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Awareness Courses

OSHA Lead Awareness

Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos & Lead Awareness

Asbestos, Lead & Mold Awareness

Mold Awareness

OSHA Lead

OSHA LEAD Awareness Course

4 hours, $175.00 per student and is a certificate course

 

Why Should You Take This OSHA Lead Awareness Course?

 

Take this OSHA Lead Awareness course to learn proper work practices to prevent lead-based paint exposure in workers and building occupants. Per OSHA requirements, this course covers health effects of lead exposure and various paint related activities required to comply with OSHA's Lead In Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62) and for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1025). 

 

This course is for building maintenance personnel and construction workers who work in schools, residential housing and commercial buildings and perform activities that may disturb lead-based paint where the anticipated lead exposures will be below the OSHA Action Level.

 

OSHA Action Level means employee exposure, without regard to the use of respirators, to an airborne concentration of lead of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA). If you work in an area that contains airborne lead above the OSHA Action Level, your employer must give you medical surveillance and training in the hazards of working with lead.

 

OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):  Your employer is not allowed to let you breathe in more than 50 micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3). It is called the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL). If you work in an area with more lead in the air than the PEL, your employer must reduce your exposure by providing you the proper respiratory protection. 

 

This course applies to all construction work where an employee may be occupationally exposed to lead. Construction work is defined as work for construction, alteration and/or repair, including painting and decorating. It includes but is not limited to the following:

*1926.62(a)(1):  Demolition or salvage of structures where lead or materials containing lead are present

*1926.62(a)(2):  Removal or encapsulation of materials containing lead

*1926.62(a)(3):  New construction, alteration, repair, or renovation of structures, substrates, or portions thereof, that contain lead, or materials containing lead

*1926.62(a)(4):  Installation of products containing lead

*1926.62(a)(5):  Lead contamination/emergency cleanup

*1926.62(a)(6):  Transportation, disposal, storage, or containment of lead or materials containing lead on the site or location at which construction activities are performed

*1926.62(a)(7):  Maintenance operations associated with the construction activities described in this section

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Topics Include:

  • What is Lead?

  • How to Identify Lead Containing Materials

  • Difference Between Lead-Containing Materials and Lead-Based Paint

  • Health Effects of Lead Exposure

  • Operations That Could Result in Exposure to Lead

  • Proper Use of Personal Protective Equipment

  • Review of OSHA Regulations

  • Overview of EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule

 

Compliance Standard:  OSHA's Lead In Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62) and General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1025)

Asbestos Awareness
4 Hours          $100.00

 

Why Should You Take This Asbestos Awareness Course?

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This Asbestos Awareness course is designed especially for custodial, maintenance, and trades persons who will conduct operations which may contact or disturb asbestos in buildings. It is intended to review the source and history of asbestos, and the health effects associated with asbestos exposure. We will discuss the regulations, both federal and state, which limit the activities you may perform relating to asbestos. Finally, we will discuss recognizing damaged and deteriorated asbestos-containing materials. This course also requires that employees be made aware of the locations and quantities of asbestos materials in the building, and the name of the Asbestos Program Manager for the facility where they work.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) requires this training course for employees who fall under Class IV asbestos work. Class IV asbestos work entails activities performed by maintenance and custodial employees which contact, but do not disturb asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM). Asbestos containing materials (ACM) is any material that contains more than one percent (>1%) asbestos. Presumed asbestos containing materials (PACM) includes thermal system insulation (TSI) or surfacing material found in buildings constructed prior to 1981.

 

Intended Audience:  Construction, building maintenance and janitorial personnel who work in commercial buildings and schools and who may come into contact with asbestos-containing material.

 

Topics To Be Covered Include:

  • Background Information on Asbestos

  • Health Effects Associated with Asbestos

  • Recognizing Damage, Deterioration, & De-lamination of Asbestos-Containing Building Material (ACBM)

  • Regulatory Guidelines at the State and Federal Level

Asbestos, Lead and Mold Awareness

6 hours   $175 per student and is a certificate course

 

Why Should You Take This Asbestos & Lead Awareness Course?

 

This Asbestos Awareness course is designed especially for custodial, maintenance, and trades persons who will conduct operations which may contact or disturb asbestos in buildings. It is intended to review the source and history of asbestos, and the health effects associated with asbestos exposure. We will discuss the regulations, both federal and state, which limit the activities you may perform relating to asbestos. Finally, we will discuss recognizing damaged and deteriorated asbestos-containing materials. This course also requires that employees be made aware of the locations and quantities of asbestos materials in the building, and the name of the Asbestos Program Manager for the facility where they work.

