Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER)
For Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER), cfr section is 1910.120; action level is none defined; pel is none defined; surveillance trigger is Employees exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards at or above the PEL (or published exposure levels if no PEL) for 30 days or more per year; employees who wear a respirator for 30 days or more per year; employees who are injured or develop signs or symptoms from overexposure; members of HAZMAT teams; exam frequency is Prior to assignment; at least once every twelve months unless physician believes a longer interval (not greater than biennially) is appropriate; at termination if no exam within last six months; as soon as possible after emergency incident or development of signs or symptoms, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.
- Substance
- Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER)
- CFR section
- 1910.120
- Action level
- none defined
- PEL
- none defined
- Surveillance trigger
- Employees exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards at or above the PEL (or published exposure levels if no PEL) for 30 days or more per year; employees who wear a respirator for 30 days or more per year; employees who are injured or develop signs or symptoms from overexposure; members of HAZMAT teams
- Exam frequency
- Prior to assignment; at least once every twelve months unless physician believes a longer interval (not greater than biennially) is appropriate; at termination if no exam within last six months; as soon as possible after emergency incident or development of signs or symptoms
- Record retention
- Retained for the period specified and meeting the criteria of 29 CFR 1910.1020
What the source says
All employees who are or may be exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards at or above the permissible exposure limits or, if there is no permissible exposure limit , above the published exposure levels for these substances , without regard to the use of respirators , for 30 days or more a year
— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-12
Source
- law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1910.120