OPERATIONAL-LEVEL RESPONSE TO HAZMAT/WMD INCIDENTS PER-212- Vermillion, SD

Please take note: The registration link is below, do not register on the Event Smart Page, only at the TEEX link listed below.

Here is the link to register:

https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=FP&C=PER212&S=1073

OPERATIONAL-LEVEL RESPONSE TO HAZMAT/WMD INCIDENTS PER-212 –  Vermillion, SD

November  3rd-5th, (Friday night/Saturday/Sunday) in Vermillion, SD.

Fri 11/03  6 pm – 10 pm,  Sat 11/04  8 am – 6 pm,  Sun 11/05  8 am – 6 pm

The class will be a Pro-Board Operations class and participants will receive their seals at the end of the Sunday test session.

This course focuses on the unique personal protection challenges that responders face during a weapons of mass destruction (WMD)/terrorist incident or a hazardous materials incident. PER-212 is based on NFPA 1072 (2017) consensus standard operations-level core competencies and personal protective equipment (PPE) mission specific competency, as well as OSHA (29CFR 1910.120) and EPA (40CFR Part 311) response regulations. PER-212 provides the knowledge and skills needed to obtain certification through the National Professional Qualifications System (NPQS/ProBoard) as an Operations-level responder.

Participants:
Emergency personnel who will respond to a WMD terrorism or hazardous materials incident.
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State, county and local law enforcement agencies
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Emergency medical services
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Fire/rescue service
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Public works/utility workers
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Emergency management
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Public health
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Health care providers
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Other allied government agencies tasked with WMD or HazMat response

Topics
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Assessing WMD hazards
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Predicting the likely behavior of WMD materials
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Identifying defensive strategies for a WMD incident
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Effectively operating and communicating in a unified command structure of the Incident Command System (ICS)
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Determining detection equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needs
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Donning PPE
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Performing emergency decontamination

Prerequisites
When ProBoard testing, an Awareness level course meeting Chapter 4 of the NFPA 472 Standard (2008) is the certification requirement. The preferred course meeting the certification requirement is the TEEX online course:
AWR-160-W (online) AWR-160/OGT-208 (Face-to-Face)

Recommendations: none

For more information, contact:
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE
Michael Geesling, Training Manager
200 Technology Way
College Station, Texas 77845-3424
979.458.3401
michael.geesling@teex.tamu.edu
teex.org/esti

CE Credits
IACET – 2.4 CEUs
24 CEU’s for Nurses

FEMA / SID Number
Students must register and bring a copy of their SID number to class. Register online: cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

You MUST have an awareness level certification to participate and the one that we suggest is also listed above. TEEX has an AWR-160 online that will work as the prerequisite.  Here is the link to that class. https://teex.org/class/awr160/

You may contact Layne Stewart at layne.stewart@claycountyoem.org with any questions.