HAZWOPER - Medical Surveillance - Video on DVD

Hazwoper - Medical Surveillance - Workers handling hazardous waste can experience high levels of stress; their daily tasks may expose them to toxic chemicals, safety hazards, biological hazards, and radiation. They may develop heat stress while wearing protective equipment or working under temperature extremes or face life-threatening emergencies such explosions and fires. OSHA recommends a medical evaluation for employees required to wear respirators. The program presents general guidelines for designating a medical program for personnel at hazardous waste sites. In addition it supplies a table of some common chemical toxicant found in hazardous waste sites with recommended medical monitoring procedures.

Topics included in this safety video are: developing a program, surveillance, exams, Material Safety Data Sheets, emergency response program, heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and drugs and alcohol.

Runtime: 14 Min.

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