Fire Engineering’s 2019 Handbook for Hazardous Materials Response provides education on the following:
Introduction to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction
Hazmat laws and regulations
Managing hazmat/WMD incidents
Safety considerations
Awareness Response to Hazardous Materials
Recognition and identification
Initiate protective actions
Facility and transportation Markings
Operations Response to Hazardous Materials
Container breaches
Health hazards
Incident Command System
Mission Specific: Response to Hazardous Materials
Types of PPE
Testing, maintenance, and inspection
Training
Medical monitoring
Victim and rescue recovery
Response to illicit laboratories
Incidents Involving Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chemicals and Their Properties
Basic chemistry concepts
Toxic materials