Glen Rudner

A Complete Training Solution for Hazardous Materials Technicians and Incident Commanders!In 982, the authors Mike Hildebrand and Greg Noll, along with Jimmy Yvorra, first introduced the concept of the Eight-Step Process© for managinghazardous materials (hazmat) incidents when their highly regarded manual, Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident was published. Nowin its revised fourth edition, this text is widely used by fire fighters, hazmat teams, bomb squads, industrial emergency response teams, and otheremergency responders who may manage unplanned hazardous materials incidents. As a result of changing government regulations and consensusstandards, as well as the need for terrorism response training, Mr. Noll and Mr. Hildebrand have modified and refined their process of managinghazmat incidents and added enhanced content, tips, case studies, and detailed charts and tables.The Revised Fourth Edition contains comprehensive content covering:• Hazard assessment and risk evaluation• Identifying the problem and implementing the response plan• Hazardous materials properties and effects• Identifying and coordinating resources• Decontamination procedures• The Eight-Step Process©• Personal protective equipment selection• Procedures for terminating the incidentThe Revised Fourth Edition's dynamic features include:• NFPA 72 and 472 Correlation Guide for the Hazardous Materials Technician and Hazardous Materials Incident Commander levels• Correlation matrix to the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Bachelor's (Non-Core) Managerial Issuesin Hazardous Materials Course (C 274)• Realistic, detailed case studies• Practical, step-by-step skill drills• Important hazardous materials technician and safety tipsAlso available to support Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, Fourth Edition:• Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, Fourth Edition Field Operations Guide• Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, Fourth Edition Student Workbook• Navigate TestPrep: Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident• Hazardous Materials: Awareness and Operations, Third Editio

The Hazardous Materials Preferred Package is a basic online learning solution for instructors using Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, Fourth Edition. The Preferred Package offers a variety of management and assessment tools, including: • Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, Fourth Edition (print) – covers the entire spectrum of the 2013 Edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents. • Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, Fourth Edition Student Workbook (print) – student exercises to enhance the content of the Fourth Edition • Course Management Tools (Course Manager) – a complete online classroom • Navigate TestPrep: Hazardous Materials – a dynamic resource to simulate certification exams • Companion Website for Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, Fourth Edition – chapter pretests and activities at www.fire.jbpub.com/hazmattech The Hazardous Materials Preferred Package allows instructors to give students the tools they need to build a solid, knowledgeable foundation with market-leading content. Cutting-edge digital resources expand upon and reinforce this foundation, creating world-class hazardous materials technicians and incident commanders. Note: In order to access digital resources, a student must be enrolled in a course where the instructor is using the Navigate platform.

A Complete Training Solution for Hazardous Materials Technicians and Incident Commanders! In 1982, the authors Mike Hildebrand and Greg Noll, along with Jimmy Yvorra, first introduced the concept of the Eight-Step Process© for managing hazardous materials incidents when their highly regarded manual, Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident was published. Now in its Fourth Edition, this text is widely used by fire fighters, hazmat teams, bomb squads, industrial emergency response teams, and other emergency responders who may manage unplanned hazardous materials incidents. As a result of changing government regulations and consensus standards, as well as the need for terrorism response training, Mr. Noll and Mr. Hildebrand have modified and refined their process of managing hazmat incidents and added enhanced content, tips, case studies, and detailed charts and tables. The Fourth Edition contains comprehensive content covering: • Hazard assessment and risk evaluation • Identifying the problem and implementing the response plan • Hazardous materials properties and effects • Identifying and coordinating resources • Decontamination procedures • The Eight-Step Process© • Personal protective equipment selection • Procedures for terminating the incident The Fourth Edition’s dynamic features include: • Knowledge and Skills Objectives correlated to the 2013 Edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents • ProBoard Assessment Methodology Matrices for the Hazardous Materials Technician and Hazardous Materials Incident Commander levels • Correlation matrix to the National Fire Academy’s Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Bachelor’s (Non- Core) Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials Course Objectives • Realistic, detailed case studies • Practical, step-by-step skill drills • Important hazardous materials technician and safety tips