OSHAcampus hazwoper training helps hazardous waste material workers understand the different kind of health and safety issues that hazwoper workers should understand and must have extensive knowledge about it.

1. OSHAcampus.com
HAZWOPER 101

2. HAZWOPER stands for Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), which
applies to five groups of operations that deal with
hazardous waste clean-up, disposal, handing and
storage as mandated by OSHA standards 29 CFR
1910.120(a)(1)(i-v) and 29 CFR 1926.65(a)(1)(i-v).
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• What does HAZWOPER mean?

3. General Clean-up operations as required by a federal, state, or local government agency
involving the handling of hazardous substances at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
Corrective actions at sites protected by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(RCRA);
Voluntary clean-up operations at locations identified by government bodies at a federal state or
local level as an uncontrolled waste site;
Title 40 CFR-Covered Operations or specifically, operations that involve the treatment, storage
and disposal of hazardous wastes at facilities covered by Title 40 Code of Regulations Parts 264
and 265, or by agencies enforcing RCRA regulations in coordination with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
Emergency Response Operations for the release of or potential release of hazardous materials
regardless of where the accidental spill occurred;
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What are the types of jobs that require employees to
have HAZWPOPER training??

4. 1. Obtain detailed information about the material
involved in the incident as soon as possible.
2. Consult reference texts and associations for
technical data about the hazards and procedures to
address such hazards.
Safety Instruction
• Obtaining Information in a HAZWOPER Emergency

5. Each facility must have a comprehensive emergency response
plan.
Safety of onsite personnel should not be compromised.
The environment must be safe as well as the property.
Investigations should be documented clearly and accurately. A
local health official must be present during HAZWOPER
investigations.
Safety Instruction
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A HAZWOPER plan should include job assignments and roles during
the emergency response, pre-emergency planning, hazard
recognition and prevention, first aid and medical treatment
procedures, methods of alerting employees at the site, site security
and control.
Safety Instruction
• Other things to note about a HAZWOPER emergency:

6. • Sources:
• https://www.osha.gov/html/faq-hazwoper.html
• https://www.osha.gov/dep/ohe/application_worksiterespo
nse.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEDBFHKcoTU