HAZWOPER Refresher for Emergency Responders: Emergency & Post-Emergency Response Procedures

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to expose you to the steps used for notification, preparation, and response during emergency response operations, as well as post-emergency activities.

Course Overview

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to expose you to the steps used for notification, preparation, and response during emergency response operations, as well as post-emergency activities.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe what measures can be taken to be prepared for an emergency release
  • Describe what methods may be used to recognize an emergency release of hazardous substances, to identify which hazardous substances are present, when to initiate an Emergency Response Plan, and what information to report when notifying emergency response personnel of a release
  • List factors to take into consideration when sizing up an emergency situation and preparing to take action during an emergency response to a hazardous substance release
  • Recognize emergency response steps and procedures for helping victims and containing or controlling an emergency release of a hazardous substance
  • Identify post-emergency-response procedures after an emergency response has been terminated

Course Topics

  • Prevention & Planning
  • Recognition, Identification, & Notification
  • Isolation & Size Up
  • Determine Hazards
  • Allocate Personnel & Equipment
  • Make an Action Plan
  • Emergency Response
  • Evacuate or Shelter-in-Place
  • Advanced Control Measures
  • Terminate the Emergency Response Operation
  • Post-Emergency Response
  • Decontaminate Personnel & Equipment