OSHA HAZWOPER 40 HOUR SPECIALIST ONLINE TRAINING

This course is specifically designed for workers who are involved in clean-up operations, voluntary clean-up operations, emergency response operations, and storage, disposal, or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.

This course covers topics included in 29 CFR 1910.120 (e). The online course meets the standard requirement of 40 hrs of intial training.

The three days field experience under a trained, experienced supervisor is the responsibility of the students employer or potential employer.

Note: Trainees will have to schedule with our live instructor for hands-on training in the donning, doffing, and use of the Personal Protective Equipment required for their jobsite(s) in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120 for completion of this course.

FEDERAL STANDARD: 29 CFR 1910.120

FREQUENCY: 8 Hour refresher required annually offered online or live instruction

PREREQUISITE: None

COURSE OBJECTIVES :

1.	Understand the purpose of OSHA and its role in regulating occupational safety
2.	Use Site Characterization to establish problems that may exist in your workplace and measures that can be implemented to eliminate hazards
3.	Identify hazardous materials existent in the workplace and the possible methods, symptoms and preventative measures of exposure
4.	Encourage the use of Material Safety Data sheets (MSDS) to identify and properly handle hazardous materials
5.	Familiarize yourself with materials, compounds and mixtures that may present flammable, explosive, chemical or radiological hazards
6.	Emphasize the importance of personal protective equipment in limiting hazardous exposure
7.	Establish an effective Site Control Program to limit the risk of exposure to only those working in the hazardous work zone
8.	Implement procedures for treating workers in the event of hazardous exposure

COURSE CONTENT :

1.	Regulation Overview
2.	Site Characterization
3.	Toxicology
4.	Hazard Recognition
5.	Hazard & Safety Analysis
6.	Hazardous Chemical Awareness
7.	Radiological Hazards
8.	Respiratory Protection
9.	Personal Protective Equipment
10.	Site Control
11.	Decontamination
12.	Medical Surveillance
13.	Air Monitoring
14.	Confined Space Entry
15.	Emergency Procedures
16.	Material Sampling

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

The elements listed below are the minimum system requirements to take this online course. While you may use the minimum requirements, your experience online will be greatly enhanced through the use of a faster internet connection, i.e. cable or DSL as opposed to 'dial-up'.