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Courses and Events

Course	Date(s)	Location	Contact/Registrar	Details
BNSF Railroad Response Hazmat Training - Multiple Dates	08/12/2020 - 8:00pm to 01/13/2021 - 10:00am	Webinar - Online	Patrick Brady General Director Hazardous Materials Safety Office 817.352.3652 Cell 817.821.1325	There are Multiple Dates and Times for Multiple Courses PLEASE CHECK THE DATES AND TIMES FOR THE COURSE/COURSES YOU WANT TO TAKE Railroad Response Hazmat Training Emergency Responders and Emergency Managers: I hope you, your families and departments members are safe and healthy. Thank you for your efforts to protect your communities. As part of our nation’s critical infrastructure, BNSF Railway continues to make sure all the goods that you, your family and communities needs are delivered safely. As you know, BNSF provides “Railroad Response Hazmat Training” to community responders at no cost. To ensure your responders and BNSF’s Hazmat Team remain healthy, we have canceled all our instructor-led classes through August 31st. It is likely we will expand the cancelations through the fall. Therefore, we have been conducting webinars every Wednesday that will allow community responders to learn how to safely and efficiently respond to railroad hazardous materials incidents at home or at their station. So far, we trained more than 2,700 first responders through these webinars with almost 200 responders participating in each session. Feedback from participants have rated the webinars as excellent. As the result of the feedback we have received from our “Wednesday Hazmat Webinar” we have added additional webinar topics. Starting on August 19th our scheduled webinar topics will include: • Railcar Knowledge for First Responders • Locomotive Awareness and Response • Initial Response for First Responders I highly recommend that those planning to participate in these newly added webinars first participate in one of the Railroad Emergency Response/Hazmat Awareness webinars. These webinars are free, will be approximately 90 minutes, and held at the following times: To participate, register here. In April, the Department of Transportation authorized BNSF to use an electronic hazardous material (hazmat) document instead of paper documents. We have posted a video on electronic train lists and communication with responders here. Please feel free to forward this message to any of your team members. Finally, if you want to continue to receive information on BNSF’s emergency response training, exercises and changes that can affect emergency responders, please take time to sign up to our communications list here. Flyer
ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents	09/21/2020 - 8:00am to 09/23/2020 - 5:00pm	(JFHQ) Air National Guard - War Skills Building 2433 NW 24th Street Lincoln NE, 68524	Larry Fichtner 402-471-7179 larry.fichtner@nebraska.gov	Overview: This 20 hour course is designed to meet the required objectives of NIMS. The class builds on the prerequisites IS 100, 200, 700 and 800 courses and is a prerequisite for the ICS 400 course. Who should attend: All Mid-level Management Federal/State/Local/Tribal/ Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel should take ICS-300, including those persons serving as command staff, section chiefs, strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center staff. Student Materials will be supplied via a USB Thumb Drive. Please bring an electronic device that can read a USB Thumb Drive No Lodging or Meals are provided during this course. Student must attend all classes to receive the state certificate. Current COVID—19 Rules will apply please bring your mask. NEMA will provide wipes and sprays for disinfecting work surfaces, Social distancing will be followed Event Dates September 21st, 22nd 23rd, 2020 Flyer Register
ICS 400 Advanced ICS Command and General Staff for Complex Incidents MT	09/24/2020 - 8:00am to 09/25/2020 - 5:00pm	(JFHQ) Air National Guard - War Skills Building 2433 NW 24th Lincoln NE, 68524	Larry Fichtner 402-471-7179 larry.fichtner@nebraska.gov	Overview: This course is designed to meet the required objectives of NIMS. The class builds on the prerequisites IS 100, 200, 700, 800 and ICS 300 courses. Who should attend: All Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non governmental personnel should take ICS-400, including those persons who will serve as command or general staff in an ICS organization, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center managers. Student Materials will be supplied via a USB Thumb Drive Please bring an electronic device that can read a USB Thumb Drive No Lodging or Meals are provided during this course. Student must attend all classes to receive the state certificate. COVID—19 Rules will apply please bring your mask. NEMA will provide wipes and sprays for disinfecting work surfaces, Social distancing will be followed Dates Are September 24th and 25th 2020 Flyer Register
NEMA Emergency Management Capstone 2020	10/07/2020 - 8:00am to 10/08/2020 - 5:00pm	(JFHQ) Air National Guard - War Skills Building 2433 NW 24th Street Lincoln NE, 68524	Chris Ulrick, 402-471-7178 chris.ulrick@nebraska.gov	The Nebraska Basic Capstone will be held this October 7^th & 8^th in Lincoln, NE When completed, this level of certification will meet all conditions for Emergency Management Certification as required under the provisions of the Nebraska Emergency Management Act. It includes independent study and resident instruction. The following comprise the Nebraska Emergency Management Basic Certification Program. The below listed independent study courses are mandatory course prerequisites prior to enrollment in the Basic Certification Capstone IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction IS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction IS-120 Introduction to Exercises IS-130 How to be an Exercise Evaluator IS-230 Fundamentals of Emergency Management IS-235 Emergency Planning IS-240 Leadership & Influence IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving IS-242 Effective Communications IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers IS-2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions IS-5 Introduction to Hazardous Materials Certificates of completion must be submitted to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Training & Exercise Unit prior to the beginning of the capstone. Subjects to be covered over the two days; Local Emergency Operations Plan (LEOP) State Emergency Operations Plan (SEOP) Utilization of Incident Management Teams (IMT) in Nebraska Public Information Officer (PIO) and Social Media G-191 Incident Command System (ICS) & Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Interface Public and Individual Assistance Hazard Mitigation Individuals who complete the IS Course pre-requisites and the Basic Capstone course will receive Nebraska Basic Emergency Manager Certification. Registrations must be submitted 14 days prior to start date. Registration Link
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING by TEEX	10/20/2020 - 8:00am to 10/23/2020 - 12:00pm	Beatrice Fire Station 310 Ella Street Beatrice, Nebraska 68310	Brian Daake Fire Chief (402) 228-5246 bdaake@beatrice.ne.gov	Course Description The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Department of Transportation requires that Hazmat Employers* train all Hazmat Employees** within 90 days of starting in the position and conduct recurrent training every three years thereafter. The Hazardous Materials Transportation Train the Trainer course, offered at no-cost, is designed for personnel who will be preparing and conducting this training. Course participants will learn applicable PHMSA requirements as well as principles of adult education and effective instructional design. In addition, participants will learn how to develop a systematic training program to ensure that hazmat employees are trained in the five areas required by 49 CFR 72 Subpart H: General awareness/familiarization, Function-specific, Safety, Security awareness, and In-Depth security. * Hazmat Employer: a person who uses one or more employees regarding: transporting hazmat in commerce; causing hazmat to be transported or shipped in commerce; or designing, manufacturing, fabricating, inspecting, representing, marking, certifying, selling, offering, reconditioning, testing, repairing, or modifying packaging as qualified for use in the transportation of hazmat. ** Hazmat Employee: a person employed by a hazmat employer, or person who is self-employed, and who directly affects hazmat transportation safety including: an owner-operator of a motor vehicle that transports hazmat; a person who: loads, unloads, or handles hazmat; designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects, tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents packaging as qualified for use in the transportation of hazmat; prepares hazmat for transportation; is responsible for safety of transporting hazmat; or operates a vehicle used to transport hazmat. Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for this course. Attendance Requirements Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend 100% of class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed. Topics DOT Training Requirements for Transportation of Hazardous Materials Principals of Adult Learning Training, Design, and Delivery PHMSA’S Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Modules Employees Who Load and Unload Hazardous Materials Employees Who Prepare Bulks and Non-Bulk Packaging Employees Who Prepare and/or Sign Shipping Papers Employees Who Report Incidents Employees With Security Responsibilities Suggested Audience This course is designed for industry personnel to include, hazmat employers, EHS professionals, operation managers, safety managers, shipping and receiving managers, hazardous waste generators, environmental consultants, warehouse supervisors, and Hazmat transporters. This Course will Start at 8:00 AM each day and will end at 5:00 PM on October 20th thru the 22nd and at 12:00 PM on October 23rd Flyer Register
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING by TEEX	01/12/2021 - 8:00am to 01/15/2021 - 12:00pm	Bellevue Fire Training Center 3100 SP Benson Drive Bellevue, NE 68123	Course Contact Jesse Eret Program Specialist Sarpy County Emergency Management Phone: (402) 593-5955 Email: jeret@sarpy.com	Course Description The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Department of Transportation requires that Hazmat Employers* train all Hazmat Employees** within 90 days of starting in the position and conduct recurrent training every three years thereafter. The Hazardous Materials Transportation Train the Trainer course, offered at no-cost, is designed for personnel who will be preparing and conducting this training. Course participants will learn applicable PHMSA requirements as well as principles of adult education and effective instructional design. In addition, participants will learn how to develop a systematic training program to ensure that hazmat employees are trained in the five areas required by 49 CFR 72 Subpart H: General awareness/familiarization, Function-specific, Safety, Security awareness, and In-Depth security. * Hazmat Employer: a person who uses one or more employees regarding: transporting hazmat in commerce; causing hazmat to be transported or shipped in commerce; or designing, manufacturing, fabricating, inspecting, representing, marking, certifying, selling, offering, reconditioning, testing, repairing, or modifying packaging as qualified for use in the transportation of hazmat. ** Hazmat Employee: a person employed by a hazmat employer, or person who is self-employed, and who directly affects hazmat transportation safety including: an owner-operator of a motor vehicle that transports hazmat; a person who: loads, unloads, or handles hazmat; designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects, tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents packaging as qualified for use in the transportation of hazmat; prepares hazmat for transportation; is responsible for safety of transporting hazmat; or operates a vehicle used to transport hazmat. Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for this course. Attendance Requirements Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend 100% of class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed. Topics DOT Training Requirements for Transportation of Hazardous Materials Principals of Adult Learning Training, Design, and Delivery PHMSA’S Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Modules Employees Who Load and Unload Hazardous Materials Employees Who Prepare Bulks and Non-Bulk Packaging Employees Who Prepare and/or Sign Shipping Papers Employees Who Report Incidents Employees With Security Responsibilities Suggested Audience This course is designed for industry personnel to include, hazmat employers, EHS professionals, operation managers, safety managers, shipping and receiving managers, hazardous waste generators, environmental consultants, warehouse supervisors, and Hazmat transporters. This Course is a 3.5 Day Course and will Start at 8:00 AM everyday and will end at 5:00PM except for Friday the 15th which will end at 12:00 PM. Flyer Register Here