HAZMAT Awareness and Operations courses available in GFW
July 11th, 2011
Fire and Emergency Services in conjunction with the Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Department is pleased to offer the hazardous materials training for awareness and operations level this September.
Please note that effective May 1, 2009 firefighters seeking certification to NFPA 1001, Firefighter I must be certified to the Operations Core Level with the Mission Specific categories of Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control. This is an opportunity to meet the prerequisite requirements for Firefighters who plan to attend the Firefighter I program at the FESNL Training Schools. This is also pre requisite for Haz Mat Technician program.
Hazardous materials incidents require response by qualified personnel which can be addressed by training to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 472. This is the Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents. The office is now following the 2008 Edition of the standard; there are some notable changes to this edition.
This is only a short notice so please check the associations training program for complete and full details here
http://www.nlfireservices.com/training-programs