TRAINING CATALOGUE - Hotzone Solutions Group · 14 Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for CBRN EOD Operators 15 CBRN Forensics 17 Collective Level Response Team Member 17 Live

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2 Hotzone Solutions’ Mission

2 How We Structure our Training

3 Live Agent Training (LAT)

3 Own Location Training

3 Training on WMD disarmament regimes and technologies

3 Hotzone Solutions Training Centre Belgium (HZSTC)

3 Certification

4 Tailored Training and Consulting

4 Your Equipment

5 Hotzone Technologies Products

6 Course Level and Structure

8 Individual Level (Awareness)

8 CBRN General Awareness Training

8 Radiation Safety Awareness

8 Biological Safety Awareness

9 Chemical Safety Awareness

9 CBRNE Detection

9 CBRN Decontamination

10 CBRN Medical

10 CBRN for Freight and Mail Receivers

12 Individual Level (Advanced)

12 Live Agent Training CWA Individual Level

12 Live Agent Training Biological Individual Level

13 Live Agent Training Radiological Individual Level

13 Live Agent CBRN Medical Responder

14 Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for CBRN EOD Operators

15 CBRN Forensics

17 Collective Level Response Team Member

17 Live Agent CBR Response Team Member

18 Scenario Training

19 Nuclear Emergency Training (NET)

19 Live Agent CW Munitions Leak Seal Pack Procedures

20 Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical

and Radiological Agents (SIBCRA)

21 Live Agent Sampling and Identification of Biological,

Chemical and Radiological Agents (SIBCRA)

21 Live Agent CBR Device Investigation

22 Collective Level Response Team Leader

22 Scenario Training

23 Live Agent CBR Response Team Leader

24 Command Level

24 CBRN EOD Incident Commander

25 CBRNE Airport/Border Crossing Security

25 CBRNE Special Event Planning and Management

26 CBRNE Threat and Vulnerability Assessments

26 Planning a Response to a CBRN EOD Incident

27 CBRNE Masters Course (Master of Science)

28 Environment Sampling

30 Analysis of Environmental Samples

32 Training Locations

“Ensure CBRNE Safety and Security in the public and environmental sector”

COOPERATION BETWEEN JOINT CBRN DEFENCE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE/VYSKOV/CZ AND HOTZONE SOLUTIONS GROUP

The Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Centre of Excellence (JCBRN Defence COE) located in Vyskov, Czech Republic, and Hotzone Solutions Group BV, The Netherlands, cooperate in the field of training under the general framework of a Technical Agreement.

The JCBRN Centre of Excellence is a multinationally sponsored entity, which offers NATO recognized expertise and experience to the benefit of the Alliance, especially in support of transformation. It provides opportunities to enhance CBRN education and training, to improve CBRN interoperability and capabilities, to assist in CBRN doctrine development and/or to test and validate CBRN concepts through experimentation.

Hotzone Solutions CBRNE Training Courses carried out in cooperation with the JCBRN Defence CoE will be provided to customers from NATO, its Member States as well as to NATO Partner Countries and Organizations. Participation of Non-NATO Entities in HZS CBRN Training Courses under this cooperation will be in accordance with MC 458/2 NATO Education, Training, Exercise and Evaluation Policy, dated 12 October 2009.

At the end of each CBRN Training Course, HZS Group and the JCBRN Defence CoE jointly provide participants with Certificates of Attendance, carrying the Logos of both HZS Group and the JCBRN Defence CoE.

This cooperation guarantees that HZS courses, which are organized with the JCBRN Defence COE, are in line with all quality standards of the JCBRN Centre of Excellence.

All courses that can be run in cooperation with the JCBRN Defence CoE bear the logo.

COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (EOD COE) TRENČÍN, SLOVAK REPUBLIC AND HOTZONE SOLUTIONS GROUP

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (EOD COE) located in Trenčín, Slovak Republic, and Hotzone Solutions Group BV, The Netherlands, cooperate in the field of training under the general framework of a Technical Agreement.

The EOD COE is one of the tools of the NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation aiming to improve military capabilities, value and efficiency of the Alliance. It was established by Slovakia as the Framework Nation with support of five Sponsoring Nations (CZE, FRA, HUN, POL and ROU).

Hotzone Solutions’ CBRN EOD Training Courses carried out in cooperation with the EOD COE will be provided to customers from NATO, its Member States as well as to NATO Partner Countries and Organizations. Other HZS CBRN courses conducted specifically for EOD operators can be conducted within this framework.

At the end of each CBRN EOD Training Course, HZS Group and the EOD COE jointly provide participants with Certificates of Attendance, carrying the Logos of both HZS Group and the EOD COE.

This cooperation guarantees that HZS courses, which are organised with the EOD COE, are in line with all quality standards of the EOD Centre of Excellence.

All courses that can be run in cooperation with the EOD CoE bear the logo.

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Our mission is to enable first responders to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the full spectrum of CBRNE threats. These threats include industrial accidents, acts of domestic and international terrorism involving: chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) materials.

Courses are based on recognised objectives from civilian and military standards but can of course be adapted to suit your specific requirements.

LAT with real chemical warfare agents was very much the beginning of HZS training capabilities, it still remains today as the very core of our training operations. It sets us apart from other CBRN training providers and has grown to include the areas of live pathogens (non-aerosolised) and radiological emitters (open and closed). Our LAT can also include toxic materials found in the environment as a result of accidents, natural disasters, misuse, criminal activities or as remnants of war.

