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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.
If your company is engaged in any of the above activities, you are required to provide the appropriate level of training for all workers at that site as detailed below.
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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 experinece under supervision. OSHA recommends that this training include significant
amounts of hands on, practicl training, including dressing out in Leval A or B protective ensembles. For this reason,
computer based or on-line trainings alone do not meet the OSHA requirement.(See Sidebar)
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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!
Innovative Training Solutions 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 Sidebar)
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8 Hour 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, Innovative Training Solutions 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.
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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
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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
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
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Train the Trainer
We can provide you with all the training and equipment you need to train your employees,
saving you time and money. You will get all the course materials we use when we teach the class, including a
full exam bank. Finally, we will certify you through ITS as a 40 Hour HAZWOPER instructor, and
maintain records of all students you instruct in our database.
Just call or email and we'll put a package together that meets your needs.
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Training Materials
Innovative Training Solutions 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!
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Classroom Training
Our professional instructors have decades of experience in the Hazardous Waste operations and emergency response fields.
We can come to your location and provide your company with a full 40 hours of instruction. Class sizes range from 8 to 20
students. Or, if you only have a few employees who need training, we hold regularly scheduled classes in our East Tennessee
facility.
We will work with you to provide the best training solution for your circumstances. For example, you can host the training
on your site at a discounted rate for your employees, while we fill the class with others from your area. At ITS, we
always look for the win-win situation.
Contact us to work out the best plan for you and your employees!
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DescriptionThe ITS 24 hour HAZWOPER class is designed to give the student the necessary information to work in a
general hazardous waste site that has been fully characterized. This training will also meet the needs of an employee
working at limited tasks in general sites. These requirements are listed in section (e) of 1910.120.
24 hour training for RCRA sites has different requirements and is referenced under section (p) of 1910.120. If you need
this type of training, let us know. We have a separate lesson plan that will include the addition information needed.
Training Length: 24 hrs taught in 3 8-hour segments.
Some of the areas covered:
- 24HZ-01: Learn the requirements of 1910.120 and which ones apply to you
- 24HZ-02: Define permissable and recommended exposure limits and understand how they apply in a hazardous waste environment
- 24HZ-03: Learn access control procedures, including the buddy rule and communications protocols
- 24HZ-04: Learn emergency response responsibilities for non 40 hour trained personnel
- 24HZ-05: Discuss the physical and biological hazards of common wastes and how we protect ourselves
- 24HZ-06: Discuss typical operating policies and procedures, including a generic Site Safety and Health Plan
- 24HZ-07: Discuss the techniques and equipment used in working with Hazardous Wastes
- 24HZ-08: Discuss HAZCOMM and the identification of hazardous wastes through placards, MSDS, etc
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Train the Trainer
Your company' in-house training department can use our materials! Or you can go into business for yourself as a trainer! Our Train the Trainer course will give you all the information you need to teach the 24 Hour HAZWOPER course Included in the package is:
- An 8 hour seminar including a review of the HAZWOPER topics covered (6 hr) and effective training techniques for trainers (2 hrs)
- The training materials package at a significant discount
- Certification by Innovative Training Solutions as a 24 Hour HAZWOPER Instructor
- Tracking by ITS of your instructor credential and your students' certification dates on our electronic database.
Prerequisites
- Completion of a 24 Hour HAZWOPER Course
- 3 years experience in a Hazardous Waste site
- 1 year experience as a trainer
Contact us today to find out when the next training seminar is or to schedule us to come to your location.
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Training Materials
The 24 HAZWOPER Course is a 3 day course that include multimedia presentations as well as extensive lecture material.
Included in our training package is:
- Instructor Guide
- Student Handouts
- Power Point Presentation
- Exam Bank
- Completion Certificates
Updates will be issued to the training materials, including new exam questions, on a regular basis. Your purchase
includes one year's worth of updates.
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Classroom Training
Our professional instructors have decades of experience in the Hazardous Waste operations and emergency response fields.
We can come to your location and provide your company with a full 40 hours of instruction. Class sizes range from 8 to 20
students. Or, if you only have a few employees who need training, we hold regularly scheduled classes in our East Tennessee
facility.
We will work with you to provide the best training solution for your circumstances. For example, you can host the training
on your site at a discounted rate for your employees, while we fill the class with others from your area. At ITS, we
always look for the win-win situation.
Contact us to work out the best plan for you and your employees!
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Purpose: To provide refresher training for HAZWOPER operators. Due to the highly site specific nature of refresher
training, our usual delivery methods are inappropriate. We offer refresher training as an on-line course, including an
outline that allows the site to add in their own information, we can come to your site and develop a course specific to
your needs, or we can teach a generic course at our site, and allow you to add in your site specific information.
Training Length: 8 hrs.
Prerequisite: 40 Hour or 24 hour HAZWOPER within the last 2 years, or 8 Hour refresher with documentation of annual training.
Training Objectives:
- HR-01: Renew familiarity with the requirements of 1910.120
- HR-02: Renew knowledge of permissable and recommended exposure limits
- HR-03: Renew knowledge of access control procedures
- HR-04: Renew knowledge of emergency response actions for non 40 hour trained personnel
- HR-05: Review lessons learned from industry incidents, locally and at other sites
- HR-06: Review all appropriate operating policies and procedures, including the Site Safety and Health Plan
- HR-07: Discuss changes in the techniques and equipment used in working with Hazardous Wastes
- HR-08: Discuss HAZCOMM and the identification of hazardous wastes through placards, MSDS, etc
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On-Line
Our online training package, "HAZWOPER Refresher", provides a complete review of all topics covered in the HAZWOPER
program. The presentation takes approximately seven to eight hours, but does not and cannot meet all of the requirements for
refresher training. See the sidebar for details, but OSHA requires refresher training to contain site specific information
an impossibility for any pre-designed training package. However, when you take our online course, we will provide you with
an outline that will "fill in the gaps." Employers can use this outline to ensure that they are meeting their responsibilities
under the standard.
The link below will take you to our online training center. Follow the simple registration procedure and look for the HAZWOPER 8 hour Refresher course. In minutes you'll be training.
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Consulting
We will come to your site and develop a 1910.120(e) compliant refresher course for you, incorporating your site policies,
procedures, and hazards into the foundational material we will supply. Your employees will get the benefit of site
specific instruction, coupled with our 40 years of working and training in the Hazardous Waste environment. Included in your
training package will be:
- Instructor Guide
- Student Handouts
- Power Point Presentation
- Exam Bank
- Completion Certificates
Contact us for pricing.
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Classroom Training
We will come to your site and deliver the training, or you can send your employees to our East Tennessee training facility.
Either way, you are assured of getting top notch HAZWOPER training. During the classroom sessions, we endeavor to
incorporate site specific information whenever it is available, however, according to OSHA, it is the employers
responsibility to ensure that their employees get the site specific information required by the standard. Many companies
won't mention this, but at ITS, we want you to know the right answer, not the convenient one.
We will be happy to furnish you with a syllabus of the topics covered in our training, both for your records, and to
allow you to ad in your site specific information.
Classroom training rates are listed in the table below. If we come to your site, travel will be an additional cost.
For more information, please call or email.
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