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Division 2 Qualified person means a person with specific training, knowledge and experience in the area for which the person has the responsibility and the authority to control. Site safety and health supervisor (or official) means the individual located on a hazardous waste site who is responsible to the employer and has the authority and knowledge necessary to implement the site safety and health plan and verify compliance with applicable safety and health requirements. Small quantity generator means a generator of hazardous wastes who in any calendar month generates no more than 1,000 kilograms (2,205 pounds) of hazardous waste in that month. Uncontrolled hazardous waste site means an area identified as an uncontrolled hazardous waste site by a governmental body, whether Federal, state, local or other, where an accumulation of hazardous substances creates a threat to the health and safety of individuals or the environment or both. Some sites are found on public lands, such as those created by former municipal, county or state landfills where illegal or poorly managed waste disposal has taken place. Other sites are found on private property, often belonging to generators or former generators of hazardous substance wastes. Examples of such sites include, but are not limited to, surface impoundments, landfills, dumps, and tank or drum farms. Normal operations at TSD sites are not covered by this definition. ## (b) Safety and health program. Note to (b): Safety and health programs developed and implemented to meet other Federal, state, or local regulations are considered acceptable in meeting this requirement if they cover or are modified to cover the topics required in this paragraph. An additional or separate safety and health program is not required by this paragraph. - (1) General. - (i) Employers shall develop and implement a written safety and health program for their employees involved in hazardous waste operations. The program shall be designed to iden…

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## Definitions ## 394.1 In this Part, 'bulk shipment' means a shipment of a hazardous product contained in any of the following without intermediate containment or intermediate packaging: - (a) a vessel with a water capacity equal to or greater than 450 litres; - (b) a freight container, road vehicle, railway vehicle or portable tank; - (c) the hold of a ship; - (d) a pipeline; 'CAS Registry Number' means the identification number assigned to a chemical by the Chemical Abstracts Service division of the American Chemical Society; 'claim for disclosure exemption' means a claim filed under section 408; 'container' means a bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum or similar package or receptacle, but does not include a storage tank; 'fugitive emission' means a substance that leaks or escapes from process equipment, a container, emission control equipment or a product; 'hazard class' means a hazard class listed in Schedule 2 of the Hazardous Products Act (Canada); 'hazard information' means information on the correct and safe use, storage, handling and manufacture of a hazardous product, including information relating to its health and physical hazards; 'hazardous product' means any product, mixture, material or substance classified in accordance with the regulations made under subsection 15(1) of the Hazardous Products Act (Canada) in a category or subcategory of a hazard class listed in Schedule 2 of that Act; 'hazardous waste' means a hazardous product that is intended for disposal, or is acquired or generated for recycling or recovery; 'label' means a group of written, printed or graphic information elements that relate to a hazardous product which group is designed to be affixed to, printed on or attached to the hazardous product or the container in which the hazardous product is packaged; 'laboratory sample' means a sample of a hazardous product that is packaged in a container that contains less than 10 kilograms of the hazardous product and is in…

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397 (2) An employer must develop and implement the procedures referred to in subsection (1) in consultation with the joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative, if there is one. ## Label required 398 (1) Subject to subsection (5), an employer must ensure that a hazardous product or its container at a work site has a supplier label or a work site label on it. - 398 (2) Subject to any labelling exemptions in the Hazardous Products Regulations (Canada), an employer must not remove, modify or alter a supplier label on a container in which a hazardous product is received from a supplier if any amount of the hazardous product remains in the container. 398 (3) If significant new data is provided to the employer from the supplier regarding the label content, the employer must update the supplier label or work site label as soon as this information is received. 398 (4) Subject to any labelling exemptions in the Hazardous Products Regulations (Canada), if the supplier label on a hazardous product or its container is illegible or is removed or detached, an employer must immediately replace the label with another supplier label or a work site label. 398 (5) An employer may store a hazardous product that does not have a supplier label or a work site label on it for not more than 120 days if the employer - (a) is actively seeking the supplier label or the information required for a work site label, - (b) posts a placard that complies with section 401, and - (c) ensures that a worker who works with or in proximity to the stored, hazardous product - (i) knows the purpose of the placard and the significance of the information on it, - (ii) is trained in the procedures to be followed if there are fugitive emissions, and - (iii) is trained in the procedures to be followed in case of an emergency involving the hazardous product. 398 (6) If a hazardous product is imported and received at a work site without a supplier label, the employer must apply a w…

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - 7. What are the program's main weaknesses? - 8. What is recommended to improve the program? - 9. Are instructors instructing according to their training outlines? - 10. Is the evaluation tool current and appropriate for the program content? - 11. Is the course material current and relevant to the target group? ## Suggested Training Curriculum Guidelines The following training curriculum guidelines are for those operations specifically identified in 29 CFR 1910.120 as requiring training. Issues such as qualifications of instructors, training certification, and similar criteria appropriate to all categories of operations addressed in 1910.120 have been covered in the preceding section and are not readdressed in each of the generic guidelines. Basic core requirements for training programs that are addressed include: - 1. General Hazardous Waste Operations; - 2. RCRA operations - Treatment, storage, and disposal facilities; - 3. Emergency Response. - A. General Hazardous Waste Operations and Site-specific Training - 1. Off-site training. Training course content for hazardous waste operations, required by 29 CFR 1910.120(e), should include the following topics or procedures: - a. Regulatory knowledge. - (1) A review of 29 CFR 1910.120 and the core elements of an occupational safety and health program. - (2) The content of a medical surveillance program as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.120(f). - (3) The content of an effective site safety and health plan consistent with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120(b)(4)(ii). - (4) Emergency response plan and procedures as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.120(l). - (5) Adequate illumination. - (6) Sanitation recommendation and equipment.

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 2 - 3. Decontamination. Decontamination procedures should be tailored to the specific hazards of the site, and may vary in complexity and number of steps, depending on the level of hazard and the employee's exposure to the hazard. Decontamination procedures and PPE decontamination methods will vary depending upon the specific substance, since one procedure or method may not work for all substances. Evaluation of decontamination methods and procedures should be performed, as necessary, to assure that employees are not exposed to hazards by reusing PPE. References in Appendix D may be used for guidance in establishing an effective decontamination program. In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard's Manual, 'Policy Guidance for Response to Hazardous Chemical Releases,' U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC (COMD TINST M16465.30) is a good reference for establishing an effective decontamination program. - 4. Emergency response plans. States, along with designated districts within the states, will be developing or have developed local emergency response plans. These state and district plans should be utilized in the emergency response plans called for in the standard. Each employer should assure that its emergency response plan is compatible with the local plan. The major reference being used to aid in developing the state and local district plans is the Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide, NRT-1. The current Emergency Response Guidebook from the U.S. Department of Transportation, CMA's CHEMTREC and the Fire Service Emergency Management Handbook may also be used as resources. - Employers involved with treatment, storage, and disposal facilities for hazardous waste, which have the required contingency plan called for by their permit, would not need to duplicate the same planning elements. Those items of the emergency response plan that are properly addressed in t…