Working Safely with Pesticides
Although pesticides are an essential part of modern agriculture, they can also be hazardous unless they are used properly. If you handle pesticides on the job or work in areas where pesticides are used, you need to know the precautions you must take to protect your health and safety.
Safe Chemical Handling
We use many different chemicals in the workplace, but often these materials can be hazardous to health and safety unless we take proper precautions when handling them. This session will discuss the steps you can take to handle the materials you work with safely so that you can prevent accidents, injuries, and illness.
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
Stormwater runoff is a major carrier of pollutants that damage rivers, lakes, streams, and coastal waters in the United States. To address this problem, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed a federal program under the Clean Water Act to regulate stormwater discharge sources. This session will help identify the sources o
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Hazardous Waste: Emergency Response--Generators and TSDFs
This slide show will focus on emergency response procedures required under EPA Regulation 40 CFR 265.16 and 40 CFR 262.34(a)(4) for personnel at large quantity generators (LQGs) and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs). The slideshow also applies to small quantity generators (SQGs), though SQGs are not required
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HAZWOPER Facility Operations
Trainees will learn about the threats posed by hazardous wastes at the work site and where to find additional information about hazardous wastes and other materials; understand the medical surveillance requirements; understand and follow the practices and procedures designed to eliminate or reduce risks of an accident or incident; recognize t
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