LAT can be conducted on either an individual or collective basis following our standard course objectives or tailored to meet your own. As part of a wider training strategy, LAT is generally regarded as the only way to fully prepare personnel for operations, stress levels, decision-making capabilities and work rates all show improvement after the completion of Live Agent Training.

Accepted Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL’s) provide the basis of our safety system. This is applied in such a way that at 1 metre from the contaminated surface the concentration of CW agent (airborne) is less than a Short Term Exposure Level (STEL) for the most volatile agents. Actual vapour levels have been confirmed through air sampling and analysis campaigns conducted seasonally to take into account environmental variations. In addition, we always control the what, where and how much therefore allowing us to fully manage the risks. In combination with highly effective protective clothing and respirators these steps form the essential elements of our safety strategy.

Our training is structured to cater to five different levels of responders:

Individual (Awareness)

Individual (Advanced)

Collective (Response Team Member)

Collective (Response Team Leader)

Command

At each level there is a variety of courses to suit the needs of participants enabling them to operate effectively. Our Individual (Awareness) Level courses involve a balance of practical and theoretical based training. Beyond this, training at the Individual (Advanced) Level and the Collective Levels can be focused on specific/tailored to role requirements up to and including work with live chemical agents, biological and radioactive materials.

Command level courses are aimed at those in or likely to be in command level positions and the objectives are developed to enable a commander to control a CBRNE incident.

HOTZONE SOLUTIONS’ MISSION

HOW WE STRUCTURE OUR TRAINING

Within HZS we recognise the benefits afforded by hosting training / courses at your own location. On-site training is best suited for mainly theoretical type training, equipment training or procedural development training.

However we do also strongly believe that training, within a scenario setting, should be conducted wherever possible local to an organisations area of operations, this allows for unique to factors unique to the area and the organisation to be exercised. On-site training can be further enhanced using our unique CWA simulants and Radiation training kits by adding realism to detector user training or team based scenario training.

Hotzone Solutions is also in the position to provide training in the areas of disarmament of Weapons of Mass Destruction; this can include disarmament treaties and regimes, open source case studies of WMD destruction operations and destruction technologies.

OWN LOCATION TRAINING

TRAINING ON WMD DISARMAMENT REGIMES AND TECHNOLOGIES

The HZSTC in Belgium offers a wide range of courses from the HZS Training Catalogue, which can be either run as listed or adapted to suit any specific requirements of the participants. This facility has the capability of conducting large or small training courses focusing on CBRNE and has a ready supply of protection, detection and decontamination equipment on-hand, if required for training courses. Any training conducted at the facility utilises the full range of HZS simulants.

The CBRNE Training Centre is equipped and staffed with a view to provide basic to advanced courses (including academic) for professionals at all levels, belonging to various first responders groups such as police, fire-fighters, emergency medical services, military personnel, EOD experts, and other groups.

The infrastructure allows not only for individual training, but also for scenario-driven training, including illicit laboratories, mailrooms, shops, and many more. The HZSTC occupies an area of 8,200 m2 including a large open outdoor training area, multimedia training rooms, and a fully equipped conference room with a seating capacity of up to 220 people.

This facility also hosts the International CBRNE Institute (ICI), an International Non-Profit Organisation.

HOTZONE SOLUTIONS TRAINING CENTRE BELGIUM (HZSTC)

CERTIFICATION

LIVE AGENT TRAINING (LAT)

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Wherever training is to be conducted, at one of our specialised training facilities or ‘On Site’, HZS recognise that a ‘one hat fits all’ approach simply may not be appropriate. Each of the courses listed in this catalogue can be run as specified or can be adjusted or modified to meet your needs. In this way training can match your operating procedures and equipment.

Equally, if you would like training that is not listed in the catalogue or it doesn’t quite fit what you actually want, then we are fully prepared to design a series of training objectives based on your end goal. Training will then be delivered according to timescales and if required, with your own equipment up to and including LAT.

We can also assist, in the development of training strategies, specialised skill sets and equipment operator programs. Within equipment procurement programs we can work with you by providing staff and facilities to conduct your own ‘field testing’, we can conduct field / scientific testing on your behalf.

Our made-to-order training and consulting is very much customer focused, we won’t tell you what you need or should do. We help you make the choice so that your own hot zone solution is born of practicality, knowledge, realism and effectiveness.

TAILORED TRAINING AND CONSULTING

We recommend where possible that a client’s own equipment should be used for training as should own procedures. This instils confidence in the user that the equipment / procedure can actually do the job it was procured / developed for, especially within a ‘live’ environment. We do however understand that use of own equipment may not be possible for many reasons.

We have available CBRN equipment that can be used for many of our trainings including LAT, much of it from well-known equipment manufacturers who we are proud to work with as partners.

YOUR EQUIPMENT

Hotzone Technologies has a number of Products, Integrated and Standalone Solutions for sale as part of its portfolio of products (all included in product catalogue). Each product is available with specialised training enabling an operator or user to be able to use the product effectively.

This specialised training may also be combined with any of the courses listed in this catalogue to enhance the overall skill levels of operators, responders and commanders.

