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Why Your Employees
Need Training

Training your staff to properly respond during a mass casualty incident involving hazardous substances protects your employees, your hospital, and
your community.

Should a crisis arise, your best assets are well trained personnel who:
  • Understand their responsibilities.
  • Know how to properly respond to an incident involving contaminated victims.
  • Are aware of how to protect themselves and others.
  • Know when and how to activate the hospital's Emergency Response Plan.
 Training for
All Staffing Levels

From clinics to small rural hospitals to large metropolitan hospitals, this specialized training is designed for:
  • Emergency Department clinicians
  • Emergency Department triage staff
  • Patient tracking clerks
  • Security personnel
  • Support personnel
  • Administrative personnel and staff (Facility, Emergency Department, Maintenance, Risk Management, Human Resources, Public Relations, etc.)
  • Others (Volunteers, Groundskeepers, Valets, etc.)
The "Awareness Level Training For First Receivers" Kit

Our Training Kit is a complete easy-to-administer curriculum, conveniently delivered on a CD-ROM disc. You can begin training immediately with minimal preparation.

Each Training Kit instructs up to 20 employees and includes:
  • Video lecture presented in a practical, easy to understand format.
  • Printable handouts that accompany the lecture.
  • Reference materials.
  • Awareness examinations
Each individual passing the Awareness examination receives:
  • Wallet ID card
  • Certificate of completion for: HAZWOPER For First Receivers Awareness Level
No Grading Required
Simply return all employee answer sheets to us for grading. We'll return the results to you along with the documents certifying successful employee completion. It's that simple!

Your Options
Train and test up to 20 employees at one time or train on an individual self-paced basis. Time of study and sitting for the exam takes approximately four hours to complete.

Note: Training must be completed within one year (expiration date for CD).

Cost per Kit
$495.00 Trains 20 employees. Includes standard shipping & handling. Expedited delivery is available.

5 Easy Steps to Start Your Training  
  • Order one Training Kit per 20 employees.
  • Upon receipt of your Training Kit, complete and mail the enclosed Health Care Facility (HCF) Contact Verification/Agreement Form and Hospital Proctor Agreement Form. Upon receipt of your HCF Contact form, we will ship you the exam and answer sheets.
  • Begin Training immediately.
  • Administer the exam and return the answer sheets for grading.
  • We will return the examination results along with certificates of completion and wallet ID cards for individuals with passing scores.

Links

Oklahoma State University Fire Protection and Loss Control

US Department of Labor, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

JCAHO Emergency Preparedness website
CD-ROM Training

The "Awareness Training for First Receivers" Kit was developed at Oklahoma State University's College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology and the School of Fire Protection and Safety Technology by a team of professionals specializing in an all hazards approach to emergency response.

The "Awareness Training for First Receivers" Kit:
  • Satisfies JCAHO Environment
    of Care requirements.
  • Developed from "OSHA HAZWOPER Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release.
    of Hazardous Substances."
  • Meets and exceeds OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(q) Awareness Level training requirements.
  • Benefits all size healthcare facilities and medical clinics.

JCAHO
The Joint Commission on Accred-itation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requires an all hazards approach to allow organizations to be flexible enough to respond to emergencies of all types, whether natural or man-made (unintentional or intentional).

OSHA
In times of emergencies or disasters, not all hospital staff will be directly providing medical attention to contaminated victims. However, all hospital staff who may come into contact with potentially contaminated victims shall be provided initial and annual Awareness Level Training per "OSHA's Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances" (Jan. '05)



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