HAZWOPER: Medical Surveillance Programs

HAZWOPER: Medical Surveillance Programs

As part of its HAZWOPER regulations, OSHA created comprehensive training standards to make sure that employees can recognize, handle and dispose of HAZMATs and hazardous waste safely.

MARCOM’s training products on “HAZWOPER: Medical Surveillance Programs” discuss various types of “medical surveillance” and how it is used to evaluate the health of anyone who regularly works around hazardous materials.

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Topics covered in these products include:
  • Definition of medical surveillance
  • Medical examinations
  • Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)
  • The written medical opinion
  • Medical records
  • and more
The “Medical Surveillance Programs” Microlearning curriculum includes the following 3–5-minute courses:
  • Medical Surveillance and Removal
  • Categories of Examination
  • Recordkeeping
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