DV 101 Introduction to Disaster Volunteerism: Physical Safety in Disaster Response

This is an introductory level course for disaster volunteers to gain basic concepts of disaster volunteerism safety. The goal of this course is to provide skills to allow volunteers to recognize physical and emotional limitations, mitigate risk, identify hazards for disaster risk and appropriate flood response.

Learn about the physical and emotional limitations while volunteering
Gain an understanding on the risk while volunteering and ways to mitigate those risks
Identify hazards to reduce the risk of disasters
Learn about flood response hazards and flood response PPE

Disaster Volunteering Safety Basics
Inside Hazards
Entering a Flood Impacted Area
Flood Response Hazards
Personal Protective Equipment

Course Hours :	1
Language :	English
Intended Audience :	Disaster Workers, Volunteers
Delivery Method :	Classroom and Online

Course Content

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