Does your work area have hazardous waste materials?
Does your job require a Hazwoper Occasional Site Worker certificate?
Do you occasionally work with or are in contact with hazardous wastes?

If you answered "yes" to any of the questions above, this course is the right course for you. This course fulfills the requirements for certification under 29 CFR, Part 1910.120 (e) as an Occasional Site Worker. This certification is needed if you work in any of the following capacities:

• Someone who works at a hazardous waste clean up site on an occasional basis like an engineer, project manager, or a surveyor
• Someone who regularly works with, or cleans up hazardous materials or wastes with exposures within "permissible" levels and that do not require the use of respiratory protection

"The text was easy to read and understand. I really liked the interaction with the instructor via email. I also liked the idea that I could take my time and spread out my hours spent over many days if needed.", - Sebastopol, CA

Further, if you work with hazardous materials in almost any capacity, the HAZWOPER courses provide you with the information that you will need to work safely with these materials. Many organizations mandate HAZWOPER training for employees whose job requirements involve the handling, storage, transportation, or use of hazardous materials and wastes. Simply put, if you work with hazardous substances in the workplace, you will benefit from this program.

"....like... the cost and the convience of studying on my own schedule,and not having to travel to a classroom", - Chico, CA

This course fulfills your requirements for certification under 29 CFR, Part 1910.120 (e), or other applicable state regulations for certification to the 24-hour Occasional Site Worker level. Receive 2.4 CEUs and a Certificate documenting compliance with the OSHA requirement for classroom training. You may read about your primary instructor's qualifications here .

"The book was very helpfull as well as the online information. Having the links available was usefull.", - Overland Park, KS

"I have taken other classes at seminars. This class was more informative and had a lot of information that I can use for training.", - Paso Robles, CA

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The following are the objectives for your program:

1. Meet the requirements for certification of 29 CFR, Part 1910.120 (e), or other applicable state regulations for certification to the 24-hour Occasional Site Worker level.
2. Understand the various training regulations relating to hazardous materials handling and response. Know which activities can be performed at what level of certification.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the types of hazardous materials and the various hazards and risks associated with them.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the routes of entry for hazardous materials to enter the body.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the health effects that hazardous materials can have on the body.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the terminology used in describing hazardous materials including vapor density, specific gravity, miscibility/solubility, carcinogen, teratogen, mutagen, pH, PPM, TLV, IDLH, flammable/explosive range, combustible, flammable, flash point, and ignition temperature.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of the primary identification systems including the Department of Transportation (DOT) system, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 system, and Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS).
8. Understand the need for personal protective equipment when using hazardous materials.
9. Identify the levels of protective clothing used in hazardous waste operations.
10. Demonstrate an understanding of the need for respiratory equipment and of the advantages and disadvantages to the types of respiratory equipment.
11. Review work practices that can be used to minimize the risks commonly found at waste sites.
12. Review the safe use of engineering controls in the elimination and control of hazards.
13. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of decontamination and of the types of decontamination practices commonly used at waste site activities.
14. List the hazards of confined space operations and the types of procedures to minimize them.
15. Review activities related to containment of spills to minimize their effects on personnel and the environment.

COURSE OUTLINE

Click on this link to reach the Occasional Site worker course outline at the bottom of this page.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Students will complete 12 self-paced lessons, review questions and exercises at the end of each section, and take a test via electronic format. A textbook, and great reference book, "Hazardous Materials Regulations, Response & Site Operations" from Delmar Publishers is included with your course fee. This textbook will be shipped to you the same day as your registration is processed, which is within one business day of your registration, via priority mail. For an optional additional $25, the textbook will be shipped to your registration address for next business day delivery (no PO Boxes please). All other course materials are available online. You may print online sections for off-line study.

The course will take approximately 24 hours to complete. Upon registration, you will receive a password via email, giving you access to the course contents at http://classes.hazmatschool.com/ .

What do you need to take this class at Hazmat School?

