NATEC moves California Title 22 hazardous waste training online

NATEC International has launched an online California Title 22 Hazardous Waste Generator Training course for facilities that manage hazardous waste. The four-hour class gives employees 60 days of access and expands the company’s training options as California generators face state-specific compliance rules.

Why it matters: - California hazardous waste generators now have another way to meet Title 22 training needs without waiting for a scheduled classroom session. - The online format is designed to help employers onboard new staff faster and fit training into work schedules. - The course covers state-specific requirements that affect how facilities identify, store, label, ship and document hazardous waste.

What happened: - NATEC International, Inc. announced an online California Title 22 Hazardous Waste Generator Training course on October 20, 2026. - The course is four hours long and includes 60 days of access. - The online option joins NATEC’s existing in-person and virtual Title 22 classes. - Employers can still choose classroom or virtual training by calling (800) 969-3228.

The details: - The course teaches California generator rules in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or 22 CCR Division 4.5. - DTSC administers the rules, and Certified Unified Program Agencies enforce them locally. - The training includes California’s Generator Improvements Rule, effective July 1, 2024. - The lessons follow the waste stream from the first determination through shipment off site. - The course explains how to identify generator status as very small quantity, small quantity or large quantity generator. - It shows learners how to obtain a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identification number. - The course reviews common generator violations. - Topics include the four hazardous characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity and toxicity. - The course also covers California presumptive lists, California waste codes, used oil, universal waste, empty containers, hazardous debris and contaminated soil. - Learners cover containers and tanks, including storage, labeling, closure, secondary containment, incompatible wastes, accumulation time limits, volume limits and satellite accumulation areas. - The training also includes aerosol can puncturing, inspections, housekeeping, emergency preparedness, contingency plans, emergency procedures, equipment, personnel training documentation, recordkeeping and reports. - Shipping lessons include DTSC-registered transporters, the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, e-Manifest, California manifest requirements and exceptions, plus packaging, labeling, marking and placarding waste for transport. - Personnel who prepare waste for shipment also need hazmat employee training under 49 CFR 172.704, which NATEC offers as DOT Hazmat Ground Shipper Training. - NATEC says HM-181 employee training is the name many employers use for DOT hazmat employee training. - The course includes worked examples, exercises and knowledge checks. - Learners who complete the course receive a certificate of completion from NATEC. - NATEC is approved to offer Registered Environmental Health Specialist continuing education units, and the course earns 4 REHS CEUs. - CEUs must be requested before the course begins. - The course is open to employees and supervisors at California hazardous waste facilities, including EHS and compliance staff, facility and operations supervisors, warehouse and maintenance personnel and laboratory staff. - The course also covers anyone who handles, inspects, packages, labels or ships hazardous waste or signs manifests. - No prior training is required. - Employers remain responsible for site-specific training and for keeping training records.

Between the lines: - The launch reflects growing demand for flexible compliance training that can be completed without pulling staff into a fixed classroom schedule. - The course also signals how California’s hazardous waste rules differ from federal programs, making state-specific training more relevant for local facilities. - NATEC is positioning the online class as a complement to, not a replacement for, its live training formats. - A customer quote from GENI suggests the interactive format may help workers retain complex regulatory material.

What’s next: - NATEC says additional online offerings already include federal RCRA Hazardous Waste Generator Training, DOT Hazmat Ground Shipper Recurrent Training and HAZWOPER Refresher Training. - Course formats and schedules vary across those offerings. - Employers with questions can call (800) 969-3228, email training@NATECintl.com or visit NATEC International.

The bottom line: - California hazardous waste generators now have an online Title 22 option that combines compliance content, flexible timing and a completion certificate in one course.