The IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness Online course provides students with knowledge and practical understanding at the awareness-level. This course provides students with the competencies as defined by NFPA® 1072: Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications and NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.
The course provides training in identifying hazardous, utilizing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions at the awareness-level.
The course is an online course that is completed through the Resource One platform and will be managed by SFMD instructors. The course will be open for a two-week period and certification testing will be offered at the SFMD the week following the last day of the course. Certification testing will also be available through the student’s agency and will have to be requested by their training division. Course announcements will be sent out with course information and testing dates.
- Manager: Sean Stratton