By the end of the training course participant will be able:

• To conduct an incident assessment
• To establish command and control
• To implement hazard control and safety tactics / policy
• To contribute to the preparation and implementation of plans
• To manage the incident site and resources
• To manage the termination of an incident

On scene commander, incident commander, safety managers, Safety officers, first responder operations (FRO) Level, any personnel that may be in charge of an incident site and emergency response managers and senior members of an incident management team

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• • Lectures
  • Workshop & Work Presentation
  • Case Studies and Practical Exercise
  • Videos and General Discussions

Background on Incident Command System

• Introduction, Definition, ICS history, Types of incidents,
• Five functions of ICS and ICS features

Incident Command System-ICS

• Common responsibilities for all incident personnel
• Unified command system (UCS)
• Preparedness and emergency action plan
• Incident facilities
• ICS organizational components
• Incident command system ICS structure
• On scene incident commander
• Who is the on-scene commander?
• On-scene commander responsibilities
• EMS command: Triage officer, staging officer, Treatment officer, Transport officer, Support officer
• Joint information center (JIC)
• Joint operations center (JOC): Develop operational plan implement operational plan, and manage post
• Incident operations
• Conduct of an Assessment of Incident

HAZWOPER & HAZMAT Incidents

• Definition of HazMat, Identifying hazardous materials
• Major incidents, Safety measures
• Methods of informal & formal product identification
• NFPA placard, Classification of HazMat
• Material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• PPE-clothing and equipment
• Health hazards, Exposure, Hazardous material response
• Do’s & Don’ts while handling HazMat

Emergency Response & Hazardous Materials Spills

• Potentially hazardous spills, Preventing spills
• Examples of materials with a high level of acute toxicity
• Flammability hazards, Caustic chemical hazards
• Spill response: Chemical spill response, biological
• Spill response and radioactive spill response

Establish Control & Command on the Scene of Incident

• Approaching the scene, Control of the scene
• Identify the hazards, decide on site entry
• Safety zones at a hazmat incident
• Check in list (Example), Initial incident briefing
• Decontamination of work zones, Incident
• Recordkeeping, Incident demobilization, documentation : Incident procedure documents, instruction to use Hazmat, Conclusion, discussion, Investigation form References

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.