All Team members will be full ttme NFR members. The team may be
designated as “Regional” used on a “Mutual Aid” basis.
MEDICAL SCREENING:
Any member who is interested in serving on the “Haz Mat Team” will
consent to being medially screened by the designated Physician. The medical
screening will be designed to evaluate the member’s fitness for HAZ MAT team
assignment. The complete screening criteria will be made available for the
member’s review before the screening takes place.
Each year prior to the “Medical Screening” members will agree in writing to
participate with the “Haz Mat Team” for the fiscal year following the Medical
Screening
Medical test and all results will be kept confidential between the Physician
andthe member. Ifafter the medical screening the member chooses to be an active
team participant, then those medical records will be maintained and supervised by
the team’s designated physician, facility or agency.
PROCEDURE:
Initial training to Technician level will be provided to new team members as
a unit. Off-duty members will be paid for all hours of required traming. On-duty
members will be on a delayed-response basis. The positions of the additional
members assigned to this training will be covered by shift coverage. The iitial
Technician level traming will be conducted as a minimum eighty-(80) hour
program. The team members with certification as well as those without will be
required to attend this initial program.
Members interested in a HazMat Team assignment must agree to participate
in the required training and agree to fill any position on the team when qualified.
Members must be certified to receive stipend (pass test, maintain
certification, annual recertification, medical screening).
The NFR will train adequate members in order to maintain a regular five-
member Haz Mat team available on a daily basis.
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