Fire/Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials Technician
About This Position
The Hazardous Materials Technician: Whenpartofaresponseteam,thispositionmayalsofunctioninoneormoreofthe 1.Respondsto HAZMATincidents,includingthoseinvolving WMD followingroles,asnecessary,inaccordancewith National Fire Protection 2.Usesarisk-basedresponseprocesstoanalyzeproblems Association(NFPA)472:Standardfor Competenceof Respondersto Hazardous 3.Selectsapplicabledetectionandmonitoringequipment,Personal Protective Materials/Weaponsof Mass Destruction Incidentsand NFPA1072:Standardfor Equipment(PPE),decontaminationprocedures,andcontrolequipment Hazardous Materials/Weaponsof Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications 1.Team Leader 2.Assistant Safety Officer–Hazardous Materials 3.Hazardous Materials Technical Reference Specialist
Training Requirements
Completionofthefollowing: Techniciansmaycompleteadditionaltrainingin HAZMATspecialtiesinaccordance 1.IS-100:Introductiontothe Incident Command System,ICS-100 with OSHA29CFRPart1910.120(q)(6)(iv)or NFPA472,suchasoneormoreof 2.IS-200:Basic Incident Command Systemfor Initial Response,ICS-200 thefollowingspecialtyareas: 3.IS-700:National Incident Management System,An Introduction 1.Cargotank 4.IS-800:National Response Framework,An Introduction 2.Tankcar 5.Traininginaccordancewith Occupational Safetyand Health Administration 3.Marinetankandnon-tankvessel (OSHA)29Codeof Federal Regulations(CFR)Part1910.120:Hazardous Materials 4.Intermodaltank Technician Level,and NFPA472:Standardfor Competenceof Respondersto 5.Flammablegasbulkstorage Hazardous Materials/Weaponsof Mass Destruction Incidents 6.Flammableliquidbulkstorage 6.Traininginaccordancewith OSHA29CFRPart1910.134(k):Respiratory 7.Railcar Protection 8.Radioactivematerials 9.Clandestinemanufacturinglabs 10.Explosivemanufacturinglabs 1.6-MARCH2020 HAZARDOUSMATERIALSTECHNICIAN 1OF3 Position Qualificationfor Environmental Response/Healthand Safety Fire/Hazardous Materials COMPONENT SINGLETYPE NOTES
Experience
Knowledge,Skills,and Abilities: Hazardous Materials Techniciansservingas Team Leaders,Assistant Safety 1.Knowledgeofrelevantterminologyandbehavior Officers,or Technical Reference Specialistsshouldhavepriorexperienceinthose 2.Abilitytoperformadvancedhazardandriskassessment roles. 3.Abilitytoperformadvancedcontrol,containment,andconfinementtechniques 4.Abilitytoselectandusespecialized PPE 5.Abilitytoimplementdecontaminationprocedures 6.Knowledgeofradiologicaldosimetertrackingandrecordingprocedures Experience: Oneyearofworkexperiencein HAZMATresponse
FEMA RTLT Standard
Hazardous Materials Technician
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