HAZWOPER: 24-Hour Initial Training

According to OSHA, a "cleanup operation" is an operation where hazardous substances are removed, contained, incinerated, neutralized, stabilized, cleared-up, or in any other manner processed or handled with the goal of making the site safer for people or the environment. All employees working on sites with cleanup operations covered by the HAZWOPER standard must receive training if they are exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards. The following worker types must receive 24-hour initial training and at least one day of actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor, per 29 CFR 1910.120(e):

• Routine site workers—Workers regularly onsite who work in areas that have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposures are under permissible exposure limits (PELs) and published exposure limits where respirators are not necessary, and the characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing.
• Non-routine site workers—Workers onsite only occasionally for a specific limited task (such as, but not limited to, groundwater monitoring, land surveying, or geo-physical surveying) and who are unlikely to be exposed over PELs and published exposure limits.

To prepare for site work, routine and non-routine waste site workers must be thoroughly trained in the following:

• Names of personnel and alternates responsible for site safety and health;
• Safety, health, and other hazards present on the site;
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) use;
• Work practices by which the worker can minimize risks from hazards;
• Safe use of engineering controls and equipment on the site;
• Medical surveillance requirements, including recognition of symptoms and signs that might indicate overexposure to hazards;
• Decontamination procedures;
• The site's emergency response plan for safe and effective responses to emergencies, including the necessary PPE and other equipment;
• Confined space entry procedures; and
• The site's spill containment program.

HAZWOPER: 24-Hour Initial Training: Routine or Non-Routine Waste Site Workers Curriculum

There are 12 online courses included within the HAZWOPER: 24-Hour Initial Training: Routine or Non-Routine Waste Site Workers Curriculum:

HAZWOPER: Emergency Response Planning

Learn what an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is, what to do during a release and how to effectively communicate during an emergency.

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Chemical Fundamentals

This course Informs learners of how chemical-related terms are defined; the health and physical hazards, properties, stability, reactivity, and toxicity of chemicals; and the routes, symptoms, types, and effects of chemical exposure.

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Emergency & Post-Emergency Response Procedures

Learn the steps used for notifying emergency responders, as well as preparation and response before and after an emergency release of hazardous substances with this HAZWOPER training.

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Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing

Learn about the different types of PPE and safety clothing, when to use each, and how to inspect protective gear and clothing with this HAZWOPER training.

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HazCom, Hazmat, and Hazardous Waste

Learn about the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, DOT Hazardous Materials and EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations with this HAZWOPER training.

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Exposure Monitoring & Sampling

Learn about the difference between exposure monitoring & sampling, the instruments to use, requirements & more.

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Medical Program

Learn about about the medical program, including types of exams, treatments and symptoms to watch for during emergency response operations.

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Decontamination

Learn how to avoid contamination, what the decontamination process is and the limitations associated with it in this Hazwoper training course.

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Site Control Measures

Learn how to maintain hazardous waste cleanup site control with this HAZWOPER training.

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Handling & Shipping Drums & Containers

Learn how to avoid contamination, what the decontamination process is and the limitations associated with it in this Hazwoper training course.

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Confined Spaces

Learn how to safely work in or around permit-required confined spaces at hazardous waste cleanup sites with this HAZWOPER training.

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Overview for Waste Site Workers

This HAZWOPER training teaches about hazardous waste cleanup site hazards, the HAZWOPER Standard, and how it all impacts cleanup workers.

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Intended Audience: Any employees who may be involved or expected to engage in hazardous waste cleanup operations where the employee may be exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards or safety hazards. These cleanup workers include:

• General site workers, such as equipment operators, general laborers and supervisory personnel
• Workers on the site only occasionally for a specific limited task (ie: groundwater monitoring, land surveying or geo-physical surveying) and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits
• Workers regularly on the site who work in areas which have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposures are under permissible exposure limits where respirators are not necessary, and the site characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing

Copyright Date: 2018

IMPORTANT NOTE: In OSHA's view, HAZWOPER online training, by itself, is not sufficient to meet the intent of the agency's training requirements for HAZWOPER, 29 CFR 1910.120 for general industry or 29 CFR 1926.65 for construction. Therefore, online training must be supplemented by site-specific elements, hands-on training and exercises, and an opportunity for trainees to ask questions of a qualified trainer. When using this course curriculum as a tool to help with training under §1910.120(e)/§1926.65(e), we suggest you:

• Ensure your trainer is qualified, in accordance with §1910.120(e)(5)/§1926.65(e)(5);
• Augment the online training with site-specific elements;
• Tailor your training to the employees' assigned duties;
• Include hands-on training to familiarize trainees with equipment, PPE, and safe practices;
• Provide trainees with immediate and direct access to a qualified trainer as they are taking the course;
• Offer an opportunity for trainees to ask questions of the qualified trainer;
• Ensure all training elements listed in the regulation are covered;
• Meet the training duration requirement under §1910.120(e)/§1926.65(e) (NOTE: This online training course curriculum is not intended to fill the training duration requirement of 24 hours, and it is anticipated the remaining duration will be filled with the items in the suggested bullet items above);
• Ensure a trained, experienced supervisor provides the specified one day of actual field experience for trainees under his or her direct supervision; and
• Ensure the trainer (or head instructor), trained supervisor, and, according to OSHA sources, the employer, certifies the trainee has, in fact, met the applicable training and field experience requirements in accordance with §1910.120(e)/§1926.65(e). (NOTE: The online training course curriculum does not provide HAZWOPER certification per §1910.120(e)(6)/§1926.65(e)(6); the online course curriculum certificate only acknowledges the completion of the online training itself).

Alternatively, the employer may certify the trainee has equivalent training in §1910.120(e)(9)/§1926.65(e)(9), after meeting the specifications of §1910.120(e)(9)/§1926.65(e)(9).