HOTZONE TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCTS

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Collective Command

CBRN EOD Incident Commander

Live Agent CBR Response Team Member

Response Team Member

Scenario Training Team Leader

Response Team Leader

Scenario Training Team Member

Planning a Response to a CBRN EOD Incident

LAT CBR Response Team Leader

Nuclear Emergency Training (NET)

CBRNE Threat and Vulnerabillity Assessments

CBRNE Airport / Border Security

CBRNE Special Event Planning and Management

COURSE LEVEL AND STRUCTURE

CORE COURSES

SPECIALISED TRAINING

Individual

CBRN General Awareness

Awareness

Live Agent Training CWA

Advanced

Radiation Safety AwarenessLive Agent Training

Biological

Biological Safety AwarenessLive Agent Training

Radiological

Chemical Safety Awareness

CBRNE DetectionLive Agent CW Munitions LSPP

Live Agent CBRN Medical Responder

CBRNE DecontaminationSampling & Identification of Biological, Chemical &

Radiological Agents (SIBCRA)

Non-Destructive Evaluation for CBRN EOD Operators

CBRN ForensicsCBRN Medical Live Agent SIBCRA

CBRN for Freight and Mail Receivers

Live Agent CBR Device Investigation

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Environment Sampling

Analysis of Environmental Samples

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CBRNE Detection

40 hours

This course covers detection technologies and systems associated with chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive agents.

• Current detection capabilities andlimitations

• Types of chemical agent detectioninstruments

• Biological agent detectioninstruments and processes

• Radiological agent detectioninstruments

• Explosive detection instruments andprocesses

• Emerging detection technologies• Detection exercises with simulants

(where applicable)

CBRN General Awareness Training (40 hours)

Classroom and practical training

HZSTC/or as agreed with customer

1 - 4

Classroom capacity

Certificate of Attendance

Chemical Safety Awareness

30 hours

This classroom course familiarises participants with the different types of chemical agents, detection principles, and protective measures.

• Types of chemical agents• Medical signs and symptoms• Detection technologies• Protective measures• Protective equipment• Decontamination principles

None

Classroom only


1

Classroom capacity

Certificate of Attendance; this course is a prerequisite for participants to undergo Live Agent Training CWA Individual Level

CBRN Decontamination

40 hours

This course covers decontamination systems and technologies associated with chemical, biological and radiological agents.

• Current decontamination capabilities• Chemical agent decontamination

technologies and limitations• Biological agent decontamination

technologies and processes• Radiological agent decontamination

technologies, process, residualcontamination control

• Emerging technologies


Classroom only


1

Classroom capacity


Individual level (awareness)

CBRN General Awareness Training

40 hours

This classroom course familiarises participants with CBRN materials and their respective properties and the measures they can take to protect themselves against them.

• Properties of CBRNmaterials

• Protective measures andequipment

• Signs and symptoms ofexposure to CBRN agents

• Detection of CBRNmaterials

• Decontamination processes

None

Classroom only

HZSTC / or as agreed with customer

1-2

Classroom capacity


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Radiation Safety Awareness

30 hours

This classroom course familiarises participants with the different types of radiation, detection principles, and protective measures.

• Types of radiation• Detection technologies• Protective measures• Protective equipment• Decontamination

principles

None

Classroom only


1-2

Classroom capacity

Certificate of Attendance; this course is a prerequisite for participants to undergo Radiation Response Individual Level

Biological Safety Awareness

30 hours

This classroom course familiarises participants with the different types of biological agents, detection principles, and protective measures.

• Types of biological agents• Medical signs and

symptoms• Detection technologies• Protective measures• Protective equipment• Decontamination

principles

None

Classroom only


1

Classroom capacity

Certificate of Attendance; this course is a prerequisite for participants to undergo Live Agent Training Biological Individual Level

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL (AWARENESS)


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CBRN Medical

24 hours

This course familiarises participants with medical counter-measures in case of exposure to CBRN materials.

• Recognising a CBRN event based on visiblesigns and symptoms

• Toxicology of CBRN materials• Safety within the hot zone• Working as a first responder in a hot zone

(selection and use of protective equipment)• Dealing with CBRN casualties inside and

outside the hot zone• Emergency decontamination (materials and

procedures)


Classroom only


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CBRN for Freight and Mail Receivers

30 hours

This training course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement safety procedures and develop response protocols for suspicious packages and mail, including “white powder” letters. Specifically for those persons with duties that include the receiving of packages (large and small) and mail.

• Improvised explosive device recognition• Suspicious package/ letter response

procedures• Overview of anthrax as an attack agent• Anthrax exposure and treatment/

prophylaxis• Personal protection and protective

equipment• Receiving area/mail room equipment• Safety equipment• Field detection equipment• Case studies

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Live Agent Training Radiological Individual Level

40 hours

This course enables participants to detect radiological agents, as well as to protect humans and critical infrastructure from radiation emitting sources and implement appropriate health and safety measures.

• Practical principles of detection andprotection

• Establishing safety zones and safe distances• Use of protective equipment (personal and

collective)• Personal dosimetry• Record keeping of exposure• Provision of advice to local authorities• National and international rules and

regulations

Radiation Safety Awareness, medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment


Seibersdorf/Austria or at other agreed locations

2- 4

Maximum 20

Certificate of Attendance. When course is run at Seibersdorf: recognized certification in radiation protection according to Austrian standards

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL (ADVANCED)

Individual level (advanced)

Live Agent Training CWA Individual Level

Minimum 40 hours

Analyse a chemical agent incident to determine the magnitude of the problem, in terms of outcome, by the chemical properties of the chemical agent.

