Ohmsett Oil Spill Responder Training – Students Spill Oil...Then Clean It Up

Ohmsett – The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility, located in Leonardo, New Jersey, is the premier training site for spill response personnel from private industry, academia, and government agencies. Ohmsett is an ideal venue for training oil spill responders in the deployment and operation of mechanical oil spill containment and skimming equipment. The Ohmsett Oil Spill Responder course is a comprehensive program that emphasizes classroom exercises and practical hands-on use of full-scale equipment used in conditions that simulate an actual oil spill.

The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Texas A&M National Spill Control School, a recognized specialist in hazardous material spill training, have forged a strong relationship with Ohmsett by making the facility their primary training location. All of Ohmsett courses offer the unique capability to practice collecting real oil, not surrogate materials, with a variety of response equipment.
In addition to the Ohmsett Oil Spill Responder course and the USCG training, Ohmsett has added two new courses: Dispersant Training for the Oil Spill Responder, and Spanish Language Oil Spill Response and Strategies Training.

The Ohmsett Dispersant Training is designed to provide responders, planners and government regulators with experience in the basics of oil spill behavior, basic dispersant use on spilled oil, and assessing dispersant effectiveness using a range of methods. This two-day course includes experience with on-tank dispersant testing using the Ohmsett protocol and using dispersant effectiveness monitoring methods, particularly fluorometry as in the SMART protocol.

The Spanish language course is a five-day course taught by Texas A&M National Spill Control School instructors. During the training, students will learn the decision-making and responder skills essential to efficient oil spill response/recovery operations. All aspects of the course are taught either in Spanish or with expert interpreters.
The program, along with our regular Oil Spill Management Course, is the only program where students practice hands-on oil recovery operations in the test basin using real oil in waves. It incorporates National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) training, including Series ICS-100, the Incident Management Handbook and ICS forms, all of which are integrated into a table-top spill response exercise the last day of the training. Upon completion, students receive FEMA ICS-100 certification and the National Spill Control School certificate of completion, which includes the 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher.

Ohmsett’s experience and expertise allows students to increase their recovery proficiency while receiving state of the art training. Increased training options, satisfied students, and the ability to use real oil make Ohmsett unique in the oil spill community. Responder training programs can be tailored to meet client’s specific needs. For more information visit our web site at www.ohmsett.com or call 732-866-7183 ext. 12.