NFPA 472 : 2018
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
STANDARD FOR COMPETENCE OF RESPONDERS TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INCIDENTS
01-01-2018
Chapter 1 - Administration
Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 - Definitions
Chapter 4 - Competencies for Awareness Level
Personnel
Chapter 5 - Competencies for Operations Level
Responders
Chapter 6 - Competencies for Operations Level
Responders Assigned Mission-Specific
Responsibilities
Chapter 7 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians
Chapter 8 - Competencies for Incident Commanders
Chapter 9 - Competencies for Specialist Employees
Chapter 10 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Officers
Chapter 11 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Safety Officers
Chapter 12 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Tank Car Specialty
Chapter 13 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Cargo Tank Specialty
Chapter 14 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with an Intermodal Tank
Specialty
Chapter 15 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Marine Tank and Non-Tank
Vessel Specialty
Chapter 16 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Flammable Liquids Bulk
Storage Specialty
Chapter 17 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Flammable Gases Bulk
Storage Specialty
Chapter 18 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Radioactive Material Specialty
Chapter 19 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with an Advanced Monitoring and
Detection Specialty
Chapter 20 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Consequence Analysis and
Planning Specialty
Chapter 21 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with an Advanced Chemical Risk
Assessment and Analysis Specialty
Chapter 22 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with an Advanced Product
Control Specialty
Chapter 23 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with a Weapons of Mass Destruction
Specialty
Chapter 24 - Competencies for Hazardous Materials
Technicians with an Advanced Decontamination
Specialty
Annex A - Explanatory Material
Annex B - Competencies for Operations Level Responders
Assigned Biological Agent-Specific Tasks
Annex C - Competencies for Operations Level Responders
Assigned Chemical Agent-Specific Tasks
Annex D - Competencies for Operations Level Responders
Assigned Radiological Agent-Specific
Tasks
Annex E - Overview of Responder Levels and Tasks
at Hazardous Materials/WMD Incidents
Annex F - Definitions of Hazardous Materials
Annex G - UN/DOT Hazard Classes and Divisions
Annex H - Informational References
Index
Describes the minimum levels of competence required by responders to emergencies involving hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
| DevelopmentNote |
2008 Version is also available in Spanish; See NFPA 472 SPANISH. (06/2010) Supersedes NFPA 471. (03/2011) Also included in NFPA HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE SET with NFPA HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE HDBK, NFPA 473, NFPA 475, and NFPA 1072. (11/2017)
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Standard
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National Fire Protection Association
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Current
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| Supersedes |
| NFPA 473 : 2018 | COMPETENCIES FOR EMS PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INCIDENTS |
| NFPA 1006 : 2017 | TECHNICAL RESCUE PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| ASTM E 2771 : 2011 : EDT 1 | Standard Terminology for Homeland Security Applications |
| NFPA 130 : 2017 | FIXED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 502 : 2017 | ROAD TUNNELS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS |
| NFPA 400 : 2016 | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CODE |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.49A-2011 | American National Standard for Performance Criteria for Alarming Electronic Personal Emergency Radiation Detectors (PERDs) for Exposure Control |
| NFPA 434 : 2002 | CODE FOR THE STORAGE OF PESTICIDES |
| NFPA 1051 : 2016 | WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| NFPA 1561 : 2014 | EMERGENCY SERVICES INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMMAND SAFETY |
| NFPA 1404 : 2018 | FIRE SERVICE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION TRAINING |
| NFPA 471 : 2002 | RESPONDING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS |
| NFPA 1072:2017 | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.37-2006 | American National Standard for Training Requirements for Homeland Security Purposes Using Radiation Detection Instrumentation for Interdiction and Prevention |
| ASTM E 2852 : 2013 | Standard Guide for Acquisition, Maintenance, Storage, and Use of Hazardous Material Detection Instrumentation |
| ASTM E 2601 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Radiological Emergency Response |
| ASTM E 2771 : 2011 : EDT 3 | Standard Terminology for Homeland Security Applications |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.49B-2013 | American National Standard for Performance Criteria for Non-alarming Personal Emergency Radiation Detectors (PERDs) for Exposure Control |
| NASA-STD-8719.11B:2020 | STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY |
| NFPA 1 : 2021 | FIRE CODE |
| NFPA 430 : 2004 | STORAGE OF LIQUID AND SOLID OXIDIZERS |
| ASTM E 2770 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Operational Guidelines for Initial Response to Suspected Biological Agents and Toxins |
| NFPA 1081 : 2018 | FACILITY FIRE BRIGADE MEMBER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| API RP 1112 : 1997 | DEVELOPING A HIGHWAY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR INCIDENTS INVOLVING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS |
| NFPA 1620 : 2015 | PRE-INCIDENT PLANNING |
| NFPA 1033 : 2014 | PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIRE INVESTIGATOR |
| NFPA 1720 : 2014 | ORGANIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF FIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL OPERATIONS, AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO THE PUBLIC BY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS |
| NFPA 1026 : 2018 | INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| NFPA 471 SPANISH : 2002 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR RESPONDING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS |
| NFPA 1500 : 2018 | FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| NFPA 475 : 2017 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ORGANIZING, MANAGING, AND SUSTAINING A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION RESPONSE PROGRAM |
