OSHA HAZWOPER Annual Refresher

8-Hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher

For workers who already completed applicable 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER initial training and need annual refresher completion.

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Duration

8 hours

Modules

8 × 60 minutes

Module quiz

5 questions after each module

Final exam

50 questions, 80% pass

Important eligibility boundary

This course is not initial HAZWOPER certification. It does not replace the 24-hour or 40-hour initial course and does not independently authorize site duties, PPE use, emergency response level, or hazardous waste operations assignment.

What learners review

Refresher purpose, limits, and worker eligibility

Hazard recognition and site characterization

Toxicology, exposure routes, and health effects

PPE selection, limits, inspection, and use

Respiratory protection awareness and program interface

Decontamination, contamination control, and emergency procedures

Spill/release response roles, communication, and incident command interface

Lessons learned, scenario review, final assessment, and completion record

Course modules

1

HAZWOPER Refresher Purpose, Limits, and Worker Eligibility

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

2

Hazard Recognition and Site Characterization Review

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

3

Toxicology, Exposure Routes, and Health Effects

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

4

PPE Selection, Limits, Inspection, and Use Review

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

5

Respiratory Protection Awareness and Program Interface

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

6

Decontamination, Contamination Control, and Emergency Procedures

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

7

Spill/Release Response Roles, Communication, and Incident Command Interface

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

8

Lessons Learned, Scenario Review, Final Assessment, and Completion Record

60 minutes • 20 checkpoints • 5-question quiz

Assessment and certificate

Learners encounter in-video knowledge checkpoints during each module, complete a 5-question quiz after every module, and then take a randomized 50-question final assessment. Passing score is 80%. After passing, the learner receives an instant completion record.

Employer / site records still control assignment

Use this certificate as a refresher completion record only. The employer or site operator must still confirm the worker’s prior initial training and task-specific authorization.

Proof that you previously completed the applicable 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER initial training.
Site-specific safety and health plan information for the location where you will work.
Your assigned work role, exposure limits, supervision, medical surveillance, and emergency response level.
Employer respiratory protection program requirements, fit testing, medical clearance, cartridge change schedules, and respirator limitations where applicable.
PPE selection, inspection, donning, doffing, decontamination, and disposal procedures for the actual hazards at the site.

Instant completion record

Completion documents 8-hour HAZWOPER annual refresher training for workers who previously completed applicable HAZWOPER initial training. This course does not provide initial 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification and does not independently authorize site duties, PPE use, emergency response level, or hazardous waste operations assignment.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

One seat, a small crew, or the whole shift

Individual

One employee, one completion record

$59

$79

8 video modules
160 in-video knowledge checkpoints
Quiz after each module
Randomised final exam (50 questions)
HAZWOPER annual refresher only — not initial certification
Downloadable completion record
Lifetime access
80% passing score required

Most Popular

Team of 5

A small crew or one office

$249($49.8/seat)

$395

8 video modules
160 in-video knowledge checkpoints
Quiz after each module
Randomised final exam (50 questions)
HAZWOPER annual refresher only — not initial certification
Downloadable completion record
Lifetime access
80% passing score required
Admin dashboard
Progress tracking

Best Value

Team of 10

Multi-shift and multi-site operations

$449($44.9/seat)

$790

8 video modules
160 in-video knowledge checkpoints
Quiz after each module
Randomised final exam (50 questions)
HAZWOPER annual refresher only — not initial certification
Downloadable completion record
Lifetime access
80% passing score required
Admin dashboard
Progress tracking
Bulk enrollment
Compliance reports

Enterprise

Larger employers and multi-site hazardous operations teams

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The rules this course is built on

We teach to the published text. Read it yourself — every link below goes to the issuing agency or legislature, not to a summary.

Issuing authority: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), US Department of Labor

29 CFR §1910.120 — Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
The federal HAZWOPER standard. Paragraphs (e)(8) and (q)(8) are the annual refresher provisions this course is positioned around.
Read the official text — OSHA →
OSHA — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standards
OSHA’s HAZWOPER standards page, including the 8-hour refresher requirement for covered workers and emergency responders.
Read the official text — OSHA →
29 CFR 1910.120 Appendix E — Training Curriculum Guidelines
OSHA’s non-mandatory curriculum guidance for HAZWOPER training topics, used as curriculum support without changing the course boundary.
Read the official text — OSHA →

Provided so you can verify what we teach against the source. This is reference material, not legal advice, and reading it does not by itself discharge an employer obligation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this refresher replace the initial 40-hour or 24-hour HAZWOPER training?

No, and this matters. The 8-hour annual refresher in 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8) is only for workers who have already completed the applicable initial training. If someone has never been trained, the refresher is not the course they need.

Who has to take an annual refresher?

Employees covered by 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(3) at hazardous waste operations, and, under paragraph (q)(8), emergency responders at hazardous substance releases. Both provisions call for refresher training of sufficient content and duration at least annually.

What happens if an employee misses their annual date?

OSHA does not set a grace period in the standard. The practical position taken by most employers is that the worker stops performing covered work until the refresher is complete. Your site health and safety programme, not this course, decides that.

Does the standard require a specific number of hours?

The provision says eight hours annually for the workers described in paragraph (e)(8). It also requires that the content be sufficient to maintain competency, which is why refresher content should follow the hazards actually present at your site.

Who decides whether an employee is qualified after the refresher?

The employer. 29 CFR 1910.120 places the certification of trained employees on the employer, and site-specific assignment stays with your health and safety programme.

Does OSHA allow this refresher to be fully online?

For refresher training specifically, OSHA has stated that employers may determine hands-on training is unnecessary for a given refresher course, based on the employer's own assessment of the employee's skill level and continued competency (OSHA Letter of Interpretation, October 20, 1999). That is why a fully online refresher can be appropriate, though OSHA notes it generally encourages hands-on practice, so the choice is ultimately your employer's to make based on your site conditions.