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AWR160 – WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders Online

This online course focuses on training responders to meet the requirements established in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1072 (2017 ed.),“Competencies for Awareness Level Personnel,”(chapter 4) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 (q) (6) (i) (a-f) “First Responder Awareness Level” competencies.

This course encompasses an all-hazards approach to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents, including acts of terrorism where Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials may have been used. It provides participants the knowledge to recognize the hazardous material, protect themselves, notify others, and secure the scene.

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Contact Information

Phone: (979) 458-6833
Email: studentrecords@teex.tamu.edu

AWR213 – Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness

This course will introduce participants to the key terms, policy, guidance, and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation’s critical infrastructure. Participants will discuss the risk management framework, describe Federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions. Focus will be placed on local preparedness efforts as they relate to the national approach to critical infrastructure security and resilience, enabling stakeholders to address local planning within a common framework. Informed planning is consistent with accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Individuals completing this course in combination with MGT310, MGT315, and MGT414, are awarded the TEEX Infrastructure Protection Certificate.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for AWR213 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness course #78408.

Note: For deliveries on, or after, January 3, 2022, participants enrolled in an in-person, classroom-based course delivery will need access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to complete course testing and evaluations electronically. 

Note: Participants enrolled in a TEEX-Instructor Led Webinar must have access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to participate in all course sessions as well as complete course testing and evaluations electronically.

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Contact Information

Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

AWR401 – Threat & Hazard Identification & Risk Assess & Stakeholder Preparedness Review

This course introduces the six-step THIRA/SPR process which includes identifying threats and hazards that stress a community’s capabilities, giving context to those threats and hazards and identifying associated impacts consistent with specific factors, identifying community-specific capability targets, assessing current levels of capability in comparison to those targets, identifying capability gaps and subsequent strategies to close those gaps.

Successful completion of the course will assist local emergency responders and stakeholders in generating actionable preparedness data that communities can use to support a variety of emergency management efforts, including planning, training, exercises, and incident response and recovery. THIRA/SPR-informed planning is consistent with and expands on nationally accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Course #77998.

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Contact Information

Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

EOT220 – Explosive Breacher Entry

Explosive entry continues to grow in American Law Enforcement as a viable tactical option for high risk warrants and hostage rescues. The number of explosive breaches has increased over the last few years but remains relatively low compared to the number of tactical teams in the United States. In this five-day course, explosive entries will be made through Class 1 Steel doors as well as solid wood and hollow core doors. Participants will learn the construction of distraction devices and the use of other explosives by conducting approximately 60 detonations using various amounts of explosives to ensure proper logging, placement and application of methods used to make entry in a safe but affective manner. The TEEX Explosive Breaching course is geared toward increasing the knowledge and skills of SWAT, Tactical, and EOD teams.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Course #78025.

Participant Testimonials:

• “This is the second course I traveled from California to take at this institution. I don’t see the same quality of education or facilities or instructors in home state.“
• “We were able to fire over 100 shots of a wide variety. It was great learning experience and I feel very comfortable taking my knowledge back to my agency.“

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Contact Information

Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

MGT310 – Threat & Hazard Identificat’n & Risk Assessm’t & Stakeholder Preparedness Rev.

This course introduces the six-step THIRA/SPR process which includes identifying threats and hazards that stress a community’s capabilities, giving context to those threats and hazards and identifying associated impacts consistent with specific factors, identifying community-specific capability targets, assessing current levels of capability in comparison to those targets, identifying capability gaps and subsequent strategies to close those gaps.

Successful completion of the course will assist local emergency responders and stakeholders in generating actionable preparedness data that communities can use to support a variety of emergency management efforts, including planning, training, exercises, and incident response and recovery. THIRA/SPR-informed planning is consistent with and expands on nationally accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Individuals completing this course in combination with MGT315, MGT414, and AWR213, are awarded the TEEX Infrastructure Protection Certificate.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for MGT310 JTHIRA course #78406.

Note: For deliveries on, or after, January 3, 2022, participants enrolled in an in-person, classroom-based course delivery will need access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to complete course testing and evaluations electronically. 

Note: Participants enrolled in a TEEX-Instructor Led Webinar must have access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to participate in all course sessions as well as complete course testing and evaluations electronically.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

MGT312 – Senior Officials Workshop for All-Hazards Preparedness

This course provides a forum to discuss strategic and executive-level issues related to all-hazard disaster preparedness, to share proven strategies and best practices, and to enhance coordination among officials responsible for emergency response and recovery from a disaster.   This workshop integrates a multimedia scenario and vignettes that highlight key issues and facilitates executive-level discussion of the United States’ National Strategy for Homeland Security.  Additionally, the forum provides an opportunity to apply lessons learned from past local and national all-hazards disasters.

This course includes seven distinct modules incorporating lecture, discussion, and a practical exercise.  Each module focuses on a key component of disaster preparedness, such as Culture of Preparedness, Integrated Partnerships, Organizing for Success, Crisis Communications, etc.  Within the various modules are opportunities for group interaction and discussion.  The final module of the course is designed to provide the participants the opportunity to develop an action plan or to-do list for follow-up consideration and action.

The practical exercise consists of an expanding incident, designed specifically to address the local community’s needs or concerns.  Participants are provided information and periodic updates, after which they are given a list of questions to consider and discuss.  Through these updates, the incident builds upon itself until it reaches a mass casualty/catastrophic level, thereby overwhelming the normal capabilities of the local jurisdiction and challenging the participants to consider their local policies, resources, and limitations.

This workshop provides a unique opportunity for local or regional executives to share strategies and coordinate plans for emergency preparedness and response. This workshop is an effective process for discussing executive-level issues with leaders from the agencies involved in all levels of the emergency management structure.

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Contact Information

Steve Keim
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5646
Email: steven.keim@teex.tamu.edu

MGT314 – Enhanced All-Hazards Incident Management/Unified Command

The Enhanced Incident Management/Unified Command for All Hazards course focuses on incident management skills, staff responsibilities, and the related situational awareness skills using a computer-driven training simulation designed to create a challenging decision-making environment in an expanding complex incident.

