Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
HAZWOPER — Emergency Response Requirements
Understand hazardous-substance emergency response requirements, responder roles, emergency plans, protection, competency records, EPA notifications and cleanup handoffs. Fourteen audible knowledge lessons; allow about 50–65 minutes.
HZW-002-ER · School of Occupational Safety · General Occupational Safety
Open for enrollment · Free with sign-up · Noncredit. 14 lessons and a 28-question final knowledge assessment.
For: Workers, response planners and employer training coordinators
The outline and resources are public. Sign in, enable free Academy course access and choose your study pace in My Learning to save your learning progress. Learning and practice are free; the optional assessment/certificate offer is described below.
What you will study
- Choose the correct response pathway
- Recognize hazards and report from safety
- Know what the emergency response plan must cover
- Understand first responder awareness requirements
- Understand defensive operations requirements
- Distinguish technicians and hazardous materials specialists
- Understand incident command and safety authority
- Handle skilled support and specialist employees correctly
- Verify monitoring, PPE and entry protection
- Plan medical support and decontamination
- Maintain training, competency and records
- Include EPA public-worker protection and coordination
- Understand EPA release notifications
- Manage termination and post-emergency cleanup
Assessment and completion
Complete the lessons in order and correctly answer every practice check. Practice is unlimited. Pass the final with at least 80% overall and every critical decision correct. Three final attempts are available per set, using alternating assessment forms and targeted lesson review after an unsuccessful attempt. An assessment attempt counts only when the server confirms it.
After passing, submit a 1–5 star rating to finish the course. Every rating is accepted equally; written feedback is optional. Your account retains the online knowledge completion, and you can download a knowledge record. This course does not issue an OSHA Outreach card or a professional or occupational certification.
Employer workplace component
Requirements awareness only. This is not an eight-hour operations course, a 24-hour responder course or a complete annual refresher. It does not qualify or certify an awareness, operations, technician, specialist or incident commander role. Actual required training, demonstrated competencies, employer certification, medical/respiratory preparation and authorization remain separate.
The employer determines applicability and provides instruction in language and vocabulary the employee understands. Where the standard requires interaction with a knowledgeable or qualified trainer, arrange appropriate access through the employer. Academy support is asynchronous and has no guaranteed response time. Use the employer’s designated route for urgent safety decisions and required timely trainer access.
Online completion alone does not establish workplace compliance, operator qualification, competent-person status or permission to perform a hazardous task. Keep employer verification and any medical information in the employer’s appropriate records.
Learning resources
- Learner reference and sources ↗
- Employer workplace verification ↗
- Regulatory crosswalk ↗
- Response policy and coverage ↗
- Responder training and competency record ↗
- Response plan and readiness review ↗
- EPA release notification record ↗
- Termination and cleanup handoff ↗
Version 1.0.0. Federal source review: 2026-10-22. The regulatory crosswalk identifies the course scope and primary sources; state-plan and employer requirements may add obligations.
Assessment and retake policy · Registration and record policy