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Step 1

REGISTRATION

SIgnUp Sign up and Register for the  Monkeypox Waste Training Course through our One Time Payment form. Once you've successfully submitted payment, you will be emailed your username and password. From there, you will be prompted to log into your Dashboard and immediately begin taking the Course.

Step 2

TAKE THE COURSE

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The Monkeypox Waste Training Course consists of Lessons where you will review slideshow presentations. You must take the Lessons in sequential order and get a 100% on each Quiz to receive your certificate. At any time you can leave the course and pick it back up where you left off.

Step 3

RECEIVE CERTIFICATION

Certificate

Upon the completion of the Monkeypox Waste Training Course, you will immediately receive a certificate that complies with the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state law. Your certificate will be available for download to share with your supervisor or place of work.

Course Details

Our online professional course consists of the required training topics for shippers of regulated medical waste as required by the US DOT. Each lesson needs to be completed to fulfill the training requirements. Once all lessons are completed, the training record and certificate will be immediately available for download.

By enrolling now you will be registered for the course including these following lessons:

  • General Awareness – Training that provides familiarity with the general requirements of the HMR and enables the hazmat employee to recognize and identify hazardous materials. All hazmat employees must receive general awareness training. This is a brief video and training materials that give a broad overview of shipping hazardous materials.
  • Function Specific & Safety – Training that provides a detailed understanding of HMR requirements applicable to the function(s) performed by the hazmat employee. Each hazmat employee must be trained on the specific functions they are required to perform as it relates to the shipping of regulated medical waste. This section covers classification, packing and shipping papers. Each hazmat employee must understand the hazards associated with the shipping of these wastes as well as the proper precautions to take when handling, packing and shipping. This training is designed to educate Monkeypox waste shippers specifically.
  • Security Awareness – Training that provides a general understanding of the security risks associated with hazardous materials transportation and the methods designed to enhance transportation security. This training should include methods on how to recognize and respond to possible security threats. All hazmat employees must receive this training. This security awareness training helps to enlighten shippers of regulated medical waste on some of the security precautions they should consider as shippers of regulated medical waste. This section discusses security in the shipping of hazardous materials, and overall restricting access to hazardous materials to only those that have a need to gain access.

Please Note:

  • In-Depth Security Training – This should be completed directly at your facility if required. This is training that provides a detailed understanding of a company’s security plan including company security objectives, specific security procedures, employee responsibilities, actions to take in the event of a security breach and the organizational security structure. This training must be provided to hazmat employees who handle or perform regulated functions related to the transportation of the materials covered by the security plan or who are responsible for implementing the security plan. Please maintain the record of this training with the training record and certificate created with this course.

Record Keeping Requirements

The hazmat employer is responsible for maintaining training records for each hazmat employee. These records must be kept for the duration of the three-year training cycle while the hazmat employee is employed and for 90 days after the employee leaves employment. Training records must be made available by the employer for audit and review by regulatory authorities upon request. Training records must include the following:

  • The hazmat employee’s name
  • The most recent training completion date
  • A description of, copy of, or reference to training materials used to meet the training requirements
  • The name and address of the person providing the training
  • A certification that the person has been trained and tested as required

Upon the completion of this course you will immediately receive a training record and certificate that should be maintained and readily available to inspectors if required. This training record complies with the requirements above.