Operating Safely In Hazardous Environments

Operating Safely in Hazardous Environments, Second Edition is designed to meet the many training/certification regulations required of employees working in: *Waste operations (including Hazardous Waste Operations and Treatment, Storage and Disposal (TSD) Facilities) *Permit-required confined spaces and enclosed areas *Emergency response situations *Toxic materials-work with Asbestos, Lead, Mold/Fungi and Hazardous Chemicals *Work at heights, on scaffolding, and in trenches and excavations This program will easily and effortlessly lead you through a review of the knowledge necessary to continue to work in these dangerous areas, including: *Public and workplace hazard detection *Identification of hazardous situations and events *Mitigation of dangers *Operations in these dangerous environments Providing both review materials and exercises to foster discussion and test your knowledge, this program will provide a thorough practice of skills associated with operating safely in each type of hazardous environment. The Second Edition has been revised to reflect updates in technology, equipment, and regulations.New content includes: *The National Incident Management Systems (NIMS): a comprehensive, national approach to incident and organizational management that coordinates both public and private responses to hazard scenarios. The NIMS is required to be adopted by all jurisdictions that support a federal activity or receive federal funding or grants. *Basic life support review: first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) information *Lead, asbestos, and fungal remediation protocols