Course Overview
This course covers the essential elements of identifying industrial chemical hazards and materials during transportation spills, HazMat and CBRNE incidents and drug lab investigations. Students will learn assessment techniques using container design features, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) and NFPA 704 Hazard Warning Systems and the Emergency Response Guidebook.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Using pictures and diagrams, correctly identify common non-bulk and bulk containers involved in transportation and storage of dangerous goods (bags, totes, drums, tonne containers, road trailers, railcars, intermodal containers, facility tanks, laboratory equipment).
- Identify the major hazard(s) presented by each shape of container.
- Identify the usual types of chemicals carried or stored in each type of container.
- Identify each of the 9 TDG classes, corresponding placards and labels and the major hazard(s) represented by each placard.
- Describe the NFPA 704 Hazard Warning System.
- Correctly use the "Emergency Response Guide" to identify chemicals described alphabetically and by UN number on road or rail transportation documents, TDG placards and labels, and to determine the major hazards, suitable isolation distances and protective actions.
Effective as of Fall 2006
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