The National Spill Control School (NSCS) was established to provide trainin
g in the safe and effective handling of oil and hazardous material spills.
The program has been modified as new needs arose in the public sector. The
School today offers courses in Oil Spill Management, Oil Spill Response and
Safety, Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emer
gency Response (HAZWOPER), Hazardous Materials Transportation, Introduction
to Geographic Information Systems, and Spill Information Management System
s. Additional services in contingency planning and exercise development are
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