3-Hr HAZWOPER Awareness
Target Population: This program is intended for persons who need, or who anticipate needing, to know the contents of the federal regulations governing operations at a hazardous waste work site, treatment, storage, and disposal facility, or emergency response situations.
Overall Learning Objectives:
• Know what different kinds of operations and facilities are regulated by the HAZWOPER Standard
• Know where in the Regulation to reference the clauses that applies to your job situation.
• Assess how well your organization is complying with the standard and understand your company’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Understand the types of employee training that are needed
3-Hr Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins (PBT’s):
This program is intended to assist residents in identifying whether hazards identified by the EPA may be in the community.
• How you define a PBT chemical? What Are They?
• Are People In Your Community Exposed?
• What toxins are on the priority PBT list?
• How PBT Chemicals Enter, Change, and Move Throughout the Environment and into the food chain
• How to determine if exposure to PBTs occurs in your community.
• Strategies for reducing exposure.
4-Hr Evacuation Coordinator
This course is designed for employees who are not members of an emergency response team or fire brigade, but who are responsible for directing and assisting employees in the event of an evacuation. Evacuation coordinators may include the Incident Commanders, Building Captains, and employees who will assist in evacuating others.
Overall Learning Objectives:
• Roles and responsibilities.
• Evacuation drills.
• Assisting the disabled during an evacuation
Toxic Use Reduction
Target Population: Community workers or industry workers who want to investigate the reducing the use of toxic materials in local industries.
Overall Learning Objectives:
• Become familiar with terms and concepts of toxic use reduction.
• Gain a better understanding of safety and how toxic use reduction and emergency response planning play a role in safety programs.
• Learn different methods of toxic use reduction.
• Learn how toxic use reduction impacts workers.
• Evaluate toxic use reduction efforts.
• Identify opportunities for toxic use reduction in your workplace.