40-Hour HAZWOPER Initial Training
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Onsite at your location or a scheduled classroom. Washington DC and East Coast.
Prepare for hazardous-waste operations through intensive instruction, PPE practice, hazard control, and emergency-response concepts.
This live 40-hour HAZWOPER course provides instruction and hands-on practice for workers who may perform hazardous-waste operations covered by OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard. The employer is responsible for determining applicability, ensuring qualified training, providing required supervised field experience, and certifying employees for assigned duties.
At a Glance
| Format | Live instructor-led training with hands-on components |
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| Duration | 40 hours of course instruction, plus breaks and administration. Required supervised field experience is separate unless explicitly contracted and documented. |
| Price | $795 — contact us to register |
| Who it is for | Workers whose duties fall within applicable hazardous-waste-site operations under 29 CFR 1910.120. |
| Prerequisites | Employer determination that the employee’s anticipated duties require the 40-hour pathway. Medical clearance and respirator requirements may apply to workplace duties but are not created by course enrollment. |
| Credential | Training documentation for the course-instruction component. Employer-supervised field experience and final employee certification remain separate responsibilities unless expressly included. |
| Class size | 6-16 recommended |
What You Will Learn
- Recognize hazardous-waste-operation risks
- Use hazard-control and site-safety concepts
- Practice PPE-related procedures in a non-hazardous setting
- Understand decontamination and emergency procedures
- Explain employer and employee responsibilities
Course Outline
Regulatory Framework
Scope, roles, site safety, and hazard recognition
Hazard Control
Monitoring, controls, work practices, and communication
PPE and Respiratory Protection
Selection concepts and hands-on practice
Decontamination and Emergencies
Zones, decon, medical, and response concepts
Applied Practice
Scenario-based and equipment practice
Assessment and Documentation
Knowledge and skills evaluation; employer field-experience notice
Your Instructors
Life Saving Education courses are taught by a team of experienced instructors. Every LSE instructor is at least a paramedic with teaching experience, and many bring additional firefighter, clinical, technical-rescue, or occupational-safety backgrounds. The assigned instructor may vary by course, location, and specialty.
Important Program Notices
HAZWOPER Program Notice
HAZWOPER training requirements under 29 CFR 1910.120 are role-based and employer-driven. The employer remains responsible for determining required training levels, providing site-specific training, medical surveillance where applicable, and supervised field experience requirements. Course completion documents an employee’s participation in training and does not by itself establish regulatory compliance for the employer.
Completion Documents
Completion documents are issued by the applicable certifying organization after all attendance, skills, testing, and administrative requirements are met. A generic site certificate is never a substitute for an official course completion card or eCard. The organization imposing your training requirement decides what it will accept; verify the required course and completion document before registering.
Register or Request a Quote
Seats are scheduled directly with our team so we can confirm the right course, format, and date for you. Call 617-840-0113, email Lifesavingedu@gmail.com, or send us a message. Group and onsite training available across the East Coast.
LSE - Training, Education & Editorial Team
Life Saving Education provides practical, real-world training in emergency medicine, fire and rescue services, workplace safety, and occupational health. Our instructor team brings frontline experience from EMS, fire service, nursing, workplace safety, and professional education into every course we teach.
We deliver hands-on and classroom training for healthcare professionals, emergency responders, businesses, organizations, and individuals, with instruction grounded in current standards, evidence-based practices, and real-world application.
Life Saving Education also publishes educational articles, safety updates, training resources, and professional insights designed to help students and working professionals build knowledge, confidence, and skills they can apply when it matters most.
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