HAZWOPER: Refresher for Waste Site Workers: Air Monitoring & Medical Program Online Training Course

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to cover the topics of air monitoring, HAZWOPER standard medical requirements, medical surveillance, and medical emergency signs and symptoms.

• The eLearning course covers the following topics:
• Air Monitoring
• Uses on Hazardous Waste Sites
• The Purpose of Air Monitoring
• Types of Air Monitoring
• Monitoring for IDLH
• IDLH Instruments
• Where to Monitor IDLH
• General Onsite Monitoring
• Perimeter Monitoring
• High-Risk Employee Monitoring
• Factors Affecting Air Monitoring
• Monitoring Regulations
• When Air Monitoring Must Occur
• Monitoring High Risk Employees
• Air Monitoring Methods
• Direct-Reading Instruments
• Uses on Hazardous Waste Sites
• Further Advantages
• Disadvantages of Direct-Reading Instruments
• Guidelines for Use
• Laboratory Analysis of Air Samples
• Sample Collection
• When Laboratory Analysis Is Used
• Analytical Methods
• Advantages of Lab Analysis
• Disadvantage of Lab Analysis
• Mobile Laboratories
• Medical Program
• Medical Surveillance Regulations
• Elements of Medical Surveillance
• Covered Employees
• Who Performs Exams
• Information Provided to Physician
• Content of Exams
• Contaminants to Test for
• Physician's Written Opinion
• Exam Cost, Timing, and Location
• Recordkeeping
• Individual Health Risks
• Pre-Assignment Exams and Consultations
• Fitness for Duty
• Occupational and Medical History
• Physical Exam
• Ability to Work Wearing PPE
• Baseline Data
• Other Exams and Consultations
• Periodic Exams
• Termination Exams
• Additional Exams
• As Deemed Necessary
• Medical Emergencies
• Emergency and Non-Emergency Planning
• First-Aid Team
• First-Aid Station
• Watch for Signs and Symptoms
• After completing this course, learners will understand:
• The necessity of air monitoring on hazardous waste sites
• The types of air monitoring, as well as the advantages and limitations of these types
• The medical requirements of the HAZWOPER Standard
• The purpose of the medical program
• How medical surveillance applies to you
• The types and frequency of medical exams necessary for workers on hazardous waste sites
• The signs and symptoms of conditions that could pose a medical emergency
• Intended Audience: Any worker who may be involved or expected to engage in hazardous waste operations where the worker may be exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards.
• Length: 90 minutes
• Regs Covered: Helps you comply with the employee training requirements of OSHA's HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120)
• Copyright Date: 2013 (Rev. 11/13, 5/18)

This online course is part of the HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher Training: Waste Site Workers Curriculum. To view the other four courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of training, visit the Hazwoper Training Page.