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IS-56: Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning

Course Date

6/26/2012

Course Overview

The Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning course will focus on the need for members of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) to analyze their local plan to identify gaps and their overall preparedness for an event involving Hazardous Materials. In this course, participants will learn why it is important for all members of the LEPC and local entities, such as law enforcement, fire, businesses, the media, and others, to be involved in the hazardous materials contingency planning.

This course is a prerequisite for: G311 Hazardous Material Contingency Planning

Course Objectives:

After the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the historical context in which local hazardous materials contingency planning takes place, the resources available, best practices from emergency management department/LEPCs, and lessons learned.
  • Evaluate special characteristics, planning considerations, and risk priority.
  • Assess local capabilities against specific hazardous materials-related critical tasks.
  • Identify and analyze gaps between the local area’s (LECP) capabilities and those needed to respond efficiently and effectively.
  • Develop a course of action to address gaps.

Primary Audience

The target audience for this course are members of the LEPC, local Emergency Managers (EM), hazardous materials coordinators, inspectors, as well as members of local law enforcement, fire, and the media

Prerequisites

None

CEUs:

0.1

Course Length:

1 hour