This certificate course meets and exceeds OSHA requirements 29 CFR, Part 1910.120 requirements for 40-hour site workers and emergency responders. It is required for those who need more detailed knowledge than the 24-hour course provides. It is a dynamic and proven course covering all aspects of hazardous materials and hazardous waste handling and operations.  It offers advanced training for site workers and emergency operators to respond offensively to a hazardous materials emergency. Students gain practical, hands-on experience through participating in realistic emergency response drills, which include metering, monitors, damming, diking, decontamination, and role-playing in the Incident Command System. Successful completion requires both classroom and practical participation.

Key Topics Covered

• OSHA 1910.120 requirements
• Medical requirements of hazardous waste and emergency operations training
• Health and safety procedures
• Selection and use of all levels of special personal chemical protective equipment
• Hazard and risk assessment techniques in reducing liability for your company
• Advanced control, containment, and/or confinement operations
• 7-step decontamination procedure
• Assigned roles in the Incident Command System
• Chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior
• M.S.D.S. interpretation
• Proper termination procedures

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for workers and supervisors who work in a facility that uses hazardous materials and may be required to respond to a release or accident or those who need “HAZWOPER” training, including industrial spill response team members, supervisory personnel, industrial and public hazmat response team members, project managers, equipment operators, geologists, engineers, and drillers.

Prerequisites: Participants must have successfully completed a First Responder Operations level course or have successfully demonstrated all skills taught at that level of response.