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Occupational Title: HAZMAT Maintenance Technician Key Purpose: Treat, monitor, store, and dispose hazardous materials and conduct emergency response.
Critical Work Function 7 Perform operations utilizing appropriate equipment safely in accordance with federal, state, and local standards and company policies.			Occupational Skills, Knowledge and Conditions
Key Activities		Performance Criteria	Occupational Skills and Knowledge	Conditions
Those duties or task clusters that are necessary to perform each critical work function.		Specific demonstrable performance and standards that indicate when the key activity has been performed successfully.	Those skills and knowledge that are specific to the occupation, such as technical processes or procedures common across the occupation that are critical to the related key activity.	Tools, resources and equipment necessary to carry out key activities and their related performance criteria.

7.1	Follow federal and state hazard communication regulations.	Number Criteria 7.1.1  Identify hazardous materials and non-hazardous material by chemical and physical properties, such as color, corrosivity, density, flammability, reactivity, specific gravity, toxicity, and viscosity.  7.1.2  Identify hazards associated with the abatement of materials, such as asbestos, fiberglass, and lead.  7.1.3  Identify hazards associated with treatment, removal, and disposal systems and operations.  7.1.4  Ensure current MSDS are available in the workplace.  7.1.5  Post-operations audit indicates federal and state hazard communication regulations correctly followed.	Knowledge and understanding of federal and state hazard communication regulations. Ability to use personal computer and MSDS computer database software	Computer, Internet, and electronic media  MSDS computer database software  Sampling and Monitoring Equipment  Hazard Commission Act “Right to Know”
7.2	Identify and utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).	Number Criteria 7.2.1  Use hazmat reference materials in the selection of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and respirators. 7.2.2  Identify and use the proper level of personal protective equipment and respirators appropriate to the work conditions, i.e., Levels A, B, C, and D.  7.2.3  Identify hazards associated with the use and limitations of personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory equipment. 7.2.4  Post-operations audit indicates personal protective equipment utilized appropriately.	Understanding and utilization of appropriate personal protective equipment.   Understanding and utilization of communication systems.	Respirators  SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus)  Compressor  Ear Plugs  Gloves  Personal Protection Equipment Suits  Steel-toe Boots  Hard Hat  Decontamination Equipment  Communication Systems
7.3	Implement and utilize safe work practices.	Number Criteria 7.1.1  Safely and properly use equipment, such as drum crushers, hand tools, heavy equipment, monitoring and sampling equipment and instrumentation, motorized lifting devices, power tools, and pumps, valves, and meters.  7.1.2  Use appropriate health and safety equipment, such as communication systems, eyewashes and safety showers, fire extinguishers, vehicles, equipment, and first aid.  7.1.3  Demonstrate safe health and work habits.  7.1.4  Comply with regulatory standards and guidance relative to worker safety and health, such as blood-borne pathogens, confined space, emergency egress, fire safety, hearing conservation, and lockout/tagout.  7.3.5  Identify unsafe workplace and job conditions and implement corrective actions.  7.3.6 Safely load hazardous materials and hazardous wastes in compliance with appropriate regulations. 7.3.7 Safely ship hazardous materials and hazardous wastes in compliance with appropriate regulations. 7.3.8 Implement good housekeeping practices in the workplace. 7.3.9 Post-operations audit indicates safe work practices adhered to in accordance with federal, state, and company regulations.	Knowledge and application of safe work practices in a hazardous environment. Understanding and ability to use communication systems.	Respirators SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus)  Compressors  Ear Plugs  Gloves  PPE Suits  Steel-toe Boots  Hard Hat  Decontamination Equipment  Communication Systems