HAZWOPER: On-Site Safety Considerations
Course Description:
This course discusses the on-site safety considerations required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard.
When OSHA developed the HAZWOPER regulation, it realized that handling hazardous waste is a difficult job that may expose you to many hazards that you need to know about before you work with any materials.
You can find the HAZWOPER safety requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 29 CFR 1910.120.
Course Duration: 38 Minutes
Why “HAZWOPER: On-Site Safety Considerations” Matters:
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Employ safe work practices
- Identify physical hazards and unsafe conditions at the worksite
- Recognize the engineering controls used at the worksite
- Follow relevant OSHA HAZWOPER safety requirements
- Take proper protective measures to prevent accidents and illness
Key Points:
- Working with hazardous materials can be deadly.
- Know how to recognize unsafe conditions and acts.
- Understand the various ways to control worksite hazards.
- Be familiar with the OSHA regulations, which were created for your health and safety.
- Remember that most accidents CAN be avoided with proactive safety posturing.
- And, always use common sense.
