TITLE:	OSHA 8-hr Hazardous Waste Refresher for Regulators, Engineers, and Other Waste Site Visitors
COURSE NUMBER:	1390
TIME TO COMPLETE:	Approximately 8 hours
CONTINUING EDUCATION:	0.8 CEUs, 8 contact hours
ACCOUNT ACTIVE FOR:	60 days
REGULATIONS SATISFIED:	29 CFR 1910.120 (e)
PREREQUISITES:	Students will have previously taken a 40-hr or 24-hr OSHA Hazardous Waste Worker course and will have a valid unexpired certificate.
REFRESH AGAIN:	1 year
NOTE:	Our basic refresher compressed, with an expanded section on hazard identification and personal protection.

Are you required to take a HAZWOPER refresher course but are tired of taking the same things year after year, only to find that most of them don't really apply to what you do? Like many who work in the field of regulation enforcement, engineering, or even contractors who don't work at one particular site, your job may be one where you work at different sites throughout the year, each site having a different type of hazard. And, because you don't work with the materials at any one site for very long, your comfort level with knowing and understanding their hazards may be limited.

In developing this module for our Refresher programs, we looked into the various types of people who might visit a range of sites where hazardous materials are present. We looked into those who work in the field enforcing regulations or who visit various types of sites where they provide their services. This includes Coast Guard boarding officers whose job it is to inspect ships and shipments for hazards as they come into the country. We thought also of those who are past Fire Marshals and Fire Inspectors and who may be involved in a variety of sites where the whole range of hazardous materials are used. We also recognized that there are a whole range of those who take HAZWOPER courses and who may work in the field as enforcement officials in other areas such as water and air quality, environmental protection, and hazardous waste. And finally, there is the group of Engineers or other service providers whose primary job may place them at a number of sites where materials that they are not familiar with are used, stored or handled.

With these types of personnel in mind, we designed two different Refresher courses for the nomads who travel to different sites in the course of their work. This course, the first of the two, will cover the following areas in a bit more detail than the traditional HAZWOPER Refresher courses:

• An overview of the chemical hazards of materials commonly encountered at waste sites, including incompatibility issues; and
• Application of PPE for those who visit various sites.

By the time that you return for your next Refresher, we plan to have a second in the series of Refreshers for those who move from site to site. This one will cover more of the physical hazards such as noise, heat, heights, and even environmental issues such as insects and animals.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS?

Everyone who has taken the 24- or 40- hour OSHA Hazwoper course is required to take an eight-hour annual refresher course. Our course has been designed for workers in the wastewater treatment field. This self-paced program is full of interactive exercises and activities to help you meet that OSHA requirement, with the ability to take it as time permits.

Regardless of what you do, or even where you work, your role can be challenging in itself, but it is clearly compounded by the safety issues that accompany your working in a variety of areas with a range of materials. So if this is the case, then, this course is for you!

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

In order to certify that you have covered the required elements, students must read each of the 10 self-paced lessons, complete the review questions at the end of each section, and successfully complete a final test via electronic format. You will need a computer with Internet access and an email account. No text is required; all course materials are available online. The course will take approximately 8 hours to complete. Upon registration, you will receive a password via email, giving you access to the course contents at http://classes.hazmatschool.com/.

GRADING POLICY

Passing this course requires completing end-of-section review questions 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 retake the quiz up to a total of three (3) times.

COURSE SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES

The course is designed to be self-paced. You may stay enrolled in this eight-hour class for up to two months. After two months, you will need to re-enroll. Upon successful completion of the course, we will verify your work, and you will receive a certificate via email.

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.