Course details
HAZWOPER Refresher for Emergency Responders: Hazardous Substance Recognition & Identification
Course Overview
This HAZWOPER training course is designed to teach learners about the resources available to help recognize and identify hazardous substances. The course also refamiliarizes you with the Emergency Response Guidebook (or ERG), assessing hazards and risk in an emergency, and making initial decisions in an emergency.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- List methods used to help recognize hazardous substances
- List methods used to help identify hazardous substances
- Describe the information you can find in the ERG
- Have an awareness that hazards and risks are associated with hazardous substances in emergencies
- Discuss several potential outcomes associated with emergencies involving hazardous substances
- Discuss decisions which can be made based on information gathered in the recognition, identification, and assessment process
Topics Covered
- Recognition Methods
- Identification Methods
- Hazards, Outcomes, & Risk
- Responder Determinations & Decisions
This course takes approximately 40 minutes to complete
A passing grade of 80% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.
A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course
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