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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Introduces hazardous material, managing the hazardous material incident, explosive and gas emergencies, shipping containers, cylinder safety devices, responding to flammable and combustible liquids, oxidizer, poison, and corrosive and radioactive emergencies. This course emphasizes chemical identification, marking, storage, shipping and handling of hazardous substances; and uses basic monitoring instruments for hazardous areas to protect workers and first responders. Covers protective clothing and equipment. Emphasizes safety procedures and practices. Detailed labs are included. On completion of this course the student is eligible to take the national test certification for Hazardous Materials Technician.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with information necessary to recognize emergency situations; know the proper course of action with different types of emergencies and apply appropriate first aid. Addresses handling of victims of hazardous materials accidents. Covers CPR, including one and two rescuer; and adult, infant and child resuscitation.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with an introduction to industrial safety, OSHA, various OSHA standards, workplace inspections, citations and penalties. Employee and employer responsibilities, right-to-know laws and safety awareness programs are examined. Safety motivation and knowledge, creating a healthy work environment and health hazards and issues are also studied. Areas such as the role of the supervisor, employee assistance programs, management of stress helps students understand the role employer's play in creating a healthy workforce. In addition, the contributions of safety committees and other governmental agencies responsible for safety are examined.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a general introduction into legal considerations in the fire service. It can also be used as a guide to the legal issues associated with the fire service. Technical areas to be covered will be understanding legal issues that are intertwined with the fire service, legal liability, sovereign immunity, overtime laws, collective bargaining, OSHA compliance, worker¿s compensation, physical abilities testing, medical examinations, drug testing, discrimination, and sexual harassment.
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3.00 Credits
This class will emphasize command and control of major department operations at an advanced level, linking operations and safety. Areas of study include: Incident Management System, Pre-Incident, Size-up, command Systems, Sectoring Functions, Staging, Safety Officer, Command Post, Communications, News Media, Computer Aided Resources.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces hazardous materials for 1st responders. Topics include: hazardous materials definitions, regulations, statistics, properties and hazards; hazardous materials identification; incident management priorities; strategic goals and tactical objectives; personal protective equipment; contamination and decontamination; incident-specific strategies and tactics; terrorists and other criminal activities.
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2.00 Credits
This is an applied field studies course related to fire disasters, environmental impact and public administration and may include environmental health and safety and hazardous materials issues. Content will vary according to the current field study opportunity, and student must seek regional advisor approval to use as credits toward program completion. Student will travel to federally protected wilderness post-burn areas to study environmental impact, to utilize knowledge of federal, state, and local law as applied to wild land protected areas, residential and local municipalities (before and after fires), study the application of NIMS, utilize field appropriate equipment and technology in research and photography, and perform water and soil analysis. Students are required to attend two training days of wilderness information and skills training (relating to camping, portaging, canoeing, and hiking) prior to the trip. Service learning projects may be included during the field studies.
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1.00 Credits
Prepare the student for entry into Public Safety careers related to academic concentrations of public administration, hazardous materials, environmental health and safety management or fire science. Reviews procedures for interviewing, team participation, and ethical and productive job performance. Provides for taking program outcomes assessments and portfolio development.
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3.00 Credits
Gives students the opportunity to work at a job site that is specifically related to their career objectives. Provides on-the-job experience while earning credit toward an associate degree.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
No course description available.
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