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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs<br />
Safety Training for Supervisors (IS-37)<br />
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration<br />
(OSHA) mandates that all <strong>Federal</strong> Employers who<br />
supervise or manage employees have the ability to<br />
provide a safe and healthful work place for all FEMA<br />
personnel. This course provides the training needed<br />
to comply with OSHA regulations for supervisors<br />
and managers of FEMA staff.<br />
Selection Criteria: Any FEMA personnel placed in<br />
the role of supervising or managing other FEMA<br />
personnel.<br />
CEUs: .2<br />
Study Hours: 2<br />
Household Hazardous Materials (IS-55)<br />
The course will introduce you to household<br />
hazardous materials and things you can do to protect<br />
yourself and your family from injury or death.<br />
In the first unit, you will learn about basic chemical<br />
and physical properties, the ways chemicals enter<br />
your body, and the effects chemicals have on your<br />
body.<br />
In the second and third units, you will learn<br />
about cleaning products, lead, mercury, gasoline,<br />
compressed gases, carbon monoxide, medical<br />
supplies, chlorine, pesticides, and much more.<br />
In the last two units, you will cover labels, personal<br />
protective equipment, proper disposal methods,<br />
preventive measures to take before natural disasters,<br />
and less toxic alternatives.<br />
Dangers from chemical products depend greatly on<br />
the individuals using them. Chemicals are safe to use<br />
when people read the directions and use the chemicals<br />
correctly. This course is available both online<br />
and by requesting a CD-ROM from the Independent<br />
Study web site. It will take 1 to 3 hours to complete<br />
all the units and take the final exam.<br />
CEUs: .3<br />
Study Hours: 3<br />
155<br />
Military Resources in <strong>Emergency</strong><br />
<strong>Management</strong> (IS-75)<br />
The purpose of this course is to provide participants<br />
with an overview of U.S. military resources potentially<br />
available to assist civilian authorities and procedures<br />
for obtaining and integrating military resources into<br />
disaster response and recovery operations.<br />
The goal is to provide emergency managers at every<br />
jurisdictional level an overview of military resources;<br />
their capabilities and limitations; and how to access<br />
and integrate them in their respective jurisdiction’s<br />
disaster response and recovery operations in order<br />
to save lives, mitigate human suffering, and mitigate<br />
significant property and/or environmental damage.<br />
Selection Criteria: This course is developed in a flexible<br />
delivery format. A facilitator’s guide and visuals are<br />
available for delivery in a classroom setting.<br />
CEUs: .2<br />
Study Hours: 2<br />
Introduction to the Incident Command<br />
System (ICS), ICS-100 (IS-100 .b)<br />
This course provides training on and resources for<br />
personnel who require a basic understanding of the<br />
Incident Command System (ICS).<br />
This course introduces the Incident Command<br />
System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher<br />
level ICS training. This course describes the history,<br />
features and principles, and organizational structure<br />
of the Incident Command System. It also explains the<br />
relationship between ICS and the National Incident<br />
<strong>Management</strong> System (NIMS).<br />
<strong>Course</strong> topics:<br />
• ICS Overview<br />
• Basic Features of ICS<br />
• Incident Commander and Command Staff<br />
Functions<br />
• General Staff Functions<br />
• ICS Facilities<br />
• Common Responsibilities<br />
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy<br />
INDEPENDENT STUDY<br />
COURSES