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HAZWOPER

Overview

Hazardous

Waste

Operations

and Emergency

Response

(HAZWOPER)

29 CFR 1910.120

29 CFR 1926.65

Objectives

Define application of HAZWOPER

standard

Discuss emergency response general

requirements

Define emergency response

Discuss levels of response

Discuss competencies for each level

Discuss training requirements

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Application

Hazardous waste cleanup sites

– Superfund

– Voluntary

RCRA TSD facilities

– Also addresses corrective actions

Emergency response

Application


– Superfund

– Voluntary

RCRA TSD facilities


Emergency response

Application


– Superfund

– Voluntary

RCRA TSD facilities


Emergency response

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General Requirements

Scope, application & definitions (a)

Safety & health program (b)

Evaluation of site’s characteristics (c)

Site control program to protect employees

against contamination (d)

Training (e,q)

Medical surveillance (f)

Reduce exposure below established exposure

levels (g)

Air monitoring (h)


Informational program (i)

Container handling (j)

Decontamination procedure (k)

Emergency response at uncontrolled

sites (l)

– Emergency response plan to handle

possible on-site emergencies

– Off-site emergency response plan


Illumination (m)

Sanitation (n)

New technology programs (o)

RCRA operation (p)

Emergency response (hazmat) (q)

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Cross-referencing

Considerable cross-referencing between

(b)-(o) & (q)

Reflects fact that cleanup operations &

emergency response aren’t fundamentally

different from each other

Difference is primarily in time factor

Paragraph “q”

Emergency response

program to

“hazardous substance

releases”

Addresses employers

whose workers are

engaged in

emergency response,

no matter where it

occurs

What is an Emergency?

Opt-out?

Everybody’s definition is somewhat

different

Incidental spill

Emergency requiring an emergency

response team

– Internal response

– External response

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Emergency Action Plan

Procedures for reporting fire or other

emergency

Procedures for emergency evacuation,

including type of evacuation & exit route

assignments

Procedures to be followed by employees

who remain to operate critical plant

operations before they evacuate

Procedures to account for all employees

after evacuation

Emergency Action Plan

Procedures to be followed by employees

performing rescue or medical duties

Employee alarm system

Training

Review of plan

Emergency Response Plan

Pre-emergency planning & coordination

with outside parties

Personnel roles, lines of authority, training

& communication

Emergency recognition & prevention

Safe distances & places of refuge

Site security & control

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Emergency Response Plan

Evacuation routes & procedures or shelter-

in-place

Decontamination

Emergency medical treatment & first aid

Emergency alerting & response

procedures

Critique of response & follow-up

PPE & emergency equipment

Procedures for Handling

Emergency Response

Senior emergency response official

responding to emergency shall become

individual in charge (Incident Commander

or IC) of site-specific Incident Command

System (ICS)

All emergency responders & their

communications shall be coordinated &

controlled through Incident Commander,

assisted by senior official present for each

employer


Emergency Response

Incident Commander shall identify, to

extent possible, all hazardous substances

or conditions present & shall address as

appropriate site analysis, use of

engineering controls, maximum exposure

limits, hazardous substance handling

procedures & use of any new technologies

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Emergency Response

Back-up personnel shall be standing by

with equipment ready to provide

assistance or rescue

Qualified basic life support personnel, as

minimum, shall also be standing by with

medical equipment & transportation

capability


Emergency Response IC shall designate Safety

Officer, who is

knowledgeable in

operations being

implemented at site, with

specific responsibility to

identify & evaluate hazards

& provide direction with

respect to safety of

operations for emergency

at hand

Can overrule IC [(q)(3)(viii)]


Emergency Response

After emergency operations have

terminated, Incident Commander shall

implement appropriate decontamination

procedures

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Training

Training

Training shall be based on duties &

function to be performed by each member

of emergency response organization

Skill & knowledge levels required for all

new responders shall be conveyed to them

through training before they are permitted

to take part in actual emergency

operations

“Certification”

It is responsibility of employer to “certify”

employee to any given competency level

Certificate of training or attendance is not

same thing as “certification”

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Training Competency

Hierarchy

Each competency level builds on level(s)

preceding it, with each getting

progressively longer & more complex

First Responder

Awareness Level

First Responders at Awareness Level are

individuals likely to witness or discover

hazardous substance release & trained to

initiate emergency response sequence by

notifying proper authorities of release

They take no further action beyond

notifying authorities of release

First Responder

Awareness Level

Approximately 8 hours of training

Similar to OSHA Hazcom (1910.1200)

1910.120(q)(6)(i)

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First Responder

Awareness Level

First Responders at Awareness Level have

sufficient training or sufficient experience

to objectively demonstrate competency in

following areas:

Awareness

Competencies

Recognize presence of

hazardous substances

in emergency

Identify hazardous

substances, if possible

POISON

GAS

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Awareness Competencies

Understand what hazardous

substances are & risks

associated with them

Understand potential

outcomes associated with

emergency created when

hazardous substances are

present

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Ability to realize need for additional

resources & make appropriate notifications

to communications center


Understand role of first

responder awareness

individual in employer's

emergency response

plan including site

security & control &

DOT Emergency

Response Guidebook

(ERG)

First Responder

Operations Level

First Responders at Operations Level

respond to releases or potential releases

of hazardous substances as part of initial

response to site for purpose of protecting

nearby persons, environment or property

from effects of release

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First Responder

Operations Level

First Responders at Operations Level shall

receive at least 8 hours of training or have

sufficient experience to objectively

demonstrate competency

Builds on Awareness competencies

Courses are 16-24 hrs with 24 being

common

1910.120(q)(6)(ii)

First Responder

Operations Level Trained to respond in

defensive fashion

without actually trying to

stop release

Function to contain

release from safe

distance, keep from

spreading & to prevent

exposures

Are stand-off

(confinement) actions

Operations Competencies

Understanding of basic hazardous

materials terms

Knowledge of basic hazard & risk

assessment techniques

Perform basic control, containment &/or

confinement operations

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Operations Competencies

Implement basic decontamination

procedures

Understanding of relevant Standard

Operating Procedures (SOPs) & Standard

Operating Guidelines (SOGs)

Select & use proper Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE) (Level B maximum)

Hazmat Technician Level

Hazmat Technicians respond to releases

or potential releases for purpose of

stopping release

Assumes more aggressive role than

Operations & will approach point of release

in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop

release of hazardous substance


Technicians receive

minimum of 24 hrs of

training equal to

Operations level

Builds on Awareness

& Operations

competencies (pre-

requisites)

1910.120(q)(6)(iii)

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Respond in offensive

fashion in trying to

stop release

May have substantial

exposures due to

offensive actions

Are hands-on

(containment) actions

Technician Competencies

Understand more advanced chemical &

toxicological terminology & behavior

Understand more advanced hazard & risk

assessment techniques

Implement employer's emergency

response plan

Perform assigned role(s) within Incident

Command System (ICS)


Select use proper advanced chemical PPE

(Level A)

Perform more advanced control,

containment and/or confinement

operations

Classify, identify & verify known &

unknown materials by using field survey

instruments & equipment

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Understand & implement decontamination

procedures

Understand termination procedures

Hazmat Specialist Level

Hazmat

Specialists

respond with &

provide support

to Hazmat

Technicians


Duties parallel

Hazmat Technician,

but require more

directed or specific

knowledge of

various substances

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Receive at least 24 hours of Technician-

level training & in addition have

competency in following areas:

Specialist Competencies

Understand advanced hazard & risk

techniques

Understand chemical, radiological &

toxicological terminology & behavior

Know state emergency response plan

Develop site safety & control plan


Select & use proper specialized chemical

PPE

Perform specialized control, containment

&/or confinement operations

Determine & implement decontamination

procedures

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Act as site liaison with Federal, state, local

