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670 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher for Cleanup Operations
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On-site Survey Monitoring

  • Note any safety hazards. Make sure to consider the following:
    • conditions of site structures
    • obstacles to entry and exit
    • terrain homogeneity
    • terrain stability
    • stability of stacked material
  • Identify any reactive, incompatible, flammable, or highly corrosive wastes. Note land features.
  • Note the presence of any potential naturally occurring skin irritants or dermatitis-inducing agents, for example:
    • poison ivy
    • poison oak
    • poison sumac

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

8-6. Which plant is a potential naturally occurring skin irritant or dermatitis-inducing agent?