Hazardous Substance Removal (HAZ) · Lesson 1 of 6

HAZWOPER Training Hours: Who Needs 40, 24 and 8

"HAZWOPER Training Hours: Who Needs 40, 24 and 8" is lesson 1 of 6 in the Hazardous Substance Removal (HAZ) Learning Hub. It opens with "Training Comes Before Field Work" and works through 6 short steps, then a worked example you can check yourself against.

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Steps in this lesson

  1. Training Comes Before Field Work
  2. General Site Workers: 40 Hours Plus 3 Field Days
  3. The 24-Hour Tier and the Upgrade Rule
  4. Supervisors and Managers Carry Extra Hours
  5. Refreshers, Equivalent Training and Site-Specific Training
  6. Medical Surveillance Is Triggered by Exposure Days

The worked example in the course applies this lesson to a realistic job in 5 steps, from "Classroom (off-site) hours" through "The surveyor is reassigned to work in the pit with a respirator".

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the main idea of "HAZWOPER Training Hours: Who Needs 40, 24 and 8" in plain language you can use on the exam.
  • Apply this step with confidence: "The 24-Hour Tier and the Upgrade Rule".
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Supervisors and Managers Carry Extra Hours".
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Refreshers, Equivalent Training and Site-Specific Training".
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Medical Surveillance Is Triggered by Exposure Days".
  • Test yourself on the worked example and the quick-check quiz inside the classroom.
HAZWOPER Training Hours: Who Needs WhatHOURS BY ROLE (bar length = hours)General site worker: 40 h + 3 field days40 hOccasional / characterized: 24 h + 1 day24 hSupervisor: 40 h + 3 days + 8 h mgmt48 hAnnual refresher (everyone)8 hNavy = base hours. Rust = 8 h management add-on.CREW OF 5 (class hours | field days)3 workers x 40 h120 h | 9 dSurveyor 24 h24 h | 1 dForeman 40 + 848 h | 3 dInitial total192 h | 13 dSurveyor upgrade (e)(3)(D)+16 h | +2 dNew total208 h | 15 dNext-year refresher 5 x 840 h208 classroom hours + 15 field days, then 40 hours of refresherTwo tiers (40 h / 24 h) plus a 16 h + 2 day bridge between themSupervisors add 8 h of management training on top of their tier8 CCR §5192(e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(8); compare 29 CFR 1926.65(e)CC
The diagram for this lesson, exactly as it appears in the Learning Hub.

The first steps of this lesson

Step 1: Training Comes Before Field Work

Under Cal/OSHA 8 CCR §5192(e)(1), every employee working on a hazardous waste site who is exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards or safety hazards, and the supervisors and managers responsible for the site, must be trained before they do the work. §5192(e)(1)(B) says nobody may take part in or supervise field activities until trained to the level their job function requires. A worker who has no written certificate under §5192(e)(6) is prohibited from hazardous waste operations. Separately, B&P Code §7058.7(a) requires the license qualifier to pass the HAZ certification exam before the contractor engages in a removal or remedial action, and §7058.7(e)(1) says no contractor may install or remove an underground storage tank without it.

Step 2: General Site Workers: 40 Hours Plus 3 Field Days

General site workers (equipment operators, general laborers and supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous substance removal, or in work that exposes or may expose them to hazardous substances, need a minimum of 40 hours of instruction off the site and a minimum of three days of actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor (8 CCR §5192(e)(3)(A)). The off-site hours and the field days are separate requirements: classroom time does not replace field days. The federal comparison, 29 CFR 1926.65(e)(3)(i), prints the same 40 hours and three days.

The remaining 4 steps, the worked example and the quiz are in the course. This is a preview. The full lesson, with the step-by-step explanations, a worked example and a quick-check quiz, is inside the classroom.

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