Seats AvailableOn behalf of the Mid-America LEPC/ HEPA, we are pleased to announce the “Tactical Chemistry for Emergency Responders” course. This training opportunity is sponsored by Kansas Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning (HMEP) funds. This is a 16-hour course delivered on a shift-friendly schedule over the course of 2 days.Target Audience: Hazardous materials response personnel, law enforcement drug identification and clan lab folks would benefit.
The course covers the chemistry of hazardous materials with live demonstrations, hands-on activities and lots of chemical identification exercises using a variety of air monitoring and sample identification equipment including pH paper, oxidizer paper, multi-gas instruments, PIDs, mass spectrometers, flame photometry, and Raman and FTIR spectrometers. Students will get hands-on experience with two dozen different chemicals.
There is no cost to attend, but you must register. Please select and register for one of the Day 1 and one of the Day 2 training dates.
Lunch and refreshments will not be served, you are on your own each day.
Course Objectives:By the end of this course, students will learn and describe:
1. Chemical and physical properties2. Periodic table3. Salts4. Hydrocarbons5. Hydrocarbon derivatives6. Detection and identification technologies
April 30, 20259:00AM - 5:00PM
*lunch and refreshments are on your own*
Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department Station #6
9548 State Ave.Kansas City, KS 66111
There is no cost, but registration is required.
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