Hazmat Ops Refresher – Product Control & Emergency Decontamination (HMOR24-D)
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<h3><a href="https://ncem-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HazMatRefresherHMOR24-D-3-23-26.pdf"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>SEE FLYER</strong></span></a></h3>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff6600">COURSE IS A 6-HOUR TRAINING COURSE</span>. Schedule is as follows:</h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #808080">Monday, March 23, 2026 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.</span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #808080">Monday, March 30, 2026 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.</span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff6600">COURSE DESCRIPTION: </span><span style="color: #808080">Provide refresher training for first responders that respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, and the environment. Personnel are trained to respond in a defensive fashion to contain the release from a safe distance, to keep it from spreading, and to protect exposures. They must understand basic hazard and risk assessment, how to select and use proper personal protective equipment, basic hazardous materials terms, basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available, and basic decontamination procedures and termination procedures.</span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #ff6600">MANDATORY PREREQUISITES:</span> </span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff0000">Must have successfully passed either the HMOJB or HMO24 course.</span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff6600">RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES:</span> <span style="color: #808080">None listed.</span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff6600">CLASS LOCATION(S)</span>:</h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #808080">Class will be held at the Forks Township Fire Department located at 1608 Sullivan Trail, Easton, PA 18040.</span> <em>(<span style="color: #0000ff"><strong><a style="color: #0000ff" href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/6KX7feBoivMqctTeA">DIRECTIONS</a></strong></span>)</em></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff6600">COURSE REGISTRATION:</span> <span style="color: #808080">Please visit <span style="color: #0000ff"><strong><a style="color: #0000ff" href="https://www.train.org/pa/course/1134624/live-event">THIS LINK</a></strong></span> to enroll. Link also available on flyer. <span style="color: #ff0000">Attendance is limited to 30 students.</span></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff6600">IMPORTANT INFORMATION:</span> <span style="color: #808080">This class is FREE to all Northampton County Responders. For out-of-county responders, a fee MAY apply and will be determined by the number of students enrolled.</span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #808080">To download the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) smartphone app visit the appropriate link: For</span> <span style="color: #0000ff"><a style="color: #0000ff" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.nih.nlm.erg2012&pli=1">ANDROID</a></span> <span style="color: #808080">devices, for</span> <span style="color: #808080"><span style="color: #0000ff"><a style="color: #0000ff" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/erg-for-ios/id1597142669">iOS</a></span> devices</span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #ff6600">QUESTIONS / CONTACT:</span> <span style="color: #808080">If you have questions or concerns please email: <span style="color: #0000ff"><a style="color: #0000ff" href="mailto:safety@northampton.edu">safety@northampton.edu</a></span></span></h4>