Hazardous waste is a serious problem that continues to endanger humans, animals, and environmental quality. However, as workers clean up hazardous waste sites, they face safety and health hazards. OSHA issued the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Standard to protect workers during cleanup operations and help them handle the wastes safely and effectively.

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to introduce hazardous waste cleanup site hazards, tells the history behind the HAZWOPER Standard, gives on overview of the paragraphs of the standard that impact cleanup workers, covers the different cleanup worker roles and training requirements, and summarizes important worker rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

• Hazardous Waste Cleanup
• Worker Protection Is Important
• Standard Needed
• Safety & Health Program
• Site Characterization & Analysis
• Site Control
• Training
• Medical Surveillance
• Control Measures
• Monitoring
• Informational Programs
• Handling Drums & Containers
• Decontamination
• Emergency Response
• Illumination
• Sanitation
• New Technology Programs
• Five Distinct Roles
• General Site Employee
• Routine Site Employee
• Non-Routine Site Employee
• Onsite Supervisor or Manager
• Emergency Response Personnel
• And more

Approximately 30 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.