24-Hour HAZWOPER-Open Enrollment Seminar
Environmental
The HAZWOPER 24-Hour Course: OSHA requires 24 hours of safety training under OSHA 29 CFR1910.120(e) for individuals who work on a controlled or hazardous site The 24-Hour Course is for workers either are NOT required to deal directly with cleanup (this would generally be described as not working in conditions that require a protection level of "C or above) such as drillers, surveyors, contractors, administrative personnel, drivers etc. Workers attending this course will cover health and safety procedures during work operations at hazardous material sites.
American Board of Industrial Hygiene CEU's: 3.0
Should I Take the 24 or 40 hour HAZWOPER?: Per
OSHA's Interpretations: "Workers (such as utility workers) who must perform
duties at a hazardous waste site that has not yet been characterized but where
contamination is expected, do fall under the scope of 29 CFR 1910.120. These
workers must work under the direction of an on-site supervisor and a
site-specific safety and health plan, and must be fully trained and protected
pursuant to the HAZWOPER standard. When additional information becomes available
through site characterization which verifies that there is minimal or no risk of
employee exposure to hazardous substances, a lesser degree of PPE and worker
training may be acceptable.
When site characterization shows that the area to be serviced by workers is free
of potential exposure, or the proposed work assignments would not expose any of
the work crew to hazardous substances, the activity can be carried out as a
normal maintenance or construction operation.
**NOTE*** Employees who have regular
duties related to handling or cleaning up hazardous materials or waste in any of
these functions should take the 40-hour HAZWOPER course. The 24-hour course is
designed for "Occasional Site Workers" meaning those individuals whose job
functions DO NOT include the handling of waste or hazardous materials as an
integral part of their job.
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