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Monitoring Procedures and Equipment
Monitoring Procedures and Equipment

Course Overview

Monitoring Procedures and Equipment is a 45 to 60 minute online course for workers involved in hazardous material detection under 29 CFR 1910.120. It covers atmospheric monitoring, detection, surveillance, monitoring devices and personal monitoring.

  • Covers why atmospheric monitoring matters and how detection helps identify hazardous materials at work sites.
  • Reviews detection, surveillance, monitoring device types, equipment advantages, limits and field use onsite.
  • Explains how personal monitoring is performed for workers around hazardous substances and health hazards.

For those who need a more in-depth HAZWOPER course, or a refresher, check out our Hazwoper 40-Hour Course, or our Hazwoper 8-Hour Refresher Course.

  • 45-60 minutes, self-paced
  • Instant certificate
  • Mobile friendly
$19.95

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Course Clips

Everything You Need to Know
About This Course

  • Why OSHA requires atmospheric monitoring
  • Understanding detection
  • Understanding surveillance
  • Identifying types of monitoring devices
  • Advantages and limitations of monitoring equipment
  • How personal monitoring is performed

OSHA Standard29 CFR 1910.120 (HAZWOPER)
Course Duration45-60 minutes
Format100% online, interactive with audio, full-motion video, text, and graphics
Passing Score70% on final exam
CertificatePrintable certificate of completion available immediately upon passing
LanguagesEnglish
Device CompatibilityDesktop, tablet, and smartphone
ProgressProgress saved automatically, stop and restart without losing your place
AcceptedOur courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.
ProviderMARCOM (in partnership with eTraining)

Find out if this training applies to your role, your job site, or your employer's compliance requirements, and whether it matches the certification you need.

  • Workers who remove hazardous waste or are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards
  • Employees working in or around confined spaces where hazardous materials may be present
  • Environmental and safety professionals responsible for atmospheric monitoring at hazardous waste sites
  • Industrial hygiene technicians who operate monitoring equipment
  • Supervisors overseeing hazardous waste operations who need to understand monitoring procedures
  • Workers at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities
  • Emergency response personnel involved in hazardous material detection

Employers across a wide range of industries use this course to meet federal, state, and site-specific safety training requirements for their workforce.

  • Hazardous waste cleanup and remediation operations
  • Chemical manufacturing and processing plants
  • Oil and gas extraction and refining facilities
  • Environmental consulting and assessment firms
  • Treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities
  • Emergency response organizations
  • Mining and industrial operations involving hazardous atmospheres
  • Government agencies overseeing hazardous waste sites
  • Confined space operations in industrial settings

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Monitoring Procedures and Equipment.

Yes. Upon passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you can immediately print a certificate of completion. This certificate serves as proof of training for your employer.

Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can stop and resume where you left off.

  The Monitoring Procedures and Equipment course is an interactive online training program designed to help facilities comply with OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120). It covers the importance of detecting hazardous materials, the equipment and procedures used in the detection process, atmospheric monitoring requirements, types of monitoring devices, and how personal monitoring is performed.

   This course is designed for workers who remove hazardous waste, or are exposed or potentially exposed to any kind of hazardous substance or health hazard in the course of their work while in or around confined spaces. It is also relevant for industrial hygiene professionals, safety managers, and emergency response personnel.

  The course covers why OSHA requires atmospheric monitoring, understanding detection and surveillance, how to identify different types of monitoring devices, the advantages and limitations of different types of monitoring equipment, and how personal monitoring is performed.

  Yes. The course is designed to help facilities comply with OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120). Training requirements under HAZWOPER vary depending on an employee’s specific level of involvement with hazardous materials.

   No. This is a focused course on monitoring procedures and equipment. For workers who need comprehensive HAZWOPER training, eTraining offers the HAZWOPER 40-Hour Course. For annual refresher requirements, eTraining offers the HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher Course.

  The course is self-paced. It is divided into logical sections for manageable completion. You can pause and resume at any time on the same device. On average, the courses last from 40 to 60 minutes.

Yes. This course is 100% online and fully self-paced. There is no in-person component required. The course uses a combination of audio, full-motion video, text, and graphics.

Better Training. Better Outcomes.

Fifteen years, 200,000+ professionals certified, and a completion rate roughly double the industry average.

OSHA citation printed on every certificate

Your employer and site safety officer can verify compliance at a glance, with no phone calls and no lookups.

No setup. No LMS. Training in minutes.

Pay once, get instant access. No account setup, no downloads, no IT involvement. Works in any browser.

Built for field workers, not classrooms

Grounded in real jobsite operations. Scenarios reflect the work your crew actually does.

Trusted by safety managers & contractors

Used by EHS managers, general contractors and federal site supervisors to keep crews certified on time.

200,000+
Professionals certified
87%
Completion rate (industry avg <45%)
10M+
Hours of training delivered
15
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