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Introduction to HAZWOPER Retraining
Reacquaint yourself with the essentials of hazardous waste operations and emergency response.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 8 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 8 Lessons · 23m in English, Spanish
Course Description
Whether you work around hazardous substances or respond to emergencies involving them, it’s essential to understand the many forms such hazards take and the specific dangers they pose. By going over the proper equipment and procedures, you’ll know how to safely handle and dispose of them.
In these lessons, we’ll go over how to conduct a site characterization to determine what hazards are present and how to deal with them. Recall the four levels of personal protective equipment and what situations they apply to, as well as the standard operating procedures for handling, storage, and transportation. We’ll also go over health exposure and monitoring, as well as decontamination and medical surveillance. Finally, you’ll review emergency response and remediation protocols for hazardous waste. By the end of this course, you will have bolstered your understanding of how to stay safe around unsafe materials.
What You'll Learn
- Identify and assess hazardous waste and the dangers it poses
- Conduct a site characterization and site control program to determine present hazards
- Select the appropriate level of personal protective equipment for different hazards
- Apply standard operating procedures for handling, storage, and transportation
- Manage exposure, monitoring, decontamination, and medical surveillance
- Carry out emergency response and remediation protocols for hazardous waste
Key Takeaways
- Hazardous substances take many forms, each posing specific dangers that must be understood to handle and dispose of them safely.
- A site characterization determines what hazards are present and how they should be addressed.
- There are four levels of personal protective equipment, each applying to particular situations.
- Standard operating procedures cover the handling, storage, and transportation of hazardous materials.
- The course reviews emergency response and remediation protocols for hazardous waste.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for people who work around hazardous substances or respond to emergencies involving them and need to understand the hazards they pose and how to handle them safely.
What topics does the course cover?
It covers site characterization and site control, the four levels of personal protective equipment, standard operating procedures for handling, storage, and transportation, exposure and monitoring, decontamination, medical surveillance, and emergency response and remediation protocols for hazardous waste.
What will I be able to do after completing it?
You will be able to identify and assess hazardous waste and its dangers, know which personal protective equipment to use for different hazards, and understand procedures for standard handling and emergency response.
What skills does this course address?
It addresses dangerous goods/hazmat transport, hazard communication (HazCom), hazardous material handling, the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER), HAZWOPER certification, and the registered hazardous substances professional role.
