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HAZWOPER Safety: Procedures, Monitoring, and Surveillance

24 minutesEN / ESHazardous Materials & HAZWOPER29 CFR 1910.120(f), (h) (HAZWOPER)
Quick Answer

HAZWOPER Safety: Procedures, Monitoring, and Surveillance is a 24-minute online course that trains employees on exposure monitoring procedures, monitoring equipment operation, and medical surveillance programs as required by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(f) and (h). It is designed for workers and safety professionals in hazardous waste operations and emergency response, and includes a downloadable certificate of completion.

Course Overview

OSHA's HAZWOPER standard requires employers to establish monitoring programs that track worker exposure to hazardous substances and implement medical surveillance programs to detect health effects before they become serious. Under 29 CFR 1910.120(h), employers must monitor for the presence of hazardous substances whenever there is reason to believe exposure may exceed permissible levels. Medical surveillance under 29 CFR 1910.120(f) requires baseline health assessments, periodic examinations, and post-exposure evaluations. Failure to maintain these programs can result in OSHA penalties up to $16,550 per serious violation.

This course trains your employees on the full monitoring and surveillance framework under HAZWOPER. Your team will learn how to identify hazardous substances, conduct exposure assessments, and select appropriate monitoring methods for both real-time and periodic sampling. The course also covers biological monitoring for tracking long-term exposure and how to develop and manage a medical surveillance program that includes pre-employment screening, periodic health assessments, and post-exposure evaluations.

What You'll Learn

  • Exposure monitoring requirements under 29 CFR 1910.120(h) and 29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z
  • Types of monitoring: real-time direct reading instruments, area sampling, and personal sampling
  • Biological monitoring for tracking cumulative hazardous substance exposure
  • Medical surveillance program components under 29 CFR 1910.120(f): baseline, periodic, and exit examinations
  • Pre-employment health screening requirements for HAZWOPER workers
  • Post-exposure evaluation procedures and medical recordkeeping
  • Interpreting monitoring data and selecting appropriate response actions

Who Needs This Training

  • Workers at hazardous waste cleanup sites subject to 29 CFR 1910.120(e)
  • Industrial hygienists conducting exposure monitoring at HAZWOPER sites
  • Safety managers developing medical surveillance programs for hazmat workers
  • TSD facility employees required to participate in medical surveillance
  • Emergency response personnel exposed to hazardous substances during incidents
  • Supervisors overseeing monitoring activities at hazardous waste operations

Regulatory Background

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(h) requires employers to monitor employee exposure to hazardous substances at cleanup sites and TSD facilities. When initial monitoring indicates exposure above permissible exposure limits (PELs), employers must implement periodic monitoring and adjust controls accordingly. Medical surveillance under 29 CFR 1910.120(f) requires examinations at the start of employment, at least annually thereafter, upon exposure symptoms, and at the end of employment. Records must be maintained per 29 CFR 1910.1020 for the duration of employment plus 30 years. Toxic and hazardous substances exposure limits are detailed in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z. OSHA penalties for monitoring and surveillance failures can reach $16,550 per serious violation and $165,514 for willful violations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Under 29 CFR 1910.120(h), exposure monitoring is required whenever there is reason to believe employee exposure may exceed permissible levels, during initial site characterization, when new operations or processes begin, and when conditions change that could affect exposure levels. Monitoring must continue at periodic intervals as long as the potential for exposure exists.
Under 29 CFR 1910.120(f), medical surveillance must include a pre-employment baseline examination, annual examinations, examinations when an employee shows signs or symptoms of overexposure, examinations following injury or exposure above PELs, and an exit examination at the end of employment. The examining physician must be provided with information about the employee's duties and potential exposures.
Medical and monitoring records must be maintained per 29 CFR 1910.1020, which requires employee exposure records to be kept for 30 years and medical records to be kept for the duration of employment plus 30 years. Employees and their designated representatives have the right to access these records upon request.
Common monitoring equipment includes direct-reading instruments such as photoionization detectors (PIDs), flame ionization detectors (FIDs), multi-gas monitors, and oxygen meters for real-time hazard assessment. Personal air sampling pumps with appropriate collection media are used for time-weighted average exposure measurements. Colorimetric detector tubes provide quick qualitative or semi-quantitative readings for specific chemicals.
Biological monitoring involves analyzing biological specimens (blood, urine, exhaled breath) to measure the concentration of a hazardous substance or its metabolites in the worker's body. It provides a more accurate picture of total exposure from all routes (inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion) than air monitoring alone. Biological monitoring is particularly important for substances with significant skin absorption potential or cumulative toxicity.
$24.95
per person
Volume Pricing
Team Size Price per Person
1 - 9$24.95
10 - 24$19.95
25 - 49$17.95
50 - 99$17.50
Subtotal $24.95
Language

This course is available in English and Spanish at no additional charge.

Certificate of completion included. Downloadable upon passing the final assessment.

$24.95
per person