- Awareness, Operations and Technician Training
- Meets and Exceeds OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120
Our training program is fully compliant with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER). We can provide basic Awareness training or training to be part of a Chemical Emergency Response Team. OSHA requires a minimum of 24 hours for technician level and an 8 hour refresher annually. Students will receive manuals and hand-outs to keep for future references.
KIST has an Indoor Hot Zone © that contains a Chemical Storage Area filled with totes and drums, an Ammonia Release Room, and a 12’ x 4’ three stage decon area. Our instructional methods include classroom and extensive hands-on training. Every student will don Level A and respond to an ammonia release, clean up a spill or perform a rescue in the Hot Zone. Every student will also don Level B or C and perform decontamination in the Warm Zone. Scenarios will be reviewed and evaluated.
Successful completion of a written exam and practical exercises is required for certification.
Training Will Include:
- Information on agencies affecting hazardous materials
- Understanding what hazardous materials are and their risks
- Ability to be able to recognize and identify hazardous materials
- Understanding their role in their employer’s emergency response plan
- Use of DOT Emergency Response Guidebook and the NIOSH pocket guide
- Written exercise on MSDS and understanding of toxicology terms
- Basic Hazard and Risk assessment to determine mitigation or evacuation
- Understanding and usage of field survey equipment to help determine zones
- Demonstration and donning of Level A, B, C, D
- Perform basic control, confinement and/or containment
- Discuss and implement decontamination procedure
- Understanding and functioning under the Incident Command System (ICS)
- Live drills with IC, entry team, back-up team and decon team