Under the authority of Section 126 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed workplace health and safety standards to protect employees engaged in hazardous waste operations and emergency response activities (HAZWOPER). OSHA's rules benefit private (private businesses and nonprofit organizations) sector employees only. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued identical health and safety standards to cover public (state and local government operations) sector workplaces.
HAZWOPER rules for general industry and construction are identical. The HAZWOPER regulations for general industry workplaces (29 CFR 1910.120) and construction operations (29 CFR 1926.65) are identical except for citation numbers.
WHO IS COVERED?HAZWOPER standards cover employers (a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, except federal agencies) with one or more employees and who engage in any of the following operations:
State Requirements
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | National | Nebraska | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |HAZWOPER Resources
Type | Title |
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Checklists | Hazwoper Spill Containment and Decontamination Regulatory Compliance Audit Checklist |
Forms | Site-Specific Job Hazard Analysis |
Handouts | HAZWOPER: First Responder (PDF) |
PowerPoints | HAZWOPER: First Responder Awareness Level (PPT) |
White Papers | HAZWOPER health and safety plan essentials |