HAZWOPER Hazardous Materials Technician

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HAZWOPERHazardous MaterialsTechnician
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Responsibilities

• Hazmat technicians must be fully trained to
  approach the point of release inorder to plug,
  patch, or otherwise stop the release

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Responsibilities

• Hazmat technicians must be able to demonstrate a
  competency in

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Responsibilities

• Performing the applicable skills of 29 CFR
  1910.120(q)
• Understanding the information provided in 29 CFR
  1910.1201

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Responsibilities

• Retrieving and using written and electronic
  information relative to response decision making
• Developing strategies for stopping a release

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Responsibilities

• Understanding the potential hazards of a
  hazardous release

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Responsibilities

• Understanding the procedures for implementing
  response actions consistent with the emergency
  response plan

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Responsibilities

• Establishing exposure zones and proper
  decontamination and medical stations
• Selecting proper PPE
• Analyzing an incident to determine the presence
  of hazardous substances

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Responsibilities

• Determining the physical and chemical properties
  of a substance and its container
• Determining the types of hazardous substance
  transportation containers involved in a release

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Responsibilities

• The information provided in NFPAs standard
  number 472

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Types of hazards a technician may encounter

• Chemical exposure
• Fire and explosion
• Oxygen deficiency
• Ionizing radiation

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Types of hazards a technician may encounter

• Biological hazards
• Safety hazards
• Electrical hazards
• Heat stress

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Types of hazards a technician may encounter

• Cold exposure
• Noise
• Confined space entry hazards

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Routes for chemical exposure

• The majority of toxic substances enter the body
  through breathing
• Other means include absorption, ingestion, and
  injection

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Routes for chemical exposure

• Chemical exposures are divided into two groups
• Acute
• Chronic

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Routes for chemical exposure

• Symptoms from acute exposures occur during or
  shortly after exposure to a high concentration
• Symptoms from chronic exposures occur over longer
  periods of time after exposures to low
  concentrations

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Personal protective equipment

• PPE shields and isolates individuals from
  chemical, physical, and biological hazards

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Personal protective equipment

• Types of PPE include
• respiratory equipment
• protective clothing
• boots
• gloves

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Personal protective equipment

• No single combination of PPE is capable of
  protecting against all hazards

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Decontamination

• Decontamination removes and neutralizes
  contaminants that could permeate
• protective clothing
• respiratory equipment
• tools
• vehicles

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Training

• Hazmat technicians receive at least 24 hours of
  training equal to the first responder level, plus
  an annual refresher

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Training

• Hazmat technicians should be trained to

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Training

• Implement the employers emergency response plan
• Classify, identify, and verify known hazardous
  materials by field survey instruments and
  equipment

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Training

• Function within an assigned role in the incident
  command system
• Select and use specialized chemical PPE
• Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques

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Training

• Perform advanced control, containment, and/or
  confinement operations
• Understand and implement decontamination
  procedures
• Understand termination procedures

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Training

• Understand basic chemical and toxicological
  terminology and behavior

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