7600
- Disaster Site Worker
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The goal of this course is to increase the participant's awareness of the
safety and health hazards, including CBRNE agents, that may be encountered
at a natural or human-made disaster site. The importance of respiratory
and other personal protective equipment and proper decontamination procedures
that may be used to mitigate the hazards will be emphasized. Participants
will support the use of an Incident Command System through the safe performance
of their job responsibilities. They will be able to show awareness of effects
of traumatic incident stress that can result from working conditions and
measures to reduce this stress. In addition, participants will be able to
perform the following specific tasks correctly: 1) inspection of an air-purifying
respirator; 2) donning and doffing an air-purifying respirator; and 3) respirator
user seal check.
PREREQUISITE: Completion of the 10 Hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course - Please call 813-974-7782 for information on how to obtain a 10 hour course.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The audience for this course is Disaster Site Workers who provide skilled
support services (e.g. utility, demolition, debris removal,
or heavy equipment operation) or site clean-up services in response
to a disaster.
COURSE DATES - click on location for address, directions
and hotel information
Location |
Start Date |
End Date |
2008 |
|
| Orlando, FL |
April 23 |
April 24 |
| St. Petersburg, FL |
May 06 |
May 07 |
| Orlando, FL |
December 11 |
December 12 |
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Accommodations for Disabilities: Please notify the CPE Office, 12901 Bruce
B. Downs Blvd., MDC Box 60, Tampa, Florida, 33612 or call (813) 974-6695 a
minimum of ten working days in advance of the event if a reasonable accommodation
for a disability is needed. Events, activities and facilities of the University
of South Florida are available without regard to race, color, sex, national
origin, disability, age, or Vietnam veteran status as provided by law and
in accordance with the University's respect for personal dignity.
