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16 Hour Hazardous Materials Technician Level III Responder ‑ Online(16 Hours of Online Training to be combined w/8 Hours of Classroom Training done by the Employer)

16 Hours of Online Training to be combined with 8 Hours of Classroom Training done with your employer.

16 hours 100% online Mobile ready Certificate of completion

Overview

Who Should take this course?

Hazardous Materials Technicians are trained to respond to hazardous materials emergencies in an offensive fashion. Their primary role is to stop or control a spill or release by approaching the point of the release using specialized personal protective equipment (PPE).

Hazmat Technicians are typically members of Hazmat Teams, often referred to as Spill Response Teams or Emergency Response Teams, when they respond to chemical spills.

OSHA requires Hazardous Materials Technicians to be trained in accordance with section (q) of the HAZWOPER regulation. This training is also referred to as Hazmat Tech, Level III Responder, Industry Tech, or any combination of these terms.

This training requires annual refresher training, per OSHA, of sufficient content and duration to maintain responder competencies.

HAZMAT Equipment Training

This 16 hour online version is intended to be coupled with 8 hours of classroom training conducted in-house by the employer.

In the 8 hour hands-on classroom portion, students should receive hands-on training with the specific equipment they will use as part of their job in order to complete the final 8 hours of their 24-hour certification. OSHA requires workers to be adequately trained to use specialized equipment in a training environment before having to use it in a hazardous work environment.

Course Format

This 16 Hour Online portion of this course consists of 45 sections broken down into 10 modules. Students are required to take each section in sequential order as listed below.

Course Objectives

The objective of our Online 16 Hour Hazmat Technician course is to assist students in ultimately reaching the OSHA 24 Hour Hazmat Technician training level when combined with company specific 8 hour hands-on training in accordance with Federal OSHA HAZWOPER training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) for general industry and 29 CFR 1926.65(q)(6)(iii) for construction. This course is also intended to meet any HAZWOPER training requirements for the EPA and State OSHA regulations.

Per 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) and 29 CFR 1926.65(q)(6)(iii):

Hazardous materials technician. Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify:

  • Know how to implement the employer's emergency response plan.
  • Know the classification, identification and verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and equipment.
  • Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System.
  • Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical personal protective equipment provided to the hazardous materials technician.
  • Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques.
  • Be able to perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit.
  • Understand and implement decontamination procedures.
  • Understand termination procedures.
  • Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Describe laws and regulations that apply to the Hazmat Emergency Responder;
  • Describe the training requirements for the Hazmat Emergency Responder;
  • Explain the importance of an effective Emergency Response Plan;
  • List the components of an effective Medical Surveillance Program;
  • Implement the Incident Command System as part of an emergency response;
  • Reference the DOT-Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) as guidance for initial actions at the scene of a hazardous materials incident;
  • Perform effective scene size up during hazardous materials emergency response;
  • Recognize hazardous materials incidents and research their hazards utilizing various reference sources;
  • Understand basic toxicology principles and how they relate to chemical exposure;
  • Select and utilize proper personal protective equipment (PPE) related to the Hazmat Emergency Responder;
  • Understand medical considerations of wearing Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC);
  • Understand decontamination methods and the principles of decontamination;
  • Understand the physical and chemical properties of hazardous substances;
  • Understand the importance of a Site Specific Safety Plan;
  • Perform hazardous substance spill and containment and control techniques;
  • Understand the detection and monitoring tools available to the Hazmat Emergency Responder; and
  • Describe incident termination procedures and Post Incident Analysis techniques.

Syllabus

This 16 Hour Online portion of this course consists of 45 sections broken down into 10 modules. Students are required to take each section in sequential order as listed below.

Accreditation

Continuing Education Credits

Per the California Department of Public Health, this course is approved for 16 Contact Hours (1.6 CEUs) of Continuing Education (CE). While these CE units are intended for Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHS) in California, they are often transferred to other accrediting bodies. Please check with your specific agency for more details and to learn if your agency accepts this course for CE credit. (Public Health Accreditation #044)

Certification

Once the course is complete, you will have immediate access to a Course Completion Certificate provided in PDF format that you can download, save, or print.

Options

Online/Blended Versions

Our 24 Hour Hazmat Technician training is divided into the following three 8 hour parts.

  • Part 1 - First Responder Operations or FRO training;
  • Part 2 - Transitioning from an FRO to a Hazardous Materials Technician; and
  • Part 3 - Equipment familiarization and scenario exercise.

Options for taking these three Parts include:

* FRO certification must be refreshed within the past year.

Mobile version

This course is available in HTML5, so it works in the browser on your smartphone or tablet. It only needs the most recent version of your device's web browser.

Pros

  • No computer needed
  • Tablet mobility
  • Tablet screen graphics

Cons

  • Smartphone screens can be too small to see
  • Mobile browsers react differently than computer browsers
  • Phone calls can interrupt training

Tablets work much better than smartphones, simply due to their screen size. The newer the device, the better the result. The course will not work on the first generation iPad, nor older Android tablets.

Frequently asked questions

A - View the current Classroom Training Schedule

A - Yes. The 8 Hour Hands-on session builds on what is learned in the 16 Hour online portion, so the online portion must be completed prior to attending the 8 Hour Hands-on portion.

A - For those who have a current, verifiable, First Responder Operation (FRO) certification (must be refreshed within the past year), we do offer a 16 Hour Version that will result in a 24 hour HAZMAT Technician Certification.

A - The OSHA 24 Hour HAZWOPER training is intended for cleanup operations under section (e) of the HAZWOPER Regulation, while 24 Hour HAZMAT Technician training is a Level III Emergency Responder Training level intended for those that respond to hazardous materials releases as part of a HAZMAT team trained under section (q) of the HAZWOPER Regulation.

A - For those students who received their OSHA 24 hour HAZWOPER certification.

Our courses are set up to take a specific amount of time. Some students may get through the training more quickly, while others may actually take longer to complete their training. Remember, this training should be used as an intricate tool in the context of an overall training program; it can be combined with other training throughout the year in order to meet any hour requirements needed.

Students have 12 months to start their training from the time they enroll in an online course.

Take up to 12 months to complete your online training, at your own pace and schedule.

No, our courses are designed so you can start and stop as needed, allowing you to break the training up over a longer period of time. Our system will keep track of your progress, enabling you to resume where you left off upon your next login. It is important that once you start a section, you complete that section or you will need to start that section over from the beginning upon your return.

Yes, you can take the online portion by signing in with your username and password from any location and computer with high-speed internet access. However, each computer does need to meet our basic system requirements for viewing our online courses.

Yes, once you have completed a course, you are able to download, save or print a certificate of completion from your student account. Certificates are created in a pdf format. Users must have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader before attempting to download the completion certificate.