24 Hour HAZWOPER Online Course (Occasional Site Worker)

✅ Covers OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(e) training requirements | Only $164.99 | Instant Emailed Certificate | 100% Online & Self-Paced

Meet the OSHA classroom-training requirement for occasional hazardous waste site workers with a fully online, self-paced 24-Hour HAZWOPER course built to the 29 CFR 1910.120(e) standard for only $164.99. Designed for occasional site workers who perform specific limited tasks and are unlikely to be exposed over permissible or published exposure limits under 1910.120(e)(3)(ii), this course delivers all 24 hours of off-site instruction the standard calls for and lets you enroll online and complete it on your own schedule.

The course is 100% online and self-paced, so you can log in and out anytime without losing your progress, on a phone, tablet, or computer. As soon as you pass the final exam, your certificate documenting 24 hours of HAZWOPER classroom instruction is emailed to you instantly to keep and provide to your employer. Important: to be fully compliant, you must also complete a minimum of one day of supervised field experience provided by your employer at the worksite, which is not part of this online course.

✅ Course Details

• Course Name: 24 Hour HAZWOPER Online Course (Occasional Site Worker)
• Standard Covered: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(e) (HAZWOPER), occasional-worker tier 1910.120(e)(3)(ii)
• Course Length: 24 hours of classroom (off-site) instruction
• Category: Occupational safety and health training
• Format: 100% online, self-paced
• Price: $164.99
• Certificate: Instant emailed certificate documenting 24 hours of HAZWOPER classroom instruction
• Field Experience: One day of supervised field experience is required and provided separately by your employer (not included)
• Retraining: 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher annually under 1910.120(e)(8)
• Support: Phone or text at 1-800-698-2770

✅ Who Should Take This Course?

This course is written for occasional site workers who are on a hazardous waste site only from time to time for a specific limited task and are unlikely to be exposed over permissible or published exposure limits, including:

• Groundwater monitoring and environmental sampling technicians
• Land surveyors and geophysical survey crews working on remediation sites
• Utility, pipeline, and inspection workers who enter controlled sites occasionally
• Equipment operators and laborers assigned limited tasks on cleanup projects
• Consultants, engineers, and technicians who visit hazardous waste sites periodically
• Workers regularly on fully characterized sites where exposures are below exposure limits and no emergency potential exists (1910.120(e)(3)(iii))

✅ Does This Course Satisfy the OSHA Requirement?

This course provides the 24 hours of off-site (classroom) instruction required for occasional site workers under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(3)(ii). It does not, by itself, make a worker fully compliant. To meet the full HAZWOPER requirement, the worker must ALSO complete a minimum of one (1) day of actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor. That supervised field experience is provided by the employer at the worksite and is NOT included in this online course.

OSHA does not approve, certify, or license training providers or courses, so no HAZWOPER course carries an OSHA approval or provider number. The employer is responsible for ensuring training meets the standard, for providing the required field experience, and for the site-specific training and pre-entry briefings the standard requires. Your certificate of 24 classroom hours from this course is acceptable documentation of the instructional portion.

✅ OSHA Training Requirements

OSHA's HAZWOPER standard, 29 CFR 1910.120(e), requires employers to train employees before they engage in hazardous waste operations that could expose them to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards. The amount of training depends on the worker's role:

• General site workers (1910.120(e)(3)(i)): a minimum of 40 hours of off-site instruction plus a minimum of three days of actual field experience under a trained, experienced supervisor
• Occasional site workers on site for a specific limited task (1910.120(e)(3)(ii)): a minimum of 24 hours of off-site instruction plus a minimum of one day of supervised field experience
• Workers regularly on fully characterized sites below exposure limits (1910.120(e)(3)(iii)): a minimum of 24 hours of off-site instruction plus a minimum of one day of supervised field experience
• Employer must provide site-specific training and a pre-entry briefing before each task (1910.120(b)(4))
• Training must be certified in writing by the employer (1910.120(e)(6))

How this course helps: This 24-hour course is designed to deliver all 24 hours of off-site classroom instruction required for occasional site workers under 1910.120(e)(3)(ii). It provides the instructional portion only; the required minimum of one day of supervised field experience, plus site-specific training and the written certification of training, are provided by your employer and are not part of this online course.

