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HAZWOPER: Understanding HAZWOPER
Get a rundown of all you need to know about working in hazardous waste operations and emergency response.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 8 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 8 Lessons · 25m in English
Course Description
In the early 1990s, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) set forth rules and regulations for safely working with—and cleaning up—hazardous substances and emergencies involving them. Get a rundown on what HAZWOPER is all about, and learn to define, identify, plan for, and safely respond to situations involving hazardous substances.
In these lessons, we’ll first look at how OSHA defines hazardous substances. Then we’ll go over safety and response plans and training, as well as procedures for identifying and evaluating hazardous sites. You’ll learn the role your organization’s medical health program plays in assessing your health both before and after chemical exposure. We’ll also explain how a system of controls helps limit exposure to hazards, and how emergency response plans can help to mitigate any accidental exposure or release.
What You'll Learn
- Define and identify what hazardous substances are, based on how OSHA defines them
- Interpret safety and response plans and training for working with hazardous substances
- Identify and evaluate hazardous sites
- Explain the role of an organization's medical health program in assessing health before and after chemical exposure
- Apply a system of controls that helps limit exposure to hazards
- Use emergency response plans to mitigate accidental exposure or release
Key Takeaways
- In the early 1990s, OSHA set forth rules and regulations for safely working with and cleaning up hazardous substances and emergencies involving them.
- HAZWOPER covers how to define, identify, plan for, and safely respond to situations involving hazardous substances.
- An organization's medical health program plays a role in assessing health both before and after chemical exposure.
- A system of controls helps limit exposure to hazards, and emergency response plans help mitigate accidental exposure or release.
- The course begins by examining how OSHA defines hazardous substances before covering plans, training, site evaluation, and response.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HAZWOPER?
HAZWOPER refers to OSHA's rules and regulations, set forth in the early 1990s, for safely working with and cleaning up hazardous substances and the emergencies involving them.
What does this course cover?
The course covers how OSHA defines hazardous substances, safety and response plans and training, procedures for identifying and evaluating hazardous sites, the role of an organization's medical health program, a system of controls to limit exposure, and emergency response plans.
What will I be able to do after taking this course?
You will understand what hazardous substances are, know how to interpret safety and response plans, and be able to identify and evaluate hazardous sites.
What topics are included in the lessons?
Lessons include an Introduction, What is a Hazardous Substance?, Safety and Response Plans and Training, Identifying and Evaluating Hazardous Sites, Medical Health Program, System of Controls, Emergency Response Plan, and a Conclusion.
What skills does this course help develop?
The course relates to skills including Hazardous Material Handling, Hazard Communication (HazCom), Dangerous Goods/Hazmat Transport, the HAZWOPER standard, OSHA, and HAZWOPER Certification.
