Hazwoper 1st Responder Awareness Level

Recommended by OSHA, the Hazwoper 1st Responder Awareness Level is a Hazwoper training course covering a wide range of subject regarding the hazard identification at the work place. The Hazwoper safety training here strategized a set of rules for the safety and health concern of the workers in hazardous sites. For the safety of the workers and the environment, this Hazwoper course is very important.

Course chart

Course duration: Four Hours

Course fee: $75

Course topics

Regulations outline
Hazard Identification
Site characterization
Site control

Topic in details

Regulation outline

The OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120 that deals with hazardous waste operations and emergency response or HAZWOPER are widely discussed here. Learn about the OSHA and NIOSH creation.

Introduction to OCH Act
About OSHA and NIOSH
Operation and emergency response
The Legislation of Hazardous Waste (EPA)
Hazardous Waste OSHA Standards
HCS or Hazard Communication Standard
Definition of Hazard

Hazard Identification

Often workers have to encounter biological and chemical hazards in the work sites. This Hazwoper training course section also alerts the workers of the potential dangers and the preventive measures against them. The topic includes:

Identifying hazards
Definitions of Hazards identification
Analysis of hazard and safety
Site/equipment hazards
Biological hazards
Environmental hazards

Site characterization

To work in a new site involves greater risk as you never know what unknown hazards exist there. Therefore proper site characterization is very important. This analysis of the hazardous site will ensure you safety. The topic here includes:

Introduction to site characterization
Current monitoring and hazard evaluation
Off site characterization
On site review
Documentation

Site control

This Hazwoper safety training sets up a site control program so as to reduce the exposure of the public and the workers to the physical, biology, chemical and safety hazards at the sites. The topic covers: