HAZWOPER HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

HAZWOPER HAZARDOUS WASTE
OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
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1. Hazardous waste cleanup sites contaminated sites & chemical spills
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2.RCRA TSD facilities sw sw



3. Emergency Response
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General Requirements - ans-1. Safety and health program
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2. Evaluation of site's characteristics
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3. Site control program to protect employees against contamination
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4. Training
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5. Medical Surveillance
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6. Reduce exposure below established exposure levels
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7. Air monitoring
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8. Informal program
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9. Decontamination procedure
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10. Emergency response plan to handle possible on-site emergencies
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10. Off-site emergency response plan
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Levels of Emergency Warnings - ans-Level 1. Can be dealt with by plant personnel
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Level 2. Fires explosions spills not expected to go beyond the plant border
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Level 3. Emergencies potential spreading beyond borders of the plant.
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Emergency Action Plan - ans-Procedures for all types of emergencies
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Employee Alarm System sw sw



Training
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Senior emergency response official responding to an emergency shall become the IC
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Emergency responders answer to the IC sw sw sw sw sw



Back up stand by
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Basic life support stand by w/med emu and transport
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, Incident Commander - ans- sw sw swsw



Identify all possible substances or conditions present and shall address as appropriate
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site analysis use of engineering controls max exposure limits hazardous substance han
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dling and use of any new technologies
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Identify all possible substances or conditions present and shall address as appropriate
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site analysis use of engineering controls max exposure limits hazardous substance han
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dling and use of any new technologies
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First ResponderAwareness Level - ans-
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Witness or Discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initi
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ate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release
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- no further action
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8 hrs training
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Similar to OSHA HazCom sw sw sw



R.A.I.N- recognize avoid isolate notify sw sw sw sw



Trained to respond in a defensive fashion without trying to stop the release
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Contain the release from a safe distance keep it from spreading ad to prevent exposur
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es

HazMat Tech Level - ans- sw sw sw swsw



Respond to the releases or potential release for the purpose of stopping the release
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Assume a more aggressive role than operations level & will approach the point of relap
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se in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release and spread of a hazardous sub
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stance.
Minimum of 24 hrs of training equal to the operations level
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HazMat Specialist Level - ans- sw sw sw swsw



Respond with and provide support to hazmat technicians
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Duties parallel HazMat technician but require a more directed or specific knowledge of t
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he various substances they may be called apron to deal with
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Site liaison w/gov authorities to site activities
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24 hrs of technical training
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Select proper PPE sw sw



Perform specialized,control and/or containment
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Determine & implement decontamination procedures sw sw sw sw




Incident Command Level - ans- sw sw sw swsw



Assume control of the incident scene beyond the first responder awareness level
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24 hrs of First Responder Operations training and have competency in the following ar
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eas:
a. Employees hazards & risks with PPEs
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b. Implement ICS
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c. Implement local emergency response plan
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d. Knowledge of state and fed response plans
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