FRS 223 - Hazardous Materials

Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine the tasks that are within the realm of the hazardous materials awareness and operations responders. The course will include an overview of hazardous materials, using the recognition and identification clues in risk assessment, basic monitoring, decontamination, estimating the likely harm and risks, and determining the options of intervention and nonintervention. The student’s successful completion of this course will prepare the student for certification testing by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety for Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations. Fall