Package 4 - 40 Hour HAZWOPER + RCRA: What the Law Requires

Introduction

As a part of our Oil Spill Clean Up series, this package is designed to provide clean-up personnel with adequate training and certifications that are required to participate in the clean up operation. The 40 Hour HAZWOPER Course and RCRA: What the Law Requires Course is included in this special package.

The 40 Hour HAZWOPER Course

The 40 hour HAZWOPER training course will provide a broad issues concerning hazard recognition at work sites. The HAZWOPER program has been developed by OSHA for the protection of the workers at hazardous sites and they have set up extensive regulations to ensure their safety and health. This course helps participants to identify the different types of work related hazards and it also suggests the protective measures and precautions to eliminate or reduce hazards at work sites.

This 40 hour course is required for those workers employed on a project that consists of Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Operations as mandated by the Government.

For workers in clean-up operations, emergency response operations, voluntary clean-up operations and storage, treatment, disposal of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, this course is vital for them. It has been tailored according to their occupation and covers topics included in 29 CFR 1910.120.

Topics Covered by the Course

Before workers enter the site, they must receive the 40 hours of initial training and 3 days of actual field experience under a trained and seasoned supervisor. Our online course fulfills the standard requirement of 40 hours of initial training, but the 3 days of field experience must be provided by the participant’s employer or potential employer.

RCRA: What the Law Requires

 

The history of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is thoroughly explained as well as its structure and key elements that provide the structure for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) comprehensive waste management program. All the specific requirements of the various types of facilities which are for treating, storing and transporting or disposing hazardous wastes are discussed in this course.