NFPA 472 Standard for Competencies of Responders to HazMat - WMD Incidents
Technical BulletinLast updated Sunday, April 1, 2018This standard shall identify the minimum levels of competence required by responders to emergencies involving hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD). A.1.1.1 Outside the United States, hazardous materials might be called dangerous goods (see Annex E). Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are known by many different abbreviations and acronyms, including CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive), B-NICE (biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, explosive), COBRA(chemical, ordinance, biological, radiological agents), and NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical). 1.1.2 This standard shall apply to any individual or member of any organization who responds to hazardous materials/WMD incidents. 1.1.3 This standard shall cover the competencies for awareness level personnel, operations level responders, hazardous materials technicians, incident commanders, hazardous materials officers, hazardous materials safety officers, and other specialist employees. Fee may be required
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