Chemicals

HAZWOPER: Who’s Covered? What’s Required?

By Chris Kilbourne Dec 12, 2012 Chemicals

Updated: Dec 12, 2012

Today, we talk about who’s covered by HAZWOPER requirements and specifically what the rules require. We also introduce you to excellent HAZWOPER DVD training library that can help you meet training requirements easily and effectively at a reasonable cost.

HAZWOPER (hazardous waste operations and emergency response) standards cover employers with one or more employees who engage in any of the following operations:

Cleanup operations required by federal, state, or local governments at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites where an accumulation or suspected accumulation of hazardous substances creates a threat to the health and safety of people or the environment (all parts of 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.65 except sections (p) and (q))
Corrective actions involving cleanup at RCRA-regulated sites (all parts of 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.65 except sections (p) and (q))
Voluntary cleanup at government-recognized uncontrolled hazardous waste sites (all parts of 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.65 except sections (p) and (q))
Treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste at TSDFs licensed under RCRA (29 CFR 1910.120(p) and 29 CFR 1926.65(p) only)
Emergency response operations for release, or substantial threats of release, of hazardous substances (29 CFR 1910.120(q) and 29 CFR 1926.65(q))
State and local government employees engaged in hazardous waste operations in states that are not covered under OSHA rules (40 CFR 311.1 and 40 CFR 311.2)

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If an operation is not covered by the operations listed above but is capable of releasing a hazardous substance, it must comply with the HAZWOPER emergency response requirements (29 CFR 1910.120(q) and 29 CFR 1926.65(q)), including employee training.

HAZWOPER rules for general industry and construction are identical.

Site Management Programs

HAZWOPER site management rules are comprehensive. You’ll find the details spelled out in the standards, but here’s a quick overview, annotated with specific section numbers.

The standards define and require compliance with the following components of a hazardous waste site management program:

A written safety and health program (1910.120(b) and Appendix C; 1926.65 (b) and 29 Appendix C)
Site characterization and analysis (1910.120(c) and 1926.65(c))
Site control (1910.120(d) and 1926.65(d))
Training (1910.120(e) and 1926.65(e))
Medical surveillance (1910.120(f) and 1926.65(f))
Engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE) (1910.120(g) and 1926.65(g))
Monitoring (1910.120(h) and 1926.65(h))
Informational programs (1910.120(i) and 1926.65(i))
Material handling (1910.120(j) and 1926.65(j))
Decontamination (1910.120(k) and 1926.65(k))
Emergency response plan (1910.120(l) and 1926.65(l))
Illumination (1910.120(m) and 1926.65(m))
Sanitation (1910.120(n) and 1926.65(n))
New technology program (1910.120(0) and 1926.65(0))
Operations conducted under RCRA (1910.120(p) and 1926.65(p))
Emergency response to releases (1910.120(q) and 1926.65(q))

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HAZWOPER Training on DVD

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