About This Course
Our 8-Hour Hazmat First Responder Awareness (FRA) Training Classroom course is designed for firefighters, police officers, ambulance personnel, private industry emergency responders, military personnel, and government employees.
First Responders at the Awareness level are required to be trained in accordance with section (q) of the HAZWOPER regulation. Annual refresher training of sufficient content and duration to maintain responder competencies is also required.
Per 1910.120(q)(6)(i):
“First responder awareness level. First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release. First responders at the awareness level shall have sufficient training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas:”
This course complies with the First Responders Awareness training requirements under Fed-OSHA, Cal-OSHA, and NFPA 472.
For information on OSHA HAZMAT FRA training requirements or the HAZMAT courses we offer, visit our HAZMAT First Responder Training page.
