Overview/Description
This one-hour course provides information about planning for and responding to emergencies. The intent is to provide the learner with basic information on procedures that cover onsite emergencies such as an accidental release or spill of a hazardous chemical, fire emergencies, explosions, bomb threats, threats to security or personal injuries. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
Learner objectives are to: define basic terminology associated with emergency response, recognize the presence of hazardous substances in an emergency, specify the risks associated with hazardous substances in an incident, specify the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when hazardous substances are present, define the role and responsibilities of the Emergency Response Team, identify additional resources for more information regarding relevant standard operating procedures for emergency response, identify the requirements for air monitoring during emergency response, specify general site security and control procedures according to the emergency response plan and the U. S. Department of Transportation's Emergency Response Guidebook, specify emergency reporting and communication methods, specify basic spill control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available in your area, and specify basic decontamination procedures.