This document outlines the objectives and key topics of Unit 1 of First Responder Awareness Level Training. The unit focuses on preparation, identifying the training requirements of OSHA and EPA, the role of awareness level first responders, and the roles of LEPCs and SERCs. It defines hazardous materials according to DOT, EPA, and OSHA, and notes that hazmat incidents require special protective measures and a different operational approach than normal first response.

1. First Responder Awareness Level
Training
UNIT 1 - “Preparation”

2. Unit Objectives
• Identify OSHA and EPA training
requirements
• Identify the role of the Awareness Level
First Responder
• Identify the roles of the Local Emergency
Planning Committee (LEPC) and the State
Emergency Response Commission (SERC)

3. Hazardous Materials
• Defined in numerous ways
– U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
– U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
• Simplified Definition
• Extremely Hazardous Substances