Hazardous Materials

Course ID: FFTS-S900a

Course description: You'll learn to:

• identify situations where dangerous goods are present through facility and transportation scenarios
• protect yourself and others
• control access to the scene when given examples of facility and transportation dangerous goods incidents
• identify dangerous goods by name, UN/NA identification number, or type placard applied
• to determine the fire, explosion and health hazard information for each material in a given scenario by using the current edition of the North American Emergency Response Guidebook
• identify the appropriate initial notifications and how to make them consistent with local emergency response plans or the organization's standard operating procedures.

Textbooks:

• IFSTA. (2018). Essentials of Firefighting and Fire Department Operations, 7th ed. Stillwater, OK: Fire Protections Publication
• current edition of the North American Emergency Response Guidebook

Evaluation: Practical evaluation, proctored written exam

Certification: Successful students are eligible to apply for IFSAC certification.

Cost: $210

Delivery options:

• Onsite
• Client-hosted
• Corporate training - call 1 800 661 6490 or email businessdevfire@lakelandcollege.ca

Other courses of interest:

• Emergency preparedness
• Further levels of dangerous goods

Course ID: FFTS-S1200

Course description: You will learn to:

• identify the general shapes of typical dangerous goods containers
• collect hazard and response information using material safety data sheets (MSDS), CHEMTREC/CANUTED/SETIQ and contacts with the shipper/manufacturer
• predict the likely behaviour of a material and its container given an incident involving a single dangerous good
• estimate the potential harm within the endangered area at a dangerous good incident
• describe the first responders' response objective for each problem when given scenarios involving facility or transportation dangerous goods incidents
• establish and enforce scene control, including control zones, emergency decontamination and communications
• initiate the incident management system (IMS) specified in the local emergency response plan and standard operating procedures
• demonstrate the ability to use personal protective equipment
• perform defensive control actions set out in the plan
• evaluate the status of the defensive actions taken to accomplish established response objectives
• communicate the status of the planned response to the incident commander and other response personnel.
  

Prerequisite: FFTS-S900a

Textbook: IFSTA. (2018). Essentials of Firefighting and Fire Department Operations, 7th ed. Stillwater, OK: Fire Protections Publications.

Evaluation: Practical evaluation & proctored written exam

Certification: Successful students are eligible to apply for IFSAC certification.

Cost: $780

Delivery options:

• Onsite
• Client-hosted
• Corporate Training - call 1 800 661 6490 or email businessdevfire@lakelandcollege.ca

Other courses of interest:

• Further levels of dangerous goods

Course ID: 1-DGTC

Course description: This 72-hour textbook-based course uses theory and practical components to prepare anyone who responds to dangerous goods releases or potential releases of dangerous goods. Topics covered include:

• analyzing the incident
• collecting and interpreting hazard and response information
• describing the condition of the container
• predicting the behaviour of containers
• planning the response
• selecting and using Personal Protective Clothing (PPC)
• developing appropriate decontamination procedures
• implementing the response

A large part of the course deals with scenarios and hands-on practical application. You'll be expected to use specialized chemical protective clothing and specialized control equipment.

Prerequisite(s): FFTS-S1200 or NFPA 1072 (*formerly 472) Dangerous Goods, Responder – Operations Level.

Textbook: IFSTA. (2022). Hazardous Materials Technician, 3rd ed. Stillwater, OK: Fire Protection Publications.

Evaluation: Practical evaluation, proctored written exam

Certification: Successful students are eligible to apply for IFSAC certification.

Cost: $1,570

Delivery options:

• Onsite
• Corporate Training - call 1 800 661 6490 or email businessdevfire@lakelandcollege.ca

Other courses of interest:

• Further levels of dangerous goods

Course ID: 1-DGCOM

Course description: Students who are responsible for directing and coordinating all activities at a dangerous goods incident, this course is for you. You'll be expected to wear breathing apparatus and specialized chemical protective clothing. You'll learn to:

• identify types of hazards and response data
• estimate outcomes
• plan and implement the response
• evaluate progress
• report and document the incident and conduct incident critiques

Prerequisite(s): FFTS-S1200 or experience as an incident commander or attendance at a recognized incident command course such as our previous Firefighting Strategy and Tactics - Command (Theoretical)

Textbook: TBD

Evaluation: practical evaluation, proctored written exam

Cost: $715

Delivery option: Corporate Training - call 1 800 661 6490 or email businessdevfire@lakelandcollege.ca

• Emergency preparedness courses
• Dangerous Goods Technician Level
• Fire Officer courses