HAZWOPER: Direct Reading Gas Detector Safety

 Identify the purpose of direct reading gas detectors

 Recall maintenance, care and storage requirements for direct reading gas detectors

 Recall when and how to operate direct reading gas detectors

Direct reading gas detectors can provide life-saving data when you use them properly. Take this course to learn how you can use direct reading gas detectors in environments that may be immediately dangerous to life and health, or IDLH, during hazardous waste and emergency response operations. This course is ideal for chemical plant and laboratory employees including maintenance personnel and first responders.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.65: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

EPA 40 CFR 311: Worker Protection