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OSHA - HAZWOPER 40 hour Training​

​OSHA 40-Hour Training provides comprehensive, in-depth instruction on workplace safety and health—equipping workers to identify, avoid, and prevent hazards on hazardous waste operations and construction sites, ensuring the safety of themselves, their teams, and the environment.

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Course Overview

An introduction to the structure, goals, and importance of HAZWOPER 40-hour training.

Walking and Working Surfaces

Focuses on preventing slips, trips, and falls through proper surface safety.

Handling Waste site & cleanup

Covers safe procedures for contaminated site entry, cleanup, and decontamination.

OSHA and HAZWOPER Fundamentals

Covers OSHA’s role, HAZWOPER standards, and regulatory requirements for hazardous work.

PPE and its importance

Explains selection, use, and maintenance of personal protective equipment.

Monitoring and Detection devices

Introduces tools used to detect gases, vapors, and hazardous materials.

Toxicology and mitigation

Explains how toxic substances affect the body and how to reduce exposure risks.

Respiratory protection

Teaches types of respirators, fit testing, and protection against airborne hazards.

Equipment familiarization

Provides an overview of common field equipment and safe operation practices.

Hazards and types

Identifies chemical, biological, radiological, and other hazard classifications.

Chemical Protection

Details chemical-resistant gear and safe handling of hazardous substances.

Physical Hazards 

Covers threats like heat stress, noise, and confined spaces encountered on-site.

What are students saying :

"This training was a great refresher for experienced rig workers & a solid introduction for new comers - covering essential safety & rig operations in depth" - John Adams, Consultant

  • Who should take IADC Introductory training?
    This course is built for all levels of oil industry experience. ​ For non-technical individuals or people entering the drilling world for the first time, the course has prerequisite material sections that provide a basic Introduction to Drilling, an animated overview of fundamental Drilling Equipment, and an explanation of fundamental math and science concepts, such as Density and Pressure. ​ For more experienced students, the powerful downhole animations and interactive explanations of concepts such as Formation Pressure and Gas Migration can provide a powerful refresher of important material and fundamental concepts. You can’t understand what is happening deep downhole unless you can visualize it! ​ Specifically, the IADC suggests the following roles take the course: 1. Barge Engineer 2. Captain/Master 3. Pit Hand, Pump Man, Shaker Man 4. Subsea Engineer 5. Derrickman 6. Floorman 7. Blowout Preventer (BOP)/Subsea Engineer, Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) 8. Engineer, and Dynamic Positioning Officer 9. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD)/Underbalanced Drilling (UBD) well site service personnel (non-supervisory) 9. Operator Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) 10. Onshore monitoring crew 11. Wellsite Geologist and office-based Operations Geologist 12. OIM (for installations not primarily involved with drilling) 13. Casing Crew Supervisor 14. Cementer 15. Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) personnel (supervisory) 16. Mud Engineer 17. Mud Logger/Wellsite Drilling Data Engineer 18. Directional Driller 19. Fishing Tool Operators (non-pressure operations)
  • What will I learn?
    The well control course covers all of the material and concepts as mandated by the IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) in their newly revised Introductory WellSharp program. The full course is twelve hours long. Topics include fundamental well pressures, fluids, gas properties, blowout prevention equipment, and well kill methods.
  • How much does the course cost?
    Please see the course price above. This includes access to twelve hours of Well Control lessons, Well Control quizzes, Well Control exercises, animations, and the IADC Well Control certificate. ​ Please email or call us to find out about any promotions or group discounts. We love hearing from our students, and we often give discounts to large groups or those in financial need!
  • How long do I have to finish the course?
    The beauty of online well control school is that you can take the course anywhere, anytime! With the purchase of one course, you have 90 days to go through all the course material. You can work in between shifts on the rig or when you get a spare moment at home. You have 90 days to finish the well control course, but within that time you can spend as long as you would like. Why travel all the way to a classroom when you can take your well control training online? Why listen to a boring instructor for hours when you can go through an online well control school whenever you feel like it?
  • How do I claim my discount?
    1) Reach out to info@learntodrill.com for discount and explain why you need it (You are a student who would appreciate a discount) 2) We will provide a custom Payment link/invoice with 40-50% discount depending on your reason 3) Make the payment and let us know 4) Get your dashboard logins and enjoy your course!
  • Want to renew a certification?
    For supervisory courses, you need to renew every 2 years to stay updated on the topics. Other courses can be varied (Check your certificate for validity) To renew or start a new training, you need to create a new account every time you want to enroll in the same course. If you need assistance, please let us know!
  • Haven't received my certificate
    For IADC Introductory and servicing, reach out to info@learntodrill.com after completing your IADC final exam to receive your certificate. If you are waiting on receiving certificate for other exams, check for emails from info@learntodrill.com in your spam folder incase it got lost
  • Are all the courses online?
    Our courses are fully online and you can take the exam at your own pace. We don't provide instructors or trainers as the courses are AI-assisted
  • Validity of the course
    The courses are lifetime access, however, it gets locked out every 90 days to save space. So please reach out to us - info@learntodrill.com to reinstate your course and we will instantly do it for you!

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