Hazardous Materials Personnel (HZ)
Discipline Definition
Individuals who, on a full-time, part-time, or voluntary basis, identify, characterize, provide risk assessment, and mitigate/control the release of a hazardous substance or potentially hazardous substance. This category includes: Technicians, Specialists, Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), Environmental Quality Control, Private Companies and Contractors Supporting Hazardous Materials Activities.
Course Recommendations
Courses are not required to be taken in a specific order, and these may not be the only courses for which you are qualified.
- Program A: PER-261, WMD Hazardous Materials Technician
- Program V: PER-201, WMD HazMat Evidence Collection and PER-261, WMD Hazardous Materials Technician
- Program U: AWR-103, WMD Crime Scene Management for Emergency Responders and PER-201, WMD HazMat Evidence Collection
- Program F: PER-266, Instructor Training Certification
- Program WW: CDP 005-06, Radiological Emergency Response Operations
- Program XX: CDP 006-06, Advanced Radiological Incident Operations
- Program OO: CDP 01-006, Pandemic Influenza Planning and Preparedness
- Program K: MGT-300, Managing Civil Actions in Threat Incidents (MCATI) Command
- Program M: PER-263, WMD Respiratory Protection
