40 Hour HAZWOPER Course – General Industry or Construction
Suggested Participants:
Individuals who work or are involved in TSD (treatment, storage disposal) facilities, hazardous clean-up, emergency response, hazardous disposal and storage, or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
HAZWOPER 40 Hour Course
Course Description:
Code Red Safety’s 40 Hour Hazwoper Course is offered to cover topics in the OSHA regulations that are specifically required and are set forth in 29 CFR 1910.120. The course will also cover optional training recommended by OSHA. Topics include emergency procedures, hazard recognition, personal protective equipment, decontamination, air monitoring, worker and environmental safety and more. Quizzes after each section and a final exam will be administered. Upon successful completion of the final exam a certificate of completion can be downloaded and printed.
Learning Objectives:
- Students are able to use Site Characterization to identify hazards that exist in the workplace and take steps to minimize or eliminate the found hazards.
- Students can identify hazardous materials existent in the workplace and the possible methods, symptoms and preventative measures to any exposure
- Students understand the use of Material Safety Data sheets (MSDS) to identify and properly handle, store and clean-up hazardous materials
- Students will be familiar with solids, liquids, compounds and mixtures that may present flammable, explosive, chemical or radiological hazards
- Students will understand the importance of personal protective equipment, (PPE), how to select the proper PPE, and how to use it to limit hazardous exposure
- Students will be able to establish an effective Site Control Program to limit the risk of exposure to only those working in the hazardous work zone
- Students will understand the principles of decontamination and procedures for treating workers in the event of hazardous contamination.
- Toxicology principles will be studied and understood relating to different chemical exposures.
Topics Covered:
- OSHA Overview
- Properties of materials
- Toxicology & Exposure guidelines
- Site Characterization
- Identification and recognition
- MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
- Sources of information
- Respiratory protection
- Personal protective equipment
- Monitoring instrumentation
- Confinement & containment of hazardous materials
- Site safety plans
- Confined space hazards
- Site control
- Decontamination
- Incident command system
- Site hazard recognition
- Plug & patching
- Medical Surveillance
- On-site survey
- Emergency response
- Radiological Hazards
This course fulfills OSHA mandated 40 hour Hazwoper offsite training and must be supplemented with a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained experienced supervisor to meet OSHA’s mandated Hazwoper training requirements.
Seat Time:
This course has been approved for 40 hours of seat time.
Testing:
At the end of each module, you will be given a 10 question quiz. Once you have successfully completed all of the modules, you must pass a final exam to receive full credit for the course. The exam is 25 questions long and will test your knowledge on information covered throughout the course. You must attain a score of at least 70% to pass this course. You will be given up to three opportunities to pass the final exam.
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All training will be documented and students will receive a card as proof of valid completion.