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EVT 1250 PBC

EVT 1250—HAZWOPER

Three Semester Hours

JN 4/13

Prerequisites

Recommend general chemistry, algebra, and calculus

Other: completion of EVT 1000 may be helpful.

Course Overview

Provides certification required to work on a majority of environmental cleanup sites. Covers regulatory obligations, handling hazardous materials, personal protective equipment, monitoring instrumentation, emergency response, site control, medical assessment, confined space entry, and respiratory protection.

Methods of Course Instruction

All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail. 

E-Print Option

In this course, an option exists to use e-mail to submit your lesson assignments. Your assignment will be returned to you either as an e-mail attachment or as a hard copy sent through the postal mail, depending on the preferences of the instructor and/or program. 

Textbooks and Supplies

Weber, Chris H. Hazardous Materials Operations. Prentice-Hall, 2011. [ISBN: 9780132190275]

Other: You will need a hand-held calculator for both the lesson assignments and the examinations. The Casio FX260SLR scientific calculator, or an equivalent model, is recommended.

Number of Lessons

The course has 15 lessons, including one midcourse examination and final examination.  These lessons include:

  • Lesson 1: Introduction 
  • Lesson 2: Awareness-Level Personnel 
  • Lesson 3: Operations-Level Responders Core Competencies: Recognizing Hazardous Materials 
  • Lesson 4: Operations-Level Responders Core Competencies: Understanding Hazardous Materials 
  • Lesson 5: Operations-Level Responders Core Competencies: Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents 
  • Lesson 6: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Personal Protective Equipment 
  • Lesson 7: Midcourse Examination 
  • Lesson 8: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Mass Decontamination 
  • Lesson 9: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Technical Decontamination 
  • Lesson 10: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Evidence Preservation and Sampling 
  • Lesson 11: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Product Control 
  • Lesson 12: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Air-Monitoring and Sampling 
  • Lesson 13: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Victim Rescue and Recovery
  • Lesson 14: Operations-Level Responders Mission-Specific Competencies: Illicit Laboratory Incidents 
  • Lesson 15: Final Examination Information

Types of Writing Assignments

Each regular lesson in the course has an assignment to be completed and submitted to the instructor. Carefully read and follow the directions for the assignment in each lesson. Please note that you must show all work on all calculation and problem-solving sections of the lesson assignments.

Grading Criteria

  • Lesson Assignments — 20% 
  • Midcourse Exam — 30% 
  • Final Exam — 50%