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HAZWOPER: Handling & Shipping Drums & Containers
HAZWOPER: HANDLING & SHIPPING DRUMS & CONTAINERS. Potential dangers in the workplace can include detonations, fires, explosions, vapor generation, and physical harm, all of which are risks when dealing with drums and containers that hold hazardous substances. Implementing the correct methods can reduce these risks. A comprehensive spill containment plan is necessary if there's a danger of a significant spill. This HAZWOPER course provides detailed guidelines on how to handle, open, stage, and ship drums and containers filled with hazardous substances. It emphasizes the necessity of inspection, planning, sampling, and characterizing the drums and containers before moving them. It also covers special precautions and spill containment.
The workplace can present various hazards like detonations, fires, explosions, vapor generation, and physical injury when handling drums and containers holding hazardous substances. Implementing the correct work practices can mitigate these risks. If there's a chance of a significant spill, it's crucial for the hazardous waste cleanup site to develop and execute a written spill containment plan that outlines how the spill will be controlled and contained.
Our HAZWOPER training course zeroes in on the safety measures and procedures to follow when handling, opening, staging, and shipping drums and other containers of hazardous substances. The course underscores the significance of inspecting, planning, sampling, and characterizing drums and containers prior to moving them. It also discusses specialized precautions and how to manage spill containment.
- Drums & Other Containers
- Hazard Awareness
- Inspection & Planning
- Equipment for Handling Drums
- Special Precautions with Certain Drums
- Drum Sampling & Characterization
- Drum Staging & Bulking
- Shipping Drums & Containers
- Special Precautions
After successfully completing the HAZWOPER course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and print.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 75 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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