24 Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Initial – Contaminated Site Cleanup Training

Key Learning Objectives

• Safely and properly perform limited tasks at an uncontrolled hazardous waste site in compliance with OSHA's HAZWOPER Standard
• Evaluate, identify, and communicate the hazards present on site
• Select, use, and care for personal protective equipment (PPE), including respirators, needed for the job

Training Topics 

• Scope of the HAZWOPER standard and who is covered
• Site organizational structure
• The importance of emergency preparedness
• Site work plans, safety and health plans, and site characterization and analysis
• Risk evaluation and communication prior to initial site entry
• Hazard identification, OSHA HazCom, and health effects
• When and where to find information about hazardous chemicals on site
• Methods for employee and site monitoring  
• Requirements for medical surveillance programs
• PPE selection—respirators and chemical protective clothing
• Requirements for confined space entry and drum handling
• Principles of decontamination of equipment and PPE
• Lighting and sanitation requirements for temporary workplaces
• New technology programs
• HAZWOPER training requirements

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