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Training is designed to provide hospitals and health care facilities with the information, training materials and skills they will need to identify, develop and train their own emergency response teams (HERT) as outlined in OSHA 3152 “Hospitals and Community Emergency Response -- What You Need to Know,” dated 1997, “OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims for Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances,” dated January 2005, the "CDC Recommendations for Civilian Communities Near Chemical Weapons Depots: Guidelines for Medical Preparedness," Federal Register 60, June 27, 1995 and the Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-8, Subject: National Preparedness, paragraph (2)(d), dated December 17, 2003.
These threats can be classified by using the acronym CBRNE. They include chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive agents and/or materials. Training focuses on the similarities of these types of attacks to that of HMI. Participants will become aware and experienced in their identification, detection, protection, decontamination and treatment of patients resulting from WMD events. Attendees are required to don and doff chemical protective clothing and equipment (CPC&E) designed to be worn to protect skin and respiratory systems of doctors, nurses, emergency response team members, hospital staff, and others health care and treatment providers who will respond during these events. A full training agenda can be seen by clicking on the Programs button to the left of this screen. Hospitals and HCFs should also train their security personnel and police officers as well. These personnel make up the hospital's first line of defense during a MCI as a result of a terrorist's use of a WMD or a HMI.
INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS
The Program Manager and Lead Instructor for this training is Ron Freeman, a Certified Emergency Preparedness Specialist (CEPS), Certified Environmental Trainer (CET), and a Certified Emergency Management Instructor (CEMI). Ron has over 30 years experience in designing, delivering and evaluating training involving EPA, OSHA, and DOT hazardous materials/waste, mass casualty incidents, and weapons of mass destruction. He has provided this type of training to organizations like Rockwell International, Raytheon Corporation, Hughes Space and Communications, General Physics Corporation, the United States Army Reserves, the Unites States Air Force, and many environmental companies, businesses and governmental agencies throughout the United States and in several international locations.
Ron is also a subject matter expert (SME) in the design and delivery of HazMat, HazWaste, WMD Terrorist's and Emergency Preparedness training programs. He is the program designer, developer and manager for FEMA's Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT) for Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) Train-the-Trainer, B461 Course offered at the Noble Training Center in Anniston, AL and many offsite locations. Ron is known domestically and internationally as a senior trainer, consultant, training manager and an experienced emergency preparedness professional.
Information and registration for FEMA's HERT for MCI TTT, B461 Course can be obtained by clicking on the link below:
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/NTC/B461.asp
The Chemical Casualty Care Division (CCCD) located at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland also presents "emergency preparedness" training through their Hospital Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (HM-CBRNE) Course. Visit the CCCD website by clicking on the link below.
https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/courses/registration/registration.htm#cbrnereg
Additional CBRNE training can be obtained from the Professional Training Institute. Its link is listed below:
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