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Below is the best information in the industry on HAZWOPER Training available online.
Everyone requires this training these days.
Books Available
- "OSHA Hazwoper 8-HR Refresher Course
Manual", Spiral-Bound, 2000, 180 pages.
Estimated price $29.95.
Info and/or order.
- "Health and Safety at Hazardous Waste
Sites: An Investigator's and Remediator's
Guide to Hazwoper", Paperback, 248 pages,
1998. Estimated price $79.95.
Info and/or order.
- "Hazwoper Incident Command : A Manual
for Emergency Responders", Paperback, 612
pages, 1997. Estimated price $75.00.
Info and/or order.
- "Hazwoper Standard : Osha Inspection
Procedures", Paperback, 1994. Estimated
price $105.00.
Info and/or order.
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An
online interactive training course that satisfies the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120/1926.65
regarding annual HAZWOPER refresher training. These courses contain the eight
required modules. The student must complete all required modules, and pass
a post-test in order to receive credit and a Certificate of Completion for the
course.
Occasional Site Worker
The OSHA HAZWOPER 24-Hour Online Course
meets OSHA requirements for training of personnel engaged in hazardous waste
operations as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.120, including removal or handling of
underground tanks and/or piping, contaminated soil and/or groundwater,
subsurface investigations, construction work in which hazardous materials may
potentially be present, encountered, prepared, packaged, labeled, marked,
stored, shipped for disposal, or any facility wherein hazardous wastes are
treated, stored, or disposed.
Hazardous Material Worker
The OSHA HAZWOPER 40-Hour Online Course
meets OSHA requirements for training of personnel engaged in hazardous waste
operations as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.120, including removal or handling of
underground tanks and/or piping, contaminated soil and/or groundwater,
subsurface investigations, construction work in which hazardous materials may
potentially be present, encountered, prepared, packaged, labeled, marked,
stored, shipped for disposal, or any facility wherein hazardous wastes are
treated, stored, or disposed.
(From the
OSHA
website.)
Frequently Asked Questions:
HAZWOPER
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Who is covered by OSHA's HAZWOPER Standard?
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Is computer-based training acceptable for refresher
training?
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For emergency response in an unknown or potentially IDLH
atmosphere, what is the minimum number of people
required?
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Can refresher training be given in segments?
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What if refresher training isn't received in 12 months?
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What are the training or certification requirements for
HAZWOPER trainers?
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What are the HAZWOPER training requirements for hospital
staff?
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What is the difference between an incidental and an
emergency spill?
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What are the HAZWOPER training requirements for on-site
workers who are not directly involved in cleanup
activities?
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What is the applicability of HAZWOPER to small quantity
generators?
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What is the application of HAZWOPER to TSD facilities
that store hazardous materials for 90 days or less?
Who is covered by
OSHA's HAZWOPER standard?
The Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five
distinct groups of employers and their employees. This
includes any employees who are exposed or potentially
exposed to hazardous substances -- including hazardous waste
-- and who are engaged in one of the following operations as
specified by
1910.120(a)(1)(i-v) and
1926.65(a)(1)(i-v):
- clean-up operations -- required by a governmental
body, whether federal, state, local, or other involving
hazardous substances -- that are conducted at
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
- corrective actions involving clean-up operations at
sites covered by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as amended (42 U.S.C.
6901 et seq.);
- voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by
federal, state, local, or other governmental body as
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
- operations involving hazardous wastes that are
conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
regulated by Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
Parts 264 and 265 pursuant to RCRA, or by agencies under
agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
implement RCRA regulations; and
- emergency response operations for releases of, or
substantial threats of release of, hazardous substances
regardless of the location of the hazard.
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
Is computer-based
training acceptable for refresher training?
Computer-based training may meet some
refresher training requirements, provided that it covers
topics relevant to workers' assigned duties. It must be
supplemented by the opportunity to ask questions of a
qualified trainer and by an assessment of hands-on
performance of work tasks.
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
For emergency
response in an unknown or potentially IDLH atmosphere, what
is the minimum number of people required?
At a minimum, four (4) people are
required: two working as a team inside the unknown or
potentially IDLH atmosphere, and two working outside this
atmosphere for assistance or rescue.
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
Can refresher
training be given in segments?
Refresher training may be given in
segments so long as the required 8 hours have been completed
by the employee's anniversary date.
