4-Hour General Hazard Awareness
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Open Enrollment Seminars
This class is not scheduled for any upcomming seminars. It is available for On-Site
Training; call or E-mail us to schedule a seminar.
Course Regulation
This course is designed to acquaint students with various methods of observation needed to determine the presence of Hazardous Materials in the work place.
29 CFR 1910.120:- (e)(1)(i): All employees working on site (such as but not limited to equipment operators, general laborers and others) exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards and their supervisors and management responsible for the site shall receive training meeting the requirements of this paragraph before they are permitted to engage in hazardous waste operationss that could expose them to hazardous substances, safety, or health hazards, and they shall receive review training as specified in this paragraph.
- (e)(3)(i): General site workers (such as equipment operators, general laborers and supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose or potentially expose workers to hazardous substances and health hazards shall receive a minimum of 40 hours of instruction off the site, and a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained experienced supervisor.
- (e)(3)(ii): Workers on site only occasionally for a specific limited task (such as, but not limited to, ground water monitoring, land surveying, or geophysical surveying) and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.
- (e)(3)(iii): Workers regularly on site who work in areas which have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposures are under permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits where respirators are not necessary, and the characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing, shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.
- (e)(3)(iv): Workers with 24 hours of training who are covered by paragraphs (e)(3)(ii) and(e)(3)(iii) of this section, and who become general site workers or who are required to wear respirators, shall have the additional 16 hours and two days of training necessary to total the training specified in paragraph (e)(3)(i).
- It is also a prerequisite to our 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Worker.
The Following Topics are Covered by this Course
- Regulatory Overview
- Hazardous Material Classes
- Loading And Unloading
- Segregation Charts
- Hazardous Material Compliance Pocketbook
- 704 Marking System
- Hazard Communication Standard
- Elements Of A Material Safety Data Sheet
- Course Review And Final Test
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On-Site Training
New Environment, Inc. offers On-Site Training for this course, call or E-mail us to schedule this course.
Individual Products
Instructor Materials
General Hazard Awareness / Emergency Response Awareness DVD Package
These are professionally produced video programs. The average run time is 16 minutes per topic, about 32 Minutes of material. These videos are designed to be used with our "HAZWOPER Lesson Plans".
Click on the each dvd for a description of the titles.
This Package consists of 2 video titles on 1 DVD.
DVD 1 - General Hazard Awareness / Emergency Response Awareness
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DOT Shipping of Hazardous Materials (14 min.) This video is designed to meet the training requirements of anyone involved in the shipment of hazardous materials, which includes shipping/receiving personnel. Explains CFR 49, Parts 100-185. Discusses the Emergency Response Guidebook, HAZMAT training requirements for shippers, and teaches students how to use 49 CFR HAZMAT tables and special provisions. Excellent basic course for shipper of hazardous materials. How do you ship hazardous materials? U.S. Postal Service? U.P.S.? FEDEX? This training program explains the proper method. |
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Hazard Communications (18 min.) Meets OSHA requirements for training employees who use chemicals/hazardous materials in the workplace. Describes material safety data sheets (MSDS), labeling, and basic safety when using these materials. |
Student Materials
Hazardous Material Compliance Pocketbook
This easy-to-read pocketbook gives your drivers fast access to the current regulatory information they need while hauling hazardous materials. And that can help reduce the chances of hazardous materials incidents resulting from human error.
Contains hazardous materials regulations as amended by HM-215G, the information your drivers need to stay in compliance.
Updated monthly, the pocketbook covers identifying hazmat shipments, placarding, loading and unloading, transport, and specific class requirements. Includes the ยง171.101 Hazardous Materials Table with a placard column to help drivers easily identify DOT-required placards, plus the List of Hazardous Substances, the List of Marine Pollutants, and special provsions.