Training: Asbestos Courses

OVERVIEW:

Purpose:
Training for employees performing Class IV operations shall be consistent with EPA requirements for training of local eduation agency maintenance and custodial staff (custodians, electricians, heating/air conditioning engineers, plumbers etc) as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92 (a)(1). The staff who may work in a building that contains ACBM receive awareness training of atleast 2 hours, whether or not they are required to work with ACBM. Such a course shall include available information concerning the locations of thermal system insulation and surfacing ACM/PACM, and asbestos-containing material where the absence of asbestos has not yet been confirmed.

Course Content:

• Information regarding asbestos and its various uses
• Information on health effects associated with asbestos exposure
• Location of ACBM identified through the building
• The purpose, proper use, fitting, of respirators
• Appropriate work practices
• Medical surveillance program

• Allied Trades - Restricted Handler
• 2 Hour Asbestos Awareness - Workers
• 8 Hour Asbestos Awareness - Managers & Safety Professionals
• Air-Sampling Technician
• Asbestos Inspector
• Contractor Supervisor
• Handler
• Handler Spanish
• Management Planner
• NIOSH 582
• Operations & Maintenance
• Project Designer
• Project Monitor

• Air Sampling Technician Refresher
• Allied Trades Refresher Course
• Handler Refresher
• Handler Refresher Spanish
• Inspector Refresher
• Management Planner Refresher
• Operations and Maintenance Refresher
• Project Designer Refresher
• Project Monitor Refresher
• Supervisor Refresher