Hazardous Material Handling and Field Safety

Catalog description

Introduction to governmental laws and agencies involving worker's health and safety protection. In-depth study of hazardous waste and emergency response operations, including the formation of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Regulations pertaining to specific rights to Code of Federal Regulations - OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (The Access to Exposure and Medical Records Standard), and decontamination procedures. Includes advanced concepts in informational programs, heat and cold stress, normal cooling mechanisms, heat-related illnesses, identifying signs of heat and cold stress and their prevention, diesel exhaust risks, asphalt emissions, Respiratory Standard Act 1910.134 and respiratory protection.