Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
Designed to meet federal HAZWOPER regulations under 29 CFR 1910.120 in addition to WAC 296-843, and WAC 296-824 for Washington State responders and site workers. We’ve taken it a step further and have incorporated NFPA guidance where possible, in addition to making the class both modular and engaging as possible for the students.
The result is a HAZWOPER course that can be tailored specifically to the kind of work students actually be doing, with real world, practical scenarios and activities to reinforce the most important elements.
8-hour refreshers, 8-hour Supervisor, 24-hour, and 40-hour courses can be built from the available modules. All courses have certain requirements. Contact us for details.
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For general HAZWOPER sites, such as cleanup sites involving hazardous materials or wastes, TSD facilities, or post-emergency response cleanup, required training is determined by the types of work and exposure employees may have. WAC 296-843 is more stringent than 29 CFR 1910.120.
The 40-hour HAZWOPER is intended to meet the initial training requirement for general site workers. 40-hour courses are comprehensive and involve topics such as confined space hazards, intermediate chemical properties, and special hazards like combustible dusts.
Cleanup and TSD Sites
For emergency response operations involving hazardous materials, substances, or wastes, regardless of location, a difference set of training requirements are involved. This type of work falls under WAC 296-824.
Operations level personnel and HAZMAT Technicians will take some type of action to remedy the situation. Any type of “offensive” action that involves potential contact with a hazardous material in an emergency requires a minimum of 24-hours of training. 24-hour classes tend to focus on emergency response topics, such as response tactics, air monitoring, choosing and wearing PPE, decontamination, and so on.
