OSHA has fostered the HAZWOPER program to ensure laborers at unsafe destinations. These broad guidelines guarantee their wellbeing and wellbeing when followed accurately. The entirety of our HAZWOPER courses agree with OSHA guidelines. The HAZWOPER 40-hour course has been evaluated and acknowledged by OSHA for online dispersion. HAZWOPER 40-hour Course acquires school credit in degree programs at Columbia Southern University. Understudies who effectively complete the OSHA.com HAZWOPER 40-hour Course will be excluded from the BOS 3125 Hazardous Material Management course in case it is needed in any degree program. This remembers the Associate of Applied Science for Occupational Safety and Health.

Course Description

HAZWOPER 40-hour is required for workers that perform activities that expose or potentially expose them to hazardous substances. This course is specifically designed for workers who are involved in clean-up operations, voluntary clean-up operations, emergency response operations, and storage, disposal, or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Topics include protection against hazardous chemicals, elimination of hazardous chemicals, safety of workers and the environment and OSHA regulations. This course covers topics included in 29 CFR 1910.120.

Course Outline

There are a total of 24 modules in the online 40-hour HAZWOPER course. These modules address the following general topics:

• Orientation
• Written Safety and Health Program
• Emergency Response Plan
• Site Characterization and Analysis
• Handling Drums and Containers
• Monitoring
• Sanitation at Temporary Workplaces
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Decontamination
• Medical Surveillance
• Training Program
• Final Exam