Who Should Take This Course
This course is intended for supervisors, environmental professionals, and other hazardous waste site personnel, including:
- Workers in cleanup operations at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
- Workers at EPA-licensed waste TSD facilities;
- Workers responding to emergencies involving hazardous materials;
- Hazardous Materials Technicians; and
- Any individuals requiring annual OSHA 8 Hour Refresher training, as required by 29 CFR 1910.120;
Objectives
- Refresh your knowledge and understanding of the requirements for hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER), as required by 29 CFR 1910.120; and
- To help satisfy the annual HAZWOPER training required for re-certification.
(Note: Although this course covers much of the information required by the regulations, many employers may find it necessary to augment this online training with additional site-specific information and hands on training (such as reviewing site-specific health and safety plans and/or providing respirator fit testing).
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Topics
- Module 1 Introduction
- Module 2 Planning & Organization
- Module 3 Physical & Chemical Properties & Exposure
- Module 4 Hazard Evaluation
- Module 5 Personal Protective Equipment
- Module 6 Monitoring
- Module 7 Drum and Container Handling
- Module 8 Decontamination
- Module 9 Emergency Response
Instructor
Linda R. Taylor, PE
Linda is the owner of Taylor Engineering, and a former faculty member in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology at NC State University and the former Director of Environmental Health & Safety at North Carolina State University's IES. She has over 30 years of engineering experience working in industry, academia, and environmental consulting, including over 25 years at North Carolina State University. She has provided instruction on a wide range of environmental, health, transportation, and safety topics at conferences and training courses, both live and online, and she is a licensed Professional Engineer and an OSHA authorized instructor.
Ms. Taylor received a BS in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Contact Hours 1.34 Industrial Hygiene CM Point (ABIH, Blanket Approval)
8 Contact Hours
This represents the estimated time to complete
the online course, including exercises. Actual times may vary
from user to user. |