Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

NEMI-0332

Organization's ID:

ELK0955

Organization:

National Emergency Training Center (EMI)

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

4 days (32 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	2	emergency management

Students may not receive credit for this course if credit is awarded for ELK954 (NEMI-0180).

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to prepare learners to become NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Trainers through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.

Learning Outcomes:

Identify techniques used to prioritize hazards for mitigation, as well as several types of mitigation and accident prevention
Identify the course objective and position-specific resource materials for the position of Safety Officer
Explain the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to response operations
Identify the information that the Safety Officer must obtain when beginning work on an incident and potential source for obtaining that information
Contrast between a hazard and a safety risk
Develop an ICS Form 215A Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis given a scenario
Create an ICS Form 208 HM Site Safety and Control Plan
Apply multiple methods of communicating safety risks and mitigations through the Incident Safety Plan, Assistant Safety Officers, Safety Messages, and Safety Briefings
Explain the Safety Officer’s interactions with the Logistics Section (and its various sub-units) to ensure that personnel needs are safely met
Explain the role and responsibilities of the Safety Officer in assuming the position and creating an attitude of safety on an incident