HAZWOPER: Exposure Monitoring and Sampling

Airborne contaminants can present a significant threat to worker health and safety. Exposure monitoring and sampling identifies potentially dangerous situations like radioactive, toxic, flammable, or oxygen-deficient environments. It also identifies concentrations of airborne contaminants for use in tracking employee exposures and preventing overexposures. Knowing the concentration levels of contaminants allows you to avoid serious injury or illness by selecting proper engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment.

The HAZWOPER: Exposure Monitoring and Sampling training course is designed to teach learners the purpose, advantages and disadvantages of exposure monitoring and sampling, types and frequency of monitoring and sampling, the instruments used along with calibration and maintenance requirements, methods available for obtaining samples, and the importance of recognizing result data and keeping accurate records of samples collected.

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Discuss the purpose of monitoring and sampling and what hazards are detectable
• List the advantages and disadvantages of both monitoring and sampling
• List different types of monitoring and sampling including air, personal, and environmental
• Describe the frequency of monitoring and sampling including initial and periodic
• Describe the instruments used for monitoring and calibration and maintenance requirements
• Identify several sampling methods, ways to prepare for sampling, and how to preserve samples including the chain of custody
• Discuss the importance of analyzing the data from monitoring and sampling, understanding what factors may affect the data, and keeping records associated with monitoring and sampling