Cal OSHA requires employers to provide the following training to employees who are designated to respond to a hazardous materials spill (CCR Title 8 Section 5192(q)). Employees shall NOT respond to spills if they have not been certified to do so.

Hazardous Waste Worker
Forty Hours
General site workers (such as equipment operators, general laborers, and supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous substance removal of other activities which expose or potentially expose workers to hazardous substances and health hazards shall receive a minimum of forty hours of instruction off the site, and a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

Cal OSHA requires employers to provide the following training to employees who are designated to respond to a hazardous materials spill (CCR Title 8 Section 5192(q)). Employees shall NOT respond to spills if they have not been certified to do so.

Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Training
Eight Hours
First Responders at the Awareness Level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release. This course meets requirements of Title 8 section 5192.

Cal OSHA requires employers to provide the following training to employees who are designated to respond to a hazardous materials spill (CCR Title 8 Section 5192(q)). Employees shall NOT respond to spills if they have not been certified to do so.

Hazardous Materials Operations Level Training
Twenty Four Hours
First Responders at the Operations Level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release. They are trained to respond in defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release. Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures. This course meets requirements of Title 8 section 5192.

Cal OSHA requires employers to provide the following training to employees who are designated to respond to a hazardous materials spill (CCR Title 8 Section 5192(q)). Employees shall NOT respond to spills if they have not been certified to do so.

Hazardous Materials Technician Level Training
Thirty Two Hours
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. Also, Technicians will decontaminate the release area and properly prepare materials for proper disposal. This course meets requirements of Title 8 section 5192.