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HAZWOPER - FIRST RESPONDER - OPERATIONS LEVEL

CITATIONS:       29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(f)(ii);      29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)

Plan must address the following:

• Pre-emergency planning                

• Outside coordination

• Personnel roles and lines of authority

• Training

• Communication

• Emergency recognition and prevention

• Safe distances and places of refuge

• Site security and control

• Evacuation routes and procedures

• Decontamination

• Emergency medical treatment procedures

• Emergency alerting and response procedures

• Critique of responses and follow-up

• Personal protective equipment

• Emergency equipment

TIME LEVEL OF TRAINING:          8 Hours

SCOPE OF TRAINING: First responders at the operational level shall have received at least eight hours of training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas in addition to those listed for the awareness level and the employer shall so certify:

Knowledge of the basic hazard and risk assessment techniques.

Know how to select and use proper personal protective equipment provided to the first responder operational level.

An understanding of basic hazardous materials terms.

Know how to perform basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with their unit.

Know how to implement basic decontamination procedures.

An understanding of the relevant standard operating procedures and termination procedures.

INTENT OF TRAINING:  First responders at the operations level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release. They are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release. Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures.

For a consulting proposal (Writing Plan or Training), call John Wiemhoff at:                             JRW Environmental Consulting, Inc., 990 Ponderosa Lane, Barrington, IL  60010     Phone: (847) 705 7781                                     e-mail: jwiemhoff@jrwenviro.com               Web Site: http//www.jrwenviro.com

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