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Abatement Worker (Initial)	Abatement Worker (Refresher)
Building Inspector (Initial)	Building Inspector (Refresher)
Management Planner (Initial)	Management Planner (Refresher)
Operations & Maintenance Worker (Initial)	Operations & Maintenance Worker (Refresher)
Project Designer (Initial)	Project Designer (Refresher)
Project Supervisor (Initial)	Project Supervisor (Refresher)
Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos Abatement Worker (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31107	Tuesday - Friday	December 3 - 6	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$525	$470

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 4 8-hour Days
• Continuing Education: 2.8 CEUs

State and federal law (EPA, OSHA and DOT) requires the use of accredited abatement workers for asbestos removal projects involving more than small amounts of asbestos. This course not only meets the state and federal training requirements, it also prepares participants to conduct jobs to ensure that the work is done safely and efficiently.

Course Features

• Nature of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACM).
• Health effects of asbestos.
• State-of-the art work practices for recognizing and working with ACM.
• Asbestos waste disposal requirements.
• Regulations affecting asbestos work.

After Class Participants Receive:

• Course Manual
• Institute Compendium of Asbestos Rules
• Hands-on training in:
  • Cleanup of a minor fiber release episode.
  • Removal of resilient floor tile and mastic.
  • Glove bag removal of pipe insulation.
  • Use of PPE, including optional respirator fit-testing (if desired trainees can bring their own P100 negative pressure air-purifying respirator for testing).
  • Constructing a negative pressure enclosure and 3-chamber decontamination facility.
  • Removal of ACM from ceilings.

Certification Information:

In addition to completing the course and scoring at least 70% on the course exam, you must meet the individual state requirements to receive a state license. This generally involves completing the state application, paying a fee, and meeting the experience/education requirements. However, EPA, Indiana, and most other states have no educational or experience requirements for asbestos abatement workers.

Our courses are accepted for licensing in Indiana and Illinois and in states requiring only EPA approval, such as Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Call us regarding other states you might be interested in. 

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Asbestos Abatement Worker (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
30941	Monday	December 16	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$160	$140

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 8 hour course
• Continuing Education Units: 0.7 CEUs
• Participants receive examination review study guide(s)

Although OSHA does not require licensing, it does require that workers, competent persons, and inspectors receive annual refresher training equivalent to the EPA-approved training courses. These courses do fulfill all OSHA requirements.

The Institute's approved refresher courses bring you up-to-date on changes in federal, state, and local regulations, provide details on state-of-the-art work practices, review the basic information included in the initial accreditation course, and offer participants an opportunity to raise questions and discuss common concerns with other asbestos professionals.

Certification Information:

To remain licensed/accredited to conduct asbestos abatement, inspections, or to prepare management plans, you must complete an approved refresher course in each specialty. The Institute courses are accepted in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and in all states that accept EPA-approved courses. Persons completing the course and attaining at least 70% on the course examination will be issued a certificate for completing the licensing/accreditation process.

Note: Although not mandated by the federal rule, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky (and several other states) require that all persons taking a refresher course must pass a course examination with the minimum of 70%. The examination and a review of the material covered in the initial course are a part of each refresher course.

It is important to complete your refresher training in a timely fashion. Although the federal rule allows you to miss your refresher training for a day less than one year, Indiana requires that you take it within 18 months of the last valid training or re-take the initial course. (And, of course, you cannot perform any work while your license is expired.)

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Asbestos Building Inspector (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31097	Tuesday - Thursday	December 17 - 19	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$550	$500

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 3 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 2.4 CEUs

Federal Regulations mandate asbestos inspections in all areas of structures that will be affected by renovation or demolition. These inspections must be performed by an accredited building inspector, even in commercial and industrial facilities. In addition, K-12 schools must regularly use accredited inspectors to re-inspect their buildings. The Institute's Asbestos Building Inspector Initial training not only meets Indiana, Illinois, and federal accreditation requirements, it also provides participants with practical help and materials to carry out this task.

Course Features

• A comprehensive slide-show tour of a representative facility.
• Health effects of asbestos.
• Identification, classification, and assessment of PACM (Presumed Asbestos containing materials) and suspect ACM (Asbestos Containing Materials).
• Inspection procedures.
• Sampling and analysis requirements.
• Report preparation and record keeping.
• Regulations related to asbestos.

