The following online trainings can be found at the USEPA Emergency Response/Region 9 training website for partner agencies and active CHMIA members:

USEPA 8-HOUR HAZWOPER REFRESHER

Every year for the last 25 years, EPA Emergency Response in Southern California has provided numerous local agencies with in-person 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher Training.  In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, EPA was unable to present these trainings in-person.  To make up for this, EPA Emergency Response has transformed their live 8-Hour Refresher Training into a narrated virtual PowerPoint Class which will remain available post-COVID as well.  The 8-Hour Refresher consists of 13 modules which are listed below.  Each Module, except for 6 and 7 have an accompanying Worksheet.  Modules 6 and 7 have a combined worksheet.  Module 14 contains the final exam.

For more details and instructions on downloading the required modules, go to: https://www.chmia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/USEPA-RegionIX_Virtual-HAZWOPER-Refresher.pdf

USEPA MERCURY RESPONSE AND CLEANUP

The course curriculum for this online training includes but is not limited to: EPA’s Emergency Response and Mercury Program, Chemical Characteristics and Behavior, Human Health and Ecological Effects, Instrumentation, Response/Assessment/Screening, Cleanup/Disposal, and Enforcement. Additionally, several case studies are included throughout the modules.

For more details and instructions on downloading the required modules,  go to: https://www.chmia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/USEPA-RegionIX_Mercury-Response-Cleanup.pdf

USEPA DESCENT INTO MADNESS – MAD CHEMIST COLLECTORS

This class will discuss the Mad Chemist, otherwise known as chemical hoarders.  The course curriculum includes but is not limited to: Identifying and Hoarders, Mad Chemist Examples, Chemical Classes and Hazard Identification at Mad Chemist Sites, Contamination and Cleanup/Disposal, and Enforcement Case Studies.

For more details and instructions on downloading the required modules,  go to: https://www.chmia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/USEPA-RegionIX_Mad-Chemist-Class-Instructions.pdf

Please note that the abovementioned training resources are NOT CHMIA-sponsored trainings. Therefore, please direct ALL questions to  Federal On-Scene Coordinator Robert Wise at 562-889-2572 or via email at wise.robert@epa.gov.

EPA technical assistance during a mad chemist incident response can be obtained by calling 800-300-2193, ext. 3.

For additional information, go to Region 9 Training Resources