CUSTOM 8-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Refresher, October 2, 2024, 7:30 am

Time: October 2, 2024, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm

Cost: $225 per student x 11 students = $2475 total

Location: In-person, 231 Silversands Road, East Haven, CT 06512 or other agreed-on location. Off-site (non-Chem Scope) training locations must have a conference room with sufficient space for all participants, internet, electricity, a bathroom, and parking/access for the instructor. The instructor is responsible for her own transportation. Refreshments are not provided for off-site training.

Prerequisite: A HAZWOPER initial course is the required 40-hour certification for persons engaged in hazardous waste operations and emergency response. This course covers site-specific requirements and information pertaining to hazardous waste sites and operations in accordance with the requirements for health and safety training in the OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120 or 29 CFR 1926.65. This refresher training is only valid for students who have previously received a HAZWOPER initial course.

OSHA HAZWOPER Training (1910.120):

The 8-hour annual refresher training required in 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8) is conducted by qualified training providers. Refresher training includes at a minimum the following topics and procedures:

• Review of and retraining on relevant topics covered in the 40-hour program, as appropriate, using reports by the students on their work experiences.
• Update on developments with respect to material covered in the 40-hour course.
• Review of changes to pertinent provisions of EPA or OSHA standards or laws.
• Introduction of additional subject areas as appropriate.
• Hands-on review of new or altered PPE or decontamination equipment or procedures. Review of new developments in personal protective equipment.
• Review of newly developed air and contaminant monitoring equipment.

Hands-on activity participation, full attendance of the course, and passing a written examination are required for award of certificate.

Additional required training:

• This off-site training does not include the three days of field experience required by 1910.120(e)(3)(i):

“General site workers (such as equipment operators, general laborers and supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose or potentially expose workers to hazardous substances and health hazards shall receive a minimum of 40 hours of instruction off the site, and a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.”

• This off-site training does not include the specialized training at the time of job assignment required by 1910.120(e)(4):

“On-site management and supervisors directly responsible for, or who supervise employees engaged in, hazardous waste operations shall receive 40 hours initial training, and three days of supervised field experience (the training may be reduced to 24 hours and one day if the only area of their responsibility is employees covered by paragraphs (e)(3)(ii) and (e)(3)(iii)) and at least eight additional hours of specialized training at the time of job assignment on such topics as, but not limited to, the employer’s safety and health program and the associated employee training program, personal protective equipment program, spill containment program, and health hazard monitoring procedure and techniques.”

Respirator Fit Testing

Respirator fit testing must be conducted in person by a competent person. Prerequisite for those who wish to be fit tested is a medical approval form indicating the individual can wear a respirator and a NIOSH approved respirator. Individuals must be clean shaven in the area of the respirator seal to the face with a respirator provided by the employer. Fit testing is not included in this ticket price. Please contact leigh@chem-scope.com for more information about respirator fit testing.

COVID-19

Persons with symptoms of or a current positive test for COVID-19 may not enter a room where Chem Scope, Inc. is conducting training. Our training center policy is to follow the current CDC guidance found at cdc.gov/coronavirus along with any state or local guidance applicable to in-person training sessions.

Cancellation policy

Class sizes are restricted. In order to provide training to people on waiting lists, we require at least 1 business day (24 hour) notification that a student will not attend a class. Except in the case of emergencies or illness, including COVID-19 symptoms, quarantine, or diagnosis, we reserve the right to…

1. In the case of same-day cancellation for refresher training classes, refuse refund and retain 100% of the price of each ticket purchased but not used by the registered party. In this case, students will have to purchase a new ticket to attend a refresher on a different date and cannot transfer their ticket fee.
2. In the case of same-day cancellation for initial training classes, retain a non-refundable fee equal to 50% of the price of each ticket purchased but not used by the registered party.