Handling Hazardous
Materials" HAZWOPER Videotape Program assists facilities in complying
with the employee training requirements of OSHA's HAZWOPER regulation
(29 CFR 1910.120), and instructs employees on how to work safely with
the chemicals that they encounter in their jobs. 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 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 in the program include physical hazards, flammables
and combustibles, explosives and oxidizers, corrosives and irritants,
toxic substances and carcinogens, acute and chronic health effects, container
labels and MSDSs, emergency response and spillage/leakage/accident
procedures, 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.