Online 8 hour Hazwoper Refresher Training Course

The 8 hour HAZWOPER training course has been designed for the general site workers who remove hazardous waste or for those who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards in work sites.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course meets the requirements in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for eight hours of annual refresher training for workers at hazardous waste sites. This 8 hour HAZWOPER training course covers the topics in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120.

Seat Time: This course has been revied & accepted by OSHA for 8 hours of initial training.
Prerequisites: Workers must first complete the 24 hour or 40 hour of HAZWOPER to enrol this course.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Characterization of the site for identifying the hazards that can possibly be present in the workplace and the steps to minimize the hazards.
Understand the OSHA requirements and regulations.
Understanding the requirements and regulations of OSHA.
To develop a Medical Surveillance Program and understand the purpose.
Understand toxicology principles and their relation to the various types of chemical exposures.
Understand decontamination methods, principles of decontamination and levels of decontamination.
Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Understand potential hazardous situations that involve oxidizers, solvents, corrosives and reactive chemicals.
Understand various considerations during an emergency and the importance of training and actions to personal safety and that of others.

TOPICS COVERED:

Hazard Recognition
Toxicology
Regulation Overview
Safe Work Practices and PPE
Medical Surveillance
Decontamination
Emergency Procedures
Chemical Awareness
Site Characterization, Analysis, and Control

QUIZZES and TESTING:

There are quizzes between training chapters. Each trainee must appear for the module quizzes and acquire a minimum score of 70% to proceed forward in the course. The same score is needed for passing the final exam which is at the end of the course. If trainees are not able to clear the final exam at the first try, they have two additional attempts at no extra cost.

Upon successful completion of the 8 hour HAZWOPER course trainees will be able to print out the certificate of completion.