U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration hazardous waste operations and emergency response standards

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration hazardous waste operations and emergency response standards are federal regulations that set comprehensive safety, health, and training requirements for workers involved in hazardous waste site activities and emergency response to hazardous substance releases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal regulation ⓘ
occupational safety and health regulation ⓘ
worker protection standard ⓘ
aimsTo ensure competency of workers responding to hazardous substance emergencies ⓘ
prevent work-related injuries and illnesses during hazardous waste operations ⓘ
reduce occupational exposure to hazardous substances ⓘ
appliesTo emergency response to hazardous substance releases ⓘ
hazardous waste site operations ⓘ
treatment storage and disposal facilities for hazardous waste ⓘ
workers engaged in hazardous substance removal ⓘ
workers engaged in hazardous waste cleanup operations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
covers corrective actions at hazardous waste facilities ⓘ
emergency response operations for releases of hazardous substances ⓘ
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites ⓘ
voluntary cleanup operations at hazardous waste sites ⓘ
defines training levels for emergency responders ⓘ
training levels for hazardous waste operations personnel ⓘ
enforcedBy Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
legalBasis Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
purpose protect workers involved in emergency response to hazardous substance releases ⓘ
protect workers involved in hazardous waste operations ⓘ
regulatingAuthority Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
relatedTo emergency preparedness and response ⓘ
hazardous waste management ⓘ
occupational exposure limits for hazardous substances ⓘ
worker training and certification for hazardous waste operations ⓘ
requires comprehensive safety and health programs ⓘ
control of exposure to hazardous substances ⓘ
decontamination procedures ⓘ
development of site-specific safety and health plans ⓘ
emergency response plans ⓘ
employee training for emergency response operations ⓘ
employee training for hazardous waste operations ⓘ
information and training on hazardous substances ⓘ
medical surveillance for covered employees ⓘ
site characterization and analysis ⓘ
use of appropriate personal protective equipment ⓘ
scopeIncludes public and private sector employers under OSHA jurisdiction ⓘ
targetGroup emergency response personnel dealing with hazardous substances ⓘ
hazardous waste site workers ⓘ
incident commanders for hazardous substance emergencies ⓘ
supervisors of hazardous waste operations ⓘ

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