HAZWOPER: Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Procedures

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.

This training products on “HAZWOPER: Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Procedures” instruct employees on the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (such as chemical protective clothing) as well as how to remove contaminants that accumulate on clothing and equipment.

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Topics covered in these products include:
  • Safe work practices
  • Engineering controls
  • Levels of personal protection
  • Heat stress
  • The need for decontamination
  • The Contamination Reduction Corridor (CRC)
  • and more
The “Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Procedures” Microlearning curriculum includes the following 3–5-minute courses:
  • Four Levels of Personal Protective Equipment
  • Heat Stress and Other Issues with PPE
  • Decontamination
  • CRC Procedure
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