Emergency Responder Training Manual for the Hazardous Materials Technician - Hardcover

Oldfield, Kenneth W.; Veasey, Dwight A.; Craft McCormick, Lisa; Krayer, Theodore H.; Hansen, Lloyd Sam; Martin, Brooke N.; Stover, Ervin Roy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047121387X ISBN 13: 9780471213871

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2004

Synopsis

The most comprehensive hazmat emergency response training manual following NFPA and OSHA competency criteria The choice of firefighters and other rapid response personnel for years, this user friendly manual helps first responders build their skills step-by-step to professionally handle any hazmat emergency. Organized to enhance understanding and retention-and reinforced with copious illustrations, photographs, learning exercises, and case studies-this book takes the reader from preplanning to dispatch to the stabilization of an incident, and on to post-incident critique and follow-up. New material addresses advances in protective clothing, new products for confinement and containment, and changes in the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard, plus much more. Additional chapters cover WMDs, with sections specific to WMD response including site control, personal protective equipment, and decontamination.

About this title

Review:

..".well-written with the inclusion of numerous tables, figures, and photographs to illustrate the points made...all fire departments and response units will be well-advised to purchase a copy." (Journal of Hazardous Materials, March 2005)

"This book was designed to address the training need for personnel who respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials." (Industrial Hygiene News, January 2005)

From the Back Cover:

The most comprehensive hazmat emergency response training manual following NFPA and OSHA competency criteria

Hazardous materials emergency response is an inherently dangerous occupation. To mitigate the risks, professionals over the past decade have learned to rely on Emergency Responder Training Manual for the Hazardous Materials Technician for its practical and innovative approach, real-world proven methods of delivery, and ease of use.

But as influential and invaluable as the first edition was, the inalterable transformation of the public and private hazmat response fields since its publication now requires its revision and updating. This Second Edition, still the most comprehensive resource on the market for addressing the training needs of personnel who respond to hazmat emergencies, has been expanded to include:

• Emergency response to terrorism incidents, including incident command, site control, personal protective equipment, air monitoring, and more
• Updated information on revised OSHA regulations, including the respiratory protection standard, focusing on both its requirements and its application
• Competency criteria mandated in the National Fire Protection Association's standard on emergency response
• Emphasis on the Unified Command structure as part of the Incident Command System for managing large incidents

Emergency Responder Training Manual for the Hazardous Materials Technician, Second Edition provides the knowledge, experience, and insights of a veteran author team with over eight decades of combined academic and practical hazmat experience. Organized to lead the practitioner from preplanning to dispatch to stabilization of an incident, it remains the number-one resource for training personnel who must respond---- with speed and effectiveness---- to emergencies involving hazardous materials.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 047121387X
• ISBN 13: 9780471213871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 656