Hazardous Materials

Course ID: FFTS-S900a

Course description: You will 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:

• On-site
• Client-hosted
• Corporate training - call 1 800 661 6490 ext. 2038 or email businessdevfire@lakelandcollege.ca

Other courses of interest:

• Emergency Preparedness
• Further levels of dangerous goods

Course ID: FFTS-S1200

Course description: Student will learn to identify the general shapes of typical dangerous goods containers. Given three examples each of liquid, gas and solid dangerous goods, collect hazard and response information using material safety data sheets (MSDS), CHEMTREC/CANUTED/SETIQ and contacts with the shipper/manufacturer.

You will learn to:

• 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; and perform defensive control actions set out in the plan
• evaluate the status of the defensive actions they take to accomplish established response objectives
• communicate the status of the planned response to the incident commander and other response personnel.
  

Pre-requisite: 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:

• On-site
• Client-hosted
• Corporate Training - call 1 800 661 6490 ext. 2038 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 is designed for anyone who responds to dangerous goods releases or potential releases of dangerous goods. Through theory and practical components, you’ll learn how to respond to and mitigate dangerous goods releases and potential releases. 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, and implementing the response. A large part of the course deals with scenarios and hands-on practical application. You will 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, 3^rd edition. 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:

• On-site
• Corporate Training - call 1 800 661 6490 ext. 2038 or email businessdevfire@lakelandcollege.ca

Other courses of interest:

• Further levels of dangerous goods

Course ID: 1-DGCOM

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

• Corporate Training - call 1 800 661 6490 ext. 2038 or email businessdevfire@lakelandcollege.ca

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