HazWoper Moderate Risk
24 Hour/12 Month Access/Self-Paced
This self-paced HazWoper education course on the Internet meets the OSHA/EPA training requirements for workers performing hazardous waste site functions in accord with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.120. The regulation stipulates that employers at hazardous waste sites, and at many other sites as further defined by the regulation, shall ensure that all workers with the potential of chemical exposure will receive a minimum of 24 hours of waste site health and safety training. Content for the course will be provided through text, manuals, web sites, assignments and exercises.
At the conclusion of this course, students will:
Understand how hazardous materials are handled, identified, and human responses to exposure
Learn the importance of the Health and Safety Plan (HSP)
Incorporate the knowledge of what to do in case of site emergencies
Use appropriate safety methods and work practice controls
Recognize signs and labels that are used to alert personnel of danger involving hazardous material
Course Outline:
- Incident command system
- Spill control measures
- Medical surveillance
- Emergency response plans
- Critique and termination procedures
- Hazard and risk assessment
- Personal protective equipment
- Air monitoring equipment
- Decontamination procedures