You will need a computer with Internet access, an email account, and Netscape 4.x+ or IE 4.x+ browser with java and javascript enabled; a printer is optional. Click here to learn how to enable java and javascript in Netscape 4.x+ and here to learn how to do it in IE 4.x+. If you wish to receive your certificate via email, you will also need the free Acrobat Reader plugin to print out your certificate. Get your plugin here.

Prerequisites: None; however, the OSHA regulation does state that, in addition to 24 hours of instruction, you are required to have 8 hours of on-site training at your place of employment, by your employer. This course satisfies only your 24-hour classroom training requirement.

GRADING POLICY

Passing this course requires completing end-of-section review questions and exercises, and completing the final test with a grade of  75% or better. There is no passing grade required for review questions. If you do not receive a grade of at least 75% on the final quiz, you may take the quiz up to 3 times total.

COURSE SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES

The course is designed to be self-paced. You may stay enrolled in this 24-hour class for up to three months. After three months, you will need to re-enroll. Upon successful completion of the course, click on the Send Certificate button, fill out the form, we will verify your work, and you will receive a certificate via email. You will need the FREE Acrobat plugin to print out your certificate. If you do not have one, you may download your plugin here.

ENROLLING

You may submit, at any time of day or night, an electronic registration form to take this course. Once you have registered and paid your fees, you will be issued a receipt from our payment processor, followed within minutes by an email with login/password instructions for entry into the course that day. Your textbook will be shipped that day or the next business day.

If you would like more information about the course content, please contact the instructor, Paul Gantt at Safety Compliance Management .

COURSE OUTLINE: 24-Hour Occasional Site Worker

I. Introduction and overview of the program

1. Welcome and Introduction to the course format – How to get the most out of the program
2. Overview of the online experience
3. The Program
4. Crossing Over
5. Course objectives
6. Course outline

2. Hazwoper Regulations Overview

1. Who is OSHA
   1. Relationship of OSHA to other regulatory agencies
   2. State versus Federal OSHA
   3. Applicable OSHA regulations
2. Background and Overview of the Hazwoper Regulation – 29CFR, Part 1910.120
   1. Hazwoper general requirements – What’s covered?
   2. Hazwoper training requirements - General
   3. Waste site cleanup personnel
      1. General Site Workers
      2. Occasional Site Workers
      3. Waste site Supervisors
   4. Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility personnel
   5. Emergency responders
3. What level will this course satisfy and what can you do with your certification?
4. End of section exercises

3. Hazardous Materials Classifications

1. Introduction to hazard classes
   1. Terms and definitions
      1. Explosives
      2. Gases
   2. Hazards of gases
   3. Storage hazards
      1. Compressed
      2. Liquefied
      3. Cryogenic
   4. Flammable and Combustible Liquids
   5. Flammable solids
   6. Oxidizers and organic peroxides
   7. Poisons
      1. Poisonous substances
      2. Pesticides
      3. Biohazardous materials
   8. Radioactive substances
   9. Corrosive substances
   10. End of section exercises

4. Toxicology

1. Background of toxicology
2. Exposure Mechanisms
   1. Toxicity factors
   2. Exposure factors
   3. Retention and metabolism
3. Routes of entry for chemical exposure
   1. Inhalation hazards
   2. Contact hazards
   3. Ingestion hazards
   4. Injection hazards
   5. Protection of the routes of exposure
4. Effects of chemical exposure
   1. Modes of action
      1. Acute effects
      2. Chronic effects
   2. Exposure time frames
      1. Immediate effects
      2. Delayed effects
      3. Long term effects
5. Exposure limits
   1. PEL
   2. TLV/TWA
   3. TLV/C
   4. STEL
   5. IDLH
6. Toxicology terminology
   1. Carcinogen
   2. Reproductive toxins
      1. Teratogens
      2. Mutagens
      3. LD – 50, Lo, and Hi
7. End of section exercises

