Prerequisites: Hazardous Materials Operations Level or equivalent & Age 18 and up
Gear: None IFSTA, Fire Department Safety Officer, 1st Edition is recom-mended)
Text Book: Handouts provided by BCCC (Subject to change)
Hosted and Sponsored by: Somerset County Hazardous Materials Response Team 600
RSVP by Friday, November 7, 2014

This course focuses on the duties of the person who finds him/herself in the role of the responding safety officer at the scene of an incident. It is an incident-specific, scene-oriented course designed to teach what a safety officer on the scene needs to know and be able to do, using scenario to convey instructional points. Students should be experienced company officers, familiar with safety issues, the Incident Command System, hazardous materials man-agement, and applicable NFPA standards and federal regulations.