This project had completed Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) First Responder Operations (FRO) level training from November 6th to 10th, 2017. There were 22 participants from universities (teachers / students), environmental officers, hi-tech enterprises. This training course was processed at the National Fire Agency Training Center with accommodations, meals, and classrooms, etc. Several visits were scheduled, including the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau, EPA, Executive Yuan, EPA Central Region Environmental Incidents Specialist Team, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech), the Formosa Petrochemical Corp. at Mailiao and 2017 Environmental Technology Exhibition at Taipei. There were also opening and closing ceremonies and group discussion. All trainees passed the final test (score up to 70) and awarded with the training certificate by YunTech., It is expected that those trainees could applied those knowledge as their return to Vietnam to assist their schools, enterprises and government units to promote the prevention and management of chemicals and to respond to HAZMAT emergency with confidence. Beside finishing this training course, this project also collect the information of chemicals management and emergency response for Southeast Asia countries and suggest the development of the international training in the future in promoting our remarkable development in HAZMAT response and training capacity internationally. A training capacity database for HAZMAT training was established with 30 records. The short, medium, and long term strategies for international HAZMAT training were analyzed and proposed for future development of HAZMAT training site toward international operation.

Southeast Asia, Chemical incident training, Emergency response