For the response professionals who must be fully prepared to deal with chemical, biological, radiological, and other hazardous materials, personal safety and confidence comes not only from wearing the best-possible personal protective equipment, but also from having an effective decontamination procedure and from proficiency in the procedure. |
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| Increasingly, response professionals face an "all-hazards" threat from the combination and interaction of pollutants, toxins, industrial byproducts, toxic spills, biohazards, or terrorism. A key factor for these men and women is their confidence that after performing their duties they can get out of their protective gear and go home - clean.
Successful decontamination starts with procedures that have been "verified" to have maximum effectiveness and continues with training in that verified procedure that incorporates visible evidence of success or failure (performance feedback).
HSA uses performance-based learning; unique tools and techniques; and the Contaminated Doffing Principles (CDP) developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to greatly improve the chances for a successful decontamination. Decontamination skills must be learned hands-on; there is no way to get around that. Training under realistic conditions with performance feedback that provides visible evidence is the standard for excellence.
Click this link to read the HSA Essentials. |
