Training Exchange

Standard 29 CFR 1910.120
Technical detail the rules and regulations governing Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER).

Frequently Asked Questions about HAZWOPER

Who Can Answer Questions About HAZWOPER & Other Standards and Rules?

Classroom Courses

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education Training Program (WETP)

ERTP Approved External Training Providers

Classroom Courses

Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations (165.5)
University of Washington

ERTP External Providers

The External Provider program is an integral part of the Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP) in that training courses can be presented to individuals not able to attend courses conducted by the US EPA ERTP training contractor, Tetra Tech Inc. External Providers are able to present EPA ERTP courses that are identical in scope and application that the training contractor provides. The fact that External Providers must meet and accept the requirements set forth by the US EPA to be in the program indicates a high degree of professionalism, quality and competency that they all have.

Effective July 21, 2017

The External Provider Program is an integral part of the Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP) in that training courses can be presented to individuals not able to attend courses conducted by the U.S. EPA ERTP training contractors. External Providers are able to present U.S. EPA ERTP courses that are identical in scope and application that the training contractors provide. The fact that External Providers must meet and accept the requirements set forth by the U.S. EPA to be in the program indicates a high degree of professionalism, quality, and competency.
The organizations listed are authorized to present one or more of the following courses:

Air Monitoring For Emergency Response (AMFER)
Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents (ERTHMI)
Hazardous Material Technician (HMT)
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER 40-Hr)
Sampling For Hazardous Materials (SFHM)

For specific information about the locations, dates, and courses presented by these External Providers, contact the appropriate person or organization listed.
To learn about the External Provider Program, including how to become an External Provider, you can visit https://ertpvu.org/ExternalProviders.aspx or contact the External Training Coordinator:

Henry Gerard
U.S. EPA External Training Coordinator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
4220 S. Maryland Parkway, Bldg. D, Suite 800
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: 702-784-8009
E-mail: gerard.henry@epa.gov

Updated January 2019

Provider	Offerings
Acme Environmental, Inc. http://www.acmeenvironmental.com 3816 Carlisle NE Albuquerque, NM 87107 Phone: 505-872-2263 Fax: 505-889-8261 Brett Engel - acmebrettengel@aol.com	Approved HAZWOPER (40Hr)
Autoridad del Canal de Panama Division de Proteccion y Respuesta a Emergencias ACP-OP Republic of Panama No training website at this time Phone: 507-276-3662 Fax: 507-276-3110 Octavio E. D’Meza C. - oppd-p@pancanal.com	Approved HMT
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College No training website at this time 3520 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45223 Phone: 513-569-1783 Fax: 513-569-4689 Ann Fallon - ann.fallon@cincinnatistate.edu Ann Gunkel - ann.gunkel@cincinnatistate.edu	Approved SFHM
City of Jacksonville Environmental Quality Division No training website at this time 214 North Hogan Street, Suite 5000 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Phone: 904-255-7173 Fax: 904-630-3637 Terry Carr - tcarr@coj.net	Approved HAZWOPER (40Hr)
Cocciardi and Associates, Inc. www.cocciardi.com 1337 Veterans Memorial Drive Jessup, PA 18434 Phone: 570-291-0030 Mr. Andrew Goodwin - agoodwin@cocciardi.com	Approved HAZWOPER (40Hr) HMT AMFER
College of Lake County http://www.clcillinois.edu 19351 West Washington Street Phone: 847-767-1376 Randy Justus - rjustus@clcillinois.edu	Interim AMFER HAZWOPER (40Hr)
Connecticut Fire Academy http://www.ct.gov/cfpc Phone: 860-264-9260 Fax: 860-654-1889 Eric B. Munsell - Eric.munsell@ct.gov	Approved ERTHMI HMT
DC Environmental Consulting and Training Services http://www.dcenvironmental.net 4801 Lang Avenue NE Suite 110 Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109 Mail: PO Box 9315 Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87119 Phone: 505-869-8000 Fax: 505-869-9453 Mr. David Charlesworth - jdcharlesworthcih@gmail.com	Approved HAZWOPER (40Hr)
Emergency Response Specialists, LLC www.emergencyresponsespecialist.com PO Box 813 West Bend, WI 53095 Phone: 414-331-0581 & 414-405-0581 Fax: 480-393-4667 Thomas Jones, Brian Glassel and Russ Rivard - ers-llc@hotmail.com	Approved ERTHMI HMT
Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. http://www.fando.com 146 Hartford Road Manchester, CT 06040 Phone: 860-646-2469 ext. 5362 Fax: 860-533-5143 Robert Levandoski - rlevandoski@fando.com	Approved ERTHMI HAZWOPER (40Hr) HMT
HAZMATEAM, Inc. http://www.hazmateam.com 12 Kimball Hill Road Hudson, NH 03051-3915 Phone: 603-882-1112 Fax: 603-882-6512 Leo Traverse - leo@hazmateam.com	Approved ERTHMI HAZWOPER (40Hr) HMT
Haztrain, Inc. http://www.haztrain.com 3460 Rockefeller Ct. Waldorf, MD 20602 Phone: 800-258-7501, 301-932-0994 Fax: 301-934-9584 Tim Czysz - timczysz@haztrain.com	Approved AMFER HAZWOPER (40Hr)
Louisiana State Police Joint Emergency Services Training Center http://www.jestc.org 1400 West Irene Road Zachary, LA 70791 Phone: 225-658-7208 Fax: 225-654-8327 Richard Browning - richard.browning@la.gov	Approved HMT ERTHMI
LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute http://www.feti.lsu.edu 6868 Nicholson Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70820 Phone: 800-256-3473 & 225-334-6300 Fax: 225-334-6341 Cecil K. Bennett - cbennett@lsu.edu	Approved ERTHMI HMT
Mike Lofton Training Consultants No training website at this time PO Box 494 3320 Church St. Slaughter, LA 70777 Phone: 225-570-8767 Cell: 225-610-4197 Fax: 225-570-2201 Mike Lofton - mlofton.mltc@ymail.com	Approved ERTHMI HMT
MTA New York City Transit No training website at this time 130 Livingston St. Rm 3022E Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 718-694-3555 Fax: 718-694-1683 Michael Gemelli - michael.gemelli@nyct.com	Approved ERTHMI
NYPD - Emergency Service Unit No training website at this time Specialized Training School Floyd Bennett Field, Building 90 Brooklyn, NY 11234-7098 Phone: 718-677-8326 Fax: 718-677-8254 Jeff Rivera - jeffery.rivera@nypd.org	Approved ERTHMI HMT
Ralph Gallow & Associates No training website at this time W295 Riverview Drive Montello, WI 53949 Phone: 414-870-0725 Ralph Gallow - ralphgallow@yahoo.com	Approved ERTHMI HMT
SESCO, LLC http://www.sesco-services.com 1215 South 41st Street Manitowoc, WI 54220 Phone: 920-482-0016 & 877-737-2687 Fax: 920-482-0087 April Selner - april.selner@sesco-services.com	Approved ERTHMI HMT
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. http://WoodSafetyTraining.com 7376 SW Durham Road Portland, OR 97224 Phone: 503-639-3400 Fax: 503-620-7892 Sari Peterson - sari.peterson@amecfw.com	Approved HAZWOPER (40Hr)
Yonkers Police Department - ESU 730 East Grass Sprain Road Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: 914-377-7364 Christopher Kowatch - christopher.kowatch@ypd.YonkersNY	Approved ERTHMI HMT