8 Hour HAZWOPER Refresher

Description

This course is designed to meet the annual 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher training requirement for employees, supervisors, and managers who with hazardous materials. It provides basic information needed to meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 “Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response”.

Professionals who must complete refresher HAZWOPER training include those who have previously received training in any of the levels of HAZWOPER training to include:

1. First Responder Operations level
2. Haz-Mat Technician 24 or 40 hour level
3. Haz-Mat Specialist 24 or 40 hour level
4. Haz-Mat Manager/Supervisor 40 hour level (Incident Commander)

These HAZWOPER trained employees are certified to conduct:

• Clean up operations required by a governmental body at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
• Corrective action for and on sites covered by RCRA
• Voluntary clean up actions recognized by a governmental body at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
• Operations involving hazardous waste at Treatment Storage and Disposal facilities
• Emergency response operations for releases or potential releases of hazardous materials without regard to the location of the hazard