WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT OSHA 510

• Policy statements of the line of authority and accountability for implementing the program
• Means or methods for the development of procedures for identifying and controlling workplace hazards at the site
• Means or methods for the development and communication to employees of the various plans, work rules, standard operating procedures and practices that pertain to individual employees and supervisors
• Means for the training of supervisors and employees to develop the needed skills and knowledge to perform their work in a safe and healthful manner
• Means to anticipate and prepare for emergency situations
• Means for obtaining information feedback to aid in evaluating the program and for improving the effectiveness of the program

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• The safety and health hazards employees should expect to find on hazardous waste clean-up sites
• What control measures or techniques are effective for those hazards
• What monitoring procedures are effective in characterizing exposure levels
• What makes an effective employer's safety and health program
• What a site safety and health plan should include
• Hands on training with personal protective equipment and clothing they may be expected to use
• The contents of the OSHA standard relevant to the employee's duties and function
• Employee's responsibilities under OSHA and other regulations

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• The employers safety and health program elements impacting employees
• The hazard communication program
• The medical surveillance program
• The hazards and the controls for such hazards that employees need to know for their job duties and functions

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