The acronym HAZWOPER comes from the Department of Defense’s Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOP) and is related to the work processes used on military bases dealing with the disposal of the hazardous waste left on-site after World War II. The use of formal, government-mandated HAZWOPER procedures in civilian workplaces has a more complex and somewhat convoluted legal and political history. HAZWOPER, in this context, came about as a result of a growing awareness of the dangers of hazardous waste, and the … Continue reading The History of HAZWOPER