After Class Participants Receive:

• Training manuals.
• Institute Compendium of Asbestos Regulations.
• Job aids to simplify inspection procedures.
• Hands-on experience in:
  • Sample collection.
  • Use of PPE. (Bring your own P100 negative pressure air-purifying respirator if you would like to have it fit-tested during the course.)

Certification Information:

In addition to completing the course and scoring at least 70% on the course exam, you must meet the individual state requirements to receive a state license. This generally involves completing the state application, paying a fee, and meeting the experience/education requirements. For example, in Indiana, inspectors must have a high school diploma or a GED certificate.

Our courses are accepted for licensing in Indiana, Illinois and in states requiring only EPA approval, such as Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Call us regarding other states you might be interested in. 

Persons completing the inspector initial course are eligible for further training as Asbestos Management Planners.

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Asbestos Building Inspector (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
30946	Friday	November 15	8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	$160	$145
30947	Friday	December 20	8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	$160	$145

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 4-hour course
• Continuing Education: 0.4 CEUs
• Participants also receive an examination review study guide

Although OSHA does not require licensing, it does require that workers, competent persons, and inspectors receive annual refresher training equivalent to the EPA-approved training courses. These courses do fulfill all OSHA requirements.

The Institute's approved refresher courses bring you up-to-date on changes in federal, state, and local regulations, provide details on state-of-the-art work practices, review the basic information included in the initial accreditation course, and offer participants an opportunity to raise questions and discuss common concerns with other asbestos professionals.

Course Features:

• Update on state, federal and local asbestos regulations
• Examination for state reaccreditation.

Certification Information:

To remain licensed/accredited to conduct asbestos abatement, inspections, or to prepare management plans, you must complete an approved refresher course in each specialty. The Institute courses are accepted in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and in all states that accept EPA-approved courses. Persons completing the course and attaining at least 70% on the course examination will be issued a certificate for completing the licensing/accreditation process.

Note: Although not mandated by the federal rule, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky (and several other states) require that all persons taking a refresher course must pass a course examination with the minimum of 70%. The examination and a review of the material covered in the initial course are a part of each course.

It is important to complete your refresher training in a timely fashion. Although the federal rule allows you to miss your refresher training for a day less than one year, Indiana requires that you take it within 18 months of the last valid training or re-take the initial course. (And, of course, you cannot perform any work while your license is expired.)

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Asbestos Management Planner (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$400	$375

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 2 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 1.4 CEUs

State and federal law (EPA, OSHA and DOT) requires the use of accredited abatement workers for asbestos removal projects involving more than small amounts of asbestos. This course not only meets the state and federal training requirements, it also prepares participants to conduct jobs to ensure that the work is done safely and efficiently.

Under its AHERA Asbestos in Schools Rule, EPA mandated that all public, nonprofit private, and Defense Department K-12 schools must have an updated management plan for each building that leases, owns, or otherwise uses as a school building even if there are no asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM) in such buildings.

Thus, the management planner must work with the building owner to accomplish two principal tasks:

1. To prepare a management plan for all buildings with or without ACBM, and
2. To make recommendations for the proper management of asbestos in all buildings with ACBM.

Course Features

• Reviewing inspection reports.
• Assessing asbestos hazards.
• Regulations affecting building owners.
• Selecting from the five AHERA response actions to safely and cost-effectively manage asbestos in buildings.
• Preparation of management plan, including a complete Operations & Maintenance program.

After Class Participants Receive:

• Institute course manuals.
• Useful job aids and forms for completing the task.
• Classroom training.
• Required certification examination.
• Hands-on experience in plan preparation.

Certification Information:

Asbestos Building Inspector is a pre-requisite to get a management planner license. In addition to completing the Management Planner course and scoring at least 70% on the course exam, you must meet the individual state requirements to receive a state license. This generally involves completing the state application, paying a fee, and meeting the experience/education requirements. For example, in Indiana management planners must either have a post-secondary degree in one of several specific disciplines or one year of specific building-related experience.

Our courses are accepted for licensing in Indiana, Illinois and in states requiring only EPA approval, such as Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Call us regarding other states you might be interested in.

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Asbestos Management Planner (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
30950	Friday	November 15	12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$125	$125
30951	Friday	December 20	12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$125	$125

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 4-hour course
• Continuing Education: 0.4 CEUs
• Participants receive an examination review study guide

Although OSHA does not require licensing, it does require that workers, competent persons, and inspectors receive annual refresher training equivalent to the EPA-approved training courses. These courses do fulfill all OSHA requirements.

The Institute's approved refresher courses bring you up-to-date on changes in federal, state, and local regulations, provide details on state-of-the-art work practices, review the basic information included in the initial accreditation course, and offer participants an opportunity to raise questions and discuss common concerns with other asbestos professionals.

Certification Information:

To remain licensed/accredited to conduct asbestos abatement, inspections, or to prepare management plans, you must complete an approved refresher course in each specialty. The Institute courses are accepted in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and in all states that accept EPA-approved courses. Persons completing the course and attaining at least 70% on the course examination will be issued a certificate for completing the licensing/accreditation process.

Note: Although not mandated by the federal rule, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky (and several other states) require that all persons taking a refresher course must pass a course examination with the minimum of 70%. The examination and a review of the material covered in the initial course are a part of each course.

It is important to complete your refresher training in a timely fashion. Although the federal rule allows you to miss your refresher training for a day less than one year, Indiana requires that you take it within 18 months of the last valid training or re-take the initial course. (And, of course, you cannot perform any work while your license is expired.)

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Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Worker (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31101	Monday - Tuesday	November 4 - 5	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$325	$300

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 16 hours (2 days), including classroom, hands-on, and test
• Continuing Education: 1.4 CEUs

OSHA (29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)) and EPA (AHERA, 40 CFR 763.92(a)) require that persons disturbing asbestos as a part of assigned maintenance or repair operations receive specific Asbestos Operations/Maintenance Worker training. The Institute's 16-hour initial course fulfills all these requirements except the site specific portion of the rules (that is, the actual location of ACM and PACM at the worksite and the structure of the asbestos management program at the site).

The course also allows trainees to meet the OSHA competent person requirements for persons in charge of Class III and Class IV maintenance projects and for competent persons in charge of an persons performing resilient floor covering removal work.

Course Features

• Recognition of asbestos-containing materials.
• Health effects associated with asbestos fibers.
• State-of-the-art work practices for handling asbestos materials.
• Federal, state, and local asbestos regulations governing asbestos work.

After Class Participants Receive:

• Complete training manual.
• In-class progress examination.
• Extensive hands-on training, including:
  • Cleanup of a minor fiber release episode.
  • Removal of resilient floor tile and mastic.
  • Glove bag removal of pipe insulation.
  • Use and maintenance of PPE, including respirator fit-testing (if desired trainees can bring their own P100 air-purifying respirators for testing).

Certification Information:

Participants successfully completing this course will be able to conduct projects on nonfriable asbestos that remains nonfriable during the project and on friable asbestos up to a maximum of 3 linear feet on pipes, 3 square feet on other surfaces, or a total of 0.75 cubic feet of asbestos. To work on a large amount of friable asbestos, you must be licensed as an Abatement Worker or a Project Supervisor is required by law.

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Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Worker (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	$150	$120

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 4 hours (includes test)
• Continuing Education: 0.4 CEUs

OSHA (29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)) and EPA (AHERA, 40 CFR 763.92(a)) require that persons disturbing asbestos as a part of assigned maintenance or repair operations receive specific Asbestos Operations/Maintenance Worker training. The Institute's 16-hour initial course fulfills all these requirements except the site specific portion of the rules (that is, the actual location of ACM and PACM at the worksite and the structure of the asbestos management program at the site).

The course also allows trainees to meet the OSHA competent person requirements for persons in charge of Class III and Class IV maintenance projects and for competent persons in charge of an persons performing resilient floor covering removal work.

Course Features

• Recognition of asbestos-containing materials.
• Health effects associated with asbestos fibers.
• State-of-the-art work practices for handling asbestos materials.
• Federal, state, and local asbestos regulations governing asbestos work.