5. Identification of Hazardous Materials

1. Introduction to identification systems
2. DOT system
   1. How to use the system
   2. Where it is found
   3. Advantages and disadvantages of the system
3. NFPA system
   1. How to use the system
   2. Where it is found
   3. Advantages and disadvantages of the system
4. HMIS
   1. How to use the system
   2. Where it is found
   3. Advantages and disadvantages of the system
5. The North American Emergency Response Guidebook
6. Drum and container profiles
   1. Open and closed head drums
   2. Drum materials
7. End of section exercises

6. Principles of Respiratory Protection

1. Respiratory protection overview
2. Respiratory hazards
   1. Particulates including dusts
   2. Gases and vapors
   3. Combination atmospheres
   4. Oxygen deficient
   5. Thermal extremes
3. Respiratory Protection Fundamentals
   1. Written respiratory protection programs
4. Overview of respiratory protection equipment
   1. Air Purifying
      1. Half and full face
      2. PAPR
   2. Air Supplied Systems
      1. Air line systems
      2. SCBA
5. Respirator maintenance, storage, and record keeping
6. Respirator selection
7. End of section exercises

7. Personal Protective Equipment

1. Introduction to PPE
2. Selection of PPE
3. Types of PPE
   1. Firefighters clothing
   2. High temperature clothing
   3. Chemical protective clothing
   4. Flash protection
4. Introduction to levels of protection
   1. Level A
   2. Level B
   3. Level C
   4. Level D
5. Selection and breakdown of chemical protective clothing
   1. Permeation
   2. Penetration
   3. Degradation
6. Health considerations and chemical protective clothing
   1. Heat cramps
   2. Heat exhaustion
   3. Heat stroke
7. End of section exercises

8. Overview of the principles of decontamination

1. Introduction to decontamination
   1. Establishing work zones
   2. Location of the decontamination area
2. Methods of decontamination
3. Decontamination site selection and management
4. How much decontamination is enough?
   1. Decontamination procedures
   2. End of section exercises

9. Introduction to Scene Control

1. The person in charge
   1. Incident Commander vs. Site supervisor
2. Concepts of Incident Command
   1. What is the Incident Command System?
   2. How to use the Incident Command System at waste sites
3. Establishing safe work areas (Zones)
   1. Hot or Exclusionary Zone
   2. Warm or Contamination Reduction Zone
   3. Cold or Support Zone
4. Useful positions for successful scene control
5. End of section exercises

10. Planning

1. Plans that apply to all employers
   1. Emergency Action Plan
   2. Fire Prevention Plan
   3. Hazard Communication
2. Plans that apply to specific operations
   1. Process Safety Management
   2. SARA
   3. RCRA – Hazardous waste
   4. DOT
3. Site Safety Plans
4. Emergency Response Plans
5. End of section exercises

11. Introduction to air and environmental monitoring

1. Detection of gases
2. The sequence of monitoring air
3. Air monitoring equipment
   1. Oxygen meters
   2. Combustible gas detectors
   3. Photo-ionization detectors
   4. Flame ionization detectors
   5. Gas chromatographs
   6. Colorimetric tubes
4. General Procedures for air monitoring
5. Monitoring confined spaces
6. Effects of weather on monitoring activities
7. End of section exercises

12. Physical Hazards

1. Introduction to physical hazards at hazardous waste sites
2. Confined space operation
   1. Definitions of confined spaces
   2. Atmospheric hazards in confined spaces
   3. Physical hazards in confined spaces
   4. Roles of confined space personnel
      1. Entrant
      2. Attendant
      3. Supervisor
      4. Rescue team
   5. Confined space equipment
      1. Monitoring equipment
      2. Harnesses and tripods
      3. Ventilation equipment
3. Noise hazards
4. Control of hazardous energy
   1. Lock out/Tag out programs
5. End of section exercises

13. End of course issues

1. Certification examination
2. Course critique

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