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664 HAZWOPER for General Site Workers V
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Sources of Information

To help gather information about the existing and potential hazards on-site, records related to the site can be evaluated. Information sources include:

  • company records, receipts, logbooks, or ledgers
  • records from state and federal pollution control regulatory and enforcement agencies, state Attorney General's office, state occupational safety and health agencies, state Fire Marshal's office
  • waste storage inventories and manifests or shipping papers
  • interviews with personnel (all interview information should be verified)
  • generator and transporter records
  • water department and sewage district records. Interviews with nearby residents (note possible site-related medical problems and verify all information from interviews)
  • local fire and police department records
  • court records
  • utility company records
  • media reports (verify all information from the media)
  • previous surveying (including soil, ground-penetrating radar, and magnetometer surveys), sampling, and monitoring data

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

1-7. Which is an information source to learn about existing and potential hazards on-site?