I still do about a dozen 24 or 40-hr HAZMAT Tech courses and dozens of 8-hr Refreshers each year. And in each class, it never fails that someone will ask the question…
Does OSHA/EPA actually require that?
Backstory: I’ve been on the ERT for 20 years, and this is the first time I’ve heard this. In other words, “are you full of S__t Mr. Instructor?”
Here is an inside look at the EPA’s expectations for ERT training and responses from a recent consent decree.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING ─ CONSENT DECREE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS