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A=COM • First responders at the operational level shall have received at least eight hours of training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas in addition to those listed for the awareness level and the employer shall so certify: o Knowledge of the basic hazard and risk assessment techniques; o Know how to select and use proper personal protective equipment provided to the first responder operational level; o An understanding of basic hazardous materials terms; o Know how to perform basic control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with their unit; o Know how to implement basic decontamination procedures; o An understanding of the relevant standard operating procedures and termination procedures; 4.6.17 Hazardous Materials Technician Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify: • Know how to implement the employer's emergency response plan; • Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and equipment; • Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System, refer to Federal Emergency Management Agency—FEMA:Incident Command System; • Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical PPE provided to the hazardous materials technician; • Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques; • Be able to perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit; • Understand and implement decontamination procedures; • Understand termination procedures; • Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior. 4.6.18 Hazardous Materials Specialist Hazardous materials specialists shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the technician level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify: • Know how to implement the local emergency response plan; • Understand classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using advanced survey instruments and equipment; • Know the state or applicable jurisdictional emergency response plan; • Be able to select and use proper specialized chemical PPE provided to the hazardous materials specialist; • Understand in-depth hazard and risk techniques; • Be able to perform specialized control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available; Hazardous Waste Operations(S3AM-117-PR1) Revision 3 July31,2019 PRINTED COPIES ARE UNCONTROLLED. CONTROLLED COPY IS AVAILABLE ON COMPANY INTRANET. 18 of 21