Course description
40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
The 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) course is intended for workers, managers and supervisors involved in cleanup operations, emergency response operations and storage, and disposal or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites (environmental contractors and consultants, well drillers, regulatory agency personnel, private-sector project managers and others who need to enter hazardous waste sites).
This course is intended to meet initial training requirements found in OSHA standard 29 CFR Part 1910.120 for general-site workers who participate in hazardous waste operations, where they may be exposed to hazardous substances and health hazards.
Topics include protection against hazardous chemicals, elimination of hazardous chemicals, safety of workers and the environment and OSHA regulations. Participants attending this course will cover health and safety procedures and personnel protection during work operations at hazardous material sites.
All training materials are provided and students are expected to participate in hands-on exercises, group tabletops and dress-out, followed by a final exam at day's end. Trainees must have additional hands-on training in the donning, doffing and use of the personal protective equipment required for their job sites in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120.
This course can also be offered virtually. Please contact Corporate College to learn more.
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Who should attend?
Who should attend: Workers, managers and supervisors who participate in hazardous waste operations where they may be exposed to hazardous materials, waste, and substances posing health hazards; workers who are involved with removing toxic, flammable or corrosive substances; and on-site supervisors or managers who are in charge of general-site workers engaged in hazardous waste operations.
Training content
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Read and understand OSHA regulations and requirements, and summarize site characterization.
- Understand the principles of toxicology and how they relate to various types of chemical exposures.
- Describe potentially hazardous situations involving corrosives, solvents, oxidizers and reactive chemicals.
- Understand chemicals and the hazards they present in the workplace.
- Summarize the components of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and the steps for any hazard communication program.
- Identify radiation hazards and different types of radiation.
- Identify different types of respiratory equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and how to choose the correct PPE.
- List the elements of site security, and understand the principles of decontamination as well as levels of decontamination and methods.
- Describe a medical surveillance program and understand its purpose.
- Identify the types and methods of air monitoring, understand confined space permit system, be able to identify the main confined-space atmospheric hazards, types of ventilation and gain an overall understanding of medical concerns associated with confined spaces.
- Understand the various considerations in an emergency situation, and the importance of training and actions to personal safety and the safety of others.
- Use detectors and monitors at a hazardous waste site.
Costs
The cost of this training course includes all course materials and a subject matter expert instructor.
Certification / Credits
Upon completion, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion with CEUs.
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Corporate College, a Division of Cuyahoga Community College
Founded in 2003, Corporate College offers Northeast Ohio businesses and individuals professional training and development, along with state-of-the-art meeting and conference space at Corporate College East in Warrensville Heights and Corporate College West in Westlake. Whether you are engaged with...