24 Hour HAZWOPER Classroom Training Course Outline
24 Hour HAZWOPER -HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE ©
Fulfills classroom training requirements for:
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(e)&(q).
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OVERVIEW
This course provides the 24-hour safety training requirement mandated by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. Workers attending this course will cover health and safety procedures and personnel protection during work operations at hazardous material sites.
Each day contains hands-on and tabletop exercises.
DAY ONE
OPENING
- Who is COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS
- Course introduction
OSHA REGULATIONS DISCUSSION
1. What is OSHA, and how does it work?
A. Employer and employees rights and responsibilities
2. Overview of Environmental Legislation
A. Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1986 (CERCLA)
B. Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
C. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - 11976 (RCRA)
3. Overview of 29 CFR 1910.120
GENERAL SAFETY HAZARDS
- Types of hazards
- Personal Safety Issues
- General Safety Issues
- Fall Protection
- Excavation Safety
- Hand and Power Tools
- Lock out/Tag out
- Heavy Equipment
PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION
- Site Characterization
- Health and Safety Plans
HAZARD COMMUNICATION FOR HAZWOPER
- NFPA 704
- DOT System
- HMIS III
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Other Identification Systems
CHEMICAL HAZARD ID SYSTEMS
1. Properties of chemicals
A. Toxic
B. Reactive
C. Ignitable
D. Corrosive
E. Radioactive
DAY TWO
TOXICOLOGY
1. Acute vs. Chronic2. Immediate vs. Delayed Effects
3. Reversible vs. Irreversible
4. Routes of entry
A. Inhalation
B. Absorption
C. Ingestion
D. Injection
E. Ocular
5. Chemical interaction effects
6. Target organ responses
7. Dose/Response relationship
8. Measuring toxins
IONIZING RADIATION
1. Fission2. Particles
A. Alpha
B. Beta
C. Gamma
D. Neutrons
3. Radiation Meters
4. Exposure Doses
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
1. Respiratory Protection ProgramsA. Selection
B. Training
C. Sanitizing
D. Inspection
E. Maintenance
CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
1. Fabric Properties2. Levels of Protection
A. Level A
B. Level B
C. Level C
D. Level D
E. Modifications
3. CPC Factors
HEAT STRESS
1. Factors2. Heat Illnesses
A. Heat Rash
B. Heat Cramps
C. Heat Syncope
D. Heat Exhaustion
E. Heat Stroke
3. Related Stressors
4. Pre/Post Entry Assessments
5. Prevention
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
1. SurveillanceA. Pre-Assignment Examinations
B. Periodic Examinations
C. Termination Examinations
2. Treatment
A. Emergency
B. Non-emergency
3. Record Keeping
DAY THREE
METERS AND MONITORING
- Reasons for monitoring
- Sampling Techniques
- Meter Characteristics
- Combustible Gas Indicators
- Photo Ionization Detectors
- Flame Ionization Detectors
- Vapor Analyzers
- Toxic Meters
- Multi-gas Analyzers
- Colorimetric Detectors
- Sound Meters
- Heat Stress Monitors
- Instrument Safety
- Meter Limitations
FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
1. Classes of Fire
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
E. Class K
2. Fire Extinguishers
3. Open Yard Storage
4. Fire Brigades
5. Foams
CONFINED SPACES
- Overview
- Statistics
- Training
- Non-permit Required Confined Spaces
- Permit-Required Confined Spaces
- Entrants
- Attendants
- Supervisors
- Confined Space Rescue
FINAL EXAMINATION