8-Hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher

When you complete NET’s 8-hour online HAZWOPER refresher training, you will have re-certification as a 24-Hour HAZWOPER or 40-Hour general site worker. This course is to be completed as your annual refresher training after having previously completed the 24- or 40-hour HAZWOPER training.

You will re-visit how to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as it applies to contaminated site activities and the limitations of PPE, being able to read and interpret a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for chemical safety and spill response activities, and recognizing and distinguishing the 9 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class ratings as they relate to chemical safety.

You will also be able to recognize different chemical labeling systems, requirements and standards, interpret the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Diamond for chemical hazards, and define and understand Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste as it differs from a hazardous material.

Additionally, you’ll know the laws and regulations as they relate to hazardous substances, the chemical properties that cause harm to people, the environment and property, and the toxicology of various chemicals on the human body.

The 8-hour course also refreshes your understanding of respiratory protection relating to contaminated site cleanup, the four levels of PPE used in contaminated site cleanup and emergency response and how to implement a proper decontamination sequence. The course topics covered also include regulatory requirements for HAZWOPER workers, drums and other hazardous waste containers, and incompatible chemicals and examples of various incompatible chemicals.

Course topics:

• Health and safety plans
• Hazard communication
• Workplace hazards
• Labels and placards
• Personal protective equipment
• Respiratory protection
• Decontamination
• Emergency response procedures
• Experience proper donning, doffing and decontamination in the HAZWOPER Hands-on Simulator
• Take the HAZWOPER Certification exam