According to OSHA, at the awareness level, a person should have the following:
Recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
Recognize, identify the hazmat.
Protect yourself
Call for assistance
Secure the area
Ensuring the safe transport of hazardous materials and explosives
you are responsible for recognizing the hazardous material
corrosive-4, etiologic-3, thermal-1, poisonous-2
3. Health Hazards
1. Fire and Explosion Data
4. Physical Data
2. Reactivity Data
When analyzing a hazardous materials incident at the awareness level you are responsible for recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
Determine the hazardous materials present.
determine the hazardous materials present
identify the three organizations whose local, state, and federal requirements you need to comply with at the HazMat Awareness level.
Environmental disasters such as oil spills
Environmental disasters such as oil spills
Environmental disasters such as oil spills
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is primarily responsible for protecting the environment from contamination by hazardous materials.
The federal agency primarily responsible for protecting your environment from contamination by hazardous materials releases is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The shipper is responsible for providing a motor carrier with the proper placarding for the outside of a truck carrying regulated hazardous materials in commerce in the US.
The four main responsibilities at the awareness level. Call for trained personnel recognise the presence of hazardous materials protect yourself and secure the
In the US Several different agencies are responsible for hazardous materials. They include:Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)Department of Transportation (DOT)Food and Drug Administration (FDA)