Which of the following in the most skilled hazmat Responder?

If you have the potential for a hazmat incident in your facility, it’s important that you know the difference between awareness, operations, and technician level responses. Allowing employees to operate at a higher level than their training and PPE allows can get you in trouble. Additionally, the 4th level is specialist. Specialist is not so much a level of operations as it is a level of competency. So somebody that is a specialist isn’t just trained to respond, but would be able to assess more complex potential chemical reactions, and wouldn’t be applicable to most facilities.

Hazmat operations are primarily regulated by 29 CFR 1910.120 (OSHA regulations).

First, you need to determine if an incident is an emergency, or incidental (non-emergency) situation. So, with a chemical spill or reaction, ask the following questions. If ANY of them answer no, it is an emergency:

1. Is the material identifiable?

2. Has the employee been trained to handle the material?

3. Is the hazard like normal working conditions?

4. Can the situation safely be handled without outside resources?

5. Does normal PPE apply?

6. There is no imminent danger to the employees?

7. There is no imminent danger of fire, explosion, or damage?

8. There is no significant threat to the environmental?

Here’s the lowdown. If you have hazardous materials, such as anhydrous ammonia, hazardous waste, large quantities of caustics, and so on, you need to train employees who handle, or may be exposed to, these hazards BEFORE they are at risk. Employees must be trained to the level of their risk or response.

Awareness means they may recognize there is a leak or an emergency, initiate an alarm and/or evacuation, gather information OUTSIDE of the danger zone (such as getting an SDS), and other activities that are well away from the danger. Employees who may be exposed to hazards and take these actions should be trained under HAZWOPER (hazardous waste operations and emergency response) to the 8-hour level.

Operations is designated for someone who has the training to determine how far to evacuate and assess the initial dangers without entry. They may only enter to perform a rescue, not to shutdown or contain a leak. The keyword here is DEFENSIVE. They may take defensive actions to alleviate the dangers while remaining outside the danger zone, such as turning on ventilation, closing valves remotely, gathering information, and so forth. Operations level employees must be trained to the 24-hour HAZWOPER level and may not exceed the PPE and conditions they were trained for.

Technician level operations may perform OFFENSIVE actions, meaning they may shutdown and contain a leak, in addition to performing rescues, gathering information, and taking other defensive actions, if appropriate. They also must be trained to at least the 24-hour HAZWOPER level, but it’s important they’re trained in all the information they need to wear PPE, assess risks, mitigate hazards, etc., so 24-hours is often not sufficient for facilities with more complex risks. Managers and site supervisors are required to have 40-hours of training.

Why are operations and technician training (and the additional level of specialist training) all 24-hours? OSHA inserts the mandate that the training is 24-hours AND the employee is trained for the PPE and hazards and other tasks, so it leaves it up to the trainer to assess the skill level needed and adapt the training, also taking into consideration an employee’s background.

For example, even though OSHA calls out that a specialist needs 24-hours of training, unless a facility has a very simple chemical and process with limited risks, almost no employee could accurately be called a specialist with just 24-hours of training without a chemistry background. Typically, someone trained as a specialist is going to have extensive training, such as being a chemical engineer, and the HAZWOPER training is simply training them to respond in an emergency. 24-hours may be enough for that person to accurately be called a specialist. Most employees could not accurately be called a specialist with even 80-hours of training.

Let’s look at a few scenarios. Bob is trained to the operations level. Jane is trained at the operations level. Dave is trained to technician level.

If they work in a facility with anhydrous ammonia, and Bob sees a leak, he must immediately evacuate and sound the alarm and meet EMS when they arrive. Jane would be able to make initial determinations on how far to evacuate until an incident commander takes over. Jane could also go to a part of the facility that is not contaminated and turn on ventilation. Dave and Jane could enter in proper PPE to pull out an exposed coworker but could not take any other action inside the leak area, and there would need to be a backup team in case they got into trouble. Dave could make entry with another technician while wearing proper PPE to shut down the leak, and Jane could run the decontamination station.

Now, we look at another scenario. Bob is working with isopropyl alcohol, which he does every day. He spills a cup on the counter. He has proper PPE, there is no immediate danger of ignition, he has a respirator, and has the proper materials to clean it up. It is not considered a hazmat emergency, and therefore Bob may clean it up.

Later, Bob is driving a forklift and it runs out of propane. He is replacing the propane cylinders and drops one (we’re starting to see that Bob is careless!). The cylinder pierces and begins to leak. Bob initiates an evacuation. Because no amount of PPE can protect the employees against a potential explosion, no employees enter the building. Dave is the incident commander and based on information Bob told him about the leak, he has ordered an evacuation and decides to make entry after 30-minutes because several exterior doors were left open at ground level on the building with no basement. He uses a 4-gas monitor to test the air as he makes entry into the building, again with another technician and a backup team waiting. The monitor never goes above 10% LEL and he’s able to open several more doors to ventilate the facility. After checking in numerous parts of the facility to determining that there are no pools of propane gas and the readings have been consistently 0% LEL, Dave clears the facility to resume operations after removing the pierced cylinder.