| NFPA 1150 : 2017 | FOAM CHEMICALS FOR FIRES IN CLASS A FUELS |
| NFPA 1584 : 2015 | REHABILITATION PROCESS FOR MEMBERS DURING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND TRAINING EXERCISES |
| ASTM E 2458 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Practices for Bulk Sample Collection and Swab Sample Collection of Visible Powders Suspected of Being Biological Agents and Toxins from Nonporous Surfaces |
| NFPA 1410 : 2015 | TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY SCENE OPERATIONS |
| NASA STD 8719.11 : 2008 | SAFETY STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
| API RP 1174:2015 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ONSHORE HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE |
| NFPA 1001 : 2013 | FIRE FIGHTER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| NFPA 1031 : 2014 | PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIRE INSPECTOR AND PLAN EXAMINER |
| NFPA 1201 : 2015 | PROVIDING FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC |
| FAA AC 150/5200-12 : 2009 | FIRST RESPONDERS' RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT |
| NFPA 1670 : 2017 | OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS |
| ASTM E 2771 : 2011 : R2019 | Standard Terminology for Homeland Security Applications |
| NFPA 1710 : 2016 | ORGANIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF FIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL OPERATIONS, AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO THE PUBLIC BY CAREER FIRE DEPARTMENTS |
| NFPA 424 : 2013 | GUIDE FOR AIRPORT/COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLANNING |
| NFPA 1521 : 2015 | FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY OFFICER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| ASTM E 2771 : 2011 : EDT 2 | Standard Terminology for Homeland Security Applications |
| NFPA 1 : 2018 | FIRE CODE |
| NFPA 1700:2021 | Guide for Structural Fire Fighting |
| NFPA 402 : 2019 | Guide for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Operations |
| NFPA 1561:2020 | Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety |
| NFPA 1521:2020 | Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications |
| NFPA 400 : 2019 | Hazardous Materials Code |
| NFPA 1500:2021 | Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program |
| NFPA 1720:2020 | Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments |
| NFPA 1891:2022 | Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Hazardous Materials, CBRN, and Emergency Medical Operations Clothing and Equipment |
| NFPA 1710 : 2020 | Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments |
| NFPA 1001 : 2019 | Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications |
| NFPA 1620 : 2020 | Standard for Pre-Incident Planning |
| NFPA 1410:2020 | Standard on Training for Initial Emergency Scene Operations |
| NFPA 1150:2022 | Standard on Foam Chemicals for Fires in Class A Fuels |
| NFPA 1992 : 2018 | LIQUID SPLASH-PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLES AND CLOTHING FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCIES |
| CFR 46(PTS90-139) : OCT 2017 | SHIPPING - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| NFPA 25 : 2017 | INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 1994 : 2018 | PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCIES AND CBRN TERRORISM INCIDENTS |
| CFR 40(PTS300-399) : JUL 2017 | PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| IMO ID100 : 2016 ERRATUM 2016 | IBC CODE |
| NFPA 58 : 2017 | LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CODE |
| NFPA 1001 : 2013 | FIRE FIGHTER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| NFPA 424 : 2013 | GUIDE FOR AIRPORT/COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLANNING |
| NFPA 1072:2017 | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| NFPA 473 : 2018 | COMPETENCIES FOR EMS PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INCIDENTS |
| CFR 29(PTS1900-1910) : 0 | LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
| NFPA 1005 : 2014 | PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR MARINE FIRE FIGHTING FOR LAND-BASED FIRE FIGHTERS |
| CFR 40(PTS260-265) : JUL 2017 | PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| NFPA 1405 : 2016 | LAND-BASED FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT RESPOND TO MARINE VESSEL FIRES |
| NFPA 704 : 2017 | STANDARD SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HAZARDS OF MATERIALS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE |
| CFR 49(PTS100-177) : OCT 2017 | TRANSPORTATION |
| IMO ID520 : 2011 | MARPOL CONSOLIDATED EDITION |
| CFR 46(PTS140-155) : OCT 2017 | SHIPPING - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| NFPA 1561 : 2014 | EMERGENCY SERVICES INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMMAND SAFETY |
| ASTM E 2601 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Radiological Emergency Response |
| NFPA 306 : 2014 | CONTROL OF GAS HAZARDS ON VESSELS |
| NFPA 11 : 2016 | LOW-, MEDIUM-, AND HIGH-EXPANSION FOAM |
| NFPA 70 : 2017 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| NFPA 600 : 2015 | INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADES |
| NFPA 1951 : 2013 | PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLES FOR TECHNICAL RESCUE INCIDENTS |
| NFPA 51 : 2018 | DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OXYGEN-FUEL GAS SYSTEMS FOR WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES |
| NFPA 1971:2018 | Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting |
| IMO IA104 : 2016 | IGC CODE |
| ASTM E 2458 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Practices for Bulk Sample Collection and Swab Sample Collection of Visible Powders Suspected of Being Biological Agents and Toxins from Nonporous Surfaces |
| NFPA 1404 : 2013 | FIRE SERVICE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION TRAINING |
| IMO IC772 : 2008 SUPP 2015 | CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF SHIPS CARRYING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN BULK |
| NFPA 30 : 2018 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
| ASTM E 2770 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Operational Guidelines for Initial Response to Suspected Biological Agents and Toxins |
| CFR 49(PTS178-199) : OCT 2017 | TRANSPORTATION |
| NFPA 1581 : 2015 | FIRE DEPARTMENT INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM |
| CFR 46(PTS166-199) : OCT 2017 | SHIPPING, COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| CFR 46(PTS1-40) : OCT 2017 | SHIPPING - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| NFPA 1500 : 2018 | FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| NFPA 1991 : 2016 | Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Materials Emergencies |