§ 156-a. Establishment of a specialized hazardous materials emergency\nresponse training program.
1.The state fire administrator shall\nestablish a specialized hazardous materials emergency response training\nprogram for individuals responsible for providing emergency response\nrecovery following incidents involving hazardous materials as such term\nis defined in regulations promulgated by the commissioner of\ntransportation pursuant to section fourteen-f of the transportation law.\nThe state fire administrator shall inform all fire companies, municipal\ncorporations and districts, including agencies and departments thereof\nand all firefighters, both paid and volunteer, and related officers and\nemployees and police officers of the implementation and availability of\nthe hazardous mate
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§ 156-a. Establishment of a specialized hazardous materials emergency\nresponse training program. 1. The state fire administrator shall\nestablish a specialized hazardous materials emergency response training\nprogram for individuals responsible for providing emergency response\nrecovery following incidents involving hazardous materials as such term\nis defined in regulations promulgated by the commissioner of\ntransportation pursuant to section fourteen-f of the transportation law.\nThe state fire administrator shall inform all fire companies, municipal\ncorporations and districts, including agencies and departments thereof\nand all firefighters, both paid and volunteer, and related officers and\nemployees and police officers of the implementation and availability of\nthe hazardous materials emergency response training program and shall,\nsubject to the availability of an appropriation, conduct such training\nwith sufficient frequency to assure adequate response to incidents\ninvolving hazardous materials and protection of responders in all\ngeographic areas of the state.\n 2. The state fire administrator shall prescribe the curriculum of the\nhazardous materials emergency response training program, which shall\ninclude, but shall not be limited to:\n (a) hands-on training, including information in regard to leak and\nspill control, product neutralization, pickup and disposal, fire\ncontrol, decontamination procedures and use and application of foam\nagents;\n (b) hazard assessment with emphasis on incident scene decision-making,\nincluding: potential threat to public safety and need for evacuation,\ncalculation of the effect of weather on certain chemicals and evaluation\nof the result of chemical exposures to air, water, soil, vegetation,\nlives and property and impact on the personal safety of those working in\nthe accident area;\n (c) calibration and use of emergency equipment;\n (d) chemical and biological properties of various classes of\nchemicals, for example, flammables, oxidizers, corrosives, poisons; and\n (e) weapons of mass destruction and response to terrorism.\n 3. Such specialized hazardous materials emergency response training\nprogram curriculum shall also include guidance regarding emergency\nresponse to incidents involving lithium-ion batteries. For the purposes\nof this section, "lithium-ion battery" shall have the same meaning as in\nsection four hundred ninety-five of the general business law.\n 4. The state fire administrator is hereby directed to issue a report\nto the governor, speaker of the assembly, temporary president of the\nsenate, chairman of the assembly transportation committee and the\nchairman of the senate transportation committee by February fifteenth of\neach year on the operations of the program set forth in this section.\n 5. The state fire administrator shall promulgate such rules and\nregulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this\nsection.\n