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
What if refresher
training isn't received in 12 months?
If the date for refresher training has
lapsed, the need to repeat initial training must be
determined based on the employee's familiarity with safety
and health procedures used on site. The employee should take
the next availably refresher training course. "There should
be a record in the employee's file indicating why the
training has been delayed and when the training will be
completed."
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
What are the
training or certification requirements for HAZWOPER
trainers?
The "Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response" standard (HAZWOPER), 29 CFR 1910.120,
states in paragraph (e)(5) that "Trainers shall be qualified
to instruct employees about the subject matter that is being
presented in training". In addition, 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(5)
explains that the qualifications of the instructors may be
shown by academic degrees, completed training courses and/or
work experience.
At this time, OSHA does not have any specific requirements
to certify an instructor. The subjects that trainers should
be able to convey to employees at hazardous waste operations
who need training are summarized in paragraphs (e), (p) and
(q) of the HAZWOPER standard.
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
What are the
HAZWOPER training requirements for hospital staff?
OSHA's Hazardous Waste and Emergency
Response standard (HAZWOPER) requires that workers be
trained to perform their anticipated job duties without
endangering themselves or others. To determine the level and
type of training your workers need, you must consider the
hazards in your community and what capabilities your
personnel need to respond to those hazards. You should make
your determination based on worst-case scenarios. If your
personnel are expected to provide limited decontamination
services in order to attend to medical problems, they must
be trained to the first responder operations level with
emphasis on the use of PPE and decontamination procedures.
This level of emergency response training is described in 29
CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(ii); additional guidance about the
content of this training is available in HAZWOPER's Appendix
E. Hospitals may develop in-house training or they may send
personnel to a standard first responder operations level
course, then provide additional training in decontamination
and PPE as needed. HAZWOPER requires the employer to certify
that workers have the training and competencies listed in
(q)(6)(ii). The standard also requires annual refresher
training or demonstration of competency, as described in
(q)(8).
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
What is the
difference between an incidental and an emergency spill?
An incidental release is a release of
hazardous substance which does not pose a significant safety
or health hazard to employees in the immediate vicinity or
to the employee cleaning it up, nor does it have the
potential to become an emergency within a short time frame.
Incidental releases are limited in quantity, exposure
potential, or toxicity and present minor safety or health
hazards to employees in the immediate work area or those
assigned to clean them up. An incidental spill may be safely
cleaned up by employees who are familiar with the hazards of
the chemicals with which they are working.
The properties of hazardous substances, such as toxicity,
volatility, flammability, explosiveness, corrosiveness,
etc., as well as the particular circumstances of the release
itself, such as quantity, confined space considerations,
ventilation, etc., will have an impact on what employees can
handle safely and what procedures should be followed.
Additionally, there are other factors that may mitigate the
hazards associated with a release and its remediation, such
as the knowledge of the employee in the immediate work area,
the response and personal protective equipment (PPE) at
hand, and the pre-established standard operating procedures
for responding to releases of hazardous substances. There
are some engineering control measures that will mitigate the
release that employees can activate to assist them in
controlling and stopping the release.
These considerations (properties of the hazardous substance,
the circumstances of the release, and the mitigating factors
in the work area) combine to define the distinction between
incidental releases and releases that require an emergency
response. The distinction is facility-specific and is a
function of the emergency response plan.
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
What are the
HAZWOPER training requirements for on-site workers who are
not directly involved in cleanup activities?
Workers, such as utility workers, who
must perform duties at a hazardous waste site that has not
yet been characterized but where contamination is expected,
do fall under the scope of 29 CFR 1910.120. These workers
must work under the direction of an on-site supervisor and a
site-specific safety and health plan, and must be fully
trained and protected pursuant to the HAZWOPER standard.
When additional information becomes available through site
characterization which verifies that there is minimal or no
risk of employee exposure to hazardous substances, a lesser
degree of PPE and worker training may be acceptable.
When site characterization shows that the area to be
serviced by workers is free of potential exposure, or the
proposed work assignments would not expose any of the work
crew to hazardous substances, the activity can be carried
out as a normal maintenance or construction operation.
... The utility contractor is bound to provide at least the
minimum number of training hours specified. On a hazardous
waste site that has many site specific peculiarities the
employer may need to train employees beyond the 40 or 24
hour minimum set by the standard. Employees must be provided
training that prepares them for their job functions and
responsibilities, as stated in the general requirements in
29 CFR 1910.120(e).
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
What is the
applicability of HAZWOPER to small quantity generators?
Employers who are not required to have
a permit or interim status because they are conditionally
exempt small quantity generators under 40 CFR 261.5 or are
generators who qualify under 40 CFR 262.34 for exemptions
from regulation under 40 CFR 262.34 for exemptions from
regulation under 40 CFR parts 264, 265, and 270 ("excepted
employers") are not covered by paragraphs (p)(1) through
(p)(7) of this section [1910.120 or 1926.65]. Excepted
employers who are required by the EPA or state agency to
have their employees engage in emergency response or who
direct their employees to engage in emergency response are
covered by paragraph (p)(8) of this section [1910.120 or
1926.65], and cannot be exempted by (p)(8)(i) of this
section [1910.120 or 1926.65].
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
What is the
application of HAZWOPER to TSD facilities that store
hazardous materials for 90 days or less?
Conditionally-exempt small quantity
generators and generators who store hazardous wastes for
less than 90 days are exempt from compliance with sections
(p)(1) through (p)(7), and are thus covered only by section
(p)(8), the emergency response program.
Employers who have hazardous waste storage areas in their
facilities have the option of meeting the emergency response
requirements of HAZWOPER by complying with either paragraph
(p)(8) or paragraph (q) for those areas. The employer must
meet the requirements of paragraph (q) for other areas of
their facility which have potential for emergency releases
of hazardous substances or hazardous raw materials.
... [Regarding the] exemption from employee training
requirements under paragraph (p)(8) if the employer intends
to evacuate employees in the event of an emergency.
Paragraph (p)(8)(i), like paragraph (q)(1), provides an
exemption from the emergency response requirements if the
employer intends to evacuate all employees and provides an
emergency action plan (i.e., an evacuation plan) in
accordance with 29 CFR 1910.38(a).
However, the HAZWOPER standard states in paragraph (a)(2)(iii)(B)
that "employers who are required by the EPA or state agency
to have their employees engage in emergency response... are
covered by paragraph (p)(8) of this section, and cannot be
exempted by (p)(8)(i) of this section."
Reference Interpretation and
Compliance Letters:
OSHA has a written
letter stating that the online training is the same as any
off-site training. For more information go here
OSHA LETTER
- HAZWOPER is correct. That is the term OSHA
uses. The Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER)
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Operations and Emergency Response
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Definition
Additional Info
HAZWOPER applies to five distinct group of employers
and employees:
- Clean-up operations--required by a
governmental body, whether federal, state,
local, or other involving hazardous substances--
that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous
waste sites;
- Corrective actions involving clean-up
operations at sites covered by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as
amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
- Voluntary clean-up operations at sites
recognized by federal, state, local, or other
governmental body as uncontrolled hazardous
waste sites;
- Operations involving hazardous wastes that
are conducted at treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities regulated by Title 40 Code
of Federal Regulations Parts 264 and 265
pursuant to RCRA, or by agencies under agreement
with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
implement RCRA regulations;
- Emergency response operations for releases
of, or substantial threats of release of,
hazardous substances regardless of the location
of the hazard.
Examples of emergency situations covered include:
- High concentrations of toxic substances.
- Situation that is life or injury
threatening.
- Situation that presents an oxygen deficient
atmosphere.
- Condition that poses a fire or explosion
hazard.
- Situation that required an evacuation of the
area.
- A situation that requires immediate
attention because of the danger posed to
employees in the area.
HAZWOPER has a number of important training
requirements. These typically involve a required
training course that may last from 4 to 40 hours
depending on your role and the hazards your are
dealing with. There is also an annual refresher
training requirement.
Books Available
- "OSHA Hazwoper 8-HR Refresher Course
Manual", Spiral-Bound, 2000, 180 pages.
Estimated price $29.95.
Info and/or order.
- "Health and Safety at Hazardous Waste
Sites: An Investigator's and Remediator's
Guide to Hazwoper", Paperback, 248 pages,
1998. Estimated price $79.95.
Info and/or order.
- "Hazwoper Incident Command : A Manual
for Emergency Responders", Paperback, 612
pages, 1997. Estimated price $75.00.
Info and/or order.
- "Hazwoper Standard : Osha Inspection
Procedures", Paperback, 1994. Estimated
price $105.00.
Info and/or order.
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