As part of its HAZWOPER regulations, OSHA created comprehensive training standards to make sure that employees can recognize, handle and dispose of HAZMATs and hazardous waste safely.
MARCOM’s training products on “Understanding HAZWOPER” are designed to explain the regulations and to help employees begin to reduce or eliminate potential exposure to hazardous materials in their work environments.
All of the products… the new “Micro-Learning” and full-length online courses as well as the DVDs and interactive CD courses… discuss topics that are integral to employees’ understanding of these issues.
Topics covered in these products include:
- History of the HAZWOPER regulations.
- Definitions of hazardous chemicals and waste.
- Container labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs).
- The Site Safety and Health Plan.
- HAZWOPER training requirements.
- The Site Control Program.
- Monitoring of hazardous substances.
- The Medical Surveillance Program.
- Decontamination.
- and more.
“HAZWOPER” VOD training and DVD programs are available in English and Spanish. Interactive Online and CD courses are available in English only.
The “Understanding HAZWOPER” MicroLearning curriculum includes the following 3-5 minute courses:
- “Identifying Hazardous Materials”
- “Plans and Training”
- “Site Evaluation and Monitoring”
- “Medical Surveillance”
- “System of Controls”
- “Emergency Response Protocol”