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24 hour HAZWOPER and 40 Hour HAZWOPER TrainingOSHA has stated in many interpretation letters that 40 hour HAZWOPER and 24 hour HAZWOPER require site specific hands-on training on the actual PPE an employee will be using in their job. Site specific means just that - the training cannot be done with generic PPE but most be done with the actual equipment in order to fully meet the OSHA regulations. Listed below are key definitions related to 24 hour HAZWOPER training. Emergency Response. An "emergency response" is an organized response to an incident that is, or may pose, an emergency. Since every industry will experience different kinds of emergencies, OSHA will not attempt to create a formula into which all emergencies will fit. Appendix A of this instruction provides further guidance. Hazardous Substance. Hazardous substance means any substance designated or listed under the paragraphs below, and exposure to which results or may result in adverse affects on the health or safety of employees: (2) Any biological agent and other disease-causing agent which after release into the environment and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation, or assimilation into any person, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, will or may reasonably be anticipated to cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutation, physiological malfunctions (including malfunctions in reproduction) or physical deformations in such persons or their offspring; (3) Any substance listed by the U.S. DOT as a hazardous material under 49 CFR 172.101 and appendices; and (4) Hazardous waste which means a waste or combination of wastes defined in 40 CFR 261.3, or those substances defined as hazardous wastes in 49 CFR 171.8. Other Links of Interest
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