Standard Guide for Hazard Awareness for Search and Rescue Personnel

Abstract

4.1 This guide establishes the minimum level of training required to provide awareness-level knowledge for personnel operating in and around the areas and operations listed in 1.1. 4.2 This guide may be used by individuals and AHJs that wish to identify the minimum training standards for land-based personnel operating in and around these areas and operations. 4.3 A person trained to this guide is considered to be aware of the hazards and risks associated with these areas and operations. 4.4 A person trained solely to this guide is not considered a “searcher,” “rescuer,” or both. 4.5 This guide may be used to augment other training for a searcher and/or rescuer. 4.6 This guide by itself is not a training document. It is only an outline of some of the topics required for training or evaluating a searcher and/or rescuer, although it can be used to develop a training document or program. 4.7 It is the responsibility of the AHJ to determine the depth or detail of training needed to meet its training requirements. 4.8 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding additional requirements. 4.9 This guide does not stand alone but must be used with the referenced documents to provide the specific minimum training needed by a ground searcher and/or rescuer operating in these areas. 4.10 This guide can be used as a reference for training of searchers, rescuers, or both. 4.11 The information presented in the following sections is not in any particular order and does not represent a training sequence. 4.12 It is the responsibility of the AHJ to determine the evaluation process to assess a person’s knowledge. This may be by written exam, oral exam, demonstration, or some other means specified by the AHJ.