National Environmental Trainers (NET) online HAZWOPER 8-hour annual refresher course is for anyone who needs to keep their 24-Hour HAZWOPER or 40-Hour general site worker certification current in compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120.
You'll need to take the refresher on or before the anniversary date of your initial 24- or 40-hour HAZWOPER training. If you have missed a refresher training, take an eligible course. You may need to repeat the initial 24- or 40-hour HAZWOPER training if a substantial amount of time has passed since you took the refresher.
The grace period for missing a refresher must be determined by your employer. Ultimately, all employees must be trained sufficiently to be safe while performing their job duties.
NET offers the only online HAZWOPER training, featuring the HAZWOPER Hands-on Simulator®, that has been accepted by OSHA. See the OSHA interpretation letter here.
When you take HAZWOPER training online, you may use any computer or mobile device, log in and out at your convenience, and start where you left off in both study time and content.
Quizzes help assure that you know the information and will pass the final exam.
Offers customer and instructor support while you take the course.
Provides an immediate downloadable e-certificate when you pass the course.
The 8-hour HAZWOPER course counts as continuing education units (CEUs). This course is accepted for 1.34 Industrial Hygiene CM Points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) and .8 Continuance of Certification (COC) points from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).
This course includes the OSHA-accepted HAZWOPER Hands-On Simulator®
Learn more about the hands on simulator“The best HAZWOPER Refresher we've ever had” – Robert Scheirer, Ph.D., Northeast Restoration, Inc.
This NET HAZWOPER online training course with the HAZWOPER Hands-on Simulator® features modules with award-winning content and 12 interactive modules. The study timer helps you know how many hours you've accrued while you study. Self-grading quizzes prepare you to pass the final exam. You'll receive an emailed certificate after completing the course.
When you complete NET's 8-hour online HAZWOPER refresher training, you will have re-certification as a 24-Hour HAZWOPER or 40-Hour general site worker. This course is to be completed as your annual refresher training after having previously completed the 24- or 40-hour HAZWOPER training.
You will re-visit how to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as it applies to contaminated site activities and the limitations of PPE, being able to read and interpret a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for chemical safety and spill response activities, and recognizing and distinguishing the 9 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class ratings as they relate to chemical safety.
You will also be able to recognize different chemical labeling systems, requirements and standards, interpret the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Diamond for chemical hazards, and define and understand Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste as it differs from a hazardous material.
Additionally, you'll know the laws and regulations as they relate to hazardous substances, the chemical properties that cause harm to people, the environment and property, and the toxicology of various chemicals on the human body.
The 8-hour course also refreshes your understanding of respiratory protection relating to contaminated site cleanup, the four levels of PPE used in contaminated site cleanup and emergency response and how to implement a proper decontamination sequence. The course topics covered also include regulatory requirements for HAZWOPER workers, drums and other hazardous waste containers, and incompatible chemicals and examples of various incompatible chemicals.
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If you are in an OSHA-approved Plan State, you may need additional training. Plan state requirements are often more stringent than federal HAZWOPER training requirements. While NET's training course is very comprehensive, additional site-specific training must be taken for certain hazardous materials/environments that may be encountered at different sites. This is an employer obligation.
Individuals who work with hazardous materials or who may come in contact with hazardous materials require HAZWOPER refreshers every year after their initial certification.
Emergency Response Workers are required to take the HAZWOPER First Responder Operations (FRO) Annual Refresher, HAZMAT Specialist 29 CFR, and HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher. You will also need HAZWOPER annual refreshers depending on the time frame.
General site workers need to take either the 40-hour or 24-hour HAZWOPER course. This is followed by site-specific training directed by your employer. After you're certified, you'll need to complete a yearly 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher course.
Once you complete the 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher, you will receive recertification for the 24-hour HAZWOPER or the 40-hour general site worker.
The 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher course also refreshes your understanding of respiratory protection relating to contaminated site cleanup, the four levels of PPE used in contaminated site cleanup and emergency response, and how to implement a proper decontamination sequence.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDF) are required to complete the 24-hour HAZWOPER certification and employer-directed on-site training. Once certified, an annual 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher is required.
Yes, HAZWOPER certifications need to be renewed annually by completing HAZWOPER 8-Hour refresher training.
National Environmental Trainers (NET) are industry thought-leaders. NET created the first online safety training in 1998 and are always working to improve our systems, courseware, and learner management features. Our online courses are intuitive, self-directed, and simple-to-use. Reach out to us if you would like more information.
24 or 40 Hour HAZWOPER Course – 29 CFR 1910.120 (e)
