How to Know whether you need the HAZWOPER Training Courses or not

If you’re looking for a job in the United States, then you’ve probably come across this strange term – HAZWOPER. HAZWOPER basically stands for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. It is a training standard and requirement that has been set down by OSHA, which is short for Occupational Health and Safety Administration. OSHA is a government agency that requires employers and employees that deal with certain types of waste materials to undergo these HAZWOPER trainings.

But how do you know whether you need to undergo these trainings or not? The HAZWOPER standard is essentially for employees and employers who work in dangerous environments or who work around dangerous substances. If you work in the following areas, then you are eligible to take the trainings:

• If you are involved in cleanup operations of hazardous materials at uncontrolled dangerous waste areas.

• If you are involved in cleanup operations at any site that is under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976.

• If you are involved in voluntary cleanup operations at any government-recognized uncontrolled hazardous waste site.

• If you are involved in the treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes, and are operating under the RCRA or if you have agreed to follow the RCRA’s regulations.

• If you are a part of an emergency response team working with hazardous waste spills.