Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 8:05 am A new tool for free hazardous
materials (hazmat) training, the Electronic Learning Community
(ELC) was created to provide a flexible and inexpensive means
for emergency first responders to receive high quality training.
The goal of the project is to reach underserved volunteer
responders who may not have the time or resources to receive
training on hazmat, and specifically, hydrogen and hydrogen fuel
cell incidents. The Hydrogen Response Considerations course has
been developed as the first subject to pilot this ELC concept
and is open to anyone. The ELC is made possible through a
cooperative agreement between the International Association of
Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the Department of Transportation’ s (DOT)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
Funding was provided by DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology
Administration (RITA). The goal of the ongoing partnership
between IAFC and DOT is to expand awareness of critical
information and issues related