• Analyse a chemical agent incident todetermine the magnitude of the problemin terms of outcome by the chemicalproperties of the chemical agent

• Identify the signs and symptoms ofpotential exposure

• Plan a response by identification andpreparation of the relevant equipment andprocedures

• Implement a planned response (personalprotective equipment, detection,decontamination)

• Understand the health and safety risksof hot zone entries and the necessity ofcontrol zones

Chemical Safety Awareness, medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment


VVU/CZ Vyškov Field Live Chemical Agent Training Facility, CZ

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Maximum 20

Certificate of Attendance and HZS Bronze Medallion

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Live Agent Training Biological Individual Level

Minimum 40 hours

This course enables participants to detect, protect humans and critical infrastructure from biological agents and implement appropriate health and safety measures.

• Establishing safety zones andsafe distances

• Use of protective equipment (personaland collective)

• Provision of advice to local authorities• National and international rules and

regulations• Practical principles of detection and

protection

Biological Safety Awareness, medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment

Classroom and practical training (up to BSL3)

Sújchbo/CZ

4

Maximum 20


Live Agent CBRN Medical Responder

Minimum 40 hours

This course provides trained medical personnel with the knowledge, skills and abilities to analyse the medical risks at a CBRN or hazardous materials incident and to plan and implement procedures to respond to potential health impacts on response personnel in a pre-hospital setting.

• Chemical, physical and toxicological properties of CBRN agents• Identification of the signs and symptoms of exposure to CBRN materials,

primarily chemical agents • Prediction of the potential behaviour of chemical agents• Planning the response by identifying the relevant equipment to support

hot zone entries• Health hazards and risks associated with hot zone activities, standard and

non-standard decontamination materials• Determination of hazard control zones• Determine the equipment and resources required for a medical

monitoring station • Plan and implement a response to a medical emergency• Decontamination methodologies and processes• Establishing a medical monitoring station• Determine the requirement for pre-entry and post-entry medical monitoring

of personnel involved in hot zone entries

CBRN General Awareness Training , Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) qualified or higher, Advanced Life Support (ALS) certified, and medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment


VVU Vyškov Field Live Chemical Agent Training Facility, CZ

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Non-Destructive Evaluation for CBRN EOD Operators

10 days

This course is to enable NDT Level II operators to set up and calibrate equipment, conduct tests, and to interpret, evaluate and document results of NDT.

• Chemical agent properties of CWA• Signs and symptoms of exposure to CWA• Using personal protective equipment in a safe manner• Health and Safety hazards and risks associated with toxic entries• Standard detection instruments • Pros and cons of the different types of measuring techniques and instruments• Safe use of the detection instruments in the field, while using full personal protective

equipment (e.g. marking a contaminated area, locating a source, checking a possibly contaminated person, etc.)

• Effect environmental conditions (such as temperature, wind and humidity) may have on the behaviour of the chemicals and the reading of the instruments

• Translate the reading of the instrument into a health and safety hazard and take appropriate actions

• Using NDE equipment in a potentially contaminated environment• Pulsed X-ray characteristics and radiation safety • Health and Safety hazards and risks associated with radiation emitting equipment• Avoiding contamination of NDE equipment• Setting up equipment in a potentially contaminated area• Interpreting the results of NDE

Medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment and registered as a radiation worker


As agreed with customer

2

Maximum 20


CBRN Forensics

24 hours

This curriculum provides law enforcement, fire rescue, EMS, HAZMAT responders and other public safety officials with the training and skills necessary to detect the clandestine manufacture of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons of mass destruction.(Note: This course can also be conducted as Live Agent Training, with a prerequisite of CBRN General Awareness Training)

• Principles of hot zone forensics • Overview of CBRNE agent types, their symptoms and mechanism of entry • Identification of precursor ingredients • Identification of manufacturing equipment and processes• Overview of specialised personal protection equipment and respiratory protection

equipment • Detection and monitoring techniques including searches, surveys, sampling, improvised

explosive devices, and trap recognition and response• Overview of clandestine CBR laboratories • Sample collection procedures • Confined space procedures • Forced air ventilation techniques

None

Classroom only (or as Live Agent Training)

HZSTC, VVU Vyskov Field Live Chemical Agent Training Facility, CZ, or as agreed with customer

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COLLECTIVE LEVEL RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER

Collective level

Live Agent CBR Response Team Member

40 hours each (C/B/R)

This course is to provide response team members with advanced skills to analyse, plan and implement a response to a possible criminal or terrorist activity involving CBRN materials. This course meets the requirements for the intervention personnel to work in a team to survey or mitigate any CBRN incident.Participants train in safe working procedures under incident conditions, including advanced training on communication, decontamination, calculations, measurements, cartography, searching for CBRN materials in the field, basic sampling and other relevant tasks.