& other government authorities in regards

to site activities

Incident Command Level

Incident Commanders assume control of

incident scene beyond First Responder

Awareness Level & shall receive at least

24 hrs of training equal to First Responder

Operations Level & in addition have

competency in following areas:

Incident Command

Competencies

Implement

employer's Incident

Command System

Implement

employer's

Emergency

Response Plan

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Incident Command

Competencies

Understand

hazards & risks

associated with

employees

working in

chemical

protective clothing

Incident Command

Competencies

Implement local emergency response plan

Know of state emergency response plan &

Federal Regional Response Teams

Incident Command

Competencies

Understand

importance of

decontamination

procedures

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Skilled Support Personnel

Personnel, not necessarily employer's

own, skilled in operation of certain

equipment

– Mechanized earth moving or digging

equipment

– Crane & hoisting equipment

Needed temporarily to perform immediate

emergency support work that can’t be

performed by employer

Skilled Support Personnel

Will be or may be exposed to hazards at

emergency response incident

Shall be given initial briefing at site prior to

participation

Briefing shall include instruction in

appropriate PPE, chemical hazards

involved & duties to be performed

Specialist Employees

Employees as part of regular job duties,

work with & are trained in hazards of

specific hazardous substances

Will be called on to provide technical

advice or assistance to IC

Shall receive annual training or

demonstrate competency in specialization

area

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Hazmat Trainers

Trainers shall have satisfactorily completed

training course, such as courses offered by

the US National Fire Academy, or have

training &/or academic credentials &

instructional experience necessary to

demonstrate competent instructional skills

and good command of subject matter

Refresher Training

Employees trained in accordance with

paragraph (q)(6) of this section shall

receive annual refresher training of

sufficient content & duration to maintain

competencies, or shall demonstrate

competency in those areas at least yearly

Document training and how it was

conducted

Medical Surveillance

Members of hazmat teams shall receive

baseline physical examination & be

provided with medical surveillance as

required in paragraph (f) of HAZWOPER

– All employees exposed to HM or health

hazards ≥PEL/TLV, without regard to

respirators, for ≥30 days/year

– All employees who wear respirator for ≥30

days/year or as required by 1910.134

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Medical Surveillance

…be provided with medical surveillance as

required in paragraph (f) of HAZWOPER

– Any employee who exhibits signs or

symptoms resulting from exposure to

hazardous substances during course of

emergency or cleanup, either immediately or

subsequently, shall be provided with medical

consultation as required in paragraph (f)(3)(ii)

Chemical Protective Clothing

Chemical protective clothing & equipment

shall meet requirements of paragraphs

(g)(3)-(5) of HAZWOPER

Appendix B

Post-emergency Response

Upon termination of emergency response,

if determined necessary to remove

hazardous substances, health hazards &

materials contaminated with them

(contaminated soil or other elements of

natural environment) from site, employer

conducting cleanup shall comply with one

of following:

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Post-emergency Response

Meet all requirements of paragraphs (b)-

(o) of standard; or

For in-plant cleanups using plant or

workplace employees, meet training

requirements of: 29 CFR 1910.38(a);

1910.134;1910.1200 & other appropriate

safety & health training made necessary

by tasks expected to perform

All equipment shall be in serviceable

condition & inspected prior to use

1910.120 Appendix E

Training Curriculum Guidelines core

criteria

These are criteria that compliance officers

look for

OSHA’s attempt to give you help in

evaluating internal training programs

Can also be used for evaluating outside

training providers

Appendix E - Training

Curriculum Guidelines

Training facility

Training Director

Instructors

Course materials

Students

Ratios

Proficiency

assessment

Course certificate

Recordkeeping

Program quality

control

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HAZWOPER has been

cross-codified by EPA as

40 CFR 311

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