HAZWOPER Management and Supervisor. Personnel responsible for safety/health v Personnel and alternates responsible for safety and health v May vary according

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Management and Management and SupervisorSupervisor

Personnel responsible for Personnel responsible for safety/healthsafety/health

Personnel and alternates Personnel and alternates responsible for safety and healthresponsible for safety and health

May vary according to job May vary according to job responsibilitiesresponsibilities

1a

Safety and health hazardsSafety and health hazards

Potential exposures to chemical Potential exposures to chemical hazardshazards

Biological and radiological hazardsBiological and radiological hazards

Principles of toxicologyPrinciples of toxicology

General safety hazardsGeneral safety hazards

2a

Equipment selection and useEquipment selection and use

Maintenance and storageMaintenance and storage

Decontamination and Decontamination and disposaldisposal

3a

Personal protective Personal protective equipmentequipment

Training and proper fitTraining and proper fit

Donning and doffing Donning and doffing proceduresprocedures

InspectionInspection

3b


In-use monitoringIn-use monitoring

Program evaluationProgram evaluation

Equipment limitationsEquipment limitations

3c



Employers must provide and Employers must provide and require the use of PPE where require the use of PPE where engineering controls are not engineering controls are not feasiblefeasible

3d


PPE must be appropriate to the:PPE must be appropriate to the:• requirements/limitations of the siterequirements/limitations of the site• task-specific conditions task-specific conditions

and durationand duration• identified hazards and identified hazards and

potential hazardspotential hazards

3e

Work practices to minimize Work practices to minimize risk from hazardsrisk from hazards

Examples of safe work practices Examples of safe work practices include removing all non-essential include removing all non-essential personnel from potential exposure personnel from potential exposure while:while:• opening drumsopening drums• wetting down dusty operationswetting down dusty operations• placing employees upwind of placing employees upwind of

potential hazardspotential hazards

4a


The standard covers two specific The standard covers two specific work practices:work practices:• Handling and Labeling Drums and Handling and Labeling Drums and

Containers 1910.120(j)Containers 1910.120(j)• Sanitation of Temporary Workplaces Sanitation of Temporary Workplaces

1910.120(n)1910.120(n)

4b


Handling and labeling drums and Handling and labeling drums and containerscontainers• Ensure that drums meet required Ensure that drums meet required

regulationsregulations• Inform employees of appropriate Inform employees of appropriate

hazard warnings of labeled drumshazard warnings of labeled drums• Ensure that safe practices are Ensure that safe practices are

institutedinstituted

4c

Minimize risk from hazardsMinimize risk from hazards

Handling and labeling drums and Handling and labeling drums and containerscontainers• Standing on or working from drums or Standing on or working from drums or

containers is prohibitedcontainers is prohibited• Evacuate non-essential employees Evacuate non-essential employees

from the transfer areafrom the transfer area

4d


Handling and labeling drums and Handling and labeling drums and containerscontainers• Use barriers to protect equipment Use barriers to protect equipment

operators from the transfer areaoperators from the transfer area• Make available a continuous means of Make available a continuous means of

communicationcommunication• Safe removal of bulging drums or Safe removal of bulging drums or

containerscontainers

4e


Sanitation of temporary Sanitation of temporary workplacesworkplaces• PriviesPrivies• Chemical toiletsChemical toilets• Recirculation toiletsRecirculation toilets• Combustion toiletsCombustion toilets

4f

Engineering controls Engineering controls and equipmentand equipment

Engineering controls and work Engineering controls and work practices must be implemented to practices must be implemented to help reduce and maintain employee help reduce and maintain employee exposure at or below permissible exposure at or below permissible exposure limitsexposure limits

If engineering and work practice If engineering and work practice controls are not feasible, use controls are not feasible, use appropriate PPEappropriate PPE

5a

Medical surveillanceMedical surveillance

Medical surveillance helps assess Medical surveillance helps assess and monitor the health and fitness and monitor the health and fitness of employees working with of employees working with hazardous hazardous substancessubstances

6a


Establish a medical surveillance Establish a medical surveillance program in the following situations:program in the following situations:• Employees are exposed to hazardous Employees are exposed to hazardous

substances above the PEL for more substances above the PEL for more than 30 days/yearthan 30 days/year

• Employees are exposed above the Employees are exposed above the published exposure levels for 30 days published exposure levels for 30 days or more/yearor more/year

6b


Establish a medical surveillance Establish a medical surveillance program in the following situations:program in the following situations:• Workers wear approved respirators Workers wear approved respirators

for 30 or more days/year on sitefor 30 or more days/year on site• Workers are exposed to unexpected Workers are exposed to unexpected

or emergency releases of hazardous or emergency releases of hazardous wastes above exposure limitswastes above exposure limits

