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Hazardous Waste Worker
80 hours

This class both meets and exceeds the training requirements for OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 hazardous waste worker. This training is required to work on hazardous waste sites and involves certification. The course is designed to provide workers with both classroom and hands-on training sufficient to assure the highest level of retention. The course covers:

  • Hazard recognition
  • Hazard communication
  • Health effects
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Respiratory protection
  • Decontamination
  • Site safety and health plans
  • Material handling
  • Safe sampling techniques (air, water, soil)
  • Permit-required confined space entry
  • Worker legal rights
  • Remediation technologies and groundwater