HAZWOPER Training

OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
(29 CFR 1910.120)

In accordance with DOD Instruction 6050.5 and OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Regulation, 29 CFR 1910.120, those who are engaged in several different activities may require the following health & safety training:  

Available Courses:

Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Site Operations

Paragraph (e) Hazardous Waste Site Operations.  Workers engaged in remediation or removal (clean-up) activities at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites are required to attend a forty (40) hour initial health & safety training course (24-hour if no exposure is anticipated).  This is the standard HAZWOPER 40-Hour course that is available in most metropolitan areas and should be delivered by an industrial hygienist or safety professional with experience in such activities.  While it is not required, it is highly preferable to attend training that is accredited with the US EPA’s Environmental Response Team External Provider Program.  GBK is an Approved Provider of the Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations (EPA 165.5), a forty (40) hour course intended to comply with this requirement.

Paragraph (p) TSDF Workers.  Workers at RCRA permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facilities (TSDFs) are also regulated by HAZWOPER.  While the training requirements are not as programmed in this area, it is recommended that training be specifically based on facility planning.  GBK has extensive experience in developing and delivering such planning.

 Paragraph (q) Emergency Response.  While technically the requirement for emergency response training is born from OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard, it is truly a very different kind of training and treated separately (see Emergency Response Training.)