Participants Receive

• Complete training manual.
• In-class progress examination.
• Extensive hands-on training, including:
  • Cleanup of a minor fiber release episode.
  • Removal of resilient floor tile and mastic.
  • Glove bag removal of pipe insulation.
  • Use and maintenance of PPE, including respirator fit-testing (if desired trainees can bring their own P100 air-purifying respirators for testing).

Certification Information:

Participants successfully completing this course will be able to conduct projects on nonfriable asbestos that remains nonfriable during the project and on friable asbestos up to a maximum of 3 linear feet on pipes, 3 square feet on other surfaces, or a total of 0.75 cubic feet of asbestos. To work on a large amount of friable asbestos, you must be licensed as an Abatement Worker or a Project Supervisor is required by law.

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Asbestos Project Designer (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31102	Tuesday - Thursday	October 22 - 24	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$700	$600

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 3 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 2.1 CEUs

Project designers work with building owners and abatement personnel to ensure that the project can be conducted safely and with minimal risks to building occupants. They prepare the work specifications for response actions (which may include asbestos removal, encapsulation, or enclosure).

In the AHERA rule for K-12 schools, the U.S. EPA required that local education agencies obtain the services of an accredited / licensed project designer before beginning most response actions affecting friable asbestos-containing building materials. Later the EPA extended the accreditation program to include persons designing certain asbestos projects in public and commercial buildings, namely:

1. response and removal actions, other than small-scale, short-duration maintenance activities;
2. maintenance activities that disturb friable ACBM, other than SSSD activities;
3. responses to major fiber release episodes.

Course Features

• Recognition of  ACM (asbestos containing materials) and ACBM (asbestos containing building materials).
• Health effects of asbestos.
• Regulations affecting asbestos in buildings and on structures.
• Procedures for managing asbestos in place.
• Procedures for safely removing asbestos

After Class Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Institute Compendium of Asbestos Rules.
• Classroom training.
• Design exercise.
• Required certification examination.

Certification Information:

In addition to completing the course and scoring at least 70% on the course exam, you must meet the individual state requirements to receive a state license. This generally involves completing the state application, paying a fee, and meeting the experience/education requirements. For example, in Indiana, project designers must either have a specific post-secondary degree or must have a high school degree and be able to demonstrate ability in the design or supervision of specific types of construction or asbestos projects.

Our courses are accepted for licensing in Indiana, Illinois and in states requiring only EPA approval, such as Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Call us regarding other states you might be interested in. 

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Asbestos Project Designer (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	$200	$175

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.7 CEUs
• Participants will receive examination review study guides

Although OSHA does not require licensing, it does require that workers, competent persons, and inspectors receive annual refresher training equivalent to the EPA-approved training courses. These courses do fulfill all OSHA requirements.

The Institute's approved refresher courses bring you up-to-date on changes in federal, state, and local regulations, provide details on state-of-the-art work practices, review the basic information included in the initial accreditation course, and offer participants an opportunity to raise questions and discuss common concerns with other asbestos professionals.

Course Features:

• Update on state, federal and local asbestos regulations
• Examination for state reaccreditation.

Certification Information:

To remain licensed/accredited to conduct asbestos abatement, inspections, or to prepare management plans, you must complete an approved refresher course in each specialty. The Institute courses are accepted in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and in all states that accept EPA-approved courses. Persons completing the course and attaining at least 70% on the course examination will be issued a certificate for completing the licensing/accreditation process.

Note: Although not mandated by the federal rule, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky (and several other states) require that all persons taking a refresher course must pass a course examination with the minimum of 70%. The examination and a review of the material covered in the initial course are a part of each course.

It is important to complete your refresher training in a timely fashion. Although the federal rule allows you to miss your refresher training for a day less than one year, Indiana requires that you take it within 18 months of the last valid training or re-take the initial course. (And, of course, you cannot perform any work while your license is expired.)

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Asbestos Project Supervisor (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31104	Monday - Friday	November 4 - 8	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$700	$620

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 5 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 3.5 CEUs

State and federal law (OSHA, EPA, and DOT) requires the use of accredited project supervisors for all asbestos removal projects in schools and public and commercial buildings involving more than small amounts of asbestos. This course not only meets the training requirements for EPA, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky accreditation, it also prepares participants to plan the work to ensure that the job is done safely and efficiently. OSHA now requires this level training for competent persons assigned to conduct Class I or Class II asbestos removal activities.

