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HAZWOPER may or may not apply to your brownfield site.
See the
OSHA standards page for answers about when OSHA requires compliance with
HAZWOPER. You may be required to comply with HAZWOPER through funding contracts
or participation in your state Voluntary Clean-up Program. Information
on this page and the OSHA Standards page assist in meeting these requirements.
General
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Brownfields Health
& Safety -- For Sites Evaluated & Remediated under Federal Brownfields Initiatives or State Voluntary Cleanup Programs. OSHA Question and Answer Sheet. Compliance information about site assessment and clean-up
activities on brownfields.
- Electronic
Health and Safety Program
(eHASP)2. Created in cooperation with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the updated eHASP Guide uses modern (Windows-based)
software, site-specific text, and expanded decision logic to assist the
user in determining the appropriate controls of health and safety hazards for
their sites.
- Handbook for Occupational Health and Safety during Hazardous
Waste Activities. US Department of Energy (DOE), (1996).
- Development of a Site-Specific
Health and Safety Plan. 96 KB PDF, 17
pages. Describes how to develop a written site-specific safety and health plan.
- Access and Hazard Controls. 150 KB PDF, 16 pages.
Identifies exposure controls (engineering, administrative and PPE).
- Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual
for Hazardous Waste Site Activities. National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), OSHA, US Coast Guard (USCG),
and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (1985). Identifies hazards and exposure controls, and provides a generic health
and safety plan template in Appendix B.
- Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
(2002). Congress passed this act in January 2002, amending the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA). The amendment defines the term "brownfield site," provides funding for brownfield
site assessment and
clean-up, and clarifies liability issues for sites that have completed State Voluntary Cleanup
Programs.
Chemical
Many of the resources listed here are also applicable
for Physical and Biological hazards.
Physical
Biological
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
If your brownfield site is considered to be a "hazardous waste site,"
you must comply with all the regulations contained in the HAZWOPER standard
29 CFR 1910.120
or 29 CFR
1926.65.
Use the following references to determine if
your site should be classified as a "hazardous waste site."
General
Chemical
If your site meets the scope of HAZWOPER, then a
qualified person must characterize the site, identifying the
presence and concentrations of hazardous substances and their
associated risks (29 CFR
1910.120(c)/29 CFR
1926.65(c)).
Otherwise, a hazard assessment must be conducted in order to
determine if hazards are present, or likely to be present, that
necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) (29 CFR
1910.132(d)).
- Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
Physical
- Construction Industry Digest. OSHA Publication 2202,
(1998). Also available as a 418 KB PDF,
104 pages. Provides an index of regulatory requirements and citations for construction activities on brownfields.
- Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
Biological
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