HAZWOPER Cleanup Site Worker - Initial

• 5 Full Days
• Continuing Education: 4.0 CEU

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HAZWOPER Cleanup Site Worker - Initial

Certification Information

HAZWOPER certification is always the responsibility of the employer. We issue a course certificate indicating that the employee demonstrated competence on both the hands-on and classroom portions of the training. The employer must then ensure that the employee works for three days with supervision before being allowed to work unsupervised.

OSHA HAZWOPER requirements (29 CFR 1910.120(b-o) and 1926.59(b-o)) for cleanup operations apply to all employees who work at the site of an ordered cleanup or who are contracted to cleanup a release after a HAZWOPER emergency response has occurred concerning an OSHA hazardous substance. An OSHA hazardous substance to include DOT hazardous materials, CERCLA hazardous substances, RCRA hazardous wastes, disease-causing agents, and includes petroleum products with a flashpoint of 200 F or less.

Participants Receive

• Midwest Consortium Training Manual.
• Institute Compendium of OSHA Rules
• Institute HAZWOPER Cleanup Reference Book
• Hands-on practice in:
  • Monitoring for chemicals.
  • Personal protective equipment, including the use of SCBA equipment.
  • Drum Handling.
  • Decontamination.

Course Features

• Basics of hazardous materials.
• Procedures for handling hazardous materials, known and unknown.
• Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for hazardous waste site cleanups.
• Site control.
• Decontamination.

Partial support for our HAZWOPER training is provided by NIEHS Grant #ES06184