Overview/Description
This one-hour course provides information about the history, purpose, and mission of key regulatory agencies including OSHA, EPA, and DOT. The intent of the course is to provide the learner with an understanding of the sources of regulatory occupational safety and health work practices and standards.
The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
Learner objectives are to: specify why regulatory standards are established, identify the scope and purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), identify the purpose of the major regulatory agencies that establish regulations impacting the workplace (OSHA, EPA, DOT), identify the purpose of RCRA, CERCLA, and SARA, identify hazardous waste, identify the scope and purpose of HAZWOPER, identify steps to prevent hazardous materials and exposure to hazardous waste, and identify which workers are affected by HAZWOPER.
Target Audience
Regular hazardous waste site workers and managers