The HAZWOPER Refresher course provides eight hours of advanced certification-level training addressing essential knowledge requirements established by the OSHA standard for hazardous waste operations and emergency response, specifically 29 CFR 1910.120. All personnel at any employment level are required to complete eight hours of refresher training annually to maintain their certifications. This specialized training enables participants to review and update core occupational safety and health principles from their initial 24-hour or 40-hour certification training courses.
Updates and Current Topics:
- Summary overview of OSHA's new Beryllium exposure standards
- COVID-19 considerations as applied to HAZWOPER work environments and related industries
- Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) requirements and current guidance updates
- Current information on Respirable Crystalline Silica exposure control
- Updates regarding Ionizing Radiation safety and radiation protection measures
- New updates and resources for managing adverse weather safety situations
Comprehensive Course Topics:
- Critical and timely HAZWOPER safety and health issues identified by OSHA and related organizations for current year standards
- Complete the requirements of the OSHA HAZWOPER standard
- Methods for characterizing and controlling hazardous waste sites
- Training requirements applicable to workers, site managers, supervisors, and instructors
- Employer Health and Safety programs, including organizational structures, site safety plans, safety meeting protocols, and workplace inspections
- Medical surveillance program design and implementation
- Engineering controls, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements
- Site monitoring protocols and high-risk employee safety measures
- Site decontamination procedures, lighting requirements, and sanitation standards
- New technology programs and innovations in the field
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements for treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
- Hazardous substance release emergency situations and response
- Comprehensive emergency response planning for hazardous waste operations
- Respirator safety, including proper usage, maintenance, and selection of appropriate equipment types
