HAZWOPER? What the Heck is that?
HAZWOPER is the nickname given to the OSHA regulation found in the following standards. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, 1910.120.
OSHA has determined that employees must be trained if they work in proximity to hazardous chemicals that have the potential for the release, or substantial threats of the release, of hazardous substances, without regard to the location of the hazard.
How much training is required?
The amount of training required is contingent upon the employees' responsibilities regarding their involvement with the hazardous materials. These responsibilities must be clearly established by the employer and communicated to employees, sometimes in writing.
What is Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, CFR 29 OSHA 1910.119?
Requirements for preventing, or minimizing the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, flammable, or explosive chemicals, that involves a workplace which contains predetermined and specified chemicals exceeding specific threshold quantities.
How could the CFR 29, OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Relate to the CFR 29 OSHA 1910.119 HAZWOPER training requirements?
It would be very likely that some employees in a CFR 29 OSHA 1910.119 environment would require some level of CFR 29 OSHA 1910.120 training.