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Name 005.a An Intrduction to Hazardous Materials
This Independent Study course is intended to provide a general introduction to hazardous materials that can serve as a foundation for more specific studies in the future. This course does not meet hazardous materials response requirements identified in HAZWOPER standard 29CFR1910.120(q)(6)(i). The course has five units. No prior knowledge of the subject is required or assumed.
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  • Mission Areas Mitigation Disciplines Emergency Management Emergency Medical Services Fire Service Governmental Administrative Law Enforcement Public Health
Course Objective
  • Explain the roles of Federal, state, local, and tribal governments in reducing hazardous materials risks through health and environmental regulations
  • Discuss the two major hazardous materials identification systems used within the United States
  • Identify possible terrorist targets of opportunity in the use of toxic industrial chemicals as weapons of mass destruction
  • Identify locations where hazardous materials are commonly found and how to determine their potential health effects
  • Describe basic terms that pertain to exposures to hazardous materials
  • Read and interpret a Materials Safety Data Sheet
  • Explain how hazardous materials enter the body and contaminate the environment
  • Describe what communities can do to increase their emergency preparedness to respond to hazardous materials incidents
  • Identify steps individuals and communities can take to protect themselves during a hazardous materials release
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