In addition to covering the topics of the Institute's asbestos abatement worker training, this course includes training in legal liabilities and how to reduce them, how to perform pre-bid and pre-work activities, how to read an asbestos contract, and how to be an effective supervisor.

Course Features

• Nature of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACM).
• Health effects of asbestos.
• State-of-the art work practices for recognizing and working with ACM.
• Asbestos waste disposal requirements.
• Regulations affecting asbestos work.

After Class Participants Receive:

• Institute Course Manual.
• Institute Compendium of Asbestos Rules
• All necessary hands-on materials.
• Hands-on training including:
  • Cleanup of a minor fiber release episode.
  • Removal of resilient floor tile and mastic.
  • Glove bag removal of pipe insulation.
  • Use and maintenance of PPE, including respirator fit-testing (if desired trainees can bring their own P100 negative pressure air-purifying respirator for testing).
  • Constructing a negative pressure enclosure and 3-chamber decontamination facility.
  • Removal of ACM from ceilings.

Certification Information:

In addition to completing the course and scoring at least 70% on the course exam, you must meet the individual state requirements to receive a state license. This generally involves completing the state application, paying a fee, and meeting the experience/education requirements. For example, in Indiana project supervisors must be able to demonstrate six months' experience (holding a worker card for example) as an asbestos worker or supervisor.

Our courses are accepted for licensing in Indiana, Illinois and in states requiring only EPA approval, such as Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Call us regarding other states you might be interested in. 

Persons completing the supervisor initial course may also be eligible for licensing as asbestos abatement contractors.

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Asbestos Project Supervisor (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
31095	Thursday	November 14	8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	$180	$160

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.7 CEUs
• Participants receive examination review study guides

Although OSHA does not require licensing, it does require that workers, competent persons, and inspectors receive annual refresher training equivalent to the EPA-approved training courses. These courses do fulfill all OSHA requirements.

The Institute's approved refresher courses bring you up-to-date on changes in federal, state, and local regulations, provide details on state-of-the-art work practices, review the basic information included in the initial accreditation course, and offer participants an opportunity to raise questions and discuss common concerns with other asbestos professionals.

Course Features:

• Update on state, federal and local asbestos regulations
• Examination for state reaccreditation.

Certification Information:

To remain licensed/accredited to conduct asbestos abatement, inspections, or to prepare management plans, you must complete an approved refresher course in each specialty. The Institute courses are accepted in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and in all states that accept EPA-approved courses. Persons completing the course and attaining at least 70% on the course examination will be issued a certificate for completing the licensing/accreditation process.

Note: Although not mandated by the federal rule, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky (and several other states) require that all persons taking a refresher course must pass a course examination with the minimum of 70%. The examination and a review of the material covered in the initial course are a part of each course.

It is important to complete your refresher training in a timely fashion. Although the federal rule allows you to miss your refresher training for a day less than one year, Indiana requires that you take it within 18 months of the last valid training or re-take the initial course. (And, of course, you cannot perform any work while your license is expired.)

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Asbestos Awareness

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$350	$310

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.7 CEUs

Asbestos is everywhere. It is in buildings and occurs naturally. And it has not been banned. Some products can be sold with asbestos content and not be labeled as such.

Thus, common sense would say that building managers should be aware of its hazards and knowledgeable about its care. In addition to these common sense requirements, there are also specific regulatory requirements:

• The OSHA Asbestos Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)) requires building owners to identify certain materials as asbestos and to notify employees, tenants, and prospective contractors about the presence of these materials in their facilities.
• The U.S. EPA and several states have adopted requirements for managing asbestos in public and private K-12 schools under the so-called "AHERA" requirements. Among other things, AHERA requires that each local education agencies designate a person to ensure AHERA compliance regardless of whether that school system has any asbestos in any school building.

This course not only meets all AHERA training requirements for LEA Designated Persons (40 CFR 763.84(g))but it also helps all building managers keep building occupants safe while achieving cost-effective compliance with OSHA and EPA asbestos rules.

