8-Hour Hazwoper Refresher

Background:           as part of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.65, persons who wish to maintain their certifications (8, 24 or 40-Hours of training) must attend an 8-hour refresher course each year.

Audience:                 includes all levels – beginner, intermediate, advanced

Pre-requisite:          must have a current Hazwoper course card (we will NOT be checking).  Persons can attend without the pre-requisite but may not be able to fully follow the course proceedings. Course Overview:

Introduction                                                    What’s happened over the past year?

Testing & monitoring; air monitoring and equipment

Safety rules                                                    Regulations update

Decision making exercise                           Hazard evaluation

Site history exercise                                     Health and safety plan development

Personal protective equipment; clothing and levels of PPE

Decontamination planning                           Engineering controls

Chemistry                                                       Physical characteristics

Common toxic chemicals                             Various case studies

Closing exercise

(Topics may not be taught in the order listed and depending on the audience, more or less time will be spent on these various topics)