Basic Technical Classroom Courses

CSEPP Chemical Awareness

This 8-hour course is designed to familiarize participants with the chemical stockpile and its components, the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP), and the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). Participants will be able to recognize chemical agent characteristics, signs and symptoms of agent exposure, and learn how to avoid contact with agents in an off-site incident involving the accidental release of one or more chemical agents (nerve agents, such as VX, GA, and GB and blister agents, such as sulfur mustard).

Specifically, at the end of this training program the participant should be able to describe the types of chemical agents stored in each location, describe the major emergency planning steps for protecting people in the event of a chemical incident, describe how to avoid contact with chemical agents, and descrie the effects of weather and terrain on the movement of chemical agents.

ACT FAST
(Agent Characterization and Toxicity First Aid and Special Treatment)

This 8-hour course is designed to prepare emergency medical personnel to recognize and provide first response treatment to persons accidentally exposed to nerve and blister agents. The objective of this training program is to prepare participants to respond to an off-installation scene involving an accidental release of one or more chemical agents (nerve agents, such as VX, GA, and GB and blister agents, such as sulfur mustard).

Specifically, at the end of this training program, the participant should be able to describe the potential hazards of nerve and blister agents (what they are, how they spread, and how they work) to identify the signs and symptoms of nerve and blister agent exposure.

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