This 24-hour class is designed for to train Emergency Responders and
other people who need to know the chemistry of hazardous materials. It addresses
the need to know how to respond safely to incidents involving toxic and
hazardous materials from a chemical perspective. It covers general and organic
chemistry as well as such topics as toxicology, environmental monitoring,
explosives, incendiaries and the chemistry of fire. This class doesn’t teach
“balancing equations” or how to do detailed calculations. Instead it
concentrates on teaching the responder to better understand the hazards
associated with families of materials and what potentially could happen at an
incident. No prior knowledge of chemistry is assumed.
