There are some managers who don’t like training. They have had gone through bad experiences where the safety course content did not make any impression and the employees didn’t learn anything. What they fail to realize is that it is not sufficient to just find a Hazwoper training course, dispatching employees and then forgetting about it. The course itself should be intricate part of an overall training culture that encourages and reinforces the content.

All because the 40 hour HAZWOPER training is OSHA mandated, both the students and the managers may have a “get it out of the way” attitude. But that is not the correct approach to learning. Rather than looking this training as a mandatory, put it in the context of the job.

Just taking HAZWOPER safety training and then forgetting it does not work. To make the safety training more effective, the managers should ensure that his employees should understand the training properly and make use of it when needed.

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Sort of a companion poll to the one I posted about OSHA "Competent Person" training–If you've had the training, is your work site OSHA compliant? More specifically, could you as the designated "competent person" relax while OSHA inspected your site, knowing full well that they would not be able to find anything in violation of regulations?

As in the other poll, simply answering the poll question is anonymous. If anyone cares to reply to the thread more specifically I'm sure we'd all be interested in what's going on at your site, but that will be there under your user name for everybody to read…

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I would like to share with you about 8 Hour Hazwoper Training. Annual Hazwoper refresher training has never been so convenient. In addition to the 8 Hour Annual Refresher Course. There is also an Online 24 Hour Hazwoper Course and a 40 Hour Hazwoper Training Course. The 8 hour Hazwoper training course has been designed for the general site workers who remove hazardous waste or for those who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards in work sites.

There are quizzes between training chapters. Each trainee must appear for the module quizzes and acquire a minimum score of 70% to proceed forward in the course. The same score is needed for passing the final exam which is at the end of the course. If trainees are not able to clear the final exam at the first try, they have two additional attempts at no extra cost. Upon successful completion of the 8 hour Hazwoper course trainees will be able to print out the certificate of completion.

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Example Files and Project Planning Templates are also available

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Myth 1: PRINCE is an acronym for Projects in Non Commercial Environments

PRINCE2 began life in the public sector and, as a result, many people perceive it as not being relevant to the private sector; or at best only to organisations providing services.

In fact, PRINCE stands for ‘Projects In Controlled Environments’. Crucially, its purpose is to provide a structured project management method which can be applied to any project situation. This can then be scaled to suit projects ranging from office relocation to the building of a nuclear power plant.

Myth 2: Only project managers looking for a job study PRINCE2

Because an increasing number of job advertisements specify the need for candidates to have successfully completed PRINCE2 training, a culture of cynicism has been directed towards the scheme.

My own experience is that the primary driver for people to embark on this training is their existing employer. Very often they have concluded that delivery of project benefits is inadequate so training is provided to enable employees to learn a more rigorous, and beneficial, approach to project management.

As PRINCE is taken up by more organisations, a secondary result is that employers find it more efficient and convenient to recruit managers who are already trained.

Myth 3: The training marks you out as a competent project manager

• The Foundation qualification marks you out as someone who has invested time in understanding the structure and terminology.
• The Practitioner qualification marks you out as someone able to apply the principles to practical real life scenarios.

Training for these qualifications alone does not make you a competent project manager.

In theory, a student with zero project experience could complete the training. However, it’s the combination of theoretical understanding and years of practical experience across a range of projects that truly signifies a competent project manager.

Myth 4: The training involves a three day Foundation course and a two day Practitioner course

The majority of people studying PRINCE2 undergo training in this format but it is not the only way.

The Foundation exam is normally taken on the final day of a three day instructor led training course.

The Practitioner exam is normally taken after a further two or three days training. In many cases, the training takes place over five consecutive days with the Foundation exam on the Wednesday, and the Practitioner exam on the Friday.

A number of accredited training organisations now offer instructor led training in alternative formats to suit differing learning styles and diary commitments.

It is also possible to take the exams at independent examination centres following self study of the manuals, or having studied an accredited distance based learning pack.

Myth 5: The new multiple choice exam is dumbing down the value of the training

In September 2007, a new format for the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam was introduced to replace the former essay based exam.

Although the new exam follows a multiple choice format, it is undeniably thorough in its range of questions. It still lasts three hours, and still tests a student’s understanding of how to apply the principles to real life scenarios. However, it is no longer possible to refer to any material other than the PRINCE2 manual during the exam.