Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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EVT 1250 - Hazwoper
Provides certification required to work on a majority of environmental cleanup sites. Covers regulatory obligations, handling hazardous materials, personal protective equipment, monitoring instrumentation, emergency response, site control, medical assessment, confined space entry, and respiratory protection.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Don and doff personal protective equipment and clothing.
- Don and doff respiratory protective equipment.
- Identify and implement the decontamination procedures for a hazmat response.
- Identify and understand DOT Hazmat requirements per 49 CFR 170-178.
- Identify and understand other hazmat informational resources from NIOSH, EPA, ACGIH, OSHA.
- Identify the characteristics of hazardous materials.
- Identify, calibrate, and utilize monitoring instrumentation for a hazmat response.
- List the four levels of personal protective equipment for hazmat response.
- List the types of respiratory protection and fit testing requirements.
- Perform a full scale hazmat emergency response.
- Perform confined space practicals.
- Perform hazmat emergency response practicals.
- Provide an overview and understanding of OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910.120 HAZWOPER Standard
- Understand current terrorism concerns associated with hazmat response.
- Understand the confined space standard as it applies to hazmat response.
- Understand the site control zones for a hazmat response.
- Utilize confined space entry and fall protection equipment.
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