Tank Car Specialist PER-291 (9/29-10/03)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an intensive highway transportation emergency response course intended to bring hazardous materials technicians to the specialist level as defined by OSHA, NFPA, and the EPA. Participants will be provided with detailed technical information on the design, construction, and function of the most common types of cargo tanks, intermodal and portable containers, and freight vans, as well as non-bulk packaging and compressed gas cylinders. This information will be used as a baseline to educate participants on the proper methods for the containment and mitigation of releases, proper transfer procedures, grounding and bonding, and proper safety procedures required during a highway emergency.

The classroom instruction will be reinforced by practical instruction on actual highway, intermodal, and non-bulk containers. Instructor-led demonstrations will build toward participant-led scenarios, and the entire class will cooperate in a final, large-scale response that closely replicates an incident that would be encountered by a responder. The final incident will require use of all of the skills and knowledge gained during the course in order to bring it to a successful conclusion. Proper scene assessment, damage assessment, confinement, containment, product removal, and transfers will all be evaluated during the incident to ensure that participants are capable of responding to these types of incidents upon completion of the course.

In addition to the response skills that are at the core of the course, participants will learn to assist in identifying vulnerabilities in their own local highway transportation systems so that organizations can pre-plan for incidents and minimize threats. Flammable/combustible liquid transportation incidents, hazardous materials, their possible impact on a jurisdiction, and the necessary components of NIMS and the NRF to prioritize organizational immediate actions and response operations are all covered throughout the course.

Training Dates: 09/29/2025 - 10/03/2025

Training Location:

Security & Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC)

45825 Colorado 96
Pueblo, CO 81006

Prerequisites:

IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIAN
IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command
IS - 200 for Single Resources and Initial Action (Any Version)

Registration: Please register for this course through the ACADIS Portal.

Registration Deadline: 07/31/2025