HAZWOPER Respiratory Protection and Safety

This safety video program on HAZWOPER Respiratory Protection, designed to help facilities comply with OSHA's HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120), helps employees understand how the use of respiratory protection can reduce or eliminate potential exposure to hazardous materials in their work environments.

Hazardous materials and waste are part of many work situations, and can be found on many types of job sites. OSHA feels that it is so important for employees to know how to recognize these potentially dangerous substances (as well as how to handle and dispose of them properly) they have mandated that anyone working with these materials receive comprehensive training in this area.

In 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to regulate the handling of hazardous waste from cradle to grave. Since then other regulations have followed, including OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.120, also known as HAZWOPER. As part of these regulations, there are varying requirements for employee training, depending on an employee's specific level of involvement with hazardous materials.

Areas covered in the safety video program include:

• requirements of respirator usage,
• basic types of respirators,
• classifications of respirator filters,
• Supplied Air Respirators (SARs),
• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBAs),
• proper fit-testing, cleaning, and maintenance of respirators, and more.

The safety video program comes with a quiz, a scheduling and attendance form, a training certificate, and an employee training log.

Associated Regulations:

• 1910 Subpart B - Adoption and Extension of Established Federal Standards
• 1910.19 - Special Provisions for Air Contaminants
• 1910 Subpart H - Hazardous Materials
• 1910.120 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

This safety video program is produced by The MARCOM Group, Ltd.