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This 16 Hour CSTI Hazardous Materials Incident Commander (CSTI Certified Classroom Version) course provides the tools a person needs to assume control of an emergency response to a hazardous materials incident. It focuses on legal and practical requirements to safely and competently manage a hazardous materials incident. Instructional methods include class activities, case studies, and tabletop exercises, with an emphasis on hands- on decision-making.
Students who take this CSTI 16-hour Hazardous Materials Incident Commander training will have completed most of the 24-hour training requirement for certification as a Hazmat Incident Commander. In order to be certified by this CSTI training, students must also complete First Responder Operations (FRO) training and ICS-100 training (see: REQUIREMENTS).
OSHA requires certified Hazardous Materials Incident Commanders to take annual refresher training, which consists of "sufficient content and duration to maintain responder competencies." This may be interpreted as taking this or other relevant training each year.
Hazardous Materials Incident Commanders are trained to manage hazardous materials emergencies beyond that of the First Responder. Upon arrival at the scene of an incident, they formally assume command from the first responder, who should have established a working Incident Command System (ICS) and functioned as the interim Incident Commander.
Hazardous Materials Incident Commanders are trained to manage hazardous materials emergencies beyond that of the First Responder. Upon arrival at the scene of an incident, they formally assume command from the first responder, who should have established a working Incident Command System (ICS) and functioned as the interim Incident Commander.
The California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) and the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal OES) serve as a critical component in providing emergency training programs to professionals who strive to protect and rescue citizens in harm. Training certification will be granted under California Government Code Section 8574.19-23 and California Code of Regulations Title 19, Sections 2510-2560.
This course will be taught by a CSTI certified outreach instructor who has successfully completed the CSTI course AND a CSTI Instructor Certification Course.
This training will take a minimum of 16 hours to complete. Our standard 2-day delivery format is two consecutive 8-hour days. Other options are available for client-hosted classes.
This course is intended for firefighters, government employees, military personnel, and private industry emergency responders, who could manage a hazardous materials emergency.
Each participant who successfully completes this course will be issued a state certificate from CSTI/Cal OES. This course also complies with the training requirements for Hazmat Incident Commander under Fed-OSHA, Cal-OSHA, and NFPA 472. While a downloadable temporary certificate is available within 24 hours of completion, the certificate from the State of California takes up to 3 weeks for delivery.
Currently, Safety Unlimited is only authorized for classroom delivery of this training, which is offered both through open enrollment or by employers hosting their own on-site training. You can request a quote to have on-site training conducted at your location.
The 16-hour CSTI/Cal OES version of this training has not been approved for online course delivery.
Per the California Department of Public Health, Safety Unlimited, Inc. is authorized to offer 16 Contact Hours (1.6 CEUs) of Continuing Education (CE) for this program.
While these CE units are intended for Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHS) in California, they are often transferred to other accrediting bodies. Please check with your specific agency for more details and to learn if your agency accepts this course for CE credit (Public Health Accreditation #044).
Safety Unlimited, Inc. is authorized by IACET to offer 16 Contact Hours (1.6 CEUs) of Continuing Education (CE) for this program.
Safety Unlimited, Inc. (Provider #5660170-2) is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Safety Unlimited, Inc. complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, Safety Unlimited, Inc. is accredited to issue the IACET CEU. As an IACET Accredited Provider, Safety Unlimited, Inc. offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.
This course includes instructor-led lectures where students are encouraged to engage with the instructor, answer questions posed by the instructor and ask questions of their own. The course will also include several tabletop exercises that will require students to resolve situations based on the information they have learned in the course.
These lectures and exercises are intended to help prepare students for the final exam.
You must complete all training content, including lectures, exercises, the final exam, and the course evaluation in order to receive a course completion certificate and the Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this training.
This course has a single final exam provided at the end of the second day of training.
The exam consists of 30 questions. A score of 70% or better is required to pass the exam. After completing the exam, the instructor will lead a discussion of the exam results to explain each answer. Students who do not pass the exam the first time are invited to retake the exam.
This course consists of 5 modules broken down into 24 sections. Students are required to take each section in sequential order as listed below.
| Section | Section Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ||
| 1 | Welcome and Course Overview | |
| 2 | ICS, Team Typing, and Response Resources | |
| 3 | Hazmat Laws, Regulations, and Plans | |
| 4 | Hazard Assessment | |
| 5 | Tabletop Exercise: Assessing Hazards | |
| 6 | Hazard Assessment (cont.) | |
| 7 | Tabletop Exercise: Response Options | |
| 8 | Hazard Assessment (cont.) | |
| 9 | Tabletop Exercise: Intermodal Container | |
| 10 | Review | |
| Day 2 | ||
| 11 | Hazmat Site Safety | |
| 12 | Operational Risk Management | |
| 13 | Tabletop Exercise: Industrial Accident | |
| 14 | Protective Actions | |
| 15 | Tabletop Exercise: Rail Accident | |
| 16 | Incident Termination | |
| 17 | Tabletop Exercise: Incident Debrief | |
| 18 | Final Review | |
| 19 | Written Exam | |
| 20 | Course Review and Graduation |
Loading Classroom Dates…The objectives of the CSTI 16-hour Hazardous Materials Incident Commander course are to meet the OSHA training requirements found in 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(v).
This course is designed to meet OSHA training requirements for Hazardous Materials Incident Commanders, who must be trained in accordance with section (q) of the HAZWOPER regulation.
The total hourly requirement for Hazardous Materials Incident Commanders is 24 hours. This 16-hour class, coupled with the prerequisites described below, will bring the student to the 24-hour training level requirement.
Students are not required to bring any technology or equipment to the training. All technology, equipment, documentation, etc. needed for this training is provided by Safety Unlimited, Inc. Students may bring electronic note-taking devices if they choose.
In order to be certified as a Hazardous Materials Incident Commander, students must complete the 16-hour Hazardous Materials Incident Commander course as well as an additional 8 hours of training to meet the 24-hour training requirement.
The additional 8-hour CTSI training requirement is met by taking two additional courses: First Responder Operations and ICS-100.
First Responder Operations (FRO) can be taken online Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (FRO) Level II Responder or in the classroom 16 Hour CSTI Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (FRO) Level II Responder. ICS-100 can be taken free from FEMA.
