HAZWOPER: hazardous waste operations
ASP video lesson, 6:38. ASP Domain 7: Environmental Management
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HAZWOPER under 29 CFR 1910.120 for the ASP exam: scope, site control, training hours, medical surveillance, monitoring, drums, decontamination, illumination, toilets and emergency response.
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What this lesson covers
In this lesson, you'll learn to: identify which operations 1910.120 covers, state the initial and TSD training hours, explain who gets medical surveillance and how often, and apply the drum, decontamination and emergency response rules. HAZWOPER covers five kinds of operations, unless the employer shows no employee exposure is reasonably possible. Government-required cleanups at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
- Intro
- Learning objectives
- Scope
- Programs
- Site work
- Training
- Medical surveillance
- Controls
- Drums and decon
- Emergency response
- On the job
- Common exam traps
- Recap quiz
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