Designed specifically for the personnel working at an agricultural facility, this training course meets the OSHA requirement found in 1910.120(q) for Technician Level (24 hours) and Incident Command Level (8 hours) training. It provides the information and skills needed to recognize, evaluate and control an incident involving the release, or potential release, of hazardous substances typically found at an agrichemical facility. With a combination of classroom work and lots of hands-on exercises and scenarios, this course focuses on:
Coordinating emergency responses with the regulatory agencies
Recognizing and evaluating an incident
Organizing a response effort
Protecting response personnel
Identifying and utilizing response resources
Using proper spill reporting procedures
Implementing basic control measures
Developing and refining decision-making skills
Implementing an emergency response plan
Upon successful completion of the course, participants can:
Participate in decision-making with emergency response teams and regulatory agencies such as OSHA, EPA and DOT.
Select appropriate PPE for responding to a hazardous substance incident.
Use confinement and containment techniques to control releases.
Analyze release or other emergency response situations.
Exercise proper spill reporting procedures.
Assess potential risks of emergencies.
Understand the basic operation of atmospheric testing.
Understand issues associated with hazardous wastes and proper disposal.
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COURSE INFORMATION
LOCATION:
LaVergne, TN – Asmark Institute Training Center
DAYS:
4 (Tuesday – Friday)
TIME:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm CST
COST:
$575
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Billy Basham leads both the Emergency Response to Agricultural Incidents Course (HazWoper) and the Refresher Course. Billy has completed over 2,000 hours of “train the trainer” training, where he encountered all manners of ag chemical spills. He has more than 13 years of experience as a HazWoper Instructor, and between the two courses, he trains a few thousand participants per year.