Exposure Monitoring & Medical Surveillance
Video Program
Exposure Monitoring
and Medical Surveillance" HAZWOPER Compliance Videotape Program assists
facilities in complying with the employee training requirements of OSHA's
HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120), and discusses various types of
exposure monitoring equipment and techniques. The program also explains
"medical surveillance" and how it is used to evaluate the health
of anyone who regularly works around Hazardous Materials. Hazardous Materials
and Waste are part of many work situations, and can be found on many types
of job sites. It is so important that employees know how to recognize
these potentially dangerous substances, as well as how to handle and dispose
of them properly, that OSHA mandates that anyone working with these substances
receive comprehensive training in this area. In 1976, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) to regulate the handling of Hazardous Waste "from cradle
to grave". Since then other regulations have followed, including
OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.120, also known as HAZWOPER. As part of these regulations,
there are varying requirements for employee training, depending on an
employee's specific level of involvement with Hazardous Materials.
Areas covered in the program include direct-reading instruments,
sampling collection devices, site characterization, general on-site monitoring,
perimeter monitoring, personal monitoring, medical examinations and written
medical opinions, and more. The Videotape Program comes with a comprehensive
Leader's Guide, reproducible Scheduling & Attendance Form, Employee
Quiz, Training Log and Training Certificate. The Program can be used as
the basis for approximately two hours of classroom training.