New York Laws
Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control
156-A - Establishment of a Specialized Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Training Program.

(a) hands-on training, including information in regard to leak and
spill control, product neutralization, pickup and disposal, fire
control, decontamination procedures and use and application of foam
agents;
(b) hazard assessment with emphasis on incident scene decision-making,
including: potential threat to public safety and need for evacuation,
calculation of the effect of weather on certain chemicals and evaluation
of the result of chemical exposures to air, water, soil, vegetation,
lives and property and impact on the personal safety of those working in
the accident area;
(c) calibration and use of emergency equipment;
(d) chemical and biological properties of various classes of
chemicals, for example, flammables, oxidizers, corrosives, poisons; and
(e) weapons of mass destruction and response to terrorism.
3. The state fire administrator is hereby directed to issue a report
to the governor, speaker of the assembly, temporary president of the
senate, chairman of the assembly transportation committee and the
chairman of the senate transportation committee by February fifteenth of
each year on the operations of the program set forth in this section.
4. The state fire administrator shall promulgate such rules and
regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.