This course meets the requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for 8 (eight) hours of annual refresher training for workers at hazardous waste sites and emergency responders. This course is designed for general site workers and emergency responders who remove hazardous waste and / or respond to hazardous material emergencies and who may be exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards.

The TNEC HazWoper Refresher Course is offered in two parts; The first part is a four hour live on line course and the second part is a student self -directed ( asynchronous ) 4 hour on line computer program. The four hour on line program consists of 8 – half hour modules that the student can take at the own pace and at times that are convenient for their schedule. The modules are available on the TNEC Learning Management System (LMS) and are available after the students have completed the live component. 

The TNEC refresher curriculum is reviewed and modified each year to reflect new information and modules. The typical curriculum includes Reviews of: Incidents and near misses from the past year, the HAZWOPER Standard, use of the NIOSH Pocket Guide & Safety Data Sheets (SDS), air monitoring, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, decontamination procedures, spill control and a HAZWOPER topic review game.

The Refresher Course includes  a table-top group activity that challenges the students to use all the information that have gained in the course to solve a hazardous waste site and emergency scenario.