Obviously, these scenarios are simplified, but make the points of the difference between awareness, operations, and technician levels, and emergency vs. incidental spills.

Safety procedures are a set of standardized procedures, that ensures minimal to no risk to people, resources, and the work environment. A company follows the step-by-step safety procedures as it they not only keep the customers and the employees safe, but also help in avoiding legal claims.

Below we've compiled a list of the most important skills for a hazmat technician. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of hazmat technician resumes they appeared on. For example, 13.9% of hazmat technician resumes contained safety procedures as a skill. Let's find out what skills a hazmat technician actually needs in order to be successful in the workplace.

Here's how safety procedures is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Implemented safety procedures and assisted with clean-up of toxic materials.
Implemented safety procedures to ensure private, public, and government properties were not damaged.
Followed all OSHA policies and safety procedures.
Complied with safety procedures including use of required safety equipment and identified unsafe practices or conditioned faults and resolved equipment issues.
Spearheaded the development of work instructions and safety procedures along with implementing cost cutting retrofits that improved safety, and efficiency.

Here's how emergency response is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Implement emergency response plan utilizing knowledge of the classification, identification, and verification of known materials.
Performed hazardous waste operations and emergency response for chemical spills.
Experienced at all positions during emergency response operations.
Processed shipping manifests and performed HAZMAT emergency response.
Ensured Plume models and other CBRNE emergency response software and equipment were maintained and working properly in support of daily operations.

Here's how osha is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Maintained certification and compliance of OSHA, EPA, MSHA, Railway, Highway protection, and HAZWOPER rules and regulations.
Experienced with Hazardous Waste Management; responded to chemical spills; disposed of Hazardous Waste per OSHA guidelines.
Coordinated annual training, team member inoculations and OSHA compliance, and medical equipment upkeep and inventory.
Maintained high standards of safety and health awareness in accordance with OSHA CFR standards.
Conducted safety checks in accordance to OSHA prior to that start of each project.

Here's how industrial cleaning is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Performed industrial cleaning and removal of natural and manmade hazardous material.
Used industrial cleaning agents and equipment following appropriate safety measures.
Used industrial cleaning solutions according MDS specifications.
Performed industrial cleaning, emergency response to hazardous waste or hazardous materials.
Set up runs for vacuum trucks and water lines for water pumps used in industrial cleaning.

Here's how space entry is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Completed confined space entry and rescue training, as well as 40 hour haz woper.
Trained as Confined Space Entry supervisor
Used confined space entry got UST/AST tank cleanings.
Confined Space Entry (CSE) and rescue certified.
Confined space entry and chemical clean up

Here's how cpr is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Expanded professional knowledge base by attending various seminars and training sessions including CPR and Crisis Patient Intervention certification.
Performed life-saving interventions including CPR for critically ill patients.
Monitored/suctioned ventilator patients; assisted in performing CPR.
Set up and maintained IV pumps for boles fluid administration, assist in trauma with various duties as needed, CPR.
Supported abstinence and recovery- Documented vitals, incidents, staffing concerns, and med count and sign-offs- In-Services and CPR.

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Here's how hazwoper is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Have certification for 40hr hazwoper.
Instructed / Trained groups on 29CFR 1910.120 Hazwoper / 29CFR 1910.146 Confined Spaceand 29 CFR 1910.1030 BBP.
Assisted HAZWOPER technicians with logistical support for operations on project operations including research of facilities and vendors needed for project completion.
Work in confined spaces, and perform as both an entrant and attendant as outlined in HAZWOPER training.
Provided HAZWOPER support for mobile and static hazardous and electronic waste collection events one to three times per month.

Here's how chemical waste is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Ensured safe and proper offloading procedures of hazardous waste from chemical waste tanks into chemical transportation trucks.
Clean and dispose of chemical waste
Pack small laboratory containers of chemical waste for lab analysis.
Facilitated multi-site solid waste programs for Chemical Waste Management customers.
Collect bio-hazardous and chemical waste from labs Consolidate waste in the waste room Perform monthly RAD surveys

Here's how oil spill is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Certified as a HAZMAT Technician; trained to respond to chemical releases, oil spills and weapons of mass destruction usage.
OIL SPILL CLEANUP, removal of all hazardous material of equipment, and beach
Work directly with the federal government and Coast Guard dealing with oil spills.
OIL SPILL CLEANUP, the removal of all hazardous materials of all equipment used
Travel to various hazardous sites such as the Santa Barbara Oil Spill.

