دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: (HAZWOPER) an operation during which hazardous substances are removed, contained, incinerated, neutralised, stabilised. cleaned up, or in any other manner processed or handled. with the ultimate goal of making the site safer for people or the environment.

n: (under HAZWOPER) the removal of hazardous substances from employees and their equipment to the extent necessary to preclude the occurrence of foreseeable adverse health effects.

n: (under HAZWOPER) a response to an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance that requires action by employees or other responders from outside the immediate release area. In other words, it is an emergency response if the release poses a potential safety or health hazard, and the release cannot be controlled by employees in the immediate area or by maintenance personnel.

n: attaining level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to witness the release, make proper notifications, and take no further action. In other words, if the employee has been trained to recognise an emergency and to notify the proper people, this person has attained the first responder awareness level. first responder operational level n: a training level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to take a defensive role in emergency response. In other words, the employee is not trained to stop the release, but rather to help contain the release from a safe distance and to prevent exposure.

n: a training level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to assist and support a hazardous materials technician in making certain emergency action decisions. The duties of hazardous materials specialists parallel those of the technician, but require a more directed or specific knowledge of the various substances they may be called on to contain. The hazardous materials specialist also acts as the site liaison with federal, state, local, and other government authorities in regard to site activities.

n: a training level achieved by any employee who has been HAZWOPER trained to take an offensive role in emergency response. Technicians are trained to take certain actions that deal directly with stopping a release, such as approaching the point of release to plug, patch, or otherwise stop the release.

n: 1. any solid waste (solid" includes any solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material) resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, or from community activities, that meets certain characteristics of hazard (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic) or that is listed as a waste from specific or nonspecific sources or that is a listed commercial chemical product or manufacturing intermediate that is sometimes discarded.2. (RCRA) discarded materials regulator by the EPA because of public health and safety concerns. 3. (HAZWOPER) a waste or combination of wastes as defined in 40 CFR 261.3, or those substances defined as hazardous wastes in 49 CFR 171.8.3. (CERCLA) those wastes listed in 40 CFR 261.3.

n: (HAZWOPER) an OSHA standard that is concerned primarily with worker safety in emergency response situations. HAZWOPER requires employers to protect the safety and health of three specific groups of workers: those involved in emergency response or cleanup at hazardous waste sites;those involved in emergency response at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) sites;and those involved in emergency response to incidents involving hazardous substances.

abbr: Hazardous Waste 0perations and Emergency Response Standard.

adj: (IDLH)(HAZWOPER) having an atmospheric concentration of any toxic, corrosive, or asphyxiant substance that poses an immediate threat to life or that would cause irreversible or delayed adverse health effects or that would interfere with an individuals ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere. n: 1. a substance that is immediately dangerous to life or health.2. a situation in which immediate danger conditions exist.