EMY 126 - Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning

Institution:

Central Georgia Technical College

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Description:

Prerequisite: EMY 124, EMY 127 This course provides competencies that include understanding the definition and location of various hazardous materials, their properties, and their safe evacuation distance. Emphasis is placed upon safety factors such as flammability and toxicity. Emergency management personnel are expected to remain a safe distance from hazardous materials, but they play a key role in the hazardous materials planning process. Therefore, it is important for them to identify hazardous materials by their identification numbers and/or placards and interpret that information correctly.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.centralgatech.edu

Phone Number:

(478) 757-3400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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