NFPA 470 PDF

These sequential requirements and qualifications help ensure that first responders to hazardous materials and WMD incidents know exactly what their responsibilities are.

Learn the competencies and professional qualifications for hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) responders, as well as for emergency medical services personnel responding to incidents. NFPA 470, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders, was consolidated from previous documents to increase usability, reduce errors and conflicts, and to produce a higher quality standard. It combines these three former standards:

• NFPA 472, em>Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
• NFPA 473, Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
• NFPA 1072, Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications