HAZMAT

Even Mother Nature knows the rule is 2 in, 2 out.

For all HAZMAT courses, the facility will need:

A place with chairs and tables for the team to gather in between drills and for breaks (conference room, warehouse with chairs and tables, maintenance shop outside if weather permits etc).
Access to ammonia and/or chemical equipment rooms/roof during mock drills.
A way to refill bottles of air used if your facility uses SCBAs, and/or APRs with fresh cartridges.
Decon equipment, HAZMAT suits and/or rain gear available for full scale drills
Multi-gas and/or ammonia meters currently calibrated and available for use.
Greater than 7 people for each class (less than 7 significantly and adversely impacts our ability to drill, reducing the integrity of the course).

For all HAZMAT courses, participants will receive:

One year of consultation at no charge in regards HAZMAT, including consultation during and after leaks.
All training is 100% customized for your location and your company (we do not have a “stock” course that is generalized to fit all industries).
We train to utilize your location’s SOPs, assessments, EAP, and safety policies and procedures.
Training on location on your location’s PPE and equipment and drills occur within your location’s spaces.
PowerPoint and videos will not be utilized during any part of the training for any of the courses.
Courses will drill for the majority of the course.
Drills are in line with current trends and incidents in the industry that have occurred within the last 12 months.
Drills and information covered will change from year to year.
You will receive a schedule for reference and a critique for each course.
All courses receive information about respirators covered.
All courses receive information about meters covered.
All courses receive a certificate list.
All participants will receive a certificate.
A large variety of snacks will be provided throughout the course.
All participants are eligible to select a gift at no additional cost to you from our website (hats, shirts, coffee thermos, etc) that are shipped directly to the address of their choosing.

24 Hour Initial Technician Level Training Course

Training timeline: At initial job assignment and anyone who is past 12 months from their last 8-hour technician refresher.
Prerequisite: A physical within 12 months for all individuals is required to wear an SCBA or APR.
The course can be three 8-hour classes, two 12-hour classes, or two 10-hour and one 4-hour classes.
Classes consist of approximately 12-15 full-scale drills, based on the class learning rate.
Classes and drills consist of an introduction to the location’s equipment, procedures, HAZMAT, SDS, DOT guidelines, and the Incident Command System.
Classes also consist of roles of HAZMAT for the Incident Command System.
Each person will perform different roles throughout the day over the course.
The last 16 hours of the course can be in conjunction with the 8-hour refresher class.
Time will be used each day to conduct critiques.
Individuals who complete this course are eligible for an Incident Command Class.

This course does not replace the need to take a secondary Incident Command course to achieve an Incident Command certification.

Individuals will only be certified as “able to wear gear” (act as responders) if they demonstrate competency in the gear throughout the training.
Individuals that do not wear gear during the course will be certified as “Technician, unable to wear gear” however, they will continue to remain eligible to act as an Incident Commander. (This typically applies to managers that will never act as a responder, only an IC, or operators that are unable to pass their physical.)

8 Hour Technician Refresher Course

Training timeline: Every 12 months.
Prerequisites: 24-hour Initial Technician Level completed within the last 12 months.
Prerequisite: A physical within 12 months for all individuals is required to wear an SCBA or APR.
The course is approximately 6.5 hours of hand-on training.
Classes consist of approximately 5 full-scale drills.
Drills will encompass the use of the DOT guidebook, SDS, location procedures and equipment, and are designed to test the team and the teams’ resources.
Each person will perform different roles throughout the day over the course.
Individuals who complete this course are eligible for an Incident Command Class.

This course does not replace the need to take a secondary Incident Command course to achieve an Incident Command certification.

Time will be used during the day to conduct critiques.
Individuals will only be certified as “able to wear gear” (act as responders) if they demonstrate competency in the gear throughout the training.
Individuals that do not wear gear during the course will be certified as “Technician, unable to wear gear” however, they will continue to remain eligible to act as an Incident Commander. (This typically applies to managers that will never act as a responder, only an IC, or operators that are unable to pass their physical.)

