HAZWOPER Training
Hazardous materials and waste are part of many work situations, and can be found on many types of job sites. OSHA feels that it is so important for employees to know how to recognize these potentially dangerous substances (as well as how to handle and dispose of them properly) they have mandated that anyone working with these substances receive comprehensive training in this area.
In 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to regulate the handling of hazardous waste "from cradle to grave". Since then other regulations have followed, including OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.120, also known as HAZWOPER. As part of these regulations, there are varying requirements for employee training, depending on an employee's specific level of involvement with hazardous materials. This course meets the OSHA requirement for annual refresher training for those who have taken the following classes:
40-Hour Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations
- 40-Hour Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents
- 24-Hour Hazardous Materials Emergency Response
- First Responder Awareness and Operations
Designed for emergency responders as well as hazardous waste staff, heavy equipment operators, hydrogeologists, engineers, safety officers and others involved in cleanup of hazardous waste sites, this course reviews:
- Site hazard recognition and identification
- Levels of protection
- Site safety plan evaluation
- Site characterization
- Air monitoring techniques
- Health hazard monitoring
- Regulatory agency updates
- ER plans and team responsibilities
- Incident and response critique
- Debriefing techniques
- Site control
- Decontamination
HAZWOPER Training Schedule
| 7:30 am | Registration Opens |
| 8:00 am | Meeting Begins |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch On Own |
| 1:00 pm | Meeting Resumes |
| 5:00 pm | Meeting Concludes |