Course Overview
Hazardous waste cleanup sites pose many hazards. Maintaining control of these hazards and site activities is critical to safe operations, worker safety and health, and environmental protection.
This HAZWOPER training course is designed to inform learners about the importance of maintaining site control and the tools available to help accomplish control. This includes site characterization, the site control program, and other control measures.
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the measures that are taken to evaluate and prepare a hazardous waste site to be occupied by workers, including the types of hazards that may be present and the phases of site characterization
- Discuss the purpose of a site control program and the significance of each element, including the site map, work zones, the buddy system, site security, communications, and medical assistance
- Identify measures that contribute to site control within the hierarchy of controls, such as hazard elimination or substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Recognize other control measures including fire protection, sanitation, and the use of new technology