8 Hours HAZWOPER Refresher Training

This 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher course is designed for personnel who work with or around hazardous substances, hazardous waste operations, or emergency-response activities. The training reinforces important safety practices and provides updated awareness of regulatory requirements, chemical hazards, PPE, decontamination, and emergency procedures.

• Refresh knowledge of HAZWOPER requirements.
• Review important changes affecting hazardous-waste operations.
• Strengthen awareness of chemical and hazardous-substance risks.
• Understand appropriate PPE selection and use.
• Review decontamination and air-monitoring principles.
• Improve preparedness for hazardous-material emergencies.

• Emergency response personnel
• Laboratory employees
• Environmental workers
• Cleanup and remediation personnel
• HSE professionals
• Workers involved in hazardous-material operations

The refresher program revisits key HAZWOPER concepts, including regulatory requirements, site characterization, hazard communication, hazardous-substance handling, health surveillance, toxicology, PPE, decontamination, air monitoring, and emergency-response planning.

The training is intended to reinforce existing knowledge and promote safe practices when working in environments involving hazardous substances.

• The examination is open book with a 2-hour time limit.
• A minimum score of 70% is required for successful completion.
• Students who do not pass may attempt the examination again.
• A maximum of three attempts is permitted within a 10-hour period.
• After three unsuccessful attempts, a 24-hour waiting period applies.
• A passing examination cannot be retaken to improve the score.
• There is currently no separate comprehensive program examination; students must successfully complete the applicable course assessments.