HAZWOPER: Awareness Level 29 CFR 1910.120(q)

1. HAZWOPER: Awareness Level29 CFR 1910.120(q)

2. Headline Stories • Ammonia Evacuates Industrial Site • Acid Spill Sends Workers to Hospital • Fuel Spill Contaminate River • Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures

3. HAZWOPER Goals • HAZWOPER and hazardous substances • Awareness Level response • Quiz

4. What Is HAZWOPER? • Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Required for facilities storing and using hazardous chemicals • Defines emergency response procedures

5. HAZWOPER Basics • Even a small spill can be dangerous • Fires, explosions, and contamination can result • Only trained workers clean spills • Everyone must understand potential spill hazards and their role in an emergency

6. Spill Prevention • Understand chemical hazards • Follow safe storage and handling procedures • Read and follow the instructions on labels and material safety data sheets • Don’t use chemicals in unlabeled containers

7. Spill Prevention (cont.) • Inspect chemical containers for damage or leaks • Don’t handle or open chemical containers without PPE • Don’t leave containers open • Report potential hazards to your supervisor

8. Emergency Response Plan • Pre-emergency planning and training • Emergency recognition • Evacuation procedures • Emergency alerting and response • PPE and emergency equipment • Decontamination and medical treatment

9. Levels of Training • First responder: awareness level • First responder: operations level • Hazardous materials technician • Hazardous materials specialist • Incident commander

10. Hazardous Substance? • Includes pure or mixed chemicals and hazardous wastes • Potential health hazards • Could damage the environment

11. Recognize Chemical Substances • Danger, caution, warning signs • NFPA or HMIS labels • DOT placards

12. Types of Chemicals • Flammable or explosive • Reactive • Corrosive • Toxic

13. Dangers of a Release • Flammable liquids or gases • Toxic cloud • Reaction with nearby chemicals • Irritants

14. Chemical Exposure • Skin or eye contact • Inhalation • Swallowing • Avoid contact and evacuate immediately

15. HAZWOPER Goals • HAZWOPER and hazardous substances • Awareness level response • Quiz

16. Awareness Level Role • Recognize a chemical release • Determine chemical’s identity • Self-protection and protection of others • Know how to get assistance • Secure the area

17. Recognizing a Chemical Release • Dripping or pool of liquid • Unusual smell • Unusual sound • Loss of pressure or flow

18. Non-Hazardous Spills • Incidental or small • Handled by the employees in immediate area • Get help if you’re unsure

19. Identifying the Chemical • Where is it coming from? • Is the container labeled? • Is it a liquid, gas, or solid? • What does it smell like? • What color is it?

20. Protect Yourself and Others • Report the release to others in the immediate area • Retreat to a safe distance, place of refuge, or evacuation assembly area

21. Reporting the Spill • Contact the emergency response coordinator • Provide information: • Location of release • Identity and quantity of spilled material • Evacuation status • Ask for instructions

22. Secure the Area • Keep people a safe distance from the spill • Use caution tape, rope, cones, etc. • Stand guard of the controlled area

23. Response Personnel • Analyze the incident • Use proper PPE and equipment • Contain the spill • Stop the leak • Clean up the spill • Decontaminate • Report the incident

24. HAZWOPER Goals • HAZWOPER and hazardous substances • Awareness Level response • Quiz

25. Summary • HAZWOPER is for facilities storing or using hazardous chemicals • Practice spill prevention techniques • Recognize the chemicals used at your facility and know their hazards • Awareness Level personnel must: • Recognize a spill or release • Know how to initiate a response

26. Quiz 1. Describe one way to recognize a chemical release at your facility:______________________________________. 2. The most likely chemical exposure during a release is by inhalation. True or False 3. How do you report the spill or release to employees in the immediate area? ____________________________. 4. Information provided to the emergency response coordinator includes_ ___________________________. 5. Awareness Level personnel are trained to contain or control a spill. True or False

27. Quiz (cont.) 6. Where is the evacuation assembly area? ____________________________________________. 7. If the released substance is flammable, ignition sources should be removed. True or False 8. The best way to identify a hazardous chemical is by ____________________________________________. 9. Spill prevention can be achieved through proper storage and handling. True or False 10. Anyone can clean up small spills as long as he or she is wearing gloves. True or False

28. Quiz Answers 1. Dripping or pool of liquid, unusual smell or sound,drop in pressure or volume 2. True 3. Yell or signal an alarm. 4. Location of release, identity and quantity of spill, or evacuation status. 5. False. Operations Level (one level above Awareness Level) personnel are trained to control and contain a spill in a defensive manner.

29. Quiz Answers (cont.) 6. The evacuation assembly area is specific to each facility. 7. True. Remove ignition sources by turning off equipment, forklifts, etc. 8. Identify a hazardous chemical by looking at its labels, signs, or placards. 9. True. Following proper storage and handling procedures definitely helps prevent spills. 10. False. Small spills of hazardous chemicals can be very dangerous. If not trained, or unsure, about a small spill—call for help.