EMERGENCY RESPONSE LEVEL III-TECHNICIAN - HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE ©
Fulfills classroom training requirement for:
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (e)&(q).
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OVERVIEW
This course provides the required 24-hour safety training requirement mandated for Emergency Response Technicians by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. This course is run concurrently with the 40-hour HAZWOPER class. 24-Hour Technicians MUST attend all four days of the 40 hour class. In addition, students must bring their company’s Emergency Response Plan for review with the instructor.
This course contains multiple hands-on and tabletop exercises with a dress out exercise and exam on the final day.
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
- Site Characterization
- Health and Safety Plans
- 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. Chronic
2. 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. Fission
2. Particles
A. Alpha
B. Beta
C. Gamma
D. Neutrons
3. Radiation Meters
4. Exposure Doses
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
1. Respiratory Protection Programs
A. Selection
B. Training
C. Sanitizing
D. Inspection
E. Maintenance
CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
1. Fabric Properties
2. Levels of Protection
A. Level A
B. Level B
C. Level C
D. Level D
E. Modifications
3. CPC Factors
HEAT STRESS
1. Factors
2. 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. Surveillance
A. 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
HANDLING DRUMS AND CONTAINERS
- Container Hazards
- Inspecting Containers
- Classification of Containers
- Handling Containers
- Staging
- Bulking
- Shipping
SAMPLING AND PACKAGING
1. Sampling Locations
2. Sample Planning
3. Sample Types
4. Sampling Strategies
A. Biased
B. Unbiased
5. Field Logs
6. Chain of Custody
DECONTAMINATION
1. Decontamination Planning
2. Decontamination Methods
A. Physical Removal
B. Chemical Deactivation
1. Decontamination Solutions
3. Decontamination Effectiveness
4. Decontamination Procedures
5. Emergency Decontamination
SITE EMERGENCIES
1. Personal Emergencies
2. Work Site Emergencies
3. Public Emergencies
4. Causes of Emergencies
5. Emergency Response Plans
A. Identification of Personnel
1. Incident Commander
2. Health and Safety Officer
3. Response Teams
A. Entry
B. Rescue
6. Site Maps
7. Site Control
8. Accountability
9. Emergency Evacuation
10. Coordination with Government Agencies
A. National Contingency Plan
11. Emergency Site Safety
DAY FOUR OPENING
HAZWOPER REVIEW
1. Health and Safety Plan Review
A. Organizational Structure
B. Comprehensive Work Plan
C. Site Specific Health and Safety Plan
2. Retraining Requirements
HAZARDOUS WASTE
1. Listed Waste
A. CERCLA
B. TSCA
C. DOT
D. EPCRA
2. Hazardous Waste Remediation
3. Hazardous Waste Effects
A. Toxic
B. Reactive
C. Ignitable
D. Corrosive
E. Radioactive
F. Persistent
G. Bio accumulative
4. Remediation Exercise
HAZARD COMMUNICATIONS
- NFPA 704
- DOT
- HMIS III
- MSDS
- Tabletop Exercise
HANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1. Site Control Plans
A. Site Maps
B. Two-person Rules
C. Communications
D. Standard Operating Procedures
E. Medical Plans
2. Tabletop Exercise
UPDATES/NEWS/CASE STUDIES
DRESS OUT EXERCISE
FINAL EXAMINATION