HAZWOPER Annual Refresher

HM 241A
HAZWOPER Annual Refresher

This course is designed as a refresher course for individuals who have current certification as a HAZWOPER General Site Worker, First Responder Awareness Level or First Responder Operations Level. This training is required within one year of the initial 40-hour course completion and yearly thereafter. Topics include: hazardous materials and the risks associated with them; hazmat recognition and identification; the role of the awareness level individual; site security and control; the Emergency Response Guidebook; additional resource needs; and, communications. In addition, it will also cover personal protective equipment; hazardous material terms; control, containment, and confinement operations; decontamination procedures; incident command system; toxicology; and, pre-event and event specific planning.