

• How static electricity is generated
• Ways to control static electricity hazards
• Overview and Live Demonstrations of static electricity behavior
• Ignition energies of products vs. static electrical energy (milijoules)
• Grounding & Bonding overview
• Traditional and innovative grounding and bonding techniques.

PREREQUISITES:

NONE REQUIRED