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Asbestos Courses
Click Here to see the Spring Asbestos Selection Form Asbestos Abatement Worker Annual Initial Dates and Locations: Fee: $480.00 This three-day course trains individuals who perform asbestos abatement work. It meets both EPA's model accreditation and state requirements for training and licensing as asbestos workers. Participants must score 70 percent or better on a 100-question exam.
Asbestos Abatement Workers Annual Refresher Dates and Locations: Fee: $200.00 This course is intended for persons who have previously taken the Asbestos Abatement Worker Training course. It is important to be aware that annual refresher training must be completed on or before the expiration date of your original certificate. To maintain certification, participants must score 70 percent or better on a 25-question refresher exam administered at the conclusion of the course. Supervisors/Contractors of Asbestos Abatement Dates and Locations: August 4-8, 2008 - McGowan Workforce Training Center, Holmes CC -Ridgeland, Mississippi Fee: $735.00 This five-day course trains individuals who perform, supervise, or oversee asbestos abatement work. Intended to help contractors, architects, engineers, health and safety professionals and asbestos coordinators more effectively handle the issues involved in asbestos abatement. Participants must score 70 percent or better on a 100-question exam. Those wishing to become certified as a project designer should also take this course.
Asbestos Inspection and Assessment Course Dates and Locations: Fee: $545.00
This three-day training program gives detailed instruction on how to perform building inspections and assessment of asbestos and includes lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on training. To apply for certification participants must score 70 percent or better on a 50-question exam administered at the conclusion of the course. Topics include:
Supervisor of Asbestos Abatement Annual Refresher Dates and Locations: Fee: $200.00 This course is intended for persons who have previously taken the Supervisors/Contractors of Asbestos Abatement course. It is important to be aware that annual refresher training must be completed within one year of the expiration date of your original certificate or it will be necessary to take the original course again. During the time your certificate is expired, you will be unable to conduct asbestos abatement activities. To maintain certification, participants must score 70 percent or better on a 25-question refresher exam administered at the conclusion of the course. Topics covered include:
Asbestos Management Planner Course Dates and Locations: Fee: $400.00 This two-day intensive program provides a step-by-step process for developing and implementing a management plan for asbestos in buildings. The course builds on the foundations established in the Inspection and Assessment course. To apply for certification as a Management Planner, participants must be certified as an Asbestos Inspector and score 70 percent or above on a 50-question examination administered at the conclusion of the course. Topics include:
Asbestos Inspection and Assessment/Management Planner Refresher Dates and Locations: Fee: $135.00 (each) Refresher courses are intended for persons who have been certified as Inspectors and Management Planners and are seeking re-accreditation under AHERA. Inspectors must complete a half-day of refresher training. Management planners must complete both the Inspector Refresher and the Management Planner Refresher course, a full day of training. To maintain certification, both Inspectors and Management Planners must score 70 percent or better on a 25-question refresher exam administered at the conclusion of the course.
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Inspection and Assessment Refresher Dates and Locations: Fee: $135.00
Project Designers Designing Asbestos Response Actions This three-day course is designed for architects and engineers who develop detailed job specifications for an asbestos abatement project. In addition to providing a review of asbestos issues, the course gives a thorough overview of asbestos abatement projects and applicable regulations. Architects and engineers who complete this course and pass the exam will have met their certification requirements for Project Designer. Topics include:
Designing Asbestos Response Actions Refresher Dates and Locations: Fee: $200.00 This one-day course meets the requirements for annual refresher training for project designers as outlined under AHERA. Procedures and practices incorporate current technology. Topics include:
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Designated Local Education Agency (LEA) Dates and Locations: Fee: $200.00 All public and private schools (K-12) are required by federal law to designate and train an individual who will ensure the school/school districts compliance with the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). The Designated Local Education Agency (LEA) Orientation Course is designed for the newly appointed LEA Designee who has limited experience or training under AHERA. It will also be a helpful training session for more experienced LEAs needing a review and update. Upon completion of this course, the LEA Designee will be able to:
Asbestos Maintenance - Train-the-Trainer Dates and Locations: Fee: $295.00 AHERA requires training for all members of the maintenance or custodial staff in a school building which contains asbestos. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also requires training for employees who disturb asbestos during maintenance or custodial activities. These training requirements are virtually identical. This two-day course is designed to equip persons to conduct this maintenance and custodial training for employees at their location. Topics and hands-on exercises will include:
Participants who complete this course will be awarded a certificate of training indicating that they are qualified to teach both the two-hour and/or the 16-hour maintenance and custodial training. LEA Designees must have completed the AHERA Designated LEA Orientation course prior to attending this course.
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