TRAIN THE TRAINER
NFPA’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Safety
Training Course
Hosted by Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities
Community College of Allegheny County – West Hills Center
1000 McKee Road
Oakdale, PA 15071
January 12, 2017 – 8:00am-5:00pm
FREE for Fire Service Personnel
Please join us for the NFPA “Train the Trainer” Alternative Fuel Vehicles Safety Training Program. This course was created to provide guidance on how to safely deal with emergency situations involving alternative fuel passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, and commercial fleet vehicles.
The recently revised training now covers electric, hybrid, fuel cell, and gaseous fuel vehicles, including CNG, LNG, and LPG.
The program is FREE for a total of 125 members. Space is limited and based upon the discretion of your department’s point of contact.
Attendees will be responsible for their own meals.
In 2015, NFPA received grant funding through the Department of Energy to expand its comprehensive Alternative Fuel Vehicles Safety Training Program, including its fire service Train-the-Trainer program. This instructor led course is comprised of videos, animations, slides, and activities covering the following topics:
Introduction to hybrid, electric, fuel cell, & gaseous fuel vehicles
Basic electrical concepts
Vehicle systems & charging/refueling infrastructure
Initial response procedures
Identification methods, Immobilization, disabling, Emergency operations
• Unanticipated vehicle movement, electric shock
hazards
• Toxic and flammable gas build-up. Electrolyte skin
contact
• Extrication, Vehicle and Battery fires, Submersion
• High voltage battery damage, Battery re-ignition
• Incidents involving charging stations & refueling
stations
Field Evolutions — including actual AFVs
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TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT: http://nfpaalleghenycounty.eventbrite.com
For questions, please contact:
Rick Price
Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities (412) 735-4114 or rprice5705@aol.com
