About the Course

The HAZWOPER Hazardous Materials course for general site workers is a 40-hour week-long class. The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120) applies to employers and their employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances - including hazardous waste - and who are engaged in one of the following five operations:

• Clean-up operations that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
• Corrective actions covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Voluntary clean-up operations at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
• Operations conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities regulated by RCRA
• Emergency Response operations involving hazardous substances

Course Topics

• Hazard/risk assessment techniques
• Selection/use of PPE; decontamination procedures
• Control, containment, and confinement operations
• Implementing emergency response plans
• Classification/identification/verification of materials
• Incident Command System

For a full course outline, please click here (Link not yet available).

Registration

Early Registration (Ends April 1, 2015)
$249 - UT Personnel
$300 - Regular

Regular Registration
$349 - UT Personnel
$450 - Regular

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*In order to get the UT Personnel rate, you must have a UT ID Number. If you do, select the "UT Employee" option under the enrollment options on the HAZWOPER registration page.*