Here's how asbestos is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Certified asbestos handler in New York and New Jersey, as well as a certified gas main inspector for New York.
Perform removal of asbestos containing building materials such as ceiling title, fireproofing, or spray applied finish surfaces.
Skilled in the use of the materials and tools common to asbestos abatement and hazardous material projects.
Perform clean-up operation at completion of asbestos abatement projects, handle and dispose of asbestos materials.
Clean up of hazardous materials such as sulfuric acid, asbestos, and many other chemicals.

Here's how scba is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Maintain SCBA and Emergency Breathing Apparatus, LSS, compressor operation and filling of air cylinders.
Performed in house training for HAZMAT responders including SCBA s, Chlorine Emergency Kits, Security Drills, and Chemical Properties.
Certified in the use of supplied air, full face and half face respirators, and SCBA.

Here's how materials handling is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Worked efficiently using safety rules for hazardous materials handling.
Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required.
Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling and confined space entry trained
Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required.
Trained in Hazardous Materials handling for shipping and receiving petroleum and petroleum products and various chemical supplies.

Here's how space rescue is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Worked with confined space rescue, provided environmental safety, conducted sampling remediation, and waste stream flow processes.
Perform confined space work and hole watch duties Confined space rescuer.
Confined Space Rescue stand by.
Provided confined space rescue services for company and customer operations.
Certified High Angle and Confined Space Rescue Technician Apprenticeship Coordinator and trainer.

Here's how respirators is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Responded to multiple spills requiring FR clothing and PPE (respirator, gloves, ect.)
fire restoration, which includes wearing proper ppe, tyvek suites and full face respirators.
Fall Protection Training and Respirator Awareness & Fit Testing Training, etc.
Used personal protective equipment including coveralls and full-face respirators.
Used a full faced respirator daily, when handling certain hazardous materials.

Here's how firefighting is used on hazmat technician resumes:

Monitor and maintain water levels in various firefighting apparatus and self-contained tanks.
Conducted maintenance tasks on firefighting apparatus and equipment.
Maintain firefighting apparatus equipment and facilities.
Fire Suppression - Perform a variety of firefighting activities to control and eliminate the fire.
Perform full range structural firefighting and rescue tasks within the Naval Complex.

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Demonstrate knowledge of Hazardous Materials and OSHA Regulations.
Responded to customer service emails in a timely and effective manner.
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Service calls, troubleshoot, disconnect, installs, and maintain equipment.
Work with hand tools and testing devices.

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Use of biochemical assays, tissue & cell culture techniques and molecular biology techniques.
Designed and built a fuzzy logic controller for UAV quadcopter autopilot Established communication between UAV central processor and autopilot controller
Trained groups on a variety of experimental methods and provided insight into data analysis resulting in improved accuracy.
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Perform patient care services and complete EKGs
Monitored Associates to ensure excellent customer service was delivered.
Removed bio hazardous materials to safe areas.
Updated Target Stores Ipod and Ipad apple devices.
Experienced at all positions during emergency response operations involving Level A through Level D incidents.

Hazardous Material Technician

Company provided environmental cleanup of hazardous materials in all industrial companies throughout the Southwest area.
Clean hazardous materials and waste tanks.

Laboratory Research Assistant

University of Louisiana System

Developed literature reviews for the CJ-DATS Project.
Mentored over ten trainees (rotation and summer undergraduate students) on research projects.
Prepare manuscripts for publication in academic journals, compile short qualitative analyses for research projects, and edit faculty book manuscripts.
Performed installation of lab equipment.
Managed protocol development, sample collection and documentation, data analysis, manuscript preparation, meeting presentation.
Studied the effect of HMGB1 proteins on the binding affinity of Estrogen to DNA Isolated DNA Performed Gel Electrophoresis

Bachelor's Degree General Studies

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Hazmat Technician2018 - Present

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Perform patient care services and complete EKGs
Monitored Associates to ensure excellent customer service was delivered.
Removed bio hazardous materials to safe areas.
Updated Target Stores Ipod and Ipad apple devices.
Experienced at all positions during emergency response operations involving Level A through Level D incidents.

Hazardous Material Technician2008 - 2018

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Company provided environmental cleanup of hazardous materials in all industrial companies throughout the Southwest area.
Clean hazardous materials and waste tanks.

Laboratory Research Assistant2005 - 2008

University of Louisiana System•Lafayette, LA

Developed literature reviews for the CJ-DATS Project.
Mentored over ten trainees (rotation and summer undergraduate students) on research projects.
Prepare manuscripts for publication in academic journals, compile short qualitative analyses for research projects, and edit faculty book manuscripts.
Performed installation of lab equipment.
Managed protocol development, sample collection and documentation, data analysis, manuscript preparation, meeting presentation.
Studied the effect of HMGB1 proteins on the binding affinity of Estrogen to DNA Isolated DNA Performed Gel Electrophoresis

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