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HAZWOPER 40

Alabama Training Network

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Provides participants an opportunity to learn basic skills and knowledge about protecting the health and safety of personnel working with hazardous waste and hazardous waste site work.

Duration

40 Hours

Format

Hybrid

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Detailed information about this program

Provides participants an opportunity to learn basic skills and knowledge about protecting the health and safety of personnel working with hazardous waste and hazardous waste site work. Recognition and control of hazards at the site are presented through illustrated lectures and small group activities. The intended audience for this course includes hazardous waste site workers, supervisors, consultants, engineers, regulators, municipal and corporate officials, environmental technology participants, and other personnel required to have 40 hour initial training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120. The minimum course size for HAZWOPER 40 is five people.

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Protect Workers On Hazardous Waste Sites
  • Recognize Hazards In Hazwoper Site Work
  • Apply Initial Hazwoper40Training
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Hazardous Materials Removal Workers47-4041.00
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists19-5011.00
  • Environmental Engineers17-2081.00
  • Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors53-7081.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Containment barriers and plastic sheeting — install under direct supervision before abatement begins on a residential or commercial job site.
  • Hand tools and HEPA vacuums — operate under close guidance to remove asbestos or lead from surface materials in a supervised work zone.
  • Monitoring devices and test kits — use with direct instruction to identify suspected hazardous materials such as asbestos or lead paint on assigned surfaces.
  • Hazardous waste containers and labels — prepare and seal under supervisor direction following prescribed handling protocols at a remediation site.
  • Federal and state safety regulations — follow prescribed procedures and checklists under direction to ensure compliant waste disposal on active job sites.
  • Personal protective equipment and respirators — don, doff, and inspect following step-by-step protocols before entering a contaminated work area.
  • Contaminated hand tools and small equipment — clean using approved detergents or solvents under direct oversight in a decontamination staging area.
  • Hazardous materials loads and waste drums — assist in loading and unloading onto trucks using hand trucks or guided forklift operation under supervision.
  • Safety briefings and crew instructions — listen actively and ask clarifying questions to confirm task assignments at daily pre-job meetings.
  • Incident and inspection reports — read and record basic field data into paper logs or facilities management software under guidance at a remediation site.

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