The HAZWOPER Training program is designed to protect workers that are working at Hazardous Materials Operations or where Cleanups are conducted to ensure their safety and health.
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER is a set of guidelines produced and maintained by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that regulates hazardous waste operations and emergency services in the United States and Canada.
The HAZWOPER Training program is designed to protect workers that are working at Hazardous Materials Operations or where Cleanups are conducted to ensure their safety and health.
While no specific regulation in Canada currently addresses the training of workers involved with environmental contamination and clean-up, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120 is considered the standard for due diligence and is referenced under Provincial duty of care/general duty clauses.
AIP Safety offers multiple packages of knowledgeable and informative Occupational Health and Safety Courses; including OSHA 40 Hour and OSHA 8 Hour HAZWOPER Training in Calgary, AB.
This 40-hour course covers broad issues pertaining to the hazard recognition at work sites. This course identifies different types of hazards, as well as suggests possible precautions and protective measures to reduce or eliminate hazards at the workplace.
HAZWOPER training follows the OSHA format, with a focus on Alberta and Canadian regulations.
Course Objectives:
Regulation overview
Site Characterization
Toxicology
Hazard Recognition
Hazard and Safety Analysis
Hazardous Chemical Awareness
Radiology Hazards
Respiratory Protection
Personal Protective Equipment
Site Control
Decontamination
Medical surveillance
Air Monitoring
Confined Space Entry
Emergency Response Procedures
Material Sampling
Containment
The provision of appropriate health and safety training is an integral part of all health and safety programs and is a key component of due diligence in the workplace. Employers have an obligation.
To properly train their employees and supervisors to ensure that they are competent to perform their jobs, recognize the hazards of the job and understand how to protect themselves from these hazards.
EHS Zone provides a variety of Occupational Health and Safety courses for workers and supervisors. The training sessions are held at our location in Vaughan, ON and also in different training centers around the GTA. We also offer customized training sessions at customer sites.
The purpose of this course is to provide learners with a basic understanding of: - various methods of identifying hazards along with how to assess risk and implement methods to control risk and - how to develop safe work procedures.
WHMIS ( In Class) Course is offered by Mainland Safety. The goal of WHMIS is to provide workers with the information they need to stay safe on the job. With WHMIS, hazardous products must have a label and safety data sheet (SDS).
Participants learn the meaning of hazard class symbols as well as the general hazards and required precautions for each hazard class. Supplier and workplace label requirements are covered.
This is the new Global Harmonized System that is mandatory in the workplace.
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