Welcome to the Kansas Small Business Environmental Assistance Program’s hazardous waste handler's training program. This program is designed for businesses and industries in the state of Kansas to meet their employee training responsibilities as required by Kansas Administrative Regulations (KAR) 28-31-4 (h) (6,8, and 9).

These regulations can found at the KDHE’s Web site: http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/waste/download/hw_laws_sept2002.pdf on page 24.

Any company that produces hazardous waste in quantities above 55 pounds a month must ensure that their employees are “thoroughly familiar with proper hazardous waste handling and emergency procedures.” Although the regulation doesn’t list the specifics of the training, the Kansas environmental regulatory agency, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), has approved this Web-based training as adequate for hazardous waste handlers to meet the above training requirement.

How to use this training program:

1. Each training item is introduced through a slide or series of slides with text, photos, or examples to clarify the lesson.
2. The second slide will ask the employee a question or series of questions about that lesson that must be answered correctly in order to proceed to the next lesson.
3. The employee or student is encouraged to use KDHE’s Hazardous Waste Generator Handbook (http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/waste/apps-hw/HW_Gen_Handbook_July_2003.pdf) and/or the K.A.R. resources referenced above to help them complete each lesson (each lesson will reference a section in KDHE’s manual or the respective K.A.R.)
4. The student may proceed at their own rate, but should plan on approximately 1-2 hours to complete the course.
5. Upon completion of the course, the student will be forwarded to a “Training Award” page that asks for your personal data. This form can then be printed and given to your supervisor as verification of program completion.