LABORERS TRAINING CENTER

UPSTATE NEW YORK

Basic Emergency Response (BERA)

The Basic Emergency Response Awareness (BERA) program prepares workers to perform construction related work tasks associated with the recovery phase of natural and man-made disaster sites. Participants receive instruction on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and their associated health effects, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and steps to take when reporting to a disaster site. In addition participants are guided through the operations of the Incident Command System (ICS) used on disaster sites and are provided with critical incident awareness.

Topics Covered

Weapons of Mass Destruction, Health Effects, and PPE
Emergency Preparedness
Incident Command Systems
Critical Incident Stress Awareness