COMDTINST 6260.31A
(4) Other than the National Strike Force, units desiring to have personnel attend non-
Coast Guard provided courses to satisfy HAZWOPER training--such as the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hazardous Materials Incident Response
Operation (HMIRO) course--should coordinate such training with their respective
SEH and response staffs. Such requests would normally come from units with
personnel who are unable to attend Coast Guard-provided training due to scheduling
or unit location.
c. Satisfying Training Hours Requirements. As noted above, the ELPOC course will
provide and document hours of training associated with satisfying requirements for the
various HAZWOPER training levels; other TRACEN Yorktown courses that integrate
HAZWOPER into their curriculum will need to provide and document the training hours
similarly. Unit-level training using a Commandant-provided standardized Hazwoper
Training Curriculum (HTC) will satisfy all emergency response training hours
requirements for First Responder Awareness, First Responder Operations, and many of
the requirements for Incident Commander. The EPA's HMIRO course meets training
hour requirements for all First Responder and Post-Emergency levels; however the course
does not provide sufficient focus upon competencies associated with Emergency
Response Hazmat Technician/Specialist and Incident Commander to satisfy requirements
for these levels.
d. Satisfying Training Competency Requirements. The ELPOC course at TRACEN
Yorktown and the standard HTC include exercises and evaluations to ensure that Coast
Guard personnel meet the competency requirements as outlined for the applicable training
levels. Other TRACEN Yorktown courses that integrate HAZWOPER will need to have
similar means to ensure competencies are met for specified training levels. As noted, the
HMIRO course--and many other non-Coast Guard training resources--do not include
necessary competency requirements. Any non-Coast Guard courses that are used to meet
training hours requirements must also provide documentation to ensure that competency
requirements are met.
e. Satisfying Field Training Requirements. These are only applicable to post-emergency
training levels. They are not met by the ELPOC course or by unit level trainers using the
HTC and would normally only be met through supervised involvement in real operations.
f. Satisfying the Refresher Training Requirements. Refresher training is required annually
for all responders and is intended to ensure maintenance of the requisite knowledge base
and competencies for their expected level of response. The following constitutes
refresher training for the purposes of this requirement:
(1) Formal HAZWOPER training (refresher or initial) using the HTC; or
(2) Completion of the Unit Safety Coordinator Course (PMIS 500813) or Safety and
Occupational Health Coordinator Course (PMIS 340369); or
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