Course Features:

• Asbestos definitions and characteristics
• Important health and safety considerations
• Types of liability facing building owners
• A comprehensive overview of EPA & OSHA requirements
• Establishing and maintaining compliance strategies

Participants Receive:

• Comprehensive training manual
• Institute Compendium of Asbestos Rules
• Practical job aids for simplifying management procedures

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Confined Space Entry

OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety

OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety

Confined Space Entry

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31109	Friday	November 22	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$250	$220

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 7 IN WWO General Hours, 0.7 CEUs

To manage the risk associated with working in confined spaces, OSHA required employers to identify confined spaces and conduct appropriate training to enter such space.

The Institute's Confined Space Entry course not only enables your supervisors and workers to comply with the standard, but it provides useful forms and hands-on experience in the proper techniques for entry and attendance so that your people will not become statistics.

Course Features

• Procedures to identify and label confined spaces.
• Equipment review.
• Procedures for posting warnings
• Entry approval procedures
• Entry preparation procedures
• Requirements for training
• Requirements for rescue (and how to reduce the need)

Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Classroom training.
• Useful forms, including sample permits.
• Hands-on experience in:
  • Use of PPE
  • Air monitoring
  • Actual entry

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OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$285	$255

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 1.5 days
• Continuing Education: 1.0 CEUs

This course fulfills all requirements of the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training for construction workers. This course is available only as a customized course.

Course Features:

• Basics of OSHA worker protection system and specific requirements for Excavations.
• Walking / working surfaces.
• Ladder, scaffold, and stairways.
• Fire prevention and emergency actions.
• Confined space entry
• Fall protection.
• Personal protective equipment.
• Signs and barricades.
• Lock-tag-try programs.
• Electrical hazards.

Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Classroom training.
• OSHA-accepted wallet card from an OSHA-certified trainer.

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OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	$600	$575

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 4 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 3.0 CEUs

This course fulfills all requirements of the OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training for construction employees having some safety responsibility.

Course Features:

• Advanced presentation of OSHA worker protection system and specific requirements for topics presented in 10-hour course plus OSHA record-keeping and general duty requirements.

Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Classroom training.
• OSHA-accepted wallet card from an OSHA-certified trainer

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Cleanup Site Worker (Initial)		Cleanup Site Worker (Refresher)
Cleanup Limited Site Worker
Emergency First Responder (Initial)		Emergency First Responder (Refresher)
Emergency Response HazMat Professional
Emergency Response HazMat Technician
Emergency Response Incident Commander
RCRA TSDF Worker (Initial)		RCRA TSDF Worker (Refresher)
Training Developer
Waste Site Cleanup & UST Removal Supervisor

Cleanup Site Worker (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31129	Monday - Friday	October 28 - November 1	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$700	$640

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 5 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 4.0 CEUs

OSHA HAZWOPER requirements (29 CFR 1910.120(b-o) and 1926.59(b-o)) for cleanup operations apply to all employees who work at the site of an ordered cleanup or who are contracted to cleanup a release after a HAZWOPER emergency response has occurred concerning an OSHA hazardous substance. An OSHA hazardous substance to include DOT hazardous materials, CERCLA hazardous substances, RCRA hazardous wastes, disease-causing agents, and includes petroleum products with a flashpoint of 200 F or less.

Course Features

• Basics of hazardous materials.
• Procedures for handling hazardous materials, known and unknown.
• Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for hazardous waste site cleanups.
• Site control.
• Decontamination.

Participants Receive:

• Midwest Consortium Training Manual.
• Institute Compendium of OSHA Rules
• Institute HAZWOPER Cleanup Reference Book
• Hands-on practice in:
  • Monitoring for chemicals.
  • Personal protective equipment, including the use of SCBA equipment.
  • Drum Handling.
  • Decontamination.

Certification Information:

HAZWOPER certification is always the responsibility of the employer. We issue a course certificate indicating that the employee demonstrated competence on both the hands-on and classroom portions of the training. The employer must then ensure that the employee works for three days with supervision before being allowed to work unsupervised.

Partial support for our HAZWOPER training is provided by NIEHS Grant #ES06184

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Cleanup Site Worker (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Government & Nonprofit Rate
31437	Thursday	October 17	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$150	$130
31494	Monday	November 18	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$150	$130

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information:

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.8 CEUs

The OSHA HAZWOPER standards (29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.59) requires training for employees who might be exposed to a DOT hazardous material or a biological hazard while performing three types of work:

• conducting cleanups at a government-recognized waste site;
• working at a RCRA-permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF); or
• performing emergency response to a potential or actual release.

