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r <br /> I. General Hazardous Waste Operations 2. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RC RA) <br /> operations—Treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. 3. Emergency Response. A. General <br /> Hazardous Waste Operations and Site-specific Training 1. Off-site training. Training course <br /> content for hazardous waste operations, required by 29 CFR 1910.120(e), should include the <br /> following topics or procedures: a. Regulatory knowledge. (1) A review of 29 CFR 1910.120 and <br /> the core elements of an occupational safety and health program. (2) The content of a medical <br /> surveillance program as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.120(f). (3) The content of an effective site <br /> safety and health plan consistent with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120(b)(4)(ii). (4) <br /> Emergency response plan and procedures as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR <br /> 1910.720(1). (5) Adequate illumination. (6) Sanitation recommendation and equipment, (7) <br /> Review and explanation of OSHA's Hazard Communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) and <br /> Lockout/Tagout standard (29 CFR 1910.147 <br /> 8) Review of other applicable standards including but not limited to those in the Construction <br /> standards (29 CFR part 1926). (9) Rights and responsibilities of employers and employees <br /> under applicable OSHA and EPA laws. b. Technical knowledge. (1) Type of potential exposures <br /> to chemical, biological, and radiological hazards; types of human responses to these hazards <br /> and recognition of those responses; principles of toxicology and information about acute and <br /> chronic hazards, health and safety considerations of new technology. (2) Fundamentals of <br /> chemical hazards including but not limited to vapor pressure, boiling points, flash points, ph, <br /> other physical and chemical properties. (3) Fire and explosion hazards of chemicals. (4) <br /> General safety hazards such as but not limited to electrical hazards, powered equipment <br /> hazards, motor vehicle hazards, walking-working surface hazards, excavation hazards, and <br /> hazards associated with working in hot and cold temperature extremes. (5) Review and <br /> knowledge of confined space entry procedures in 29 CFR 1910.146, (6) Work practices to <br /> minimize employee risk from site hazards. (7) Safe use of engineering controls, equipment, and <br /> any new relevant safety technology or safety procedures. (8) Review and demonstration of <br /> competency with air sampling and monitoring equipment that may be used in a site monitoring <br /> program. (9) Container sampling procedures and safeguarding; general drum and container <br /> handling procedures including special requirement for laboratory waste packs, shock-sensitive <br /> wastes, and radioactive wastes. (10) The elements of a spill control program. (11) Proper use <br /> and limitations of material handling equipment. (12) Procedures for safe and healthful <br /> preparation of containers for shipping and transport. (13) Methods of communication including <br /> those used while wearing respiratory protection. <br /> Training Requirements in OSHA Standards 37 <br /> Training Requirements <br /> c. Technical skills. (1) Selection, use maintenance, and limitations of personal protective <br /> equipment including the components and procedures for carrying out a respirator program to <br /> comply with 29 CFR 1910.134. (2) Instruction in decontamination programs including personnel, <br /> equipment <br />