The course focuses on the processes used in an Incident Command Post (ICP) and the key decision-making requirements within that response node. Command and coordination, resource management, and communications & information management are emphasized. Participants learn from the cause and effects of incident decisions while performing in an ICP and responding to a variety of simulated, notional exercises.

The course is delivered (resident) at the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center/Emergency Operations Training Center (NERRTC/EOTC) in College Station, Texas. The instructional team consists of coaches and mentors experienced in emergency management and incident response. The course uses a multi-disciplinary approach to accomplish the course objectives. Each participant is integrated into a unified command structure responding to a simulated incident. The course emphasizes the application of contemporary incident management systems, best practices and procedures to the unique requirements of responding to all-hazards incidents.

The incident management structure used in the course is based on National Incident Management System (NIMS) doctrine and the Incident Command System (ICS), and is certified by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) National Training and Exercise Division (NTED).

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Contact Information

Kris Murphy
Project Coordinator
Phone: (979) 500-6785
Email: kris.murphy@teex.tamu.edu

MGT315 – Critical Asset Risk Management

• Do you fully understand the risk to your facility?
• Do you know what makes your facility susceptible to risk?
• Are you prepared to mitigate those risks?

The Critical Asset Risk Management course teaches the critical components of risk management and provides participants the basic fundamentals of determining and mitigating risks associated with their critical infrastructure. Through a combination of lecture, facilitated discussion, and group activities, participants will learn how threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences determine risk and are given an opportunity to practice the fundamentals of conducting vulnerability assessments by conducting on-site assessments of select local facilities. Additionally, they will identify potential mitigation measures associated with their findings and work together to develop and present a risk assessment report.

Individuals completing this course in combination with MGT310, MGT414, and AWR213, are awarded the TEEX Infrastructure Protection Certificate.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for MGT315 ETRA course #78407.

Note: For deliveries on, or after, January 3, 2022, participants enrolled in an in-person, classroom-based course delivery will need access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to complete course testing and evaluations electronically. 

Note: Participants enrolled in a TEEX-Instructor Led Webinar must have access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to participate in all course sessions as well as complete course testing and evaluations electronically.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

MGT318 – Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident

This course examines the role of public information in all-hazards incident management and provides practical training in crisis communication techniques. In a major incident, it is imperative that community leaders, incident managers, and Public Information Officers (PIOs) are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media. The course consists of three modules.

The first module reviews the topics of terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), national response structures, incident management, and government and agency roles. Participants learn about the passing of information to the public in a WMD, terrorism, or other all-hazards incident and the function of joint information operations.

The second module covers issues unique to interacting with members of the media to help you build more effective relationships and avoid common mistakes when providing information to the press and public.  The module includes a mock press conference exercise in which the class is broken into groups to prepare for and conduct press conferences based on fictional WMD, terrorism, and all-hazards incident scenarios. These scenarios are taken from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Planning Scenarios.

The third module introduces the crisis communication life cycle and crisis communication planning. A six-phase cycle is discussed, with public information objectives and key actions for managing each phase provided. Participants learn how to create a crisis communication plan and develop a crisis communication team to execute it.

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Contact Information

Steve Keim
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5646
Email: steven.keim@teex.tamu.edu

MGT319 – Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response

This course is a guide for local health officials and their partners to coordinate plans to provide mass distribution of medical countermeasures in response to a large-scale public health incident. This course focuses on planning considerations, recommendation to achieve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) 48-hour standard for Mass Prophylaxis, and the local community’s Mass Prophylaxis and Point of Dispensing (POD) site preparedness. The course material is applicable to pandemic influenza, bio-terrorism, and other public health emergencies.

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Contact Information

Juan Guerrero
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 500-6772
Email: Juan.Guerrero@teex.tamu.edu

MGT340 – Crisis Leadership & Decision Making

The Crisis Leadership and Decision Making seminar is an executive-level presentation for the nation’s senior elected and appointed officials at the city, county, region, territory, tribal, and state levels. Seminar participants discuss the strategic and executive-level issues and challenges related to preparing for and responding to a catastrophic incident. The venue provides an excellent opportunity to share proven strategies and practices and apply lessons-learned from past natural and man-made disasters.

The seminar is a facilitated, free-flowing discussion of the stresses of crisis leadership and decision-making gained from an examination of a Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government case study of a catastrophic disaster. The seminar supports the national priorities and capabilities that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encourages state and local jurisdictions to establish as articulated in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 and subsequent documents and policies, such as the National Preparedness Guidelines.

This seminar uses one of four case studies to examine the dynamics of crisis leadership and decision-making from an elected or senior official’s perspective. The seminar uses the case study to frame the discussion on ways to overcome leadership challenges in planning and responding to a large-scale incident. The final outcome of the seminar is the development of an individual and jurisdiction plan of actions needed to improve preparedness and emergency response.

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Contact Information

Steve Keim
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5646
Email: steven.keim@teex.tamu.edu

MGT346 – EOC O&P All-Hazards Events

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Contact Information

Heather Crites
Training Director
Phone: (979) 500-6777
Email: heather.crites@teex.tamu.edu

MGT347 – Incident Command System (ICS) Forms Review

Learn about and use the most common Incident Command System (ICS) forms. The course will prepare you to work with the ICS Forms used in the Incident Command Planning process to assist in the development of an Incident Action Plan (IAP).

You will be introduced to the forms and will practice how to develop and write effective objectives to manage an expanding all-hazards incident. The course will allow you to learn and experience the benefits of using the forms in responding to emergencies or managing planned events.

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Contact Information

George Glenn
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 500-6773
Email: george.glenn@teex.tamu.edu

MGT404 – Sports and Special Events Incident Management

This course emphasizes the unique aspects of response to an incident occurring during a sports/special event, including considerations for business continuity and after-action activities. You will learn the skills necessary to effectively manage an incident by applying and implementing a multi-disciplinary management team approach as described in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

The course is designed to help develop athletic department staff, facility management personnel, campus public safety personnel, emergency response supervisors, and others involved in sports/special event management to better manage incidents that could occur during an event. 

At the end of the course a practical application exercise can be customized to your facility where the course is held.

