Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations by Rob Schnepp

Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations by Rob Schnepp

Each new print copy of Hazardous Materials: Awareness and Operations also includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a complete eBook, Study Center, homework and Assessment Center, and a dashboard that reports actionable data. Experience Navigate 2 today at www.jblnavigate.com/2.A fire fighter's ability to recognize an incident involving hazardous materials or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is critical. They must possess the knowledge required to identify the presence of hazardous materials and WMD, and have an understanding of what their role is within the response plan. The second edition of Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations will provide fire fighters and first responders with these skills and enable them to keep themselves and others safe while mitigating these potentially deadly incidents.Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations, Second Edition meets and exceeds the requirements for first responders within the 2 3 Edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents. Additionally, the material presented also exceeds the hazardous materials response requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations provides in-depth coverage of:• The properties and effects of hazardous materials and WMDs• How to calculate potential danger and initiate a response plan• Selection, use, advantages, and disadvantages of personal protective equipment• Mass and technical decontamination• Evidence preservation and sampling• Product control• Victim rescue and recovery• Air monitoring and sampling• Illicit laboratory incidentsThe second edition features:• A new chapter on Fire Smoke designed to teach hazardous materials responders how to prevent, protect, detect, diagnose, and appropriately treat smoke inhalation. • Knowledge and Skills Objectives correlated to the 2 3 Edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents. • Detailed step-by-step skill drills with which include the corresponding NFPA job performance requirement.• Scenario based learning tools including You are the Responder, Responder in Action, and Voices of Experience case studies to encourage critical thinking skills.• Responder Tips and Safety Tips to provide helpful advice from hazardous materials veterans.

Rob Schnepp has over 20 years of fire service experience, currently serving as the Assistant Chief of Special Operations for the Alameda County (CA) Fire Department. He is an instructor for the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, providing hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction training internationally. Mr. Schnepp is a current member of the NFPA 472 Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personnel, and is a former hazardous materials team manager for California Task Force 4, FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team.With a variety of published works covering several fire service topics, including numerous articles in Fire Engineering Magazine, Mr. Schnepp is also an established author. He is a member of the Fire Engineering editorial advisory board and sits on the executive advisory board for the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC).

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ISBN 13	9781449641542
ISBN 10	1449641547
Title	Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Year published	2014-09-30
Number of pages	430
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