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Upcoming Training Events

Fast & Forward Decontamination

Date and Location

Topics to be covered:

Instructor:

George Sichler, a retired NYPD detective with extensive experience in law enforcement and special operations, will lead the session. He brings expertise in tactical medicine, CBRN decontamination, and countermeasures, supported by his work in training and technical advising.

Objectives:

Participants will:

1. Learn decontamination terminology used in CBRN incidents.

2. Understand the applications of dry decontamination in chemical emergencies.

3. Explore FAST-ACT technology, including testing and safety.

4. Gain awareness of practical uses for FAST-ACT in personnel, equipment, and surface decontamination.

Upcoming Training Events

DuPont Academy 201

Date and Location

Topics to be covered:

  • Protective clothing selection guidelines
  • Garment certifications, standards and test methods
  • PPE considerations for chemical hazards,
    biological hazards, clandestine lab operations and more
  • Flame-resistant (FR) PPE – fabrics, test methods and applications
  • Hands-on product & application demonstrations
  • DuPont™ SafeSPEC™ online selector tool overview

Ticket information below:

DESIGNATED OFFICER TRAINING

Upcoming Course Dates

Designated Officer 1-day Certificate Course is taught through Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA).  To find an upcoming course, please go to: 

https://www.pshsa.ca/courses/designated-officer-program-distance-learning

Past Events

PAST OHMRA TRAINING EVENTS

Responding to Natural Gas Emergencies Part 2
Free webinar featuring Jerry Knapp of Fire Engineering and Tom McCoy on responding to flammable gas emergencies and developing SOG’s for response

OHMRA Q & A

Open forum discussion with industry professionals on a variety of topics including PPE, CO2, Covid 19, and more.

December 2019, virtual event via Zoom

Chemical Protective Clothing

Webinar on chemical protective clothing and PPE for first responders.

Virtual via Zoom

Ammonia Virtual Training

Webinar on Ammonia response considerations and best practices..
Including, metering, risk based response and PPE

Virtual via Zoom

Intellipod large area monitoring array

Free ZOOM session hosted by Intellipod, focusing on a large area gas monitoring system for first responders.

Virtual via Zoom

Integrating Drones into Emergency Response

An overview of drone technology and operational review of case studies in the province of Ontario.

Virtual via Zoom

Responding to Natural Gas Emergencies Part 1

Free webinar featuring Jerry Knapp of Fire Engineering and Tom McCoy on responding to flammable gas emergencies.


Drone Systems and Training Program Development workshop for Fire Services

3 Hour Drone / RPAS systems workshop for first responders in Grimsby, ON

RAIL SAFETY & HAZMAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING

Chlorine Institute Chlorine Rail Safety Course in Mississauga, ON

Fentanyl Response and Decontamination

Hosted by Canadian Decon Solutions, October, 2019 in Markham Ontario

HAZMAT Central 2019

2 day OHMRA conference and training event in Markham, On

Tactical Response to Natural Gas Emergencies

Virtual Training session for OHMRA members

Respiratory Protection

Virtual Training event with Peter White from Hotzone training on respiratory protection and Covid 19

Ontario Hazmat Symposium 2018

Fall - 2018
One day Hazardous Materials Conference

First Responder Operations - Halton Hills

3 day Hazardous Materials FRO course delivered by the IAFF

First Responder Operations - Brampton

3 day Hazardous Materials FRO course delivered by the IAFF

Live Fire Post Fire Air Monitoring

Hosted in Brampton, gas detection and data collection provided by GASMET


Response to HME Labs for First Responders

Hosted by OHMRA and the Center of Forensic Sciences at the Oakville Fire Department Training Center.

First Responder Operations - Brampton

3 day Hazardous Materials FRO course delivered by the IAFF

Courses

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