About the Course

The HAZWOPER Hazardous Materials course for general site workers is a 40-hour week-long class. The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120) applies to employers and their employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances--including hazardous waste--and who are engaged in one of the following five operations: 1) clean-up operations conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; 2) corrective actions covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); 3) voluntary clean-up operations at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; 4) operations conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities regulated by the RCRA Emergency Response; 5) operations involving hazardous substances. Course Topics include hazard/risk assessment techniques; selection and use of PPE; decontamination procedures; control, containment, and confinement operations; implementing emergency response plans; classification, identification, and verification of materials; and Incident Command System.

Course Topics

Hazard/risk assessment techniques; selection and use of PPE; decontamination procedures; control, containment, and confinement operations; implementing emergency response plans; classification, identification, and verification of materials; and Incident Command System.

Registration

Early Registration 
$75 - Students
$150 - Regular

Registration after (March1st, 2018)
$100 - Students
$250 – Regular

Includes refreshments