COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides 40 hours of intensive classroom instruction and hands-on training fulfilling OSHA requirements 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraphs [e] or [q] - both controlled and uncontrolled sites. If you are involved in the implementation and review of site safety plans and systems, you also should attend this course. Hands-on exercises involve air-monitoring operations, decontamination exercises, plugging and patching, as well as respirator use.
Daily morning and afternoon breaks are scheduled. You are on your own for lunch each day.
Participant must be present for entire class time to receive CEUs and a Certificate of Attendance.
If you regularly participate in activities conducted on hazardous waste sites and/or are involved in the handling, storage, transportation or clean-up of hazardous substances, you are mandated to have training under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA).
The following subject sections are the curriculum for the OSHA 40 Hour Hazardous Materials / Hazardous Waste Site Course. The course content comes from 29 CFR 1910.120, Appendix “E”
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Regulatory Agencies
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Global Harmonized System (Hazard Communication)
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Training Programs
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Flammables
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Corrosives & Reactives
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Toxicology
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Emergency Response Plan
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Air Monitoring
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Confined Spaces
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Lockout / Tagout
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Medical Surveillance
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Heat Stress
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Sampling Considerations
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Spill Notification
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Drum & Container Handling
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Bloodborne Pathogens
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Site Characterization
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Respiratory Protection
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Hazmat Transportation
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Decontamination
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Glossary
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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 one of the following operations as specified by 1910.120(a)(1)(i-v) and 1926.65(a)(1)(i-v):
Examples of the above would be individuals involved in the following: Removal or handling of underground tanks and/or piping, contaminated soil and/or groundwater, subsurface investigations, construction work in which hazardous materials may potentially be present, encountered, prepared, packaged, labeled, marked, stored, shipped for disposal, and for any facility wherein hazardous wastes are treated, stored, or disposed. Personnel who are involved in the above disciplines are required to have initial and recurrent training.
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clean-up operations--required by a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or other
involving hazardous substances-- that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
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corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
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voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by federal, state, local, or other governmental
body as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
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operations involving hazardous wastes that are conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities regulated by Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 264 and 265 pursuant to
RCRA, or by agencies under agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
implement RCRA regulations; and
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emergency response operations for releases of, or substantial threats of release of, hazardous
substances regardless of the location of the hazard.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
"The venue was amazing and the organization was very good."
"The instructor kept things moving along."
"I liked the hands on portion of the course."
INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY
David Wiggins
David Wiggins is the CEO and President of Hazardous Operations, Inc. He has been the in the Environmental Health & Safety field since the 1980’s. In 1994, he joined the State of Florida where he was the Supervisor of Environmental Health & Safety for the State Buildings overseeing all aspects of training for Asbestos, Lead, Indoor Air Quality, Underground Fuel Storage tanks, Hazardous Waste Operations, PCB’s and Water Quality projects. He has been an instructor with UF/TREEO since 1996.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Certificates and Accreditation
This course provides 40 hours of intensive classroom instruction and hands-on training fulfilling OSHA requirements 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraphs [e] or [q] - both controlled and uncontrolled sites.
Course is approved through September 2026
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