Which HAZWOPER Course Do I Need?

With 9 initial HAZWOPER training levels and 18 different HAZWOPER training courses, it’s no wonder there’s confusion when it comes to finding the appropriate HAZWOPER course. To help clear things up, below we have a provided a section from our 40 Hour HAZWOPER online course, which describes all of the HAZWOPER training levels and HAZWOPER courses in detail. 

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Initial HAZWOPER Training Levels

There are 9 initial HAZWOPER training levels which each have different training requirements.

  • 40 Hour HAZWOPER
  • 24 Hour HAZWOPER
  • 8 Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor
  • 24 Hour TSDF Worker
  • Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness (FRA)
  • Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (FRO)
  • Hazardous Materials Technician
  • Hazardous Materials Specialist
  • Hazardous Materials Incident Commander
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HAZWOPER Training Courses

There are 18 HAZWOPER training courses which fall under OSHA HAZWOPER training requirements in 29 CFR 1910.120,  sections (e), (p) and (q). 

Section (e) Training Courses

  • 40 Hour HAZWOPER
  • 24 Hour HAZWOPER
  • 16 Hour HAZWOPER Upgrade
  • 8 Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor (Initial)
  • 8 Hour HAZWOPER Refresher 
  • 8 Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor Refresher

Section (p) Training Courses

  • 24 Hour TSDF Worker
  • 8 Hour TSDF Worker Refresher 

Section (q) Training Courses

  • Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness (FRA)
  • Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness (FRA) Refresher
  • Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (FRO)
  • Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (FRO) Refresher
  • Hazardous Materials Technician
  • Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher
  • Hazardous Materials Specialist
  • Hazardous Materials Specialist Refresher
  • Hazardous Materials Incident Commander
  • Hazardous Materials Incident Commander Refresher
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