Hazardous Materials/WMD – Technician

This course is based on NFPA 470: Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders. Designed for the student already certified/trained at the Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations level; this course develops the skills already learned and provides in-depth training in the mitigation of hazardous materials incidents. Through both classroom and practical training, the student becomes familiar with health and safety issues, incident management, hazard and risk analysis, personal protective clothing, offensive response objectives (containment techniques), and decontamination.

Due to the NFPA standard change, the Hazardous Materials/WMD Technician course will now be certified under NFPA 470: Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for First Responders. The effective date of this change will be January 1, 2024.