OSHA specifies that workers in the first two categories have an 8-hour annual refresher, but the specific number of training hours is notspecified for emergency responders. Contrary to what you may have heard, OSHA does not have a course approval system, however, the Institute courses cover all of the elements required by 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.59.

In addition, the Institute is one of the programs participating in the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training, funded by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, grant #ES06184), so we can offer you high quality HAZWOPER training at an attractive cost. The Consortium course materials are consistent best-sellers at the NIEHS website.

Course Features:

• Review of major topics in initial course.
• Hands-on or tabletop exercise in one or more emphasis areas to reinforce earlier learning.

Participants Receive:

• Consortium course manual.
• Classroom training.
• Hands-on or tabletop exercise.
• Challenge examination.

Certification Information:

As detailed on our HAZWOPER Home Page, OSHA requires that employers provide all persons conducting certain types of work with the appropriate initial and annual refresher training so that they can continue to perform their duties. These courses can be offered by the employer or by a training program such as ours.

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Cleanup Limited Site Worker

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$400	$370

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 3 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 2.4 CEUs

OSHA HAZWOPER requirements (29 CFR 1910.120 / 1926.59 paragraphs (b)-(o)) for cleanup operations apply to all employees who work at the site of an ordered cleanup or who are contracted to cleanup a release after a HAZWOPER emergency response has occurred concerning an OSHA hazardous substance. An OSHA hazardous substance to include DOT hazardous materials, CERCLA hazardous substances, RCRA hazardous wastes, disease-causing agents, and includes petroleum products with a flashpoint of 200 F or less.

If it is expected that an employee will not be exposed above the OSHA PEL or published exposure limits, the training standard (29 CFR 1910.120(e)) allows a reduced initial training requirement (24 hours instead of the usual 40).

The Institute Limited Site Worker course is designed to help such persons obtain this training. Because of its emphasis on hazard awareness and exposure prevention, it is also a good course for people managing household hazardous waste.

Course Features

• Basics of hazardous materials.
• Procedures for handling hazardous materials in small quantities or closed containers.
• Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for exposures below the PEL.

Participants Receive:

• Midwest Consortium Training Manual.
• Institute Compendium of OSHA Rules
• Institute HAZWOPER Cleanup Reference Book
• Hands-on practice in:
  • Monitoring procedures.
  • Decontamination.

Certification Information:

HAZWOPER certification is always the responsibility of the employer. We issue a course certificate indicating that the employee demonstrated competence on both the hands-on and classroom portions of the training. The employer must then ensure that the employee works for one day with supervision before being allowed to work unsupervised.

Partial support for our HAZWOPER training is provided by NIEHS Grant #ES06184

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Emergency First Responder (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$700	$640

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 1.5 days
• Continuing Education: 12 IN WWO General Hours, 1.2 CEUs

OSHA requires (29 CFR 1910.120(q) and 1926.59(q)) that employees performing chemical emergency response must receive training commensurate with their duties. First Responder Operations level employees are an important part of any emergency response team, because they can perform a multitude of duties. Although they are forbidden by the rule to approach the release area for the purpose of containment or control, they are allowed to carry out of defensive operations to protect equipment or people at the scene. They can also serve in a number of roles in the support zone of the incident.

OSHA requires that First Responder Operations employees receive a minimum of eight hours of training. However, our experience is that in an open registration course we must require 12 hours of participation because we need to cover all of the possible classes of hazardous materials that might be present at a release site. We can provide a shorter customized course at sites where there is a well-characterized set of hazards that we can use to structure the presentation.

Course Features

• OSHA HAZWOPER requirements for emergency responders.
• Chemical and biological hazard classification.
• Basic techniques for protection from chemical hazards.

Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Classroom training.
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.
• Emergency Response Guide.

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Emergency First Responder (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$150	$130

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.8 CEUs

The OSHA HAZWOPER standards (29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.59) requires training for employees who might be exposed to a DOT hazardous material or a biological hazard while performing three types of work:

1. conducting cleanups at a government-recognized waste site;
2. working at a RCRA-permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF); or
3. performing emergency response to a potential or actual release.

