Hartwick College Offers Training and Refresher Programs for Hazardous Waste Site Certification
Oneonta, NY (11/15/2023) — Hartwick College will offer a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training program, January 8 - 12, to provide workers with the knowledge and skills they need to enter and work safely on a wide range of contaminated sites.
Covering all of the topics required for OSHA HAZWOPER certification, the program will include topics related to hazardous waste operations and emergency response, such as:
- OSHA regulations
- Site safety plans
- Natural, chemical, physical, and safety hazards
- Hazard risk and assessment procedures
- Air monitoring
- Controlling hazards
- Personal protective equipment
- Decontamination
- Spill control
- Emergency planning and response
- Site assessment and sampling
- Site control
- Safe excavations
- Confined space safety
- Control of hazardous energy
- Handling containers
- Heavy equipment hazards
Upon completion of the program, students will earn 40-hour HAZWOPER certification.
The program will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, January 8, to Friday, January 12, and will be held on the Hartwick College campus. The cost of the program is $485, which includes training materials and lunch.
For those looking to complete their mandatory yearly training, Hartwick will also offer a refresher course on Wednesday, January 17. The refresher program will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of the program is $105, which includes training materials and lunch.
Both programs will be taught by Osamede Evbuomwan, an OSHA-authorized trainer with over 20 years of experience in occupational health and safety. Evbuomwan is also the occupational health and safety manager at Hartwick College and an Adjunct Faculty with Public Health and Environmental Sustainability Departments.
To learn more about the program and refresher training or to register, please visit www.hartwick.edu/hazwoper
Questions? Contact Osamede Evbuomwan at medeo@hartwick.edu or 607-431-4322.
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