• The properties and effects of CBRN agents • Methods of dissemination of CBRN materials • Toxicology and first effects of CBRN materials• Terrorist action using CBRN materials • Team protection procedures (personal protective equipment, donning/doffing,

avoidance of contamination) • Theory of decontamination and application of selected decontamination procedures

and the setup of an Emergency Personal Decontamination Station (EPDS) • Management of contaminated personnel (casualties and responders) • Definition and marking of an initial hazardous CBRN area • CBRN hazard assessment techniques, pre and post blast, including X-ray • CBRN detection using available equipment an operator, pre and post blast • Potential outcomes of a CBRN incident

C/B/R Live Agent Training Individual Level; medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment and a registered radiation worker


Specialised live agent facilities

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Nuclear Emergency Training (NET)

40 hours

This course provides participants with an awareness of emergency measures after a nuclear accident.

Targeted towards: first responders, military personnel, scientists, nuclear industry, international organisations, NGO’s, and governmental organisations.

• Radiation safety• Consequences of a nuclear accident• Consequence management after a nuclear accident• Chernobyl 1986: causes and effects• Comparison of the Chernobyl/Fukushima incidents• Working in a radiologically contaminated area• Protection against open radioactive sources• Detection of radioactive sources in a contaminated

environment• Sampling procedures• Decontamination procedures

Radiation Safety Awareness (30 hours)


Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and Slavutych, Ukraine

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Certificate of Attendance and NET Medallion

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Live Agent CW Munitions Leak Seal Pack Procedures

Minimum 40 hours

The scope of this course is to provide EOD/IED personnel with the required competencies to carry out CW munitions leak, seal, pack procedures.

• Risk assessment • Knowledge on sealants

to be used • Equipment needs • Simulant-based leak,

seal, pack exercises• Live agent leak seal pack

exercises

Awareness of EOD/IED, Chemical Safety Awareness; medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment



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Max 12


Scenario Training Collective level scenario training for response team members is focused principally towards group based training whereby advanced training scenarios are developed specifically with the clients’ needs in mind. It is also expected for scenario work that the participants have sufficient experience and training to be able to safely operate within a CBRN live environment (if applicable) and that the structure of the group is capable of working a scenario, in which their commanders are present.

Training can be conducted with chemical agents (live or simulants), radiation sources, biological simulants/agents or combinations of all three.

Such training can include, but is not limited to:• Reconnaissance tasks• Search, identification and sampling tasks• Operational sampling • EOD/IED incident response and counter-measures• Decontamination tasking• Border control or crossing tasks• Medical and evacuation scenarios• Non-destructive testing/evaluation operations• Testing/confirming your procedures

There are a large variety of options which can be used in scenario training, so please contact us with your requirements, and as long as it fits within our safety criteria, we will endeavour to make it possible.

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Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents (SIBCRA)

6 weeks

The scope of this course is to provide first responders with the required competencies to investigate and collect samples of possible CBRN contamination in order to allow laboratories to conduct highly reliable scientific analysis of samples. This course is run in-line with the NATO SIBCRA standards. This course can be split into individual modules.

Theory SIBCA (Sampling and Identification of Biological and Chemical Agents) • Properties of biological and chemical agents • Signs and symptoms of exposure to biological and chemical agents • Principles of respiratory protection against biological and chemical agents • Principles of reconnaissance, detection and decontamination • Decision processes for the team leader and the roles within the team • The SIBCA sampling kit • Sampling techniques and cross-contamination • Limitations of personnel working in personal protective equipment (heat and cold stress) • Packaging techniques/transport of samples/chain of custody • Methods of analysis and interpretation of results • Practical scenario based exercisesTheory SIRA (Sampling and Identification of Radiological Agents) • Properties of radiological agents and protection against their effects • Signs and symptoms of exposure to radiological agents • Principles of detection and decontamination • Principles of respiratory protection against radiological agents • Decision processes for the team leader and the roles within the team • The SIRA sampling kit • Search of radioactive sources, determining, and fencing off a contaminated area • Sampling techniques to avoid cross-contamination • Packaging techniques/transport of samples/chain of custody • Methods of analysis and interpretation of results • Practical scenario based exercises

First responders (including military personnel) at CBRN General Awareness/Operational Level); private sector specialist employees or equivalent, basic knowledge on CBRN matters (threat, risk assessment and crisis management allowing to integrate information to recommend courses of action for the commander); medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment


HZSTC, or as agreed with customer

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Collective level

Live Agent Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents (SIBCRA)

Minimum 40 hours

To enable the operator to safely collect samples under hazardous conditions, including the ability to identify and accurately record the collection of samples and maintain chain of custody.

• Analyse observations and records of the reconnaissance team, photographs, witness statements and video recordings, etc. to identify the evidence available and the types of samples to be collected

• Develop a plan for the collection of samples • Prepare and organise equipment for the collection samples • Conduct a sampling operation to safely collect a CBR

sample• Select personal protective equipment for use in a hot zone• Decontaminate and seal a sample for transportation • Plan how to maintain the chain of custody

Live Agent Training CWA Individual Level, SIBCRA trained at the Response Team Member Level, medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment



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Live Agent CBR Device Investigation

Minimum 40 hours

The scope of this course is to provide EOD/IED qualified first responders who may be involved in a response to a possible criminal or terrorist activity involving CBRN devices with the skills to analyse, plan and implement an investigation of those IEDs in a potential hot zone.

