HAZWOPER 8-Hour meets the requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for 8 (eight) hours of annual refresher training for workers at hazardous waste sites. This course is designed for general site workers who remove hazardous waste or who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards.
HAZWOPER – Introduction Overview
In this lesson you will be introduced to OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Standard, also known as HAZWOPER. Because exposure to hazardous substances poses a wide range of negative health effects, your employer is responsible to protect you from anticipated hazards associated with response and recovery operations for hazardous substances. This is the first lesson of an eight-hour refresher HAZWOPER training curriculum.
HAZWOPER Overview
The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, or HAZWOPER, is a set of guidelines maintained by OSHA, which protects workers and enables them to handle hazardous substances safely and effectively. In this program, we’ll talk about the dangers of working with or around hazardous substances, discuss the five operations required by the HAZWOPER standard, and go over some general business applications