What is HAZWOPER and What is its Purpose?

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What is HAZWOPER and What is its Purpose?
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HAZWOPER Definition
Let us start with the definition. HAZWOPER is the
short form used for Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Rescue. Through the HAZWOPER
standards, OSHA regulates all hazardous waste
operations and emergency services in the United
States and its territories. The idea behind the
HAZWOPER standard is to regulate the operations
and activities of workers employed by hazardous
waste operators and emergency rescue service
organizations.
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Development of the HAZWOPER Standard

• These are
• General Industry covered under 29 Code of
  Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910)
• Construction Industry
• covered under 29 CFR 1926
• Maritime Industry (shipyards, marine terminals,
  longshoring) covered under 29 CFR 1915 to
  1919) and
• Agriculture Industry covered under 29 CFR 1928.

OSHA was formed under the Occupational Safety
and Health (OSH) Act after President Richard
Nixon signed it into law in 1970. The predominant
purpose of OSHA was to propagate and administer
health and safety guidelines and standards to
protect employees while at work.
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The HAZWOPER Standards
OSHAs initial proposed HAZWOPER standard was
introduced in 1987 and covered under 52 Federal
Register (FR) 29620. The final HAZWOPER standard
was published in 1989 under 54 FR 9294-9336.
OSHAs HAZWOPER standard became effective on
March 6, 1990, covered under 29 CFR 1926.65 and
29 CFR 1910.120 for the construction and general
industry categories, respectively. It is worth
noting that both standards are identical and aim
to effectively protect workers when handling
hazardous substances.
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Organizations/Employers Covered by the HAZWOPER
Standard

• According to the section on the HAZWOPER standard
  on the OSHA website, the HAZWOPER standard
  covers employers performing the following
  general categories of work operations
• Hazardous waste site cleanup operations
• Operations involving hazardous waste conducted at
  treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD)
  facilities and
• Emergency response operations involving hazardous
  substance releases. (OSHA, n.d).

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Key Elements of the HAZWOPER Standard
The HAZWOPER standard uses distinct and specific
language to specify its requirements that
employers are required to strictly adhere to.
The following are the key elements that form the
HAZWOPER standard
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Site Analysis MedicalSurveillance Implementation
of the Hierarchy of Controls Air Monitoring
Decontamination Procedures Emergency Response
Plans Informational Programs Training
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HAZWOPER Training Requirements

• Training employees is a critical element of the
  HAZWOPER standard. The standard has set different
  training levels for employees involved in
  various occupations at hazardous waste sites and
  for different exposure levels. In total, OSHA
  has developed 18 training programs and segregated
  these HAZWOPER training programs into three main
  levels. The employee training covers both onsite
  and online training.
• Section (E) Training
• Section (P) Training
• Section (Q) Training
• For more details on the HAZWOPER training
  requirements, read our blog titled HAZMAT and
  HAZWOPER What is the Difference?

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Training Offered by HAZWOPER- OSHA for Workers
to Become HAZWOPER Certified

• The following training courses are offered by us
• Section (e) training programs - the OSHA 40-Hour
  HAZWOPER initial training, the OSHA 24-Hour
  HAZWOPER initial training, and the OSHA 8- Hour
  HAZWOPER refresher training.
• We also offer both Section (p) training courses -
  the OSHA 24-Hour HAZWOPER RCRA TSD Operations
  Training and the OSHA 8-Hour HAZWOPER Annual
  Refresher RCRA TSD Operations Training.
• Choose the training course that most suits your
  training needs. We offer this training in three
  formats - online training, in-person on-site
  group training, and virtual instructor-led
  training (ILT).

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Get In Touch With Us
https//hazwoper-osha.com/ 1-866-429-6742 info_at_HA
ZWOPER-OSHA.com 11901 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite
414 Los Angeles, CA 90025
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