• Analyse a CBR IED incident to determine the magnitude of the problem in terms of outcomes

• Properties of chemical agents• Identification of the signs and symptoms of exposure to

chemical agent• Prediction models and methods for determining the

dispersion of CBR Agents• Plan a response by the identification and preparation of the

relevant equipment for use within the hot zone • Implement a planned response by using the relevant

equipment to perform an investigation using pulsed X-rays inside the hot zone

Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques or equivalent, Live Agent Training CWA Individual Level, radiation worker (optional) and medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment


VVU/CZ Vyškov Field Live Chemical Agent Training Facility/CZ or at other specialised facilities

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Live Agent CBR Response Team Leader

Minimum 40 hours each (C/B/R)

This course is to provide Response Team Leaders with advanced skills to analyse, plan and implement a response to a possible criminal or terrorist activity involving CBR materials.

• The properties and effects of CWA, Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs), biological and radiological agents

• Methods of dissemination of CBR materials • Toxicology and first effects of CBR materials• Terrorist actions using CBR materials • Team protection procedures (personal protective

equipment, donning/doffing, avoidance of contamination) • Theory of decontamination and application of selected

decontamination procedures and the setup of an Emergency Personal Decontamination Station (EPDS)

• Management of contaminated personnel (casualties and responders)

• Definition and marking of an initial hazardous CBR area • CBR hazard assessment techniques, pre and post blast,

including X-rays• CBR detection employing available equipment as user, pre

and post blast • Potential outcomes of a CBRN incident

CBRN trained, Live Agent Training CWA Individual Level; medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment and a registered radiation worker


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COLLECTIVE LEVEL RESPONSE TEAM LEADER Scenario Training

Collective level scenario training for response team leaders is focused principally towards group based leadership whereby advanced training scenarios are developed specifically with the clients’ needs in mind. It is also expected for scenario work that the participants have sufficient experience and training to be able to safely operate within a CBRN live environment (if applicable) and that the structure of the scenario is focused toward the team leader. This training can also be combined with team member scenario training where the team leader runs his or her team through the scenario.

Training can be conducted with chemical agents (live or simulants), radiation sources, biological simulants/agents or combinations of all three.

Such training can include, but is not limited to:• Reconnaissance tasks• Search, identification and sampling tasks• Operational sampling • EOD/IED incident response and counter-measures• Decontamination tasking• Border control or crossing tasks• Medical and evacuation scenarios• Non-destructive testing/evaluation operations• Testing/confirming your procedures

There is a large variety of options which can be used in scenario training, so please contact us with your requirements as long as it fits within our safety criteria, we will endeavour to make it possible.

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CBRNE Airport/ Border Crossing Security

Minimum 40 hours

A command level course for supervisors at border crossings, airports, shipping ports for CBRN related devices, containers and luggage.

• The properties and effects of CWA, TIMs, biological and radiological agents

• Categories of CBRNE devices (CBRN IED’s, CBRN DD’s and CBRN SD’s)

• The handling of dangerous materials• The different classes of CBRNE materials and identify

differences in their properties• Recognition of the first effects of exposure to CBRNE

materials through physical signs and symptoms• The typical behaviour of people who may be carrying

CBRNE material or potential CBRNE devices• The basis of detection and screening of CBRNE materials

and the identification using both fixed and portable detection and screening systems

• Self-protection and the protection of those in the immediate vicinity of a CBRNE device

• The basis of personal protective equipment, decontamination, and individual protection procedures (IPE, donning/doffing, avoidance on contamination)

• Theory of decontamination and application of selected decontamination procedures (e.g. immediate decontamination of personnel)

• Definition and marking of an initial hazardous CBR area• CBR hazard area, pre and post blast• CBR detection employing available equipment as user, pre

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CBRNE Special Event Planning and Management

Minimum 40 hours

This advanced level training is appropriate for command level responders. The scope of this course covers CBRNE threats for special events. Event types include festivals, concerts, carnivals, block parties, sporting events, marathons and protests.

• CBRNE threat analysis • Planning and research for events• Developing maintenance of traffic plans• Special event liability• Conducting an event threat and vulnerability analysis• Public safety • Neighbourhood/community support• Event staffing levels• Protestor issues• Incident command system• Entry screening


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COMMAND LEVEL

CBRN EOD Incident Commander

Minimum 40 hours

This advanced level training is appropriate for command level responders with the responsibility of directing response efforts at a natural disaster or deliberate CBRNE incident.

• CBRNE agent overview• Personal protection equipment overview• Chemical agents of opportunity for terrorism• Incident Command Systems (ICS)• Pre-Incident plans and procedures• Incident management software programs• Stand-by/recall of emergency response personnel• Expedient chemical/biological release mitigation methods• Procedures for prolonged SCBA/PPE operations• Manpower rehabilitation and replacement logistics for

sustained operations • Stress management for emergency personnel• Mass decontamination• An overview of human behaviour during a CBRN crisis• Use of aviation assets/airspace management • Stockpile and distribution plans• Security of critical facilities• Medical emergency operations plans• Multiple agency communication• Criminal investigation of deliberate CBRNE events• Long-term response and recovery• Environmental concerns• Emerging/next generation response technologies case

studies

Employed as or likely to be employed as an incident commander, medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment, CBRN General Awareness Training (40 hours)



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Academic Course Master of Science in CBRNE Protection

The Masters Course is organised by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. On completion of the Masters Course, participants will gain a “1st-Level Master in Protection against CBRNE Events (120 ECTS*)”.

Hotzone Solutions is officially cooperating with the Steering Committee and the Scientific Committee of this Masters Course through the coordination of the international activities and live agent training aspects of the course.

