Is the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) document intended for development of HAZWOPER training programs?
OSHA interprets your reference to the NIEHS document to mean the non-mandatory Appendix E to OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard, which was based in part on the NIEHS sponsored document, “Minimum Criteria for Worker Health and Safety training for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.” The purpose of Appendix E is to provide non-mandatory general criteria to assist training providers and employers in developing training curriculum to meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120(e), 1910.120(p)(7), 1910.120(p)(8)(iii), 1910.120(q)(6), 1910.120(q)(7), and 1910.120(q)(8). Question 2. Should HAZWOPER training include performance-based evaluations? Answer: Although your question does not specify the purpose of the performance evaluations (i.e., what is being evaluated), we assume that you are inquiring whether or not performance-based evaluations are necessary to determine if an individual has successfully completed a required training course. The HAZWOPER standard does not mandate a specific
