The Baton Rouge Area Mutual Aid System is proud to host the 18th Annual BRAMAS Hazardous Materials/WMD
School. The FREE training is offered to emergency
responders, planners, and managers working within Government
or Private Industry. The school will be held Tuesday, August 26th through Thursday, 28th at the Baton Rouge River
Center.
These classes, taught by experts in the field, provide training to public and private emergency response personnel on a wide variety of topics ranging from tank trucks & railcars, to Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Air
Monitoring, Scene Access & Decontamination. All local, state, federal, medical, and industrial emergency response personnel are invited to participate in the courses. These sessions give responders the opportunity to
exchange ideas and receive quality 16-hour instruction on hazardous materials response. There is no charge for attendance.
If you have any questions regarding the training please contact: Baton Rouge Hazardous Materials Chief, Larry Mounce at (225) 354-1421 or Mike Plauche, Honeywell Chemical at (225) 376-0134.
2008 BRAMAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WMD
TRAINING AGENDA
Training Dates
Tuesday, August 26th, Wednesday, August 27th &
Thursday, August 28th
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Tuesday, August 26th | Wednesday, August
27th
Thursday, August 28th | List of Classes |
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 |
| 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
| 8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. |
Opening Ceremonies
Presentation of colors,
Mayor's Office Welcome, and BRAMAS & NIMS Overview |
| 9 a.m.–10 a.m. |
Responder Stresses |
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10 a.m.–12 noon |
CSB Chemical Accidents |
| 12 noon–1 p.m. |
Lunch (Provided) |
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1 p.m.-3 p.m. |
Class Rotation 1
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| 3 p.m.–5 p.m. |
Class Rotation 2 |
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
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8 a.m.–10 a.m. |
Class Rotation 3 |
| 10 a.m.–12 noon |
Class Rotation 4 |
| 12
noon–1 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1 p.m.–3 p.m. |
Class Rotation 5 |
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3
p.m.–5 p.m. |
Class Rotation 6 |
| Thursday, August
28, 2008 |
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8 a.m.–10 a.m. |
Class Rotation 7 |
| 10 a.m.–12 noon |
Class Rotation 8 |
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12 noon-12:15 p.m. |
Certificate Presentations
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| 12:15 p.m.-2 p.m. |
River Response / Demo
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List of
Classes
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I. Chemistry of Hazardous Materials Part 1 |
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This 2 hour class
will overview basic chemical properties and principals that
can be used to assist responders in performing risk
assessments and help predict expected hazards of released
chemicals. It will focus on information available to
responders on material safety data sheets. Instructor:
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
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II. Chemistry of Hazardous Materials
Part 2 |
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This 2 hour class will continue on with information covered
in Part 1 and add basic information on; Salts, Non-Salts,
Hydrocarbons, and Hydrocarbon derivatives. Instructor:
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
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III. Haz Mat Medical Emergencies |
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This 4 hour class details the management of patients
injured during chemical emergencies. Discussions will cover
pre hospital care, transportation and arrival at hospital
emergency rooms. Instructors:
Joe Wilson, BRFD, Blance Blankston, EMS,
Jessica Perret, OLOL |
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IV. Explosives/Bomb Threat Response |
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This 4 hour class will cover bomb threat procedures for
industry and public safety, discussions on bombs and how
they function, explosives in general, and a brief overview
of domestic terrorism, bomb threats and how to prepare for
them.
Instructors:
Sgt. Chris Rushing, Baton Rouge Police Department and Lt. Robert Stone, EBR Sheriff’s Office
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V. Rail Car/TRANSCAER |
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This 4 hour class covers identification of rail cars,
preparation and response to possible HazMat
transportation incidents and safety when working
around rail cars.
Instructor:
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
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VI. Tank Truck (Response/Safety) |
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This 2 hour class will cover tank truck construction, types
and uses of tank trucks. A tank truck will be used for
demonstration purposes to describe emergency equipment and
procedures. Instructor:
Mr. Joe Shows,
Trimac |
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VII. Clandestine Drug Labs |
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This 2 hour class will overview clandestine drug labs and the
hazards they present to emergency responders. Instructor:
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
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VIII. River Bend Emergencies |
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This 4 hour class will overview preparedness procedures for
emergencies involving the River Bend Nuclear Power Facility. Instructor:
John Standridge |
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IX. Decontamination |
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This 2 hour class will overview the proper procedures to
perform decontamination of responders that are utilizing PPE
and leaving the Hot Zone. Instructor:
ExxonMobil Chemnet Team |
X. Plugging and Patching Equipment |
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This 4 hour class will overview the use of various plugging
and patching kits. Including a hands on session with the
Chlorine A, B, & C Kits, Midland Kit, and Edwards and
Cromwell Kits. Instructor:
Obie Cambre-ExxonMobil, Pete Decoteau-ExxonMobil, Pat
Johnson- Edwards & Cromwell, Jack Barber-Honeywell |
XI. Law Enforcement Preparedness and Response Activities |
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This 4 hour class will focus on activities within the Law
Enforcement community that are ongoing for the prevention
and detection of terrorist incidents. Instructor:
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
XII. Air Monitoring Introduction |
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This 2 hour class will discuss the details of using
instruments to help responders establish hazard zones by
determining concentrations of products that primarily
present fire and toxic hazards such as; Combustible Gas
Instruments, Electrochemical Sensors and Colorimetric tubes.Instructor:
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
XIII. Air Monitoring Advanced |
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This 2 hour class will discuss the details of advanced
monitoring instruments that are capable of determining the
concentrations of many different chemicals and in some cases
determining the identity of the released product.
Instruments discussed will include: PID’s, FID’s, GC’s, FTIR,
Raman and others. Instructor:
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| Courses Rotate Each Day:
All participants are expected to attend the General Assemblies on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon and each class rotation to receive certificate.
Participants will break into their respective classes
starting Tuesday afternoon. Classes run according to the
following schedule: |
| Rotation 1 |
Tuesday, August 26th |
1 p.m.–3 p.m. |
| Rotation 2 |
Tuesday, August 26th |
3 p.m.-5 p.m. |
| Rotation 3 |
Wednesday, August 27th |
8 a.m.–10 a.m. |
| Rotation 4 |
Wednesday, August 27th |
10 a.m.–12 noon |
| Rotation
5 |
Wednesday, August 27th |
1 p.m.–3 p.m. |
| Rotation
6 |
Wednesday, August 27th |
3 p.m.–5 p.m. |
| Rotation
7 |
Thursday, August 28th |
8 a.m.–10 a.m. |
| Rotation
8 |
Thursday, August 28th |
10 a.m.–12 noon |
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