HAZWOPER 40 Hour Course
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| HAZWOPER 40 hour Course |
Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the purpose of OSHA and its role in regulating occupational safety
- Use Site Characterization to establish problems that may exist in your workplace and measures that can be implemented to eliminate hazards
- Identify hazardous materials existent in the workplace and the possible methods, symptoms and preventative measures of exposure
- Encourage the use of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to identify and properly handle hazardous materials
- Familiarize yourself with materials, compounds, and mixtures that may present flammable, explosive, chemical or radiological hazards
- Emphasize the importance of personal protective equipment in limiting hazardous exposure
- Establish an effective Site Control Program to limit the risk of exposure to only those working in the hazardous work zone
- Implement procedures for treating workers in the event of hazardous exposure
Course outline
Introduction
Personal Protective Equipment
Medical Surveillance Program
Incident Command System
Hazardous Communications
Toxicology & Industrial Hygiene
Sampling & Monitoring
Site Characterization
Site Safety Plan
Emergency Response
Occupational Safety
Sanitization
Decontamination