HZMT 1950 — Characteristics of Haz Mat 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the basic concepts needed by first responders, emergency operations personnel, industry, and law enforcement to eval- uate the potential hazards and behaviors of materials considered haz - ardous. It examines the reasons for the chemical behavior of hazardous materials and is designed to improve decision-making in safety opera - tions, handling, entrance protection, mitigation, and decontamination procedures. Units of the course include the Periodic Table, chemical and physical aspects of chemical compounds and how these properties affect emergency incidents, salts, non-salts, the hydrocarbon family, hydrocar- bon derivatives, and physical process of combustion.