OSHA specifies that workers in the first two categories have an 8-hour annual refresher, but the specific number of training hours is notspecified for emergency responders. Contrary to what you may have heard, OSHA does not have a course approval system, however, the Institute courses cover all of the elements required by 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.59.

In addition, the Institute is one of the programs participating in the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training, funded by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, grant #ES06184), so we can offer you high quality HAZWOPER training at an attractive cost. The Consortium course materials are consistent best-sellers at the NIEHS website.

Course Features

• Review of major topics in initial course.
• Hands-on or tabletop exercise in one or more emphasis areas to reinforce earlier learning.

Participants Receive:

• Consortium course manual.
• Classroom training.
• Hands-on or tabletop exercise.
• Challenge examination.

Certification Information:

As detailed on our HAZWOPER Home Page, OSHA requires that employers provide all persons conducting certain types of work with the appropriate initial and annual refresher training so that they can continue to perform their duties. These courses can be offered by the employer or by a training program such as ours.

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Emergency Response HazMat Professional

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$700	$640

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 5 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 40 IN WWO General Hours, 4.0 CEUs

OSHA requires that incident commanders receive a minimum of 16 hours of training beyond the First Responder Operations level course. However, we do not offer a minimal 24-hour incident commander course because in our judgment it is important for all incident commanders to receive the Hazardous Materials Technician training: you should not be directing the activities of responders unless you know the options available to them and the limitations placed on them by the personal protective equipment that they use.

There is no training beyond the 24-hour technician training for HazMat Specialists, but since OSHA defines them as a having a liaison function, we feel that it is important that they be trained in the same topics as the person in charge. Thus, our HAZWOPER Professional course is a 40-hour course rather than a shorter course allowed by the law.

Note: If you have already had a 24-hour or longer HazMat Technician class you may wish to complete your training by enrolling in our Incident Commander Completion Course.

Course Features

• OSHA HAZWOPER requirements for emergency responders.
• Chemical and biological hazard classification.
• Classroom and hand-on experience in:
  • Personal protective equipment selection at a response scene.
  • Techniques for monitoring for hazardous substances.
  • Containment and control response options.
  • Equipment, site, and personnel decontamination.
  • Sizing up a response scene
  • Site control
  • Selecting and implementing safe and appropriate response actions.
  • Response termination.
  • Response review.
  • Computer resources for emergency planning and response.

Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Classroom training.
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.
• Emergency Response Guide.

Certification Information:

OSHA (29 CFR 1910.120(q) and 1926.59(q)) has two levels of training beyond the HazMat Technician level, namely, the HazMat Specialist and the Incident Commander level. Our Emergency Response technician course combines both of these specialties and provides trainees with the full knowledge of the duties and actions which can be taken by Incident Commanders and HazMat Specialists. Incident Commanders are in overall charge of the incident and HazMat Specialists serve as the lead responder in charge of the entry and back up teams. Their roles are described more fully in the section on Emergency Response Team Organization.

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Emergency Response HazMat Technician

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$400	$370

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 3 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 24 IN WWO General Hours, 2.4 CEUs

OSHA (29 CFR 1910.120(q) and 1926.59(q)) requires that employees performing chemical emergency response must receive training commensurate with their duties. Hazardous materials technicians (and specialists) are the people on the HAZWOPER emergency response team who are allowed to enter the release zone to actively attempt to contain and control the release. Their role is described more fully in the section on Emergency Response Team Organization.

Trainees in this course will actually don and doff the type of Level A equipment used for protection during responses to releases of especially hazardous chemicals, as well as receiving training on all aspects of the response and their role in the overall incident management system.

Course Features

• OSHA HAZWOPER requirements for emergency responders.
• Chemical and biological hazard classification.
• Course competency exam.
• Classroom and hand-on experience in
  • Personal protective equipment selection at a response scene.
  • Techniques for monitoring for hazardous substances.
  • Containment and control response options.
  • Equipment, site, and personnel decontamination.
  • Sizing up a response scene
  • Site control

Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Classroom training.
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.
• Emergency Response Guide.

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Emergency Response Incident Commander

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$320	$