Description
Book SynopsisA complete guide to OSHA training requirements for hazardous wastecleanup professionals
Love Canal, Times Beach, Bhopal--these and other industry-relatedenvironmental disasters provided the impetus for present-dayregulations governing cleanup of hazardous waste sites and thehealth and safety training of workers engaged in these operations.This manual addresses the 1986 amendments to Congress''s Superfundact (known as SARA) and the growth industry in hazardous wasteremediation that emerged as a result. Specifically, it deals withthe OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120 that requires all businesses withhazardous waste operations--and all remediation contractors--totrain their staffs on a regular basis, stressing training formanagers, supervisors, scientists, and engineers.
Covering all training topics mandated by OSHA''s 29 CFR 1910.120,this comprehensive guide
* Conforms point by point to OSHA''s 40-hour off-site trainingrequirement for site professionals, managers, and s
Table of ContentsOccupational Health Regulations, Standards, and Guidelines.
Fundamentals of Chemistry.
Industrial Hygiene.
Hazard Recognition.
Personal Protective Equipment.
Respiratory Protection.
Monitoring.
Decontamination.
Work Practices.
Developing a Site Safety Plan.
Medical Surveillance Program.
Risk Assessment in Superfund Site Remediation.
Glossary.
Index.
