24-Hour HAZWOPER Online Training

24-Hour HAZWOPER Online Training

What is 24-Hour HAZWOPER Training?

Before you can enter or start work on an uncontrolled hazardous waste operation, you need to learn how to stay safe while handling dangerous chemicals.

This course is part of our HAZWOPER online training category. Our comprehensive online 24-Hour HAZWOPER course reviews a variety of topics that relate to Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), including site characterization, hazardous chemicals, radiation hazards, personal protective equipment (PPE), and decontamination methods.

The training also includes a module that reviews the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) so that you’re compliant with OSHA’s 2013 updates to the Hazardous Communication Standard.

Who Needs 24-Hour HAZWOPER Online Training?

The 24-Hour HAZWOPER training is required for workers who are unlikely to experience high-risk exposure hazards at uncontrolled hazardous waste operations. This applies to workers on site only occasionally for specific limited tasks and those who work in areas where hazards do no exceed permissible exposure limits.

Our 24-Hour HAZWOPER course will teach you how to protect yourself and stay safe, even if you have limited exposure to these types of hazardous substances. Additionally, the course gives you a thorough understanding of OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(3).

Types of Work Covered by HAZWOPER Standards

According to OSHA standards, HAZWOPER training applies to workers and employers involved in five specific types of operations:

• Uncontrolled hazardous waste cleanup operations required by a government body
• Corrective actions involving cleanup operations at Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites
• Hazardous waste operations at treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) facilities
• Operations at non-TSD facilities that generate hazardous waste
• Emergency response actions involving the potential release of hazardous substances

For a full list of operations that require HAZWOPER training, see OSHA’s HAZWOPER standards.

Additional Training Requirements

Workers must have 24 hours of initial training and at least one day of supervised field experience before they are allowed to enter the site.

The online course meets the standard requirement of 24 hours of initial training. Your employer has to supplement this course with:

• Supervised Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) practice with the respirators and full protective gear.
• Site-specific training to familiarize you with the protocols specific to your duties and employer.
• One (1) full day of directly supervised fieldwork. The lessons above MUST be separate from supervised fieldwork.