Propane Emergencies Training for Awareness Mission-Specific Responders

This online course provides foundational knowledge to recognize fundamental propane characteristics, risks, regulations, safety, and indications of potential propane-related emergencies. The course prepares individuals who are likely to witness or discover a propane release to initiate the appropriate emergency response sequence based on their training and notify the proper authorities of the release.

• Introduction & Lesson 1: Physical Properties, Benefits, and Risks of Propane
• Lesson 2: Introduction to Propane Regulations and Standards
• Lesson 3: Propane Containers
• Lesson 4: Introduction to Propane Emergencies and Incident Management
• Lesson 5: Introduction to Hazard and Risk Evaluation
• End of Course Assessment

Resources

• Emergency Response Guidebook 2020 Updates (video)
  The first video in a three-part series on the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). This video covers the latest updates and new information in the 2020 ERG.
• How to use the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook (video)
  The second video in a three-part series on the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). This video covers the basics of how to use the 2020 ERG—the go-to manual for first responders needing to identify specific hazmat risks, steps to protect themselves, and procedures for containing the incident as quickly and safely as possible.
• 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook: Notification Sequence and Requests for Technical Information (video)
  The final video in a three-part series on the 2020 Emergency Guidebook (ERG). This video discusses steps to access relevant information outside of the ERG.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• Safety Data Sheet - Propane