40 HOUR HAZWOPER TRAINING COURSE
40 Hour Hazwoper Training Course Description
This course covers broad issues pertaining to the hazard recognition at work sites. OSHA has developed the HAZWOPER program to protect the workers working at hazardous sites and devised extensive regulations to ensure their safety and health. This course, while identifying different types of hazards, also suggests possible precautions and protective measures to reduce or eliminate hazards at the work place.
HAZWOPER 40 Hour is required for employees working on a project consisting of Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Operation mandated by the Government.
This course is specifically designed for workers who are involved in clean-up operations, voluntary clean-up operations, emergency response operations, and storage, disposal, or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Topics include protection against hazardous chemicals, elimination of hazardous chemicals, safety of workers and the environment and OSHA regulations. This course covers topics included in 29 CFR 1910.120.
Note: Workers must have 40 hrs of initial training before they may enter the site and at least three days of actual field experience under a trained, seasoned supervisor. **The online course meets the standard requirement of 40 hrs of initial training. The three days field experience under a trained, experienced supervisor is the responsibility of the student employer or potential employer.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the purpose of OSHA and its role in regulating occupational safety .
Use Site Characterization to establish problems that may exist in your workplace and measures that can be implemented to eliminate hazards .
Identify hazardous materials existent in the workplace and the possible methods, symptoms and preventative measures of exposure .
Encourage the use of Material Safety Data sheets (MSDS) to identify and properly handle hazardous materials .
Familiarize yourself with materials, compounds and mixtures that may present flammable, explosive, chemical or radiological hazards .
Emphasize the importance of personal protective equipment in limiting hazardous exposure .
Establish an effective Site Control Program to limit the risk of exposure to only those working in the hazardous work zone .
Implement procedures for treating workers in the event of hazardous exposure .
Introduction
Regulation Overview
Site Characterization
Toxicology
Hazard Recognition
Hazardous Chemical Awareness
Hazard & Safety Analysis
Radiological Hazards
Respiratory Protection
Personal Protective Equipment
Site Control
Decontamination
Medical Surveillance
Air Monitoring
Confined Space Entry
Emergency Response
Emergency Procedures
Material Sampling
Safe Work Practices
Personal Sampling
Excavation
Fire Protection
Introduction to Bloodborne Pathogens
Bloodborne Pathogens: Control and Compliance
Bloodborne Pathogens: Understanding Hepatitis B
Bloodborne Pathogens: Communication and Training
Bloodborne Pathogens: Revisions and Additions to OSHA Standards
Course Requirements:
Seat Time: 40 Hours
Testing:
Quizzes – 1 Quiz of 10 questions at end of every Module; must be passed at a score of 70% or higher in order to continue .
Final Exam – Final Exam of 50 questions must be passed with a score of 70% or higher in order to pass .
Course Completion:
Course Certificate is available at course completion for student to print .
No survey is required for student to fill out .
