IAFF HazMat Training at DOE Nuclear Sites

International Association Fire Fighters, Washington DC

Investigators

Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract: The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) will continue its worker health and safety training program to prepare workers, including firefighters and emergency response personnel, within a 150-mile radius of DOE weapons facilities to respond to complex emergencies, aiming to prevent work-related harm and enhance health and safety. Through this collaboration, the IAFF will deliver established, high-quality training programs, including the HazMat Technician, Confined Space Rescue, HazMat Operations, and the cutting-edge Responding to Renewable Energy course, currently in development in conjunction with the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. The IAFF has a proven track record of developing, updating, and delivering emergency responder training programs, evidenced by successful impact stories, excellent survey feedback, and repeated positive third-party reviews. IAFF training will be accessible to workers who respond to chemical release emergencies at DOE facilities, including firefighters, EMS, emergency management, public health officials, facility managers (labor and management), law enforcement, other emergency response personnel, and local community partners. Through this continued cooperative agreement, the IAFF will: • Deliver a minimum of 12 HazMat Technician courses, 12 Confined Space Rescue courses, five HazMat Operations courses, and five Responding to Renewable Energy Emergencies courses annually, resulting in at least 34 classes each year, training 850 workers. Over a five-year period, the IAFF will conduct a minimum of 170 classes, training 4,250 workers. • Use a robust network, including GIS software, social media, and partnerships with public and private sectors to reach firefighters, EMS, emergency management, public health officials, facility managers (labor and management), law enforcement, and other emergency response personnel who are likely to response to a chemical emergency within a 150-mile radius of the DOE facility. • Utilize innovative evaluation protocols including Kirkpatrick levels of evaluation to demonstrate training effectiveness and exceed the NIEHS Minimum Training Criteria using third-party evaluators to sample trainees, gather feedback, apply data analysis, and logic models to assess the efficacy.