Electrical Safety in HAZMAT Environments
Video Program
Electrical Safety
in HAZMAT Environments" HAZWOPER Videotape Program assists facilities
in complying with the employee training requirements of OSHA's HAZWOPER
regulation (29 CFR 1910.120), and helps employees understand the hazards
of uncontrolled energy in hazardous materials environments, and how to
reduce or eliminate these potential hazards. Hazardous materials and waste
are part of many work situations, and can be found on many types of job
sites. OSHA feels that it is so important for employees to know how to
recognize these potentially dangerous substances (as well as how to handle
and dispose of them properly) they have mandated that anyone working with
these materials 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 arcs, sparks and high
temperatures, the National Electrical Code's three HAZMAT Classes, engineering
controls, intrinsically safe electrical systems, isolating machinery and
work practices, purging, inerting, and pressurization, confines spaces,
uncontrolled electrical sources, and more. The Videotape Program comes
with a comprehensive Leader's Guide, reproducible Scheduling & Attendance
Form, Employee Quiz, Training Log and Training Certificate. This program
can be used as the basis for approximately two hours of classroom training.