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Stephanie West,
(352) 392-9570 x216
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| Description |
This course provides 40 hours of intensive classroom instruction and hands-on training fulfilling OSHA requirements 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraphs [e] or [q] - both controlled and uncontrolled sites. If you are involved in the implementation and review of site safety plans and systems, you also should attend this course. Hands-on exercises involve air-monitoring operations, decontamination exercises, plugging and patching, as well as respirator use.
Daily morning and afternoon breaks are scheduled. You are on your own for lunch each day.
Participant must be present for entire class time to receive CEUs and a Certificate of Attendance.
- About the Course
If you regularly participate in activities conducted on hazardous waste sites and/or are involved in the handling, storage, transportation or clean-up of hazardous substances, you are mandated to have training under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA).
Topics include:
- Biological, chemical and radiological exposure
- Decontamination program and procedures
- Emergency response plans
- Fire and explosion hazards
- Laboratory waste pack handling procedures
- Medical surveillance requirements
- Methods for handling radioactive and shock-sensitive wastes
- Principles of toxicology and biological monitoring
- Safe preparation procedures for shipping and transportation of containers
- Safe site illumination levels
- Site sanitation procedures and equipment
- Site spill containment program
- Types, use and limitations of field monitoring instrumentation
- Types, use, limitations and care of personal protective equipment
- Work practices that minimize employee risk from hazards
The OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.120 requires that you receive training before you respond to hazardous materials incidents. By taking the required initial and refresher courses, you learn how to safely respond to such incidents, as well as how to avoid citations, fines or criminal penalties.
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Who Should Attend
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The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five distinct groups of employers and their employees. This includes any employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances-- including hazardous waste--and who are engaged in one of the following operations as specified by 1910.120(a)(1)(i-v) and 1926.65(a)(1)(i-v):
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- clean-up operations--required by a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or other
involving hazardous substances-- that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
- corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
- voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by federal, state, local, or other governmental
body as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
- operations involving hazardous wastes that are conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities regulated by Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 264 and 265 pursuant to
RCRA, or by agencies under agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
implement RCRA regulations; and
- emergency response operations for releases of, or substantial threats of release of, hazardous
substances regardless of the location of the hazard.
Examples of the above would be individuals involved in the following: Removal or handling of underground tanks and/or piping, contaminated soil and/or groundwater, subsurface investigations, construction work in which hazardous materials may potentially be present, encountered, prepared, packaged, labeled, marked, stored, shipped for disposal, and for any facility wherein hazardous wastes are treated, stored, or disposed. Personnel who are involved in the above disciplines are required to have initial and recurrent training.
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- Instructor
William R. Bunner, CET, is owner of Training Associates, a company that consults and trains private industry and government participants in Haz-Mat activities. From 1973 to 1981 he worked with the Ohio EPA, coordinating safety and training. He has designed and presented training programs for such groups as Ford, GM, General Dynamics, Merck, Florida Power and Light and Cibageigy Manufacturing. He has been a consultant for the Coast Guard, Air Force (through OSHA) and the Department of Energy. As a consultant, Bill Bunner has done remedial site work including wastewater treatment for Envirosafe & Aware, Inc. He has also presented in-service training for the U.S. EPA on various topics, including the microbiology of activated sludge. Mr. Bunner has a BA in Biology Education and a MA in Educational Planning. Bunner also has completed the following training: Basic Incident Command System (FEMA), Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer (FEMA), Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel (FEMA), Emergency Response to Terrorism (Nat'l Fire Academy), Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC), and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Workshop (NESHTA/FEMA) (in Orlando).
Certificates and Accreditation
- This course provides 40 hours of intensive classroom instruction and hands-on training fulfilling OSHA requirements 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraphs [e] or [q] - both controlled and uncontrolled sites.
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