HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher

Learning Objective(s):

After taking this course, the learner will be able to:

• Describe key topics outlined in the HAZWOPER regulation.

• Explain the requirements for HAZWOPER training, including requirements for annual refresher training.

• Identify the regulations in HAZWOPER that include site-specific components.

• Recognize the rules for handling drums and containers at HAZWOPER sites.

• Recognize the rules for adequate lighting and sanitation during hazardous waste clean-up operations.

• Identify what happens in the four steps of a site characterization and analysis.

• Identify potential hazards employees should be able to recognize at the workplace and list the symptoms of exposure.

• Outline the components of the hierarchy of hazard control.

• Identify the requirements for monitoring hazards and define the types of monitoring equipment.

• Outline the requirements for a medical surveillance program.

• Outline requirements for exit routes, including lighting and marking, fire retardant properties, and maintenance during construction, repairs, or alterations.

• Recognize the hazards associated with confined spaces.

• List the procedures and steps to follow when entering and working in a permit-required confined space.

• Identify the special rules that apply to a hazardous atmosphere confined space and to a confined space that may be reclassified from a permit-required confined space to a confined space.

• Identify the rules for decontamination at a HAZWOPER site.

• List the required elements of an employer's emergency response plan and the procedures for responding to an emergency at a hazardous waste clean-up site.

• Define the different types of PPE.

Regulation(s):

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120