The Masters Course aims to provide participants with suitable technical and operational skills and knowledge, as well as the knowledge to become key players in the new area of CBRNE risk. In order to participate in the Masters Course and obtain the final degree (which has legal value according to the Italian law), candidates must have a 180-ECTS point Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. “Equivalence” of degrees such as military, police, fire-fighter academy degrees etc., will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Universitys’ competent bodies and the Masters Course Steering Committee.

Participants will gain advanced skills in the following areas:

• CBRNE threats and risks• Analysis of CBRNE agents• Effects of CBRNE agents• Diffusion and dispersion of CBRNE agents• Software and codes for CBRNE emergencies• Detection of CBRNE agents: equipment and techniques• CBRNE protection• CBRNE decontamination• International emergency systems in case of CBRNE events• Sanitary rescue and psychological approach to emergencies

in case of CBRNE events• Critical infrastructure• Investigation and mitigation• Communication and information in case of CBRNE events• Practical activities and training at specialised European

Facilities, coordinated by Hotzone Solutions

* The ECTS, European Credit Transfer System

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CBRNE Threat and Vulnerability Assessments

40 hours

This course provides participants with the knowledge, skills and abilities to conduct a threat analysis and to assess the vulnerability of their organisation, enabling security and emergency managers to better understand the current readiness posture of their organisation.

Threat analysis: • Possible attack threat scenarios

(identify, categorise, and prioritise)

• Essential functions critical to business continuity and eventual recovery

• Organisation’s internal and external environments

• Operational factors that could possibility lead to a terrorist attack

Vulnerability: • Areas of vulnerability • Evaluation of vulnerabilities against

potential attack threat scenarios • Effectiveness of counter-measures • Additional control measures

CBRN General Awareness Training (40 hours); corporate security professionals, state/local/military first responders

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Planning a Response to a CBRN EOD Incident

40 hours

This course provides participants with the knowledge, skills and abilities to analyse the risks at a hazardous materials or weapons of mass destruction incident; and to plan and implement safety procedures of responders during hot and warm zone operations. The course is based on the competencies for HAZMAT Safety Officers as outlined in NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to a Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents and provides Safety Officers with the core competencies of Safety Officers as defined in Chapter 11 of NFPA 472.

• Analyse a CBRNE incident • Determine the complexity of the scene for safety• Evaluate hazard and response information

Plan a safe response within the capabilities of: • available response personnel • personal protective equipment, and • control equipment

• Implement a safe response• Assess an incident action plan, emergency

response plan, and/or standard operating procedures

• Evaluate the progress of the planned response • Terminating an incident response

CBRN General Awareness Training (40 hours), incident safety officers, on-scene incident commanders, medical clearance from employer to work in personal protective equipment



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International CBRNe Master CoursesUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata

The evolution of and increase in Safety and Security threats at an international level place remarkable focus on the improvement of the emergency systems to deal with crisis, including those connected to ordinary and the non-conventional events (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives).

Given the global interest in these issues, the Department of Industrial Engineering and the School of Medicine and Surgery of the Tor Vergata University organise the following Master Courses:

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Environment Sampling

Introduction

How a sample is taken from the environment is key in identifying it’s composition and as such is tied to the analytical method employed to identify it.

There are many sampling methodologies, based on statistic processing, equipment and as well as ensuring the chain of custody if required.

Key factors to determine a good sample include:

1. An understanding of the sample to be taken; natural / non natural.2. Concentrations and the effect of sampling equipment.3. Sorption of the substance in relation to sample media.4. Analytical interferences.

All this relates to the necessity to design and adhere to a structured sampling plan, our training focuses on taking the sample in the correct way and delivering it to the laboratory without loss .. in other words, as it was found.

Substances Used

Sampling practice will be done in the first instance with non-harmful substances and then controlled quantities of harmful substances commonly found in the environment using a selection of different matrixes; these include:-

A) pesticidesB) heavy metalsC) organic industrial solventsD) polychlorinated biphenyl – PCBE) asbestos samplingF) depleted uraniumG) microbiological sampling (non pathogenic)

The matrixes which will be processed are: soil, water, air and silt in water.

Course Structure

The course is divided into 3 parts:

1. Sampling Theory:

• The characteristics of the given compounds and potential locations.• Toxic characteristics of each compound group• Matrixes attributes, relative to analytical techniques• Characteristics of microbiological contamination and microorganisms.• Microbiological sampling techniques

2. Demonstrations

• Using typical environmental sampling equipment in a laboratory setting.• Development of a Sampling Plan for on site phase

3. On Site Sampling

• Conducted on a selected industry location in real conditions where students will execute their sampling plan.

Course Duration

2 Weeks – to include Saturday mornings

Departure / Arrival on Sundays (Can be adjusted if required)

Minimum number of students – 10

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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Analysis of Environmental Samples

Introduction

Analytical procedures for determining of pollutants in the environment are known and recognized as standard analytical procedures, however, determining individual compounds in natural samples can represent challenges and difficulties even for experienced analysts. Samples from the environment demand through preparation and an in depth knowledge of the analysts instrumentation.

Common difficulties for the analytical chemist include:

1. Natural samples are complex mixtures so the sample preparations should be specific to sample media and targeted substance.