6c


Establish a medical surveillance Establish a medical surveillance program in the following situations:program in the following situations:• Employees are members of HAZMAT Employees are members of HAZMAT

teamteam

6d


Examinations are performed under Examinations are performed under the supervision of a licensed the supervision of a licensed physician without cost to the physician without cost to the employee, and in a reasonable employee, and in a reasonable time and placetime and place

6e


Examinations are given as follows:Examinations are given as follows:• Prior to job assignment and annually Prior to job assignment and annually

thereafterthereafter• At the termination of employmentAt the termination of employment• Before reassignment to an area Before reassignment to an area

where medical examinations are not where medical examinations are not requiredrequired

6f


Examinations are given as follows:Examinations are given as follows:• If the examining physician believes If the examining physician believes

that a periodic follow-up is medically that a periodic follow-up is medically necessarynecessary

• As soon as possible for employees As soon as possible for employees injured or becoming ill from exposure injured or becoming ill from exposure during an emergencyduring an emergency

6g

Elements of site-specific Elements of site-specific safety and health planssafety and health plans

Decontamination proceduresDecontamination procedures

Handling contaminated clothingHandling contaminated clothing

Showers and change roomsShowers and change rooms

7a

Emergency response plansEmergency response plans

Review 29 CFR 1910.38Review 29 CFR 1910.38

Review 29 CFR 1910.120(l)Review 29 CFR 1910.120(l)

8a

Emergency response plans - Emergency response plans - required elementsrequired elements

Personnel roles, lines of authority, Personnel roles, lines of authority, communications procedurescommunications procedures

Pre-emergency planningPre-emergency planning

Emergency recognition and Emergency recognition and preventionprevention

9a


Emergency medical and first aid Emergency medical and first aid treatmenttreatment

Methods or procedures for alerting Methods or procedures for alerting onsite employeesonsite employees

Safe distances and places of refugeSafe distances and places of refuge

9b


Site security and controlSite security and control


Critique of response and follow-upCritique of response and follow-up

9c


PPE and emergency equipmentPPE and emergency equipment

Evacuation routes/proceduresEvacuation routes/procedures

9d

Elements of a Elements of a safety and health plansafety and health plan

A safety and health risk or hazard A safety and health risk or hazard analysis for each site task and analysis for each site task and operationoperation

Specific employee training Specific employee training assignmentsassignments

PPEPPE

10a


Medical surveillance requirementsMedical surveillance requirements

Frequency and types of air Frequency and types of air monitoringmonitoring

Site control measuresSite control measures


10b


Emergency response plansEmergency response plans

Confined space entry proceduresConfined space entry procedures

Spill containment programSpill containment program

10c

Personal protective Personal protective equipment programequipment program

Select and use PPE that is Select and use PPE that is appropriate for the task at handappropriate for the task at hand

11a

Spill containment Spill containment programsprograms


12a

Hazard monitoring Hazard monitoring procedures - checklistprocedures - checklist

Is the plan in writing?Is the plan in writing?

Is the written plan accessible to Is the written plan accessible to employees?employees?

Are emergency escape procedures Are emergency escape procedures and emergency escape routes and emergency escape routes assigned?assigned?

13a


Are procedures established to Are procedures established to account for all employees after the account for all employees after the emergency evacuation has been emergency evacuation has been completed?completed?

Has an employee alarm system Has an employee alarm system been developed?been developed?

13b


Have enough employees been Have enough employees been trained in evacuation?trained in evacuation?

Has the Has the emergency emergency action plan action plan been reviewed?been reviewed?

13c


Is the written plan kept at the Is the written plan kept at the workplace and made available to workplace and made available to employees?employees?

Will employees be handling Will employees be handling incidental releases?incidental releases?

13d

Hazard monitoring Hazard monitoring proceduresprocedures

Hazardous waste site hazards Hazardous waste site hazards include:include:• toxic chemicalstoxic chemicals• fire and explosion hazardsfire and explosion hazards• radioactivityradioactivity• biological hazardsbiological hazards• oxygen-deficient atmospheresoxygen-deficient atmospheres• oxygen-enriched atmospheresoxygen-enriched atmospheres

13e


Sampling methods include:Sampling methods include:• personal samplingpersonal sampling• water samplingwater sampling• soil testingsoil testing• drum samplingdrum sampling• compatibility testingcompatibility testing

13f


Sampling instruments include:Sampling instruments include:• oxygen metersoxygen meters• combustible gas indicatorscombustible gas indicators• colorimetric detector tubescolorimetric detector tubes• personal alarm systemspersonal alarm systems

13g

Confined space entryConfined space entry


14a

Spill containment - Spill containment - equipmentequipment

Drop cloths or plasticsDrop cloths or plastics

Collection containersCollection containers

Absorbents, foams, chemical Absorbents, foams, chemical containment materialscontainment materials

15a

Spill containment - Spill containment - equipmentequipment

Long-handled wash brushes, paper Long-handled wash brushes, paper cloth towelscloth towels

Appropriate PPE and reference Appropriate PPE and reference materialsmaterials

15b

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