Characteristics of Haz Mat

Barton County Community College

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This course focuses on the basic concepts needed by first responders, emergency operations personnel, industry, and law enforcement to evaluate the potential hazards and behaviors of materials considered hazardous. It examines the reasons for the chemical behavior of hazardous materials and is designed to improve decision-making in safety operations, handling, entrance protection, mitigation, and decontamination procedures. Units of the course include the Periodic Table, chemical and physical aspects of chemical compounds and how these properties affect emergency incidents, salts, non-salts, the hydrocarbon family, hydrocarbon derivatives, and physical process of combustion.