GL 130 - Hazardous Waste Operations

Credit Hours: 3

Topics include but are not limited to, topics on OSHA HAZWOPER standards, safety hazards, health hazards and exposure limits, physical hazards, medical surveillance, writing a health and safety plan, air decontamination, calculating and comparing pollution concentrations, sampling groundwater wells, model practical(ALOHA Model), North American Emergency Guidebook and spill drill practices. One or more field trips may be required.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals and principles of hazardous waste;
define common types of hazardous substances and hazardous waste;
use the appropriate steps for the clean-up operations involving hazardous substances that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
evaluate corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976;
utilize appropriate methods for clean-up operations at sites recognized by federal, state, local, or other governmental bodies as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; and
explain how operations involving hazardous wastes are conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.

Prerequisites: GL 160, GL 161
F/S (N, S)