2. Concentrations may have to be intensified.3. Many natural chemical events act as interferons4. Requirement to know the law where the findings maybe used in a prosecution

Substances Used

Analytical practice will be done in the first instance with non-harmful substances and then controlled quantities of harmful substances commonly found in the environment using a selection of different matrixes; these include:

A) pesticidesB) heavy metalsC) organic industrial solventsD) polychlorinated biphenyl – PCBE) mineral oilsF) depleted uranium

The matrixes which will be processed are: soil, water, air and silt in water.

Course Structure

The course is divided into 3 parts:

1. Analytical Theory:

• The characteristics of the given compounds and potential locations.• Toxic characteristics of each compound group• Matrixes attributes, relative to analytical techniques• Selection of analytical techniques• Analyzing individual groups of compounds in the given matrixes• Characteristics of microbiological contamination and microorganisms.• Analyzing microbiological samples

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection

2. Demonstrations

Instrumental and classic techniques for determining all of the given compound groups in given matrixes; to include

• Gas chromatography with ECD and FID• Mass spectrometry• HPLC and ion chromatography• Infrared spectroscopy• Atomic absorption spectroscopy: graphite tube, flame, hydride and cold steam technique• ICP-OS

3. On Site Sampling / Analysis

The matrixes which will be processed are: soil, water, air and silt in water from a chosen industrial locality. Samples will be taken and analyzed for given parameters in MOL institute.

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HOTZONE SOLUTIONS TRAINING FACILITY BELGIUM

Hotzone Solutions has its own training facility in Belgium which is located in Les Bons Villiers, to the north of the city of Charleroi, Belgium. At this custom built facility we are able to conduct a number of the training courses listed in this catalogue. This facility also hosts the International CBRNE Institute (ICI), an International Non-Profit Organisation.

HOTZONE SOLUTIONS MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL OFFICE

Hotzone Solutions Regional Office located in the United Arab Emirates has approval from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) to conduct registered training courses utilising actual radioactive sources to participants from the region in the UAE. These courses offer for the first time actual live source training for emergency responders, police, fire, military, paramedical, medical and hospital personnel in the UAE. These courses range from basic awareness training, to Radiation Protection Officer status, to Advanced Emergency Incident Command.

VINČA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCES, BELGRADE, SERBIA

Located on the outskirts of Belgrade ‘Vinča’ is a governmental organisation that specialises in physics, chemistry, biology, power engineering and technology, radiation and environmental protection, accelerator science, and materials science. Through cooperation with Vinča Hotzone Solutions is able to conduct CBRNE training and testing with live agents, in both the outside and inside environment using purpose built facilities.

VYŠKOV, CZECH REPUBLIC

Through a cooperative arrangement with the Military Research Institute (VVU), Hotzone Solutions instructors can deliver all courses using live Sarin (GB), VX, Sulphur Mustard (HD) and Lewisite (L), with site support provided by local personnel. Located near Vyškov approximately 220 kilometres from Prague in the Czech Republic, VVU provides access to a world class Field Live Chemical Agent Testing and Training Facility (FLCATF) built on the international CBRN reputation of the Czech Republic.

SUJCHBO, CZECH REPUBLIC

Through a cooperative arrangement with the National Institute for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection (Sújchbo v.v.i.), Hotzone Solutions instructors are able to offer modern lecture theatres and exercise facilities designed for the safe and effective use of live agents. Located near Příbram, approximately 60 kilometres from Prague, the Sújchbo is primarily involved in applied research and the development of practical tools for radiological protection and for protection against chemical and biological weapons.

SEIBERSDORF LABORATORIES GMBH, AUSTRIA

Through a cooperative arrangement with Seibersdorf Laboratories Hotzone Solutions is able to offer a wide range of training courses in the fields of radiation protection, laser and optical radiation, electromagnetic fields as well as civil defence and disaster control. Seibersdorf is located 35 kilometres southeast of Vienna and hosts the Seibersdorf Academy, Austria’s largest radiation training facility.

CHERNOBYL CENTER, UKRAINE

Hotzone Solutions provides realistic training in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone for first responders, military personnel, security services, and all those who might potentially work in hazardous and radioactively contaminated environments in partnership with the Chernobyl Centre. This zone, established in 1986 days after the accident in Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant (ChNPP), with a radius of 30 kilometres, offers a wide variety of training, testing and research possibilities. The radionuclides that can be found in the exclusion zone are mainly Cs137 (Caesium 137) and Sr90 (Strontium 90).

ZWENTENDORF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, ZWENTENDORF AN DER DONAU, AUSTRIA

Through a cooperative arrangement with the Austrian energy company EVN Group, Hotzone Solutions is able to provide training for security and operational staff at the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant. This power plant was the first nuclear plant built in Austria, which was finished, but never operated. Construction of the plant began in April 1972, as a boiling-water reactor rated at 692 megawatts electric power output.

TRAINING LOCATIONS INTERACTIVE MAP

For all Training Locations and Regional Offices, please visit our interactive (and always up to date) map.

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NFPA 472, NFPA 473

EU EDA Competencies of CBRN EOD operators

EU EDA Competencies of CBRN Incident commanders and EOD staff planners

EU NBC EOD Policy, 2006

EU Minimum Standards of Proficiency for Education and Training for CBRN and EOD specialists, 2008

Non Destructive Testing SNT-TC-1A, NAS 410, EN4179, EN 473 and ISO 9712

NATO SIBCRA standards

NATO CBRN STANAGS

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