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The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five distinct groups of employers and their employees.

This includes any employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances — including hazardous waste — and who are engaged in one of the following operations as specified by 1910.120(a)(1)(i-v) and 1926.65(a)(1)(i-v):

• Clean-up operations — required by a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or other involving hazardous substances — that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
• Corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
• Voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by federal, state, local, or other governmental body as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;
• Operations involving hazardous wastes that are conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities regulated by Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 264 and 265 pursuant to RCRA, or by agencies under agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement RCRA regulations; and
• Emergency response operations for releases of, or substantial threats of releases of, hazardous substances regardless of the location of the hazard.

OSHA CFR 1910.120(e) states that General Site Workers must receive 40 hours of training offsite. A General Site Worker is one who works on the site every day and is typically exposed to hazardous materials that are equal to or over the Permissible Exposure Level.

The General Site Worker must also receive at least three days of actual field experience under a trained, seasoned supervisor. The three days field experience under a trained, experienced supervisor are the responsibility of the student's employer or potential employer. It is important to note that the worker must have completed the 40 hours of off-site training before entering the job site.

Occasional Site Workers are those who are only exposed to under the Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL). These workers are typically managers, supervisors, surveyors, drivers, etc. Those workers may take the 24 Hour HAZWOPER Course. The Occasional Site Worker only needs one day of field experience as certified by their employer.