DFEMS receives Haz Mat Tech refresher course
The Bureau of Environmental & Coastal Quality sponsored a Haz Mat Tech/Spec Refresher Course at the Capitol Hill Fire Station from 8am to 5pm on July 12-14, 2016.
The Haz Mat Tech/Spec Refresher program is certified by the California Office of Emergency Services/California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) and certificates will be issued to all Tech/Spec trained personnel that completed the course.
Topics covered included Hazard and Risk Assessment Techniques, Site Control Concepts, Haz Mat Operations and layout, Site Safety Plans, the HEINZ 5-Step Field Identification and Analysis, Technical Resources and Applications, Monitoring and Detection Instruments, and a full Scale Exercise with the use of Chemical Protective Clothing and Decontamination. The FBI 12-step sampling procedure will be presented as well as Public Safety Sampling protocols during the sampling exercises. (PR)