 

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) requires an Asbestos Awareness course for employees who fall under Class IV asbestos work. Class IV asbestos work entails activities performed by maintenance and custodial employees which contact, but do not disturb asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM). Asbestos containing materials (ACM) is any material that contains more than one percent (>1%) asbestos. Presumed asbestos containing materials (PACM) includes thermal system insulation (TSI) or surfacing material found in buildings constructed prior to 1981.

 

Our  Lead Awareness portion teaches  proper work practices to prevent lead-based paint exposure in workers and building occupants. Per OSHA requirements, this course covers health effects of lead exposure and various work activities required to comply with OSHA's Lead In Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62) and General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1025). This course is for building maintenance personnel and construction workers who work in schools, residential housing and commercial buildings and perform activities that may disturb lead paint where the anticipated exposures will be below the OSHA Action Level.

 

In the Mold Awareness portion, students will learn fundamental information about mold and its effect on individuals, structures, and the environment. Specifically, students will learn how to identify different kinds of mold within a structure and how to prevent mold contamination.

 

Topics to be Covered include: 

  • Background Information on Asbestos

  • Health Effects Associated with Asbestos

  • Recognizing Damage, Deterioration, & De-lamination of Asbestos-Containing Building Material (ACBM)

  • Regulatory Guidelines at the State and Federal Level

  • Introduction to Mold

  • Types of Mold

  • Health Effects of Mold

  • Mold Growth Patterns in Structures

  • Identifying Mold and Mold Testing

  • Mold Prevention Protocol

  • Mold Remediation Protocol

  • Containment and Post-Work Inspection Protocol

  • Mold testing and remediation

 

Intended Audience:  Construction, building maintenance and janitorial personnel who work in commercial buildings and schools and who may come into contact with asbestos-containing material.

Asb & Lead

Asbestos and Lead Awareness

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6 hours   $175 per student and is a certificate course

 

Why Should You Take This Asbestos & Lead Awareness Course?

 

This Asbestos Awareness course is designed especially for custodial, maintenance, and trades persons who will conduct operations which may contact or disturb asbestos in buildings. It is intended to review the source and history of asbestos, and the health effects associated with asbestos exposure. We will discuss the regulations, both federal and state, which limit the activities you may perform relating to asbestos. Finally, we will discuss recognizing damaged and deteriorated asbestos-containing materials. This course also requires that employees be made aware of the locations and quantities of asbestos materials in the building, and the name of the Asbestos Program Manager for the facility where they work.

 

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) requires an Asbestos Awareness course for employees who fall under Class IV asbestos work. Class IV asbestos work entails activities performed by maintenance and custodial employees which contact, but do not disturb asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM). Asbestos containing materials (ACM) is any material that contains more than one percent (>1%) asbestos. Presumed asbestos containing materials (PACM) includes thermal system insulation (TSI) or surfacing material found in buildings constructed prior to 1981.

 

Topics To Be Covered Include:

  • Background Information on Asbestos

  • Health Effects Associated with Asbestos

  • Recognizing Damage, Deterioration, & De-lamination of Asbestos-Containing Building Material (ACBM)

  • Regulatory Guidelines at the State and Federal Level

 

Our  Lead Awareness portion teaches  proper work practices to prevent lead-based paint exposure in workers and building occupants. Per OSHA requirements, this course covers health effects of lead exposure and various work activities required to comply with OSHA's Lead In Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62) and General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1025). This course is for building maintenance personnel and construction workers who work in schools, residential housing and commercial buildings and perform activities that may disturb lead paint where the anticipated exposures will be below the OSHA Action Level.

 

Intended Audience:  Construction, building maintenance and janitorial personnel who work in commercial buildings and schools and who may come into contact with asbestos-containing material.

Mold Awareness

Mold Awareness

 4 hours  $175 per student and is a certificate course

 

In this Mold Awareness course, students will learn fundamental information about mold and its effect on individuals, structures, and the environment. Specifically, students will learn how to identify different kinds of mold within a structure and how to prevent mold contamination. This course includes basic information on mold testing and remediation.

 

Topics to be Covered include: 

  • Introduction to Mold

  • Types of Mold

  • Health Effects of Mold

  • Mold Growth Patterns in Structures

  • Identifying Mold and Mold Testing

  • Mold Prevention Protocol

  • Mold Remediation Protocol

  • Containment and Post-Work Inspection Protocol

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