SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Signet's Hazardous Materials Safety Officer educational course prepares the hazardous materials technician to fulfill the roles and responsibilities required of the position in the Incident Command System in response to hazardous materials incidents.  In addition, it will assist in preparing an overall hazardous materials response management program and protocols.

The hazardous materials safety officer position within the Incident Command System is a required position when responding to a defined hazardous materials incident.  The person filling this role must possess the training, experience, and education, and shall be defined as a hazardous materials technician in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120(q).

This educational course will provide the participant with the education needed to successfully perform at a hazardous materials incident as a HazMat Safety Officer.  By law, technicians can only be appointed hazmat safety officer, however any person interested in hazardous materials safety, or involved in program management, will take great interest in the concepts, objectives and curriculum within this course and are encouraged to attend.

GOALS:

The goal of this course is to bring personnel to, at a minimum, the recognized United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hazardous Materials Site Safety and Health Supervisor or Official,  29 CFR 1910.120(q).  Per this legislation by definition, the site safety officer is the individual located at a hazardous materials incident who is knowledgeable in the operations being implemented at the emergency response site, with specific responsibility to identify and evaluate hazards and to provide direction with respect to the safety of operations for the emergency at hand.  It will be the responsibility of the participants organization to verify competency and designate the participant qualified as a competent person to fulfill this role.

This education course will contain at a minimum, the following within the curriculum:

• Legislation review
• Emergency Response Plans required under 29 CFR 1910.120(q)
• Hazardous materials response operations.
• ICS Positions at a hazardous materials incident and their responsibilities.
• The responsibility of the Hazmat Safety Officer at an incident.
• Incident Safety and Hazards Analysis.
• Site Safety and Health plan preparation, review, and implementation.
• Resources for the safety officer.
• Incident demobilization and responsibilities.
• Medical surveillance programs.
• Case study examination.
• Scenarios for application of learned concepts.

PREREQUISITES:

None required