✅ How Often Is Retraining Required?

Under 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8), employees covered by the HAZWOPER training requirements must receive eight hours of refresher training every year to maintain their qualification. After completing this initial 24-hour course and the required field experience, workers keep their HAZWOPER status current by taking an 8-hour HAZWOPER annual refresher each year. Employers keep the training certificates on file as documentation.

✅ How to Stay Compliant

1. Confirm with your employer that the occasional site worker tier under 1910.120(e)(3)(ii) applies to your role.
2. Enroll online and complete all 24 hours of this self-paced classroom course.
3. Pass the final exam and receive your certificate documenting 24 hours of HAZWOPER classroom instruction by email.
4. Complete a minimum of one day of supervised field experience provided by your employer at the worksite.
5. Attend your employer's site-specific training and pre-entry briefing before beginning any task.
6. Make sure your employer completes the written certification of training required under 1910.120(e)(6).
7. Take an 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher every year under 1910.120(e)(8) to stay current.

✅ What You Will Learn

• How the HAZWOPER standard applies to occasional site workers and the shared responsibility between provider and employer
• How to recognize chemical, physical, radiological, and biological hazards on hazardous waste sites
• Toxicology basics, routes of exposure, and how PELs, TLVs, and IDLH values guide protection
• Air monitoring awareness, action levels, and site control using the three-zone system and buddy system
• How to select and use PPE, understand Levels of Protection A through D, and manage heat and cold stress
• Decontamination procedures, recognizing overexposure, and emergency response and evacuation awareness

✅ Course Content Overview

The course delivers 24 hours of instruction across the mandatory HAZWOPER training elements, organized into focused modules:

• Introduction to HAZWOPER, the occasional site worker role, and the 1910.120 regulatory framework, scope, and definitions
• Roles, responsibilities, and site organization, including the site safety and health supervisor and chain of command
• Hazardous substance and waste classification, basic chemistry and physical properties, and SDS/NFPA 704/HMIS interpretation
• Toxicology fundamentals and routes of exposure, and exposure limits, PEL, TLV, and IDLH
• Recognizing chemical health hazards; physical, fire, and explosion hazards; and radiological and biological hazard awareness
• Site characterization and hazard recognition, air monitoring awareness and action levels, and site control, work zones, and the buddy system
• PPE overview and selection, chemical protective clothing and Levels of Protection A-D, and respiratory protection awareness
• Heat and cold stress, decontamination principles and procedures, and medical surveillance and recognizing overexposure
• The site safety and health plan (HASP), confined space and drum/container awareness, and spill containment and control awareness
• Emergency response awareness and evacuation, course review, the required field experience, final exam, and certification

✅ Other Related Courses

Round out your safety training with other online OSHA courses from 1st Choice CE:

• 8 Hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher – $44.99
• 40 Hour HAZWOPER Online Course (General Site Worker) – $214.99
• 2 Hour OSHA Hazard Communication (GHS) – $24.99
• 2 Hour OSHA Respiratory Protection Awareness – $39.99
• 3 Hour OSHA Confined Space Entry Awareness – $44.99
• 1 Hour OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Online Course – $24.99

✅ Why Choose 1st Choice CE?

• Built to the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(e) standard for occasional site workers
• Affordable price of only $164.99
• 100% online and self-paced
• Log in and out anytime without losing progress
• Instant emailed certificate documenting 24 hours of classroom instruction
• Clear guidance on the separate field experience your employer must provide
• Money-back guarantee
• Over 10 years of continuing education experience
• Support by phone or text at 1-800-698-2770

✅ Enroll Now

Complete your 24-Hour HAZWOPER classroom training today for only $164.99. Enroll online, work at your own pace, and get your certificate emailed the moment you pass the final exam. Remember to arrange your one day of supervised field experience with your employer to be fully compliant. Questions? Call or text 1-800-698-2770.