There’s a common assumption on HAZWOPER sites that fall protection is baked into the 40-Hour curriculum. It isn’t. 29 CFR 1910.120 covers hazardous waste operations and emergency response, but it
OSHA published its FY26 Top-10 Most Frequently Cited Standards list this week, and for the 15th consecutive year, 29 CFR 1926.501 — Fall Protection, General Requirements held the #1 spot.
Before August 3, 2015, construction workers entering confined spaces were trained under 29 CFR 1910.146 — a General Industry standard that was never designed for construction realities. Rotating crews, dynamic
The federal fiscal year ends September 30, and with it comes the annual EPA Superfund procurement surge. Regional contractors submit final invoices, task orders roll into FY27, and new remediation
Confined space training is one of the most commonly mis-purchased courses in industrial safety. Workers buy the wrong role-level course, employers assume one certificate covers the whole team, and site
Q3 is the hiring window for U.S. oil and gas. Operators in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Bakken, and Marcellus are staffing up now for Q4 turnarounds, frac crews, workovers, and
If you’re searching for HAZWOPER training for the first time, the catalog can be confusing. There’s a 40-Hour, a 24-Hour, an 8-Hour Refresher, a Supervisor add-on, plus separate H2S, Fall
Hurricane cleanup crews mobilize faster than any other workforce in the country. A storm makes landfall on a Tuesday; remediation contractors are advertising for crews by Friday; new hires are
If you completed your last HAZWOPER training in July, August, or September, your recert deadline is closer than you think. Most workers — and most HSE managers — operate on
If you’re a contractor staffing for a Q3 turnaround, the math is already against you. By the time a worker enrolls in a 40-Hour HAZWOPER course, completes the 40 hours,
