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HHM Program, Training Class Descriptions
<br />All Store Associates receive initial hazardous waste -related training at the beginning of employment. Other
<br />designated Store Associates (i.e. salaried managers, hourly key carrying associates, all department
<br />supervisors, and receiving associates) receive additional training beyond the orientation class to provide
<br />further instruction for additional spill response, storage, and labeling considerations. An annual refresher is
<br />aIso given.
<br />• Class #4265 —HHM Orientation and Employees Right -to -Know: The goal of Class #4265 is to
<br />provide a system for and instruction on how to handle hazardous materials and hazardous waste at
<br />The Home Depot stores. The class has been designed to comply with or exceed applicable local,
<br />state, and federal regulations for hazardous materials and waste management, including Employee
<br />Right4o-Know considerations for hazardous materials. The class outlines the various hazardous
<br />materials and waste streams typically found in The Home Depot stores, instructs Store Associates
<br />on what to do in case an unknown material or waste is identified, and specifies what personal
<br />protective equipment should be used to minimize exposures. The class also provides department -
<br />specific and general store -wide hazardous materials and waste procedures, which include
<br />instruction for waste collection, labeling, storage, shipping, and disposal as well as inspections,
<br />managing damaged containers, identifying and reporting spills/releases, and HHM Program -related
<br />recordkeeping.
<br />• Class #4266 —Training for Designated HHM Associates: Continuation of Class #4265. The
<br />class is designed to provide additional instruction to designated employees (i.e, store manager,
<br />salaried management, hourly key carrying associates, department supervisors, and receiving
<br />associates) regarding overseeing spill/release clean-up, labeling, and storage processes.
<br />• Class #4267 —Transporting Hazardous Materials: The goal of Class #4267 is to teach
<br />associates of their responses as they relate to packing, repacking, handling, labeling, marking,
<br />placarding, shipping, and transporting hazardous materials. The class is designed to meet
<br />regulatory requirements for transporting hazardous materials as well as providing safety to our
<br />associates, our customers, and other affected individuals. Course objectives for the associate
<br />include identifying Department of Transportation (DOT) guidelines; identifying and preparing
<br />hazardous materials before packaging, shipping, or transport; explaining and completing necessary
<br />hazardous materials paperwork; packaging hazardous materials that will be shipped or transported;
<br />and identifying the procedures for loading or segregating hazardous materials.
<br />• Annual Safety Training: The goal of Annual Safety Training is to provide annual instruction to
<br />Store Associates regarding The Home Depot's safety policies and procedures. These policies and
<br />procedures, which are integrated into The Home Depot's Core Values, are related to job
<br />responsibility, back injury prevention, personal protective equipment, equipment safety,
<br />merchandise safety, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness. The hazardous materials
<br />portion of the instruction provides Store Associates an overview of the HHM Program, including
<br />hazardous material and waste identification, roles and responsibilities, safety data sheet (SDS)
<br />access, waste disposal, spill response, and waste minimization. The emergency preparedness
<br />portion of the instruction outlines reporting/notification protocol, evacuation procedures, and fire
<br />protection systems related to accident response, fire safety, severe weather, and bomb threats.
<br />HHM Program training completion lists can be obtained from The Nome Depot's training administration
<br />system.
<br />• HHM Orientation — Class 4265
<br />• Designated HHM Associates — Class 4266
<br />• Transporting Hazardous Materials — Class 4267
<br />• Annual Safety Training
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