29 CFR 1910.120

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29 CFR 1910.120

• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• (Hazwoper)

Presented By Etech Environmental Safety
Solutions, Inc.
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(a) Scope, application, and definitions

• Paragraph One(i)-(iv)
• Required/voluntary clean-up operations at
  uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
• Clean-up operations at sites covered by Resources
  Conservation and Recovery Act
• (RCRA)

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(a) Scope, application, and definitions

• Paragraph One(i)-(iv) (continued)
• Operations involving hazardous waste at certain
  treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
• Emergency response for hazardous substance

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(a) Scope, application, and definitions

• Paragraph Two(iv)
• Emergency response operations must comply with
  paragraph (q)

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(a) Scope, application, and definitions

• Paragraph Three
• Definitions
• Emergency response
• Hazardous substance
• Other

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Covers employers having employees engaged in
  emergency response regardless of location
• Exceptions for employees engaged in operations
  specified in (a)(1)(i)-(a)(1)(iv)

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph One
• Emergency response plan
• In writing
• Available for inspection and copying
• Communicated to all affected employees

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph One (continued)
• Not required for employers who
• Evacuate their employees,
• Do not permit employee participation in
  emergency response, and
• Have written emergency action plan

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Two(i)-(xi)
• Elements of emergency response plan
• Pre-emergency planning/coordination
• Roles, authority, training, and communication
• Emergency recognition and prevention
• Safe distances and places of refuge

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Two(i)-(xi) (continued)
• Site security and control
• Evacuation routes and procedures
• Decontamination
• Emergency medical treatment

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Two(i)-(xi) (continued)
• Emergency alerting and response
• Critiques
• Personal Protective Equipment and emergency
  equipment

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Four
• Skilled support personnel
• Initial briefing required
• Wearing of Personal Protective Equipment
• Hazards of chemicals
• Duties

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Five
• Specialist employees
• Work with hazardous substances
• Provide advice or assistance during emergency
  response
• Must receive training or demonstrate competency
  annually

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six
• Training
• Required for employees participating in emergency
  response
• Based on duties and function to be performed

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six(i)
• First responder awareness level
• Likely to witness or discover a release
• Trained to initiate notification

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six(i)
• Competencies for first responder awareness level
• Understand hazardous substances and their risks
• Understand potential outcomes
• Recognizing presence of substances

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six(i) (continued)
• Identification of hazardous substances
• Role of first responder awareness level
• Recognizing need for additional resources and
  making notifications

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six (ii)
• First responders at operations level
• Participate as part of initial response
• Respond defensively without trying to stop release

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six (ii) (continued)
• Must demonstrate competency for awareness level
• Employers must certify at least 8-hours of
  training or sufficient experience in other
  specified areas of expertise

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six(iii)
• Hazardous material technicians - HMT
• Respond offensively for purpose of stopping
  release
• Employer must certify at least 24 hours of
  training equivalent to operations level and
  competencies in additional areas

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six (iv)
• Hazardous material specialists
• Provide support to technicians.
• Requires specific knowledge of substances
• May act as site liaison
• Employer must certify at least 24 hours of
  training equivalent to technician level and
  competencies in additional areas

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Six(v)
• On-scene incident commanders
• Assume control of the incident scene
• Employers must certify at least 24 hours of
  training equivalent to operation level and
  competencies in additional areas

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Seven
• Trainers who teach the required topics must
• Complete training course for teaching subjects,
  or
• Have credentials and instructional experience
  necessary to demonstrate competency

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Eight
• Refresher Training
• Employees who are trained must
• receive annual refresher training, or
• demonstrate competencies annually

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Eight (continued)
• Employers must maintain
• Statement of training or competency
• Method used to demonstrate competency

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Nine
• Medical surveillance and consultation
• Hazmat team members and hazardous material
  specialists
• Other emergency response employees who exhibit
  signs or symptoms

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Ten
• Chemical Protective Clothing
• Must meet requirements specified in standard

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(q) Emergency response program to hazardous
substance releases

• Paragraph Eleven
• Post emergency response operations
• Clean-up requirements