HAZWOPER: Health & Physical Hazards Online Training Course - English

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to create awareness to hazards that may be present when working at a hazardous waste cleanup site or responding to an emergency release.

• The eLearning course covers the following topics:
• Illness & Injury Prevention
• The Importance of Safety
• Control Hazards
• Think Safety First
• Chemical Hazards
• Chemical Health Hazards
• Chemical Physical Hazards
• Dangerous Atmospheres
• Other Health Hazards
• Other Health Hazards at Work
• Radiation
• Biological Hazards
• Heat Stress
• Cold Temperatures
• Ergonomic Issues
• Noise
• Psychological Impacts
• Other Physical Hazards
• Other Physical Hazards at Work
• Electrical
• Confined Spaces
• Equipment & Tools
• Falling Objects
• Weather-Related Hazards
• Other Site Safety Hazards
• After completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Describe measures that can be taken to prevent injury and illness including controlling hazards and placing importance on thinking safety first
• List chemical hazards (including both health and physical hazards from chemicals), signs and symptoms of exposure, and precautions that can be taken
• Discuss other health hazards to be aware of like radiation, biological hazards, heat stress, cold temperatures, ergonomic issues, noise, and possible psychological impacts
• Recognize other physical hazards including electrical hazards, confined spaces, equipment and tool hazards, falling objects, weather-related hazards, and other site safety hazards
• Intended Audience: Any employees who may be involved or expected to engage in:
  1. Hazardous waste cleanup operations where the employee may be exposed to hazardous substances; or
  2. A response to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance
• Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910.120, 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1910.1096, 29 CFR 1910.137, & 29 CFR 1910.146
• Length: 60 minutes
• Languages: Available in English or Spanish
• Copyright Date: 2018

This online course is part of the HAZWOPER: Emergency Response Initial Training: Hazmat Technician-Level Responders Curriculum. To view the other 10 courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of emergency responders training, visit the Hazwoper Training Page.