FEDERAL REGULATION

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FEDERAL REGULATION

• Hazardous Waste Operations
• and
• Emergency Response
• HAZWOPER

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FEDERAL REGULATION

• EPA DOT OSHA
• 40 CFR 49 CFR 29 CFR
• RCRA, EPCRA HM-181 General
• CAA, CWA, SDWA HM-126F Industry
• FIFRA Standards

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HAZWOPER

• WHO MUST COMPLY
• Clean-up operations required by a government body
  at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
• RCRA Corrective Actions clean-ups
• Voluntary Clean-ups at sites
• Treatment, Storage , Disposal Facilities (TSDF)
• Emergency Response Operations

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HAZWOPER

• Definitions
• Buddy System
• Clean-up Operation
• Decontamination
• Emergency Response
• Hazardous materials response team
• Hazardous substance
• Others

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HAZWOPER

• B) Safety and Health Programs
• C) Site Characterization and analysis
• D) Site control
• E) Training
• F) Medical surveillance
• G) Engineering controls, work practices,
• and PPE for employee protection

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HAZWOPER

• H) Monitoring
• I) Informational Programs
• J) Handling Drums and containers
• K) Decontamination
• L) ER by employees at uncontrolled hazardous
  waste sites
• M) Illumination

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HAZWOPER

• N) Sanitation
• O) New Technology Programs
• P) Certain Operations Conducted under
  RCRA
• Q) ER to hazardous substance releases by
  employees not previously covered

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Emergency Response (q)

• 1) Emergency Response Plan
• 2) Elements of a ER Plan
• 3) Procedures for handling emergency response

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Emergency Response (q)

• 4) Skilled support personnel
• 5) Specialist employees
• 6) Training
• 7) Trainers

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Emergency Response (q)

• 8) Refresher Training
• 9) Medical surveillance and consultation
• 10) Chemical Protective Clothing
• 11) Post-ER operations

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