Exam Prep: Fire Department Safety Officer

Exam Prep: Fire Department Safety Officer

Author: Ben A. Hirst

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2005-06

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780763728465

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Designed to thoroughly prepare you for a Fire Department Safety Officer certification, promotion, or training examination.


Exam Prep

Exam Prep

Author: Dr. Ben Hirst Performance Training Systems

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1449665500

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Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations

Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations

Author: Dr. Ben Hirst, Performance Training Systems

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1449668321

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The Second Edition of Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations is designed to thoroughly prepare you for a Hazardous Materials certification, promotion, or training examination by including the same type of multiple-choice questions you are likely to encounter on the actual exam. To help improve examination scores, this preparation guide follows Performance Training Systems, Inc.'s Systematic Approach to Examination Preparation. Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations is written by fire personnel explicitly for fire personnel, and all content has been verified with the latest reference materials and by a technical review committee. Your exam performance will improve after using this system!


Emergency Response Guidebook

Emergency Response Guidebook

Author: U.S. Department of Transportation

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-06-03

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1626363765

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Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.


Hazardous Materials

Hazardous Materials

Author: Gregory G. Noll

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 1449632831

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A Complete Training Solution for Hazardous Materials Technicians and Incident Commanders! In 1982, the authors Mike Hildebrand and Greg Noll, along with Jimmy Yvorra, first introduced the concept of the Eight-Step ProcessĀ© for managing hazardous materials incidents when their highly regarded manual, Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident was published. Now in its Fourth Edition, this text is widely used by fire fighters, hazmat teams, bomb squads, industrial emergency response teams, and other emergency responders who may manage unplanned hazardous materials incidents. As a result of changing government regulations and consensus standards, as well as the need for terrorism response training, Mr. Noll and Mr. Hildebrand have modified and refined their process of managing hazmat incidents and added enhanced content, tips, case studies, and detailed charts and tables. The Fourth Edition contains comprehensive content covering: * Hazard assessment and risk evaluation * Identifying the problem and implementing the response plan * Hazardous materials properties and effects * Identifying and coordinating resources * Decontamination procedures * The Eight-Step ProcessĀ© * Personal protective equipment selection * Procedures for terminating the incident The Fourth Edition's dynamic features include: * Knowledge and Skills Objectives correlated to the 2013 Edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents* ProBoard Assessment Methodology Matrices for the Hazardous Materials Technician and Hazardous Materials Incident Commander levels * Correlation matrix to the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Bachelor's (Non- Core) Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials Course Objectives * Realistic, detailed case studies * Practical, step-by-step skill drills * Important hazardous materials technician and safety tips


Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations

Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations

Author: Ben A. Hirst

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2004-11

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780763728533

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Is designed to prepare you for a HAZMAT certification, promotion, or training examination by including the same type of multiple choice questions you are likely to encounter on the actual exam.


Hazardous Materials

Hazardous Materials

Author: Paul Gantt

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781418049928

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First ed. published: Albany: Delmar Publishers, c1999. Hazardous materials: regulations, response, and site operations / Rob Schnepp, Paul Gantt.


Hazardous Materials Incidents

Hazardous Materials Incidents

Author: Chris Hawley

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780766842960

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Marked by its risk-based response philosophy, Hazardous Materials Incidents is an invaluable procedural manual and all-inclusive information resource for emergency services professionals faced with the challenge of responding swiftly and effectively to hazardous materials and terrorism incidents. Easy-to-read and perfect for use in HazMat awareness, operations, and technician-level training courses, this "Operations Plus" book begins by acquainting readers with current laws and regulations, including those governing emergency planning and workplace safety. Subsequent chapters provide in-depth information about personal protective equipment and its limitations; protective actions ranging from site management and rescue through evacuation and decontamination; product control including the use of carbon monoxide detectors; responses to terrorism and terrorist groups; law enforcement activities such as SWAT operations and evidence collection; and more! A key resource for every fire, police, EMS, and industrial responder, Hazardous Materials Incidents is one of the few books available today that is modeled on current ways of thinking about HazMat and terrorism responses and operations.