8 Hour Operations Level Training Course

Training timeline: Every 12 months.
Prerequisites: NONE.
The course is approximately 6.5 hours of hands-on training.
Classes are in conjunction with 8-hour refreshers and cannot be conducted as a stand-alone class.
Classes consist of approximately 5 full-scale drills.
This course is ideal for medical, shift supervisors, security, etc who would not wear Level A/B/C gear but would as a support for the team.
Drills will encompass the use of the DOT guidebook, SDS, location procedures and equipment, and are designed to test the team and the teams’ resources.
Drills change each year and are designed to build on the previous year to keep teams improving.
Each person will perform different roles throughout the day.
Individuals who complete the 8 Hour Technician Refresher Course but do not have a current physical, have not attended a 24hr and/or have not remained current on their technician certification at the Operations level.

8 Hour Incident Command Course

Training timeline: Every 2-3 years.
Prerequisite: Must have completed a 24 Hour Initial HAZMAT Course.
Prerequisite: If it has been past 12 months since the 24hr Hour Initial course, must have attended 8hr technician refreshers every 12 months since attending the 24hr course.

Annual “Incident Command” refreshers instead of an annual technician refresher certification are not considered legally acceptable by OSHA due to different content being covered- these are two different classes with two different certifications.
The individual will need a full 24hr Initial course to allow eligibility for Incident Command certification if this has happened.
Those attending class that do not have a current technician certificate are welcome, but will be certified at the Incident Manager level and will be unable to run Incident Command for a HAZMAT event until a 24hr course is completed.

This course is designed for the individuals who would be in charge of a HAZMAT response.
This course includes examples of different scenarios to include but are not limited to: Limited Response HAZMAT (leak response when levels are under IDLH, and full level A’s are not required), Level A/B HAZMAT response, decon, and how to manage any other events that may be occurring simultaneously to the leak: fire, explosion, multiple victims, triage, arc flash, work place violence etc.
Agency response will be covered.
We Encourage locations to invite or set up a meeting with local responders such as Fire Departments, hospitals, ambulance crews to be available during this course.

4-8 Hour Incident Manager Course

Training timeline: Upon assignment to a management, superintendent, or supervisor role, then every 2-3 years.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is designed for the individuals who would be in charge of managing any emergency listed within your emergency action plan.
This course will systematically break down how to execute a detailed response for each emergency listed within your emergency plans. Trainers will also cover the risk and liability to the company as well as the manager associated with each response step, as well as how to best reduce that liability. Typical emergencies covered include fire, explosion, multiple victims, triage, arc flash, medical-related, work place violence, natural disaster (tornado, hurricane earthquake, wildfire, etc)
Agency response will be covered.

You can sit in a classroom and talk theories, review the same PowerPoint each year, and discuss how to execute responses on the equipment your facility doesn’t have, or, you can put on your own gear and drill.

At Allen Safety, our HAZMAT courses will consist of ¾ drilling, ¼ classroom the duration. If the facility would expect the team to execute a HAZMAT response in adverse weather (cold, snow, sleet, rain, etc), the team will perform drills to test your equipment and processes, so participants will need to dress accordingly. Courses can be held on any shift, on any day of the week, ranging from 8-12 hours per day at no additional charge for nights, weekends, or “overtime” for any 12-hour courses.

Attendees

Pricing

Attendees

We recommend for facilities 0-500 having a team of approximately 35 persons, and for facilities 500-3000 having a team of approximately 60-75 persons.

Having depth in your team ensures that when callbacks are made during a leak on off-shifts, weekends or holidays - or if you have a longer response requiring multiple entries on extreme weather days- you have enough members that come back to the facility, as well as fresh team members to pull from that can pass vitals.

Because so many roles on the team do not require technical refrigeration knowledge (only the person turning the valve needs that- think backup, decon, security officer, etc), we recommend in addition to having utilities/refrigeration on the team, that your facility include members from maintenance, production/operations, wastewater, rendering, maintenance, and production supervisors, safety, environmental, medical/nursing, human resources, and security on your team. This is also great for cross-over training and employee engagement.

Pricing

All pricing is customized based on the number of attendees each day and the number of days your facility will need. Please contact us for a proposal

Pricing

All pricing is customized based on the number of days/hours your facility will need. Please contact us for a proposal.