Hazwoper
What It Is
HAZWOPER is the acronym for the federal Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard. It is a policy enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a government agency under the U.S. Department of Labor.
HAZWOPER applies to all employees or employer handling hazardous substances in in the following situations:
Cleanup operations required by a governmental body
Voluntary cleanup operations at sites recognized by the government as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
Operations involving hazardous waste at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
Operations at sites regulated by Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations and all emergency response operations.
Hazwoper Safety Training (English/Spanish) 40 Hour Class
(40 hour Hazardous Waste & Emergency Response Training)
Common Industry problems are:
(1) Higher cost due to longer meeting times with interpreters.
(2) Miscommunications with employees lacking English skills
(3) Low morale.
(4) Costly Safety training expenses.
(5) Costly work injuries.
(6) Hefty fines.
(7) High workers comp fees.
Safety directors often tell me that often they have to deal with costly safety training expenses, work injuries or hefty fines.
Jeff is a skilled and passionate bilingual safety trainer in Spanish and English.
Substantial money can be saved by eliminating the need for an interpreter.
Cultural understanding and passion is also effective in helping workers get appreciate this life saving message.
