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29 CFR 1910.120: Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

Subpart H—Hazardous Materials

2,123citations since 2015
1,368employers cited
87%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.120 2,123 times since 2015, against 1,368 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $5,914,975 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.120(q)(8)(i) · 402 citations

(8) Refresher training. (i) Those employees who are trained in accordance with paragraph (q)(6) of this section shall receive annual refresher training of sufficient content and duration to maintain their competencies, or shall demonstrate competency in those areas at least yearly.

1910.120(q)(1) · 383 citations

(1) A laminated, dated card or certificate with photo, denoting limitations and level of protection for which the employee is trained should be issued to those students successfully completing a course.

1910.120(q)(6)(i) · 380 citations

(i) First responder awareness level. First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release. First responders at the awareness level shall have sufficient training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas:

1910.120(q)(6)(ii) · 94 citations

(ii) First responder operations level. First responders at the operations level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release. They are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release. Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures. First responders at the operational level shall have received at least eight hours of training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas in addition to those listed for the awareness level and the employer shall so certify:

1910.120(q)(6)(iii) · 86 citations

(iii) Hazardous materials technician. Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify:

1910.120(q)(6) · 82 citations

(6) Work practices to minimize employee risk from site hazards.

1910.120(q)(2) · 74 citations

(2) Attendance should be required at all training modules, with successful completion of exercises and a final written or oral examination with at least 50 questions.

1910.120(q)(3)(iv) · 70 citations

(iv) Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard shall wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus while engaged in emergency response, until such time that the individual in charge of the ICS determines through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection will not result in hazardous exposures to employees.

Industries cited most

  • Public Administration 841
  • Manufacturing 492
  • Construction 248
  • Utilities 103
  • Transportation and Warehousing 99
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 90

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