How do they match: Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

  • Asbestos Handler
  • Hazard Waste Handler
  • Hazardous Materials Handler
  • Irradiated Fuel Handler
  • Material Handling Technician
  • Waste Handling Technician

  • Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.

  • Operate machines or equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials.
  • Package, store, or move irradiated fuel elements in the underwater storage basins of nuclear reactor plants, using machines or equipment.
  • Prepare hazardous material for removal or storage.
  • Record numbers of containers stored at disposal sites, specifying amounts or types of equipment or waste disposed.
  • Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers.