This HAZWOPER training course is designed to cover the topics of air monitoring, HAZWOPER standard medical requirements, medical surveillance, and medical emergency signs and symptoms.
- The eLearning course covers the following topics:
- Air Monitoring
- Uses on Hazardous Waste Sites
- The Purpose of Air Monitoring
- Types of Air Monitoring
- Monitoring for IDLH
- IDLH Instruments
- Where to Monitor IDLH
- General Onsite Monitoring
- Perimeter Monitoring
- High-Risk Employee Monitoring
- Factors Affecting Air Monitoring
- Monitoring Regulations
- When Air Monitoring Must Occur
- Monitoring High Risk Employees
- Air Monitoring Methods
- Direct-Reading Instruments
- Uses on Hazardous Waste Sites
- Further Advantages
- Disadvantages of Direct-Reading Instruments
- Guidelines for Use
- Laboratory Analysis of Air Samples
- Sample Collection
- When Laboratory Analysis Is Used
- Analytical Methods
- Advantages of Lab Analysis
- Disadvantage of Lab Analysis
- Mobile Laboratories
- Medical Program
- Medical Surveillance Regulations
- Elements of Medical Surveillance
- Covered Employees
- Who Performs Exams
- Information Provided to Physician
- Content of Exams
- Contaminants to Test for
- Physician's Written Opinion
- Exam Cost, Timing, and Location
- Recordkeeping
- Individual Health Risks
- Pre-Assignment Exams and Consultations
- Fitness for Duty
- Occupational and Medical History
- Physical Exam
- Ability to Work Wearing PPE
- Baseline Data
- Other Exams and Consultations
- Periodic Exams
- Termination Exams
- Additional Exams
- As Deemed Necessary
- Medical Emergencies
- Emergency and Non-Emergency Planning
- First-Aid Team
- First-Aid Station
- Watch for Signs and Symptoms
- After completing this course, learners will understand:
- The necessity of air monitoring on hazardous waste sites
- The types of air monitoring, as well as the advantages and limitations of these types
- The medical requirements of the HAZWOPER Standard
- The purpose of the medical program
- How medical surveillance applies to you
- The types and frequency of medical exams necessary for workers on hazardous waste sites
- The signs and symptoms of conditions that could pose a medical emergency
- Intended Audience: Any worker who may be involved or expected to engage in hazardous waste operations where the worker may be exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards.
- Length: 90 minutes
- Regs Covered: Helps you comply with the employee training requirements of OSHA's HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120)
- Copyright Date: 2013 (Rev. 11/13, 5/18)
This online course is part of the HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher Training: Waste Site Workers Curriculum.
To view the other 4 courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of training, visit the Hazwoper Training Page.
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Format: Online Course
Compliance Topic: Transporting Hazmat, Hazard Communication (HazCom) & GHS
Industry: Workplace Safety / EH&S
Language: English