HAZWOPER Refresher Training - Module 2 - Environmental Issues for HAZWOPER (US)

Hazardous waste operations and emergency response need to be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner and incompliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. This is Part Two of a 13-part series of modules on HAZWOPER designed to provide the annual refresher training as required by OSHA for all employees affected by this regulation. Part Two covers operations that are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)and reviews environmentally responsible ways of dealing with industrial waste to prevent pollution from hazardous waste. 

 Environmental issues of concern in hazardous waste operations and emergency response;

 Hazardous waste;

 Non-hazardous waste;

 Industrial waste water;

 Storm water;

•  Best management practices (BMPs) for dealing with industrial waste
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OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response;

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.65: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response;

EPA 40 CFR 311: Worker Protection