Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response  (HAZWOPER)  
                     

HAZWOPER Regulation, 29 CFR 1910.120 is administered and enforced by OSHA/MIOSHA.

The regulation applies to all General Site Workers (equipment operators, general laborers, and supervisory personnel) and Occasional Site Workers (sampling surveying, other transitory tasks) engaged in any activity which potentially exposes workers to hazardous substances and health hazards. 

Spring 2009 Training Schedule has completed.

If you are interested in being notified when HAZWOPER courses are offered, please email Gwen Timmons at gtimmons@nmu.edu

The following courses are typically offered each Spring.

8-Hour Annual Refresher Courses        Initial 24/40-Hour Courses
Split Week Initial Training (40-Hour)                         

Training Time: 8 am - 4 pm                    Training Location: NMU Jacobetti Center
Individual company dates may be reserved with a guarantee of 8 or more participants.

To Register: Complete the registration form. The completed form may be returned by fax to 906 227-1549, or mailed to School of Technology, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855.  Registrations will be held as pending until payment is received.

The 8-hour Annual Refresher course is required after Initial Course completion.

The 24-hour Technical course qualifies people for the Occasional Site Worker level for work on known or potentially contaminated sites.

The 40-hour Full Initial course is for General Site Workers on known or potentially contaminated sites.  It also meets classroom and instructional requirements for Supervisors.

General Site Worker (initial certification) —40 hours (5 days), designed to prepare an individual to work on contaminated sites. Typical attendees include heavy equipment operators, supervisors, laborers, surveyors, consultants, inspectors, and others who may work on potentially contaminated sites. 

Occasional Site Worker  - 24-hour initial classes are available for certain limited exposures.

Training Topics include development and implementation of a site specific Health and Safety Plan, personal protective equipment, identification of hazards; decontaminations; MSDSs and chemical guidebooks; air monitoring; emergency response and other topics designed to allow employees to work safely and effectively on contaminated sites. Training will include hands-on practice with personal protective equipment. The initial course includes a hands-on emergency response drill.

HAZWOPER Emergency Responder certification is also available. These classes enable an employee to respond to hazardous material emergencies within the limitations of their employer’s emergency response policies. This certification is typically appropriate at facilities that use or store hazardous materials. Because of their site-specific nature, advance planning is required.

For more information, please contact NMU at 906-227-2190.

Instruction is provided by TriMedia. For course content detail, please call 906-228-5125.