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Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

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WHO NEEDS HAZWOPER?

Hazardous Waster Operations and Emergency Response training is covered under 29CFR1910.120 which applies to five specific operations, unless the employer can demonstrate that the operation does not involve employee exposure or the reasonable possibility for employee exposure to safety or health hazards:

1910.120(a)(1)(i) Clean-up operations required by a governmental body involving hazardous substances that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
1910.120(a)(1)(ii) Corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
1910.120(a)(1)(iii) Voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;

1910.120(a)(1)(iv) Operations involving hazardous waste that are conducted at treatment, storage, disposal (TSD) facilities regulated by RCRA
1910.120(a)(1)(v) Emergency response operations for releases of hazardous substances without regard to the location of the hazard.

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40 Hour Training

(1910.120(e)3(i))

40 hour HAZWOPER training is for employees who are required to have general access to a hazardous waste site where they may be exposed to hazardous wastes above the regulatory limits. Examples include:

Heavy equipment operators
Decontamination operators
General laborers

The training consists of 40 hours of training outside of the hazardous waste area, plus 3 days field experience under supervision. OSHA recommends that this training include significant amounts of hands on, practical training, including dressing out in Level A or B protective ensembles. For this reason, computer based or on-line trainings alone do not meet the OSHA requirement.(See ‘Why Not Online?’)

24 HOUR TRAINING

This training is for:

(1910.120(e)3(ii)Employees who will be working on a site that is fully characterized
(1910.120(3)3(iii)Employees who will be working in a limited capacity on the site
1910.120(p)7(i)Empoyees working at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities handling RCRA wastes.

There are differences between a RCRA TS & D operation and general operations; for example, employees operating under 1 and 2 must also complete one day of field experience under instruction, while employees operating under number 3 do not. Not all 24 hour courses will work for all three types of work!

TSI will make sure that you get the level of training appropriate for the work you are doing. Again, on-line or computer based courses alone do not meet the intent of the OSHA regulation (See Why Not Online?)

SUPERVISOR TRAINING

Supervisors of employees who work in a Hazardous Waste site must be trained to the same level as their employees, plus an additional 8 hours of training. This training should focus on site specific hazards, requirements, policies, and procedures. Given the site specific nature of this training requirement, TSI does not offer a canned HAZWOPER Supervisor training. However, we would be happy to help you develop your own training, or to develop it for you.

REFRESHER TRAINING

40 Hour training and all three versions of the 24 hour training have an annual 8 hour refresher training requirement. However, even if you’ve gone more than a year since your initial training, you may not have to redo the full thing. According to OSHA, if you’ve passed the anniversary of your intial training, you can no longer work in a hazardous waste site, but you can renew your qualification if you take the refresher in a reasonable amount of time. The industry standard definition of reasonable is 2 years. If your HAZWOPER has expired, and you’re less than 2 years from your anniversary, you can still take the 8 hour refresher and get your qualification back.

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Heavy equipment operators
Decontamination operators
General laborers

Description: The training consists of 40 hours of instruction outside of the hazardous waste area, plus 3 days field experience under supervision. This training include significant amounts of hands on, practical training, including dressing out in Leval A or B protective ensembles. Training Length: 40 hrs, taught in 5 8-hour or 4 10-hour sessions.
Prerequisites: None
Some of the areas covered:

40HZ-01: Learn the requirements of 1910.120 and which ones apply to you
40HZ-02: Define permissable and recommended exposure limits and understand how they apply in a hazardous waste environment
40HZ-03: Learn access control procedures, including the buddy rule, communications protocols, and decon procedures
40HZ-04: Learn emergency response responsibilities for non 1910.120(q) trained personnel
40HZ-05: Discuss the physical and biological hazards of common wastes and how we protect ourselves
40HZ-06: Discuss typical operating policies and procedures, including a generic Site Safety and Health Plan
40HZ-07: Discuss the techniques and equipment used in working with Hazardous Wastes
40HZ-08: Discuss HAZCOMM and the identification of hazardous wastes through placards, MSDS, etc
40HZ-09: Don and doff Level A containment suits. Perform typical job activities while suited
40HZ-10: Don and doff SCBA respirators. Learn appropriate actions on alarms and malfunctions
40HZ-11: Learn and demonstrate proper drum handling techniques

Training Materials

TSI has put together a materials package that will allow your instructors to give the same type of intensive hands-on training we’ve become known for. Our package includes everything from training Level A suits to survey equipment, decon stations, consumable supplies, and boundary materials. We can even supply a mobile storage solution if you are interested in taking your training on the road.

Call us today to design the supplies package that will fit your budget.

We offer a significant discount to those who purchase both the Train the Trainier and the Materials packages, so call or email now!