24-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker (HAZWOPER)

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3 day(s) , 24 instructional hours
24 Engineering Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

About This Event:

Prepare yourself to work safely around hazardous materials with a workshop that meets the training requirements of OSHA's HAZWOPER standard -- 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraphs (b) through (o). If your job requires you to enter hazardous waste sites, then you need to be prepared to protect yourself. This workshop will increase your understanding of health and safety plans, protective equipment, and many other aspects of working around hazardous waste.

Recommended For:

This workshop is designed for personnel who may need to enter a hazardous waste site, including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites or voluntary cleanup sites, where minimum exposure levels are expected. Participation will allow employees, contractors, consultants, regulatory agency personnel, private-sector project managers and others to fulfill OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (b)-(o) training requirements.

This workshop DOES NOT meet the requirements of 24-hour Hazardous Material Techinician Level for emergency response per 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraph (q).

You Will:

Learn extensively about site work plans, safety & health plans, hazard recognition, personal protective equipment and monitoring
Familiarize yourself with your rights and responsibilities under OSHA.
Be able to work safely around hazardous materials and wastes.

Topics Covered Include:

Overview of environmental laws and regulations
Work plans and safety & health plans
Hazard awareness, recognition, and identification
Personal protective equipment selection, care, and use
Medical monitoring
Monitoring and sampling equipment
Decontamination procedures

Instructor(s):

NC State IES Staff