This HAZWOPER training course is designed to create awareness to hazards that may be present when working at a hazardous waste cleanup site or responding to an emergency release.
- The eLearning course covers the following topics:
- Illness & Injury Prevention
- The Importance of Safety
- Control Hazards
- Think Safety First
- Chemical Hazards
- Chemical Health Hazards
- Chemical Physical Hazards
- Dangerous Atmospheres
- Other Health Hazards
- Other Health Hazards at Work
- Radiation
- Biological Hazards
- Heat Stress
- Cold Temperatures
- Ergonomic Issues
- Noise
- Psychological Impacts
- Other Physical Hazards
- Other Physical Hazards at Work
- Electrical
- Confined Spaces
- Equipment & Tools
- Falling Objects
- Weather-Related Hazards
- Other Site Safety Hazards
- After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe measures that can be taken to prevent injury and illness including controlling hazards and placing importance on thinking safety first
- List chemical hazards (including both health and physical hazards from chemicals), signs and symptoms of exposure, and precautions that can be taken
- Discuss other health hazards to be aware of like radiation, biological hazards, heat stress, cold temperatures, ergonomic issues, noise, and possible psychological impacts
- Recognize other physical hazards including electrical hazards, confined spaces, equipment and tool hazards, falling objects, weather-related hazards, and other site safety hazards
- Intended Audience: Any employees who may be involved or expected to engage in:
- Hazardous waste cleanup operations where the employee may be exposed to hazardous substances; or
- A response to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance
- Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910.120, 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1910.1096, 29 CFR 1910.137, & 29 CFR 1910.146
- Length: 60 minutes
- Languages: Available in English or Spanish
- Copyright Date: 2018
This online course is part of the HAZWOPER: Emergency Response Initial Training: Hazmat Technician-Level Responders Curriculum. To view the other 10 courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of emergency responders training, visit the Hazwoper Training Page.
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