Personal Protective
Equipment and Decontamination Procedures" HAZWOPER Video Program
assists facilities in complying with the employee training requirements
of OSHA's HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120), and instructs employees
on the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (such as chemical
protective clothing) as well as how to remove contaminants that accumulate
on clothing and equipment. 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 covered in the program include safe work practices,
engineering controls, levels of personal protection, heat stress, the
need for decontamination, the Contamination Reduction Corridor (CRC),
and more. The Video 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.