8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher Training
Maintain your HAZWOPER training requirements with annual refresher instruction focused on hazardous waste safety, exposure prevention, and emergency preparedness.
Absolute Safety provides instructor-led 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher Training for employees and supervisors who have previously completed applicable initial HAZWOPER training. This annual course reinforces essential safety procedures, reviews workplace hazards, and addresses current practices for working around hazardous substances.
Our training combines classroom instruction, demonstrations, and practical exercises to help participants maintain the knowledge and skills needed to work safely in hazardous waste operations and support compliance with applicable OSHA requirements.
Course Options
8-Hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher
Designed for workers who have completed applicable 24-Hour or 40-Hour HAZWOPER initial training and are required to complete annual refresher training under OSHA regulations.
This one-day course reviews hazardous substance recognition, exposure controls, personal protective equipment, decontamination, and emergency procedures. Training may also address regulatory updates, workplace incidents, and site-specific hazards relevant to participants' job responsibilities.
Initial HAZWOPER Training
Employees who have not completed the appropriate initial HAZWOPER training should enroll in the 24-Hour or 40-Hour HAZWOPER course, depending on their job duties and potential exposure risks.
The 8-Hour Refresher is intended to maintain previously acquired competencies and does not replace initial HAZWOPER training.
Who Should Attend?
This training is designed for employees and supervisors who have previously completed applicable HAZWOPER training and require annual refresher instruction, including:
Hazardous waste site workers and cleanup personnel
Industrial and environmental remediation workers
Employees involved in hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal operations
Workers responsible for hazardous substance handling and exposure prevention
Site safety personnel, supervisors, and managers
Employees required to maintain annual HAZWOPER refresher training under applicable OSHA regulations
What You'll Learn
Our 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher Training reinforces essential hazardous waste safety practices, regulatory requirements, and exposure prevention procedures to help participants maintain their knowledge and respond appropriately to workplace hazards.
Course topics include:
HAZWOPER Regulations & Responsibilities: Review of applicable OSHA requirements, employee responsibilities, and relevant regulatory updates.
Hazard Recognition & Exposure Prevention: Identifying hazardous substances, recognizing exposure risks, and understanding chemical, physical, and environmental hazards.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Reviewing appropriate PPE selection, use, limitations, and inspection procedures.
Respiratory Protection: Reinforcing respiratory hazards, equipment limitations, and applicable respiratory protection procedures.
Site Characterization & Safety Plans: Reviewing site-specific hazards, work zones, exposure controls, and site health and safety plans.
Decontamination Procedures: Understanding contamination prevention, decontamination methods, and safe handling of contaminated equipment.
Spill Control & Emergency Procedures: Reviewing hazardous substance release procedures, containment principles, emergency communications, and response responsibilities.
Incident Prevention & Lessons Learned: Examining workplace incidents, common safety failures, and corrective actions to help prevent future exposures.
Course content may be adjusted to address participant experience, workplace hazards, regulatory updates, and employer-specific training needs.
Course Duration & Training Options
Course Options: 8-Hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher
Course Duration: 8 Hours; 1 Day
Refresher Training Frequency: Annually, as required by applicable OSHA HAZWOPER regulations.
Prerequisites: Previous completion of applicable initial HAZWOPER training, typically 24-Hour or 40-Hour HAZWOPER.
Training Format: Instructor-Led & Hands-On
Language: English
Training Documentation: Physical & Digital Certificates Upon Successful Completion
Applicable Standards: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 & 29 CFR 1926.65
Training & Availability
Current Availability: Training scheduled by request.
Location: Onsite training available for industrial, construction, environmental, and hazardous waste operations.
Pricing: Contact Absolute Safety for course pricing, group rates, and scheduling options.
Explore Additional HAZWOPER Training Options
Need initial HAZWOPER training? Absolute Safety also offers:
24-Hour HAZWOPER Initial Training – For employees performing qualifying limited-exposure hazardous waste operations.
40-Hour HAZWOPER Initial Training – For hazardous waste site workers with greater potential exposure risks.
View all available courses on our HAZWOPER Training Overview page.
Companies rely on Absolute Safety
"Shintech has utilized Absolute Safety for our Fire Refresher training and for our three year Powered Industrial Truck Training in 2016. The training was very successful and added value due to the outstanding instructors they provided, which were very knowledgeable and professional in the manner in which they conducted the training. Their human relations skills allowed them to be well received by our employees, with all positive reviews."
— Michael Parker, CSP, Safety Supervisor at Shintech
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