Hazwoper Refresher Courses

Emergency workers respond to numerous disasters that are exposed to different types of safety and health hazards and one among them is the work place eye injury. The damage of workplace eye injury can turn into permanent vision loss. In such situations, you need quick and prompt medical attention. But while waiting for medical help, you can do a lot to minimize the eye damage. Quick response to an eye injury can aid the person to a speedy recovery. Here’s some rundown of first aid for the common workplace eye injuries: Chemical splashes or burns: Keep the eye open and use emergency eyewash and flush with water for 15 minutes. Contact lenses must be removed immediately. Emergency assistance must be called ASAP. Check the MSDS as it contains valuable info about chemicals and try to supply the info to emergency medical personnel. Exposure to lasers, welding, or UV light: Even if the victim doesn’t feel any discomfort immediately, medical aids must be provided. The eyes must be kept close ...

As beings of habit, people often find themselves stuck in a routine and thus routine acts in turn are performed without much thought. Remember your routine this morning? At work, do you take the same path? There is nothing wrong about such acts, for such automatic actions often save time and energy. But problems often tend to show their ugly heads in emergency situations. The primary reason for this is that, during evacuation and escape situations, people use the most familiar route. And any Hazwoper Training course will tell you that the most familiar route may not always be the best way to escape. So in order to ensure one's well being and safety, it is highly important that every organization be prepared for any emergency. The construction site changes on a daily basis. These changes may include, the physical layout, changes in harmful exposures and even changes in the emergency devices that are available. Hence, careful pre-planning of emergency procedures, prior to the sta...

The hazardous waste results from hazardous materials spilled from an accident or equipment failure. A trained personnel must respond to these events to minimize the danger and risks to workers, the environment and to the bystanders. All employees responding to such events must be trained before they are given the task and it is mandated by OSHA. The level of the HAZWOPER safety training depends on the work responsibility of the workers. First responder awareness level training: Those personnel who are likely to find or see a hazardous substance release and those responsible for notifying the proper authorities must go through this level of training. The training should include: Identifying the hazardous substances, evacuation plan and its execution, site security and who to notify about the event. First responder operations level training: Under this training, personnel are trained to respond to an event to protect property, workers and the environment from contamination. A total numbe...