General Awareness Session

This session is for those that are not necessarily emergency responders but rather those that need a general understanding of the roles and responsibilities of those that may be involved in a hazmat emergency; how to identify and define TIH/FG materials and modes of transportation; discuss response guidelines for TIH emergency scenarios; identify resources needed to assist with TIH emergencies; list key contacts for emergency communications; understand certain acts may be sabotage/terrorist acts and may be crime scenes; take a railcar overview tour of the cars at the site. (Note: after attending this session, your training will be complete.)

Locomotives and Tank Cars

Learn what safety precautions to take when responding to a rail emergency, how to identify different types of tank cars, and how to interpret tank car markings, placards, and train manifest (consist) information.

Toxic Inhalation Hazard Materials and Flammable Gases

Learn about the basic physical, chemical and toxic properties of the most common TIH and flammable gas materials, understand how to safely approach an incident scene and what precautions to take during the response and how to use the TRANSCAER process for pre-planning for these types of events.

Valves, Fittings and Leak Repair

Learn how to identify different types of tank car fittings, where they tend to leak from, and how to use leak repair tools and specialized kits ("C-kit" and Midland Kit).

Tank Truck Course

Participants will learn about general tank truck anatomy, including the features and operation of tank trucks, trailer/product identification methods, and basic spill/emergency response techniques as they apply to this mode of transporting hazardous materials.