This course was developed in a partnership effort between The University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (USM/NCS4) and the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC).

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Contact Information

George Glenn
Program Manager
Phone: (979) 500-6773
Email: george.glenn@teex.tamu.edu

OGT208 – Standardized Awareness Training (AWR-160-SAT)

This course takes an all-hazards approach to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents, including acts of terrorism where Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials may have been used. It provides participants the knowledge to recognize the hazardous material, protect themselves, notify others, and secure the scene. 

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Contact Information

Michael Geesling
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-3401
Email: michael.geesling@teex.tamu.edu

PER211 – Medical Management of Chem, Bio, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Events

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Contact Information

Juan Guerrero
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 500-6772
Email: juan.guerrero@teex.tamu.edu

PER212 – Operational Level Response to HazMat/WMD Incidents

This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to obtain certification through the National Professional Qualifications System (NPQS/Pro Board) as an Operations-level responder.

This three-day course focuses on the unique response and personal protection challenges that responders face during a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/terrorist incident or a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The Operations-level training prepares emergency responders from all disciplines to recognize and identify hazardous material and to mitigate a HazMat incident by preventing further contamination of people, property, and the environment. Participants will have the opportunity to Pro Board test on day three.

PER212 is based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472 (2008 ed.) consensus standard Operations-level core competencies (Chapter 5 Core Ops) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Chapter 6.2, mission-specific competency, as well as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR Part 311) response regulations.

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Contact Information

Michael Geesling
Training Director
Phone: (979) 458-3401
Email: michael.geesling@teex.tamu.edu

PER213 – Wide Area Search

When disaster strikes, it can be a challenge to effectively mobilize, organize, and deploy resources needed to perform wide area searches. This course is an excellent training opportunity for any jurisdiction or agency that may face such an emergency. The course content applies to a vast number of critical situations, including natural disasters or terrorist incidents.

You will be instructed in practical search methods and skills so you can perform systematic searches over a large affected area. The training will include challenging exercises that mirror real life scenarios. The three-day long event will conclude with an in-depth exercise that requires participants to utilize the skills gained during the course by working through an incident from start to finish in a single operational period.

The trainers delivering the course are knowledgeable—they are experienced emergency responders who have actively utilized wide area search techniques during some of the nation’s largest and most challenging operations, such as Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Gustav, and Rita; the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery operation; and many other incidents that required the same comprehensive strategies.

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Contact Information

Bill Dozier
Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5626
Email: bill.dozier@teex.tamu.edu

PRE100 – Active Shooter Exercise Development Workshop

The goal of the Active Shooter Exercise Development Workshop is to provide first responder and city, county, and state officials with the knowledge, skills and abilities to lead an Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise.

Scope

Past Active shooter events have proven the need for realistic exercises delivered in the community. This course answers that need by providing a train the trainer (TtT) course on how to design and deliver a Tabletop exercise (TTX). This course will also provide template materials needed to deliver five (5) different TTXs, with one (1) of the five TTXs delivered in the afternoon of the training day.

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Preparedness Program

Phone: (979) 458-5645
Email: preparedness@teex.tamu.edu

AWR136 – Essentials of Community Cybersecurity

The Essentials of Community Cybersecurity (ECCS) course provides individuals, community leaders, and first responders with information on how cyber attacks can impact, prevent, and/or stop operations and emergency responses in a community. The course also provides a cursory introduction to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, risks, threats, and countermeasures. It explains vulnerabilities of computer systems and networks and how these vulnerabilities can affect communities, organizations, and daily workplace operations. The course introduces actions communities can take in establishing a cybersecurity program. The course provides participants with an awareness of issues. It gives an overview of threats and vulnerabilities, without going into too many details, to highlight the potential impact a cyber attack could have. Participants discuss some of the fundamental activities needed to develop a cybersecurity program, without addressing the technical details of how to secure critical infrastructures. The course introduces the Community Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CCSMM) as a framework for understanding community cybersecurity and offers a brief introduction to low-cost or no-cost approaches to securing a community against cybersecurity threats and attacks. The course sets the stage for further efforts in which a community can build a cybersecurity program.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize why community cybersecurity is important.
• Recognize the characteristics of a community cybersecurity program.

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Contact Information

Phone:
Email: bcs@teex.tamu.edu

MGT384 – Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents

MGT 384, Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents, is designed to provide organizations and communities with strategies and processes to increase cyber resilience. During this 12-hour course, participants will analyze cyber threats and initial and cascading impacts of cyber incidents, evaluate the process for developing a cyber preparedness program, examine the importance and challenges of cyber related information sharing and discover low to no-cost resources to help build cyber resilience.

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Phone:
Email: bcs@teex.tamu.edu

MGT317 – Disaster Management for Public Services

The Disaster Management for Public Services course provides real world training to public service professionals helping to provide both the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their communities and infrastructure from potential or actual threats. During this course, participants work together in multidisciplinary teams to apply the course information with their professional experience in a variety of hands-on, small group activities, and disaster scenarios.

This course brings together emergency management personnel who are expected to identify and mitigate hazards, and who plan and manage disaster response and recovery efforts within their jurisdictions. Representatives from public service agencies, fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, emergency planning, public health, and hazardous materials response organizations are encouraged to attend.

Participants will be introduced to natural and man-made disasters to which public services may be vulnerable. This course also explains emergency planning and management and the regulatory systems, documents, and directives that guide disaster response. Response factors, such as hazard control zones, resources, and responder safety are also discussed. Recovery considerations, such as funding assistance and demobilization, are also explained.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT341 – Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infras

The Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Organizations Within The Community Infrastructure course provides information specific to healthcare organizations vulnerability to a disaster. During this FEMA sponsored course, participants will be introduced to the various natural, technological, and civil hazards to which healthcare organizations may be vulnerable and the potential impacts of those hazards.

