Hazwoper Site Worker Refresher Training
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Site Worker Refresher is an 8-hour course designed to meet requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. This program is a refresher program for currently certified Incident Command and Hazmat Technician Training.
Hazardous materials technicians shall have received training equal to the first responder operations level and, in addition, have competency in the following areas, and the employer shall so certify:
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- Know how to implement the employer’s emergency response plan.
- Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials using field survey instruments and equipment.
- Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System.
- Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques.
- Perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit.
- Know how to perform basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with their unit.
- An understanding of the relevant standard operating procedures and termination procedures.
What is required by the 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 clean-up operations as specified by 1910.120(a)(1)(i-v) and 1926.65(a)(1)(i-v).
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