HAZWOPER Refresher
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Do you know the OSHA re-certification requirement for HAZWOPER? OSHA requires that a HAZWOPER refresher be taken on an annual basis. Failure to do so will mean your HAZWOPER certification has expired.
Training Requirements -- HAZWOPER Workers [1910.120(e)(3)]
• General site employees (e.g., equipment operators, general laborers, etc.) [1910.120(e)(3)(i)] 40 hours initial training 24 hours supervised field experience and 8 hour hazwoper refresher
• Employees occasionally on site for a limited task (e.g., groundwater monitoring, land surveying, etc.) with minimal exposure [1910.120(e)(3)(ii)] 24 hours initial training 8 hours supervised field experience and 8 hour hazwoper refresher
• Employees regularly on site who are not exposed to health hazards [1910.120(e)(3)(iii)] 24 hours initial training 8 hours supervised field experience and 8 hour hazwoper refresher
• Employees under (e)(3)(ii) or (iii) who become general site workers under (e)(3)(i) [(e)(3)(iv)] 16 hours of additional training 16 hours of additional supervised field experience Supervisors/Managers [1910.120(e)(4)]
• Supervisors of general site employees (e.g., equipment operators, general laborers, etc.) 40 hours initial training 24 hours supervised field experience 8 hours of specialized training in employer's safety and health-related programs 8 hours hazwoper refresher
• Supervisors of employees occasionally on site for a limited task (e.g., groundwater monitoring, land surveying, etc.) with minimal exposure 24 hours initial training 8 hours supervised field experience 8 hours specialized training in employer's safety and health-related programs 8 hours hazwoper refresher
• Supervisors of employees regularly on site who are not exposed to health hazards 24 hours initial training 8 hours supervised field experience 8 hours specialized training in employer's safety and health-related programs 8 hours hazwoper refresher