Why Choose Our Courses?
Northampton Community College’s Hazmat courses offer industry-leading training designed for today’s most complex hazardous materials incidents. Learn what sets our program apart and why professionals across the region choose NCC for advanced Hazmat education.
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Upcoming Courses:
The primary target audiences for this course are the First Responders (fire, rescue, emergency medical, police, etc.) who will witness or discover a hazardous substance/ materials release. Students will be trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They shall have sufficient training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency to understand what hazardous substances are, the risks, potential outcomes, the ability to recognize and identify their presence, their role including site security, safe scene management and how to use the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) Emergency Response Guidebook during a hazardous materials/WMD emergency.
Prerequisites: None
August 16 | 8:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Northampton County Emergency Management
Provide refresher training for first responders that respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response for the purpose of protecting nearby people, property, and the environment. Personnel are trained to respond in a defensive fashion to contain the release from a safe distance, to keep it from spreading, and to protect exposures. They must understand basic hazard and risk assessment, how to select and use proper personnel protective equipment, basic hazardous materials terms, basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available, and basic decontamination procedures and termination procedures.
Prerequisites: HMOJB or HMO24
August 24 | 6:30-9:30pm
August 27 | 6:30-9:30pm
Location: Bushkill Twp VFC
The Safety officers’ responsibilities fall into two clear cut categories: those associated with responding to the incident scene, and those associated with managing the day-to-day affairs of the department. The Incident Safety Officer (ISO) course focuses on the incident and the role the Safety Officer plays as part of the Command Staff. The target audience is Company Officers (CO) who are experienced in firefighter safety issues and are familiar with an Incident Command System, hazardous materials management, and related emergency operations. The program provides the student with the decision-making process and skills required to recognize unsafe acts and conditions and take appropriate corrective actions.
Prerequisites: NICS-FS or NICS-EMS or ICS and training to the Haz-Mat First Responder Operations level - Prerequisites must be brought to the first day of class.
September 16, 17, 30, & October 1, 6:30-10:30pm
Location: Northampton County Emergency Management
