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First
Responder Awareness
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| 20-minute video distributed by Moxie Media for plant personnel, security guards, police, highway worker, fire fighters and EMT's who may be first on the scene of a hazardous materials incident. | ||||
| About
Awareness Training In today's workplace, almost anyone could be the first to discover a hazardous materials leak or spill. Security guards, police officers, highway workers, fire fighters, emergency medical personnel and certain industrial workers who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release are now required by law to undergo awareness training. |
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, requires such workers to receive sufficient training in specific competencies in order to initiate a safe and proper response sequence to a hazmat incident. "First Responder Awareness," a 20-minute film with accompanying leader's guide which outlines a four-hour training program, is designed to help satisfy this mandate. |
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| About
the Program "First Responder Awareness" explains the nature of hazardous materials, telling how they can cause harm to people and the environment when not properly contained. Responders are taught to recognize the presence of hazardous materials and to size up the situation - to determine what the specific product is and the associated risks hazards. Placarding and labeling, containers, the NFPA 704 system, and the US DOT Emergency Response Guidebook are all discussed as possible sources of information.
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Responders are
warned to use caution at all times and to make no attempt to approach
the hazardous material. The need for the responder to have a thorough
understanding of the workplace's emergency response plan and to know
the proper authorities to call in the event of an emergency is stressed.
Isolating the incident and transferring command are also covered.
The 58-page leader's guide includes group problem solving activities, workshop and training activities, and classroom exercises to reinforce work practices taught by the film. Pre- and post-seminar quizzes are also included, as well as a copy of the script for reference purposes. |
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