Federal guidelines and legislation that serve to aid in the preparedness for, and response to, incidents involving these hazards are discussed, as are current emergency management standards for the healthcare community. Participants review response and recovery issues that should be addressed by medical facilities and organizations in preparation for a large-scale incident, including identification of critical resources necessary for response and recovery.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT342 – Strategic Overview of Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities

The Strategic Overview of Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course provides critical guidance when planning for and responding to disasters that affect drinking water and wastewater systems. Participants will be introduced to the various natural and man-made (accidental or intentional) disasters to which water and wastewater systems may be vulnerable and the potential effects of disasters. Participants will be guided through portions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) to identify steps in the response and recovery processes. Case studies on a variety of disaster incidents, as well as hypothetical situations for water and wastewater incidents are examined. Participants are also given the opportunity to practice developing a disaster response plan for a disaster.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT343 – Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities

The Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course provides students with information about the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox covering necessary steps to be taking during the response and recovery Water and Wastewater Utilities facilities. Participants will be guided through the various issues concerning preparing for, responding to, and recovering from incidents affecting water and/or wastewater facilities. The course introduces the various natural and man-made (accidental or intentional) hazards to which water and wastewater systems may be vulnerable and the potential effects the hazards may induce. Planning for and managing incidents are discussed, as well as disaster mitigation, response and recovery specific to drinking water and wastewater systems.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT345 – Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems

The Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems course provides students with information specific to preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against a threatened or actual natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster affecting electric power facilities and systems.

During this course, participants will be guided through discussions and exercise that will assist them in:

• Improving security against physical damage, organizational disruption, and control system vulnerability
• Enhancing the electric power systems ability to plan, prevent, detect, respond, and restore their facilities in emergency situations
• Developing an understanding and appreciation for working with the media.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT345 – Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems

The Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems course provides students with information specific to preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against a threatened or actual natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster affecting electric power facilities and systems.

During this course, participants will be guided through discussions and exercise that will assist them in:

• Improving security against physical damage, organizational disruption, and control system vulnerability
• Enhancing the electric power systems ability to plan, prevent, detect, respond, and restore their facilities in emergency situations
• Developing an understanding and appreciation for working with the media.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH309 – Electrical Standards (OSHA #3095)

The Electrical Standards (OSHA #3095) course covers OSHA Electrical Standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Course topics include single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed equipment, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-related work practices. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures and applicable portions of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Students will participate in workshops on the safe and correct use of electrical testing equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to understand the severity of electrical current on the human body, recognize and evaluate actual and potential electrical hazards and reference the applicable OSHA Standard, determine hazard abatement measures, and understand the proper use of electrical testing equipment.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH201 – Hazardous Materials (OSHA #2015)

The Hazardous Materials (OSHA #2015) course covers OSHA General Industry Standards and other consensus and proprietary standards that relate to the use of hazardous materials. Course topics include flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic liquids. Related processes such as spraying and dipping, and use of electrical equipment in hazardous locations are also discussed. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to assess compliance with OSHA hazardous materials standards, determine hazardous (classified) locations, and proper moving, storing, and handling of hazardous materials.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH204 – Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards (OSHA #2045)

The Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards (OSHA #2045) course covers the various types of common machinery, machine safeguards, and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Guidance is provided on the hazards associated with various types of machinery and the determination of proper machine safeguards. Course topics include machinery processes, mechanical motions, points of operation, control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout), common OSHA machine guarding violations, and guarding of portable powered tools, conveyors, and robotics. Program highlights include the ability to recognize hazards and provide options for control and hazard abatement through machine safeguarding inspection workshops. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to describe common machine hazards and sources of energy, ident(fy resources for assisting with machine guarding issues, and determine methods of control and hazard abatement, and selection of appropriate machine safeguards.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH222 – Respiratory Protection (OSHA #2225)

The Respiratory Protection (OSHA #2225) course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a respiratory protection program. Course topics include terminology, OSHA Respiratory Protection Standards, NIOSH certification, respiratory protection programs, and medical evaluation requirements. Program highlights include workshops on respirator selection, qualitative and quantitative fit testing, and the use of respiratory protection and support equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to identify and describe the elements of a respiratory protection program, the proper selection, use, and inspection of respiratory protection, protection factors, and evaluate compliance with OSHA Standards.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH226 – Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (OSHA #2264)

The Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (OSHA #2264) course covers the safety and health hazards associated with permit-required confined space entry. Course topics include recognition of confined space hazards, identification of permit and non-permit required confined spaces, use of instrumentation to evaluate atmospheric hazards, ventilation techniques, development and implementation of a confined space program, proper signage, and training requirements. This course features workshops on permit entry classification, instrumentation, and program development. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to identify permit and non-permit required confined spaces, reference the OSHA Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard, conduct atmospheric testing, and implement a permit-required confined space program.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH301 – Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics (OSHA #3015)

The Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics (OSHA #3015) course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic), soil classification, and use of protective systems. Testing methods are demonstrated and students participate in workshops in the use of instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears, and engineering rods. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to assess their employer’s compliance with the OSHA Excavation Standard, utilize soil testing methods to classify soil types, determine protective systems for excavation operations, and training requirements.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH309 – Electrical Standards (OSHA #3095)

The Electrical Standards (OSHA #3095) course covers OSHA Electrical Standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Course topics include single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed equipment, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-related work practices. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures and applicable portions of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Students will participate in workshops on the safe and correct use of electrical testing equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to understand the severity of electrical current on the human body, recognize and evaluate actual and potential electrical hazards and reference the applicable OSHA Standard, determine hazard abatement measures, and understand the proper use of electrical testing equipment.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH311 – Fall Protection (OSHA #3115)

The Fall Protection (OSHA #3115) course covers the OSHA Fall Protection Standard for construction and an overview of fall protection methods. Course topics include principles of fall protection, components and limitations of fall arrest systems, and OSHA Standards and policies regarding fall protection. Students will participate in workshops demonstrating the inspection and use of fall protection equipment, residential construction fall protection, training requirements, and developing a fall protection program. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to assess compliance with the OSHA Fall Protection Standard, evaluate installed passive systems and fall arrest systems, and develop and implement fall protection plans.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH500 – Trainer Course Occupational Safety & Health Standard, Construction (OSHA #500)

The Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Standards for the Construction Industry course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Using OSHA Construction Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized Outreach trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend the Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH502) course every four years.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH501 – Trainer Course Occupational Safety & Health Standard, General (OSHA #501)

The Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry (OSHA #501) is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10 and 30-hour general industry safety and health Outreach training program to their employees and other interested groups. Using the OSHA General Industry Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA General Industry Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH503) course every four years.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH502 – Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #502)

The Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #502) course is designed for Outreach Training Program trainers who have completed OSHA #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry and are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program. The course provides an update on OSHA Construction Standards, policies, and regulations. Upon course completion students will have the ability to demonstrate continued professional development in their field by applying effective adult learning principles and interactive training techniques to clearly identify, define, and explain construction industry hazards and acceptable corrective measures as they continue to teach the 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach Training Program classes.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend the Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH502) course every four years.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH503 – Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #503)

 The Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #503) course is designed for Outreach Training Program trainers who have completed course #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry and who are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program. The course provides an update on OSHA General Industry Standards, policies, and regulations. Upon course completion students will have the ability to demonstrate continued professional development in their field by applying effective adult learning principles and interactive training techniques to clearly identify, define, and explain general industry hazards and acceptable corrective measures as they continue to teach the 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach Training Program classes.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend the Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH503) course every four years. 

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH510 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Ind. (OSHA #510)

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry (OSHA #510) covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in the construction industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA Construction Standards, construction safety and health principles, and special emphasis on those areas in construction which are most hazardous. Upon course completion students will have the ability to define construction terms found in the OSHA Construction Standards, identify hazards which occur in the construction industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA Construction Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of the OSHA Construction Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH521 – OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521)

The OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521) course covers industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Course topics include recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic hazards, Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL), OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, OSHA sampling protocols and strategies, and workplace health program elements. The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards and use of sampling equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to recognize basic industrial hygiene principles and practices, identify characteristics of common air contaminants, locate PELs, perform basic industrial hygiene calculations, and determine methods for hazard control and abatement.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH784 – Recordkeeping Rule Seminar (OSHA #7845)

The Recordkeeping Rule Seminar (OSHA #7845) course covers Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for maintaining and posting records of occupational injuries and illnesses and reporting specific cases to OSHA. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to identify OSHA requirements for recordkeeping, posting and reporting and to complete OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

PRT106 – Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Instructor Development Course

The Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Instructor Development course provides qualified candidate instructors with crucial knowledge surrounding the delivery of H2S training. During training participants not only receive delivery techniques from seasoned professionals, each is provided with updated technical information as well. Once training is completed, candidate instructors will have the ability to explain the hazards associated with H2S and describe how federal and state H2S regulatory standards along with other established industry criteria link together to reduce the potential of exposure and risks involved with H2S. Candidate instructors will also practice the delivery of assigned sections during class covering various areas of expertise to include, petroleum and natural gas industries, utilities, research and development, laboratories, transportation, paper/pulp/food processing, chemical manufacturing, leather tanning, waste disposal.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH201 – Hazardous Materials (OSHA #2015)

The Hazardous Materials (OSHA #2015) course covers OSHA General Industry Standards and other consensus and proprietary standards that relate to the use of hazardous materials. Course topics include flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic liquids. Related processes such as spraying and dipping, and use of electrical equipment in hazardous locations are also discussed. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to assess compliance with OSHA hazardous materials standards, determine hazardous (classified) locations, and proper moving, storing, and handling of hazardous materials.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT341 – Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infras

The Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Organizations Within The Community Infrastructure course provides information specific to healthcare organizations vulnerability to a disaster. During this FEMA sponsored course, participants will be introduced to the various natural, technological, and civil hazards to which healthcare organizations may be vulnerable and the potential impacts of those hazards.

Federal guidelines and legislation that serve to aid in the preparedness for, and response to, incidents involving these hazards are discussed, as are current emergency management standards for the healthcare community. Participants review response and recovery issues that should be addressed by medical facilities and organizations in preparation for a large-scale incident, including identification of critical resources necessary for response and recovery.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT404 – Sports and Special Events Incident Management

This course emphasizes the unique aspects of response to an incident occurring during a sports/special event, including considerations for business continuity and after-action activities. You will learn the skills necessary to effectively manage an incident by applying and implementing a multi-disciplinary management team approach as described in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

The course is designed to help develop athletic department staff, facility management personnel, campus public safety personnel, emergency response supervisors, and others involved in sports/special event management to better manage incidents that could occur during an event. 

At the end of the course a practical application exercise can be customized to your facility where the course is held.

This course was developed in a partnership effort between The University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (USM/NCS4) and the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC).

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George Glenn
Program Manager
Phone: (979) 500-6773
Email: george.glenn@teex.tamu.edu

EOT220 – Explosive Breacher Entry

Explosive entry continues to grow in American Law Enforcement as a viable tactical option for high risk warrants and hostage rescues. The number of explosive breaches has increased over the last few years but remains relatively low compared to the number of tactical teams in the United States. In this five-day course, explosive entries will be made through Class 1 Steel doors as well as solid wood and hollow core doors. Participants will learn the construction of distraction devices and the use of other explosives by conducting approximately 60 detonations using various amounts of explosives to ensure proper logging, placement and application of methods used to make entry in a safe but affective manner. The TEEX Explosive Breaching course is geared toward increasing the knowledge and skills of SWAT, Tactical, and EOD teams.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Course #78025.

Participant Testimonials:

• “This is the second course I traveled from California to take at this institution. I don’t see the same quality of education or facilities or instructors in home state.“
• “We were able to fire over 100 shots of a wide variety. It was great learning experience and I feel very comfortable taking my knowledge back to my agency.“

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Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

EOT228 – Demining

This is an advanced course for graduates of the UXO Technician Level 1 Course designed to provide participants with the knowledge required to carry out demining procedures and clearance operations in accordance with International Mine Action Standards. Students will have an introduction to dangerous area marking, detectors, and locator equipment. Mine action search tools, procedures, and clearance techniques are included in this training.

Participant Testimonials:

• “The ‘get in the driver’s seat’ style of instruction works well in this course.“
• “I am walking away from the course humbled with lots of new information and significantly broadened perspective. It is hard to ask for more than that.“

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Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

UXO200 – Unexploded Ordnance Technician Level I

TEEX developed the first civilian UXO Technician I course in 1999 and remains the only program to have ever been certified by the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB). In 2012 the National Association of Ordnance Contractors (NAOC) recognized this course as meeting, and exceeding, all UXO Tech I training requirements established by DDESB Technical Paper 18, Minimum Qualifications for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technicians and Personnel.

This course provides participants with comprehensive, hands-on training in the safe detection, location, identification, and disposal of unexploded ordnance using the techniques and emerging technologies of today’s UXO remediation industry. Graduates of the course meet U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) requirements necessary to work as a UXO Tech I on USACE UXO remediation job sites. Students registered for the UXO Technician Level 1 Course are also encouraged to register for the online HAZWOPER Clean-Up Operations course.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Course #78026.

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Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

UXO203 – Advanced Ordnance Recognition for Law Enforcement

This course is designed for Hazardous Device School certified Bomb Technicians or equivalents desiring specialized training in the recognition and identification of military ordnance. Participants will be provided with comprehensive training through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on activities designed to increase technician knowledge and response capabilities of state, local, and federal emergency responders.

The National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board (NBSCAB) recognizes completion of this course as meeting the standards for PSBS ordnance training and certification IAW with the 2016 National Guidelines for Bomb Technicians.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Certified Explosives Specialist (CES) training program mandates this course.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Course #78027.

Participant Testimonials:

• “I would strongly recommend this course. I found it extremely informative, effective, and relevant to my job as a bomb technician.“

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Contact Information

Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence
Phone: (979) 845-6677
Email: ilepse@teex.tamu.edu

OSH201 – Hazardous Materials (OSHA #2015)

The Hazardous Materials (OSHA #2015) course covers OSHA General Industry Standards and other consensus and proprietary standards that relate to the use of hazardous materials. Course topics include flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic liquids. Related processes such as spraying and dipping, and use of electrical equipment in hazardous locations are also discussed. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to assess compliance with OSHA hazardous materials standards, determine hazardous (classified) locations, and proper moving, storing, and handling of hazardous materials.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH204 – Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards (OSHA #2045)

The Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards (OSHA #2045) course covers the various types of common machinery, machine safeguards, and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Guidance is provided on the hazards associated with various types of machinery and the determination of proper machine safeguards. Course topics include machinery processes, mechanical motions, points of operation, control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout), common OSHA machine guarding violations, and guarding of portable powered tools, conveyors, and robotics. Program highlights include the ability to recognize hazards and provide options for control and hazard abatement through machine safeguarding inspection workshops. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to describe common machine hazards and sources of energy, ident(fy resources for assisting with machine guarding issues, and determine methods of control and hazard abatement, and selection of appropriate machine safeguards.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH222 – Respiratory Protection (OSHA #2225)

The Respiratory Protection (OSHA #2225) course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a respiratory protection program. Course topics include terminology, OSHA Respiratory Protection Standards, NIOSH certification, respiratory protection programs, and medical evaluation requirements. Program highlights include workshops on respirator selection, qualitative and quantitative fit testing, and the use of respiratory protection and support equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to identify and describe the elements of a respiratory protection program, the proper selection, use, and inspection of respiratory protection, protection factors, and evaluate compliance with OSHA Standards.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH225 – Principles of Ergonomics (OSHA #2255)

The Principles of Ergonomics (OSHA #2255) course covers the use of ergonomic principles to recognize, evaluate, and control workplace conditions that cause or contribute to musculoskeletal and nerve disorders. Course topics include work physiology, anthropometry, musculoskeletal disorders, use of video display terminals, and risk factors such as vibration, temperature, material handling, repetition, and lifting and patient transfers in health care. Course emphasis is on industrial case studies covering analysis and design of work stations and equipment workshops in manual lifting, and coverage of current OSHA compliance policies and guidelines. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to recognize work-related musculoskeletal and nerve disorders, assess employer’s ergonomic programs, and conduct ergonomic evaluations.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH226 – Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (OSHA #2264)

The Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (OSHA #2264) course covers the safety and health hazards associated with permit-required confined space entry. Course topics include recognition of confined space hazards, identification of permit and non-permit required confined spaces, use of instrumentation to evaluate atmospheric hazards, ventilation techniques, development and implementation of a confined space program, proper signage, and training requirements. This course features workshops on permit entry classification, instrumentation, and program development. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to identify permit and non-permit required confined spaces, reference the OSHA Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard, conduct atmospheric testing, and implement a permit-required confined space program.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH301 – Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics (OSHA #3015)

The Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics (OSHA #3015) course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic), soil classification, and use of protective systems. Testing methods are demonstrated and students participate in workshops in the use of instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears, and engineering rods. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to assess their employer’s compliance with the OSHA Excavation Standard, utilize soil testing methods to classify soil types, determine protective systems for excavation operations, and training requirements.

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Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH309 – Electrical Standards (OSHA #3095)

The Electrical Standards (OSHA #3095) course covers OSHA Electrical Standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Course topics include single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed equipment, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-related work practices. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures and applicable portions of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Students will participate in workshops on the safe and correct use of electrical testing equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to understand the severity of electrical current on the human body, recognize and evaluate actual and potential electrical hazards and reference the applicable OSHA Standard, determine hazard abatement measures, and understand the proper use of electrical testing equipment.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH311 – Fall Protection (OSHA #3115)

The Fall Protection (OSHA #3115) course covers the OSHA Fall Protection Standard for construction and an overview of fall protection methods. Course topics include principles of fall protection, components and limitations of fall arrest systems, and OSHA Standards and policies regarding fall protection. Students will participate in workshops demonstrating the inspection and use of fall protection equipment, residential construction fall protection, training requirements, and developing a fall protection program. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to assess compliance with the OSHA Fall Protection Standard, evaluate installed passive systems and fall arrest systems, and develop and implement fall protection plans.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH500 – Trainer Course Occupational Safety & Health Standard, Construction (OSHA #500)

The Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Standards for the Construction Industry course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Using OSHA Construction Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized Outreach trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend the Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH502) course every four years.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH501 – Trainer Course Occupational Safety & Health Standard, General (OSHA #501)

The Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry (OSHA #501) is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10 and 30-hour general industry safety and health Outreach training program to their employees and other interested groups. Using the OSHA General Industry Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA General Industry Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH503) course every four years.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH502 – Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #502)

The Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #502) course is designed for Outreach Training Program trainers who have completed OSHA #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry and are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program. The course provides an update on OSHA Construction Standards, policies, and regulations. Upon course completion students will have the ability to demonstrate continued professional development in their field by applying effective adult learning principles and interactive training techniques to clearly identify, define, and explain construction industry hazards and acceptable corrective measures as they continue to teach the 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach Training Program classes.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend the Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH502) course every four years.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH503 – Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #503)

 The Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSHA #503) course is designed for Outreach Training Program trainers who have completed course #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry and who are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program. The course provides an update on OSHA General Industry Standards, policies, and regulations. Upon course completion students will have the ability to demonstrate continued professional development in their field by applying effective adult learning principles and interactive training techniques to clearly identify, define, and explain general industry hazards and acceptable corrective measures as they continue to teach the 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach Training Program classes.

NOTE: In order to maintain trainer status, Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers are required to attend the Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (OSH503) course every four years. 

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH510 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Ind. (OSHA #510)

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry (OSHA #510) covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in the construction industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA Construction Standards, construction safety and health principles, and special emphasis on those areas in construction which are most hazardous. Upon course completion students will have the ability to define construction terms found in the OSHA Construction Standards, identify hazards which occur in the construction industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA Construction Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of the OSHA Construction Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH521 – OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521)

The OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521) course covers industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Course topics include recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic hazards, Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL), OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, OSHA sampling protocols and strategies, and workplace health program elements. The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards and use of sampling equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to recognize basic industrial hygiene principles and practices, identify characteristics of common air contaminants, locate PELs, perform basic industrial hygiene calculations, and determine methods for hazard control and abatement.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

OSH784 – Recordkeeping Rule Seminar (OSHA #7845)

The Recordkeeping Rule Seminar (OSHA #7845) course covers Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for maintaining and posting records of occupational injuries and illnesses and reporting specific cases to OSHA. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to identify OSHA requirements for recordkeeping, posting and reporting and to complete OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report.

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Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

9P1231 – Technical Search Specialist – Instructor-Led Training

The Instructor-Led Training (ILT) component of the Technical Search Specialist course is designed to provide Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform technical search functions for a US&R team during a disaster or a planned
event.

You will learn the essential requirements necessary to perform all physical, visual, and technical search functions. Upon completion of the ILT component, participants will be able to successfully perform the position of Technical Search Specialist on a US&R team.

This course is 28 hours of face-to-face training. Prior to attending this face-to-face training course, students must
successfully complete the Computer-Based Training (CBT) Technical Search Specialist course (Course Code: 9P1230) that is approximately 16 hours.

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Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

9P1331 – Canine Search Specialist – Instructor-Led Training

The Instructor-Led Training (ILT) component of the Canine Search Specialist course is designed to provide Urban Search and Rescue Task Force personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to select, train, and work with current and future disaster search canines. This course is appropriate for canine handlers that will work with either Live-Find (LF) or Human Remains Detection (HRD) canine during search and rescue operations as part of Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force (TF). Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to successfully perform the position of Canine Search Specialist on a US&R team.

This course is 24 hours of face-to-face training. Prior to attending this face-to-face training course, students must successfully complete the Computer-Based Training (CBT) Canine Search Specialist course (Course Code: 9P1330) that is approximately 16 hours.

Register now for the Canine Search Specialist – CBT course.

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Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

9P2631 – Structural Collapse Specialist – Instructor Led Training

The Structural Collapse Specialist (Technician) course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform rescues at structural collapse scenes due to natural disasters or terrorist incidents. This course is 80 hours of face-to-face (Instructor-Led) training that is divided into three majors topics:

• Construct Emergency Shoring (Interior and Exterior)
• Lifting and Moving Techniques
• Breaching and Breaking

The course concludes with a final exercise in Disaster City requiring you to use all of the skills you have learned during the course.

This course is eight days in length, with 10 hours of training each day, for a total of 80 hours.

Prior to attending this face-to-face training course, students must successfully complete the Computer-Based Training (CBT) Structural Collapse Specialist (Technician) course (Course Code:  9P2630) that is approximately 8 hours.  The CBT component of this course is hosted for free by TEEX. Register now for the Specialist Collapse Specialist (Technician) course (Course Code:  9P2630).

We make every effort to ensure consistent terminology and training within the discipline of urban search and rescue (US&R), so this course mirrors the DHS/FEMA National US&R Response System curriculum. 

Upon completion of the course, participants will be issued a TEEX Certificate of Completion.  

This course is one of the requirements of the US&R Rescue Specialist Certificate program.

This course differs from the 50-hour Collapse Rescue Operations course by providing increased time to perform more-in-depth skill sets as required by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) curriculum.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

9P4131 – Logistics Specialist – Instructor-Led Training

The Instructor Led Training (ILT) Logistics Specialist course is designed to provide Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform logistics functions for a US&R team during a disaster or a planned event. Participants will learn the essential requirements of providing support, re-supply, transportation, sustainment, and maintenance of an equipment cache. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to successfully perform the position of Logistics Specialist on a US&R team.

The ILT Logistics Specialist course is 32 hours of face-to-face training.  Prior to attending this face-to-face training course, students must successfully complete the Computer-Based Training (CBT) component of the Logistics Specialist course (Course Code: 9P4130) that is approximately 11 hours. 

The CBT component of this course is hosted for free by TEEX.   Logistics Specialist – CBT course.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: rescue@teex.tamu.edu

RES002 – NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I & II Training

https://www.youtube.com/embed/BeyMNxyqwc0

This course is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge required for certification to Chapter 7, “Confined Space Rescue” as described in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications (2013 edition).

The course also covers valuable information about confined-space entry related to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), NFPA, and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and compliance issues. The curriculum meets and exceeds requirements for rescue training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 “Permit Required Confined Spaces for General Industry.”

Upon completion of this course you are eligible to take the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) written exam and skills testing.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Matt Young
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 845-6553
Email: matt.young@teex.tamu.edu

RES004 – NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Rope Rescue Level I Training

https://www.youtube.com/embed/37NeZMME5dU

This course is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to perform basic rope rescue operations utilizing appropriate equipment, methodologies, protocols, and patient and resource management techniques.

The course covers Chapter 6, “Rope Rescue” of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006, Standard For Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications (2013 edition), including the area of multipoint anchors, rappelling systems, and ascending systems.

Upon Completion of this course you are eligible to take the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) written exam and skills testing.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Matt Young
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 845-6553
Email: matt.young@teex.tamu.edu

RES007 – NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Rope Rescue Level II Training

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jLUo-fyKuYE

This course is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to receive certification for Chapter 6.2. “Rope Rescue Level II,” as described in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications (2013 edition).

The course covers the areas of multipoint anchors, compound Mechanical Advantages (MA), highline systems, and pick-off systems.

Upon completion of this course you are eligible to take the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) written exam and skills testing.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Matt Young
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 845-6553
Email: matt.young@teex.tamu.edu

RES020 – NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Trench Rescue Levels I & II Training

This course is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge required for certification to Chapter 8, “Trench Rescue,” as described in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications (2013 edition).

The course covers trench operations, utilizing appropriate equipment, methodologies, protocols, and patient and resource management techniques.

Upon completion of this course you are eligible to take the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) written exam and skills testing.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Matt Young
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 845-6553
Email: matt.young@teex.tamu.edu

TNG23P – Passenger Rail Rescue

The course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform search and rescue operations at a passenger train or commuter train disaster. This course is taught in conjunction with Amtrak Emergency Response and the curriculum has been developed in cooperation with Amtrak. Participants will have significant hands-on skill scenarios in the Transportation Disaster Training Area (TDTA) located at Disaster City® in College Station, Texas. The TDTA contains a seven-car Amtrak passenger car derailment. Participants have an opportunity to learn multiple rescue techniques that are unique to passenger rail disasters. 

The course is five days long with eight-hours of training each day, for a total of 40 hours. 

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be issued a TEEX Certificate of Completion. 

This course qualifies as an elective requirement for the Urban Search and Rescue Specialist Certificate program.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

TNG24P – Advanced Passenger Rail Rescue

This course builds on the Passenger Rail Rescue (TNG 23P) course and is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform advanced search and rescue operations at a passenger train or commuter train disaster in a contaminated or CBRNE environment.

Participants will have significant hands-on skill scenarios in the Transportation Disaster Training Area (TDTA) located at Disaster City® in College Station, Texas. The TDTA contains a seven-car Amtrak passenger car derailment. Participants have an opportunity to learn multiple advanced rescue techniques that are unique to passenger rail disasters.

The course is five days long with eight-hours of training each day, for a total of 40 hours.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be issued a TEEX Certificate of Completion. 

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

TNG25S – Advanced Exterior Structural Collapse (ASC 3)

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to conduct advanced exterior shoring operations at large-scale structural collapse incidents. You will expand your shoring knowledge learned in the 80-hour Structural Collapse Technician course by constructing large and complex exterior shoring systems in Disaster City®.

The skills learned in this course are applicable at structural collapses involving multi-story, heavily-reinforced structures such as office buildings and large apartment complexes. Activities include multiple simulated operational periods in which you will employ skills learned during the course.

This course is one of the requirements for the Urban Search and Rescue Specialist Certificate program.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

TNG26S – Advanced Interior Structural Collapse (ASC 4)

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to conduct advanced interior shoring operations at large-scale structural collapse incidents. You will expand your shoring knowledge learned in the 80-hour Structural Collapse Technician course by constructing large and complex interior shoring systems in Disaster City®.

The skills learned in this course are applicable at structural collapses involving multi-story, heavily-reinforced structures such as office buildings and large apartment complexes. Activities include multiple simulated operational periods in which you will employ skills learned during the course.

This course is one of the requirements for the Urban Search and Rescue Specialist Certificate program.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

TNG27S – Advanced Breaching & Breaking Structural Collapse (ASC 5)

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to conduct advanced breaching and breaking operations on rope at large-scale structural collapse incidents. You will expand your knowledge learned in the 80-hour Structural Collapse Technician course by conducting breaching and breaking operations while working two and three stories above the ground. This course includes multiple hands-on activities using the large simulated collapse structures in Disaster City®.

The skills learned in this course are applicable at structural collapses involving multistory, heavily-reinforced structures such as office buildings and large apartment complexes. Activities include multiple simulated operational periods in which you will employ skills learned during the course.

This course is one of the requirements for the Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Rescue Specialist Certificate program.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

TNG80Z – NFPA 1006 Swiftwater Rescue Levels I & II

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to conduct offensive rescue operations involving floods and swift-moving water.

The course complies with Chapter 11, "Surface Water Rescue,” and Chapter 12, "Swiftwater Rescue," as described in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications (2008 edition). You will receive a TEEX Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5639
Email: clint.arnett@teex.tamu.edu

MGT342 – Strategic Overview of Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities

The Strategic Overview of Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course provides critical guidance when planning for and responding to disasters that affect drinking water and wastewater systems. Participants will be introduced to the various natural and man-made (accidental or intentional) disasters to which water and wastewater systems may be vulnerable and the potential effects of disasters. Participants will be guided through portions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) to identify steps in the response and recovery processes. Case studies on a variety of disaster incidents, as well as hypothetical situations for water and wastewater incidents are examined. Participants are also given the opportunity to practice developing a disaster response plan for a disaster.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu

MGT343 – Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities

The Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course provides students with information about the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox covering necessary steps to be taking during the response and recovery Water and Wastewater Utilities facilities. Participants will be guided through the various issues concerning preparing for, responding to, and recovering from incidents affecting water and/or wastewater facilities. The course introduces the various natural and man-made (accidental or intentional) hazards to which water and wastewater systems may be vulnerable and the potential effects the hazards may induce. Planning for and managing incidents are discussed, as well as disaster mitigation, response and recovery specific to drinking water and wastewater systems.

Full course information and schedule

Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone:
Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu