On-site HAZWOPER training: 8, 24 & 40-hour courses and refreshers
We teach 8, 24 and 40-hour HAZWOPER courses and annual refreshers at your facility, built around the chemicals and hazards your team actually handles, and taught by a firefighting veteran.
What is HAZWOPER?
HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, OSHA 1910.120) applies to hazardous waste cleanup sites, facilities whose hazardous chemicals require an emergency response team, and hazmat cleanup operations.
At Provenio, our training is engaging and informative! We use hands-on drills and gamification exercises so your team will enjoy and remember what they learned. We teach the why behind chemical reactions at the level your team needs, based on the substances in their facilities.
We can also support hazmat teams to develop or refine policies and procedures, help you find the right PPE, and figure out what you need.
Who it’s for
- Facilities with hazardous chemicals and an emergency response team
- Hazardous waste cleanup and remediation crews
- Manufacturing, ag and industrial sites that store or move hazmat
What’s included
- 40-hour hazardous waste site worker training
- 24-hour emergency response team training
- 8-hour annual refreshers
- Incident command and awareness-level courses
- Help with hazmat policies, procedures and PPE selection
How it’s delivered
- At your facility, anywhere in the U.S.
- Built around the substances your team handles
- Hands-on drills, not slides and videos
Taught by a firefighting veteran
HAZWOPER is Principal Consultant Brad Kramer’s favorite course to teach because it draws on his firefighting, watershed, industry, and training experiences:
- National Fire Academy: three times for advanced training & hazmat courses
- Accredited fire instructor
- MN Homeland Security & Emergency Management Regional Review Committee, advising county emergency management on hazmat response planning
- Member, Community College Consortium for Health and Safety Training (CCCHST)
Find the right HAZWOPER course
Emergency Response Teams
Intended for emergency response teams that will respond to chemical releases & emergencies.
Hazardous Waste Cleanup
Intended for hazardous waste cleanup sites.
Annual Certification
OSHA requires an annual refresher to maintain HAZWOPER certification. We highly recommend quarterly refreshers so employees keep their skills sharp.
Incident Command
For hazmat team leaders who will fill IC roles and have a greater level of responsibility and expertise required.
Awareness Level
For employees who won’t be exposed to hazmat hazards but should be trained to recognize leaks, direct evacuations, and support emergency response teams.
From course selection to ongoing readiness
A course is most useful when it reflects the people, materials, and decisions at your facility.
Confirm the role
We identify whether employees need awareness, emergency response, incident command, cleanup, or refresher training.
Build around the hazards
Training is shaped around the substances, PPE, monitoring equipment, procedures, and response expectations at your site.
Practice the response
Hands-on drills connect the classroom material to the decisions people need to make in a real event.
Plan reinforcement
We help you plan annual and short recurring refreshers for skills that can fade between incidents.
Core areas of training
- Chemical properties & hazards
- Hazard recognition
- PPE including hazmat suits & respiratory protection
- Atmospheric monitoring
- Incident command
- Decontamination
- Site control
- Site characterization & analysis
- Medical surveillance
- Spill control & cleanup methods
- Rescue tactics
…plus other skills related to HAZWOPER requirements & job-specific conditions.
Hazmat insights in minutes
HAZWOPER training questions
Which HAZWOPER course do I need?
Requirements depend on the employee’s assigned duties and worksite. Many hazardous-waste cleanup workers need 40 hours of off-site instruction plus supervised field experience; limited-site workers may qualify for 24 hours. Emergency-response roles range from Awareness through Operations (at least 8 hours), Technician (at least 24 hours at the Operations level), and Incident Commander (at least 24 hours at the Operations level plus specified competencies). We can help determine the right course for your team.
How often is HAZWOPER refresher required?
Refresher requirements depend on the work and responder role. For many hazardous-waste cleanup workers, OSHA requires 8 hours annually. For emergency-response personnel, annual refresher training must maintain competency, or employees must demonstrate competency at least yearly. Provenio also recommends shorter, recurring practice so skills stay sharp.
What is covered in HAZWOPER training?
Chemical properties and hazards, PPE including hazmat suits and respirators, atmospheric monitoring, decontamination, site control and characterization, medical surveillance, spill control, and rescue tactics under OSHA 1910.120.
Schedule HAZWOPER training for your team
Tell us about your facility and the substances your team works with, and we’ll build the right training for you.