Description:

8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher - Municipal & Public Works Applications

Designed specifically for municipal, county, and public works professionals, this live, in-person course meets all regulatory requirements for the 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher certification through a balanced combination of traditional classroom instruction and hands-on field application. Following a dynamic indoor review of essential regulations, chemical safety, and groundwater protection concepts, the one-day session transitions to outdoor exercises where attendees practice responding to common utility scenarios. Rather than relying solely on lecture, participants will engage in realistic field simulations—such as managing heavy equipment hydraulic blowouts, transformer oil spills, and decontamination lines—ensuring they leave with practical confidence in managing the actual hazards found in their daily operations.  Many practical issues will also be addressed across all areas of the refresher course.

Intended Audience:

Anyone working with or around hazardous waste, and who needs to renew their HAZWOPER certification.

Continuing Education Units: 0.80 CEUs

More Information

Course Topics

• HAZWOPER regulations
• Site characterization
• Toxicology
• Hazard recognition
• Personal protective equipment
• Decontamination
• Medical surveillance
• Confined space entry
• Emergency procedures

About the Instructor

NWETC Instructor

What to Bring

For in person courses, please bring a pen or pencil, and notepad if you would like to take notes (you may also choose to take notes in your book). Please wear weather-appropriate clothes and boots/waterproof shoes on the field day, as several hours will be spent outside.

Billing Information

In order to guarantee a space in a course, the tuition must be paid in full TWO WEEKS before the first day of the course by either check or credit card. State and government agencies paying with a purchase order are allowed payment under the two-week time frame if a copy of the purchase order is received by NWETC.

If You Need to Cancel

Cancellations*

• With 31 or more days notice, we will offer a 100% refund or credit towards a future course. The credit is good for one year and may be applied to any course.
• With 30-8 days notice, we will offer a course credit towards a future course. The credit is good for one year and may be applied to any course.
• With fewer than 8 days notice, there is no course credit available

*Please note that attendee replacement is welcome at any time

Disability Accommodations

Disability Accommodations:

To request disability accommodations, please contact us at info@nwetc.org or 425-270-3274 at least 30 days prior to the event.