Environmental Training Courses

The primary objective of this course is to provide you with a full understanding of hazardous materials and the management of hazardous waste, including emergency response for incidents where hazardous materials are involved. Upon successful completion of the HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher Course, participants will be able to:

1. Analyze a hazardous material incident to determine the magnitude of the problem in terms of outcome.
2. Recognize and evaluate hazardous substances and site-specific hazards commonly encountered during hazardous waste operations and emergency response activities.
3. Apply updated OSHA HAZWOPER requirements under 29 CFR 1910.120, including recent regulatory changes, guidance, and enforcement trends.
4. Plan a response within the capabilities of available personnel, according to their approved Level of Response.
5. Select and properly use personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriate to hazard conditions, including limitations of respiratory protection and chemical-resistant clothing.
6. Demonstrate understanding of air monitoring and sampling techniques, including interpretation of monitoring results and appropriate response actions.
7. Describe effective site control measures, decontamination, and emergency procedures to prevent the spread of contamination and protect workers and the public.
8. Reinforce safe work practices and lessons learned from incidents, near-misses, and field experience relevant to hazardous materials operations.
9. Implement the planned response to favorably change the outcome consistent with the organization’s standard operating procedure and/or site safety plan.

At the conclusion of this training, participants are expected to demonstrate competency by:

1. Recognizing hazardous conditions and understanding when to stop work or seek supervisory guidance.
2. Reviewing and following established Health and Safety Plans (HASP), standard operating procedures, and site-specific rules.
3. Properly donning, using, and doffing assigned PPE and recognizing conditions requiring changes in protection levels.
4. Communicating hazards, unsafe conditions, and incidents promptly and effectively.
5. Performing assigned job tasks under supervision in a manner that minimizes risk to themselves, coworkers, and the environment.

This course is designed to provide an overview of HAZWOPER site operations. Specifics of a site and the individual responsibility can be found in the site HASP, SOPs and other documents which must be reviewed prior to the start of work.

By completing this HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher Course, the participant acknowledges that:

1. They have previously completed the required initial HAZWOPER training (24-hour or 40-hour, as applicable).
2. This course fulfills the annual refresher training requirement under 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8).
3. Continued authorization to perform hazardous waste operations is contingent upon employer approval, medical clearance, fit testing (if applicable), and compliance with site-specific health and safety plans.
4. It is the responsibility of both the employer and employee to ensure that training remains current and applicable to assigned job duties.

This refresher training reaffirms the participant’s ability to safely perform hazardous waste operations consistent with their job classification and level of responsibility, but does not replace required site-specific training or task-specific instruction.

Topics include:

• Regulatory Overview of the OSHA HAZWOPER Standard
• Review of Chemical Properties and Routes of Exposure
• Recognition and Assessment of Chemical, Physical, Radiological, and Biological Hazards
• Control of Occupational Hazards: Physical, Electrical-Energy, and Mechanical Hazards
• Respiratory Hazards and Respiratory Protection
• Personal Protective Equipment [PPE]
• Decontamination
• Petroleum and Fuel Storage Tanks
• Confined Spaces
• Environmental Site and Health Monitoring
• Hazard Communication (Labeling and Safety Data Sheets)
• Written Plans – Health and Safety Plans (HASPs)
• Lessons Learned: Incident Reviews and Case Studies
• PFAS and PFOS updates

Price: $195.00 /person  $175.00 /person

Minimum Student: 6

Student Limit: 20

Duration: 8 hours

Course Information / Registration Fee

• Course ID: 300
• Registration Fee: $195.00 /person  $175.00 /person.

Maximum Number of Class Attendees

• 20 students (for training at either our location or yours)

The primary objective of this course is to provide you with a general understanding of hazardous materials and the management of hazardous waste where hazardous materials (including petroleum products) are used at facilities and on construction projects.

1. Recognize common hazardous materials and hazards encountered at facilities and on construction sites, maintenance, and transportation projects.
2. Identify basic chemical, physical, and mechanical hazards, including routes of exposure and potential acute and chronic health effects.
3. Understand the fundamentals of hazardous materials properties, including petroleum products, hazardous metals, asbestos, lead, silica, PCBs, and PFAS/PFOS.
4. Describe appropriate use and limitations of personal protective equipment (PPE), including respirators, and understand basic decontamination principles.
5. Demonstrate awareness of spill prevention, spill response, and reporting requirements, including the proper use of spill kits.
6. Understand environmental protection requirements, including SWPPPs, environmental permits, and general contractual environmental specifications related to construction activities.
7. Recognize confined space hazards and the purpose of air monitoring in hazardous work environments.
8. Understand basic hazardous waste management concepts, including waste identification, storage, and the use of hazardous waste manifests.
9. Identify contractor roles and responsibilities related to environmental compliance, emergency response, and communication on construction projects.
10. Recognize the limitations of awareness-level training and understand when additional site-specific training or HAZWOPER certification is required

This course alone provides general awareness-level information only. Employers remain responsible for providing employees with site-specific training, hazard assessments, and regulatory compliance in accordance with applicable federal, state, and VDOT requirements.

Topics include:

• Chemical, Physical, and Mechanical Hazards, Chemical Properties,
• Routes of Chemical Exposure to Humans,
• Health Effects,
• Energy Sources,
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),
• Respirators,
• Decontamination,
• Health & Safety Plans,
• Introduction to Hazardous Metals,
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs),
• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) /
• Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS),
• Asbestos and Lead
• Silica (concrete work),
• Confined Spaces,
• Air Monitoring,
• Petroleum and Fuel Storage Tanks,
• Spill Response and Reporting,
• Spill Kits,
• SWPPPs,
• Environmental Commitments and Responsibilities, Permits (Regulations),
• Environmental Emergency Response and Communication,
• Hazardous Waste Management and Manifests.

Price: $175.00 /person  $150.00 /person

Minimum Student: 6

Student Limit: 20

Duration: 8 hours

Course Information / Registration Fee

Course ID: 300

Registration Fee: $175.00 /person  $150.00 /person.

Maximum Number of Class Attendees

20 students (for training at either our location or yours)