Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 125
Health and Safety Program Manual
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Construction, Inc.
Hazardous Waste Operations
HAZWOPER
Issue Date: 10/16/23
Revision Date: 10/16/23
Reference: A-8
hours of training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the following
areas in addition to those listed for the awareness level and The Company shall so certify:
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Knowledge of the basic hazard and risk assessment techniques.
Know how to select and use proper personal protective equipment provided to the first
responder operational level.
An understanding of basic hazardous materials terms.
Know how to perform basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the
capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with their unit.
Know how to implement basic decontamination procedures.
An understanding of the relevant standard operating procedures and termination procedures.
Hazardous Materials Technician
Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose
of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in
that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous
substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first
responder operations level and in addition, have competency in the following areas and The Company shall so
certify:
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Know how to implement The Company’s emergency response plan.
Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using
field survey instruments and equipment.
Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System.
Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical personal protective equipment provided
to the hazardous materials technician.
Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques.
Be able to perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the
capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit.
Understand and implement decontamination procedures.
Understand termination procedures.
Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.
Hazardous Materials Specialist
Hazardous materials specialists are individuals who respond with and provide support to hazardous materials
technicians. Their duties parallel those of the hazardous materials technician; however, those duties require a
more directed or specific knowledge of the various substances they may be called upon to contain. The
hazardous materials specialist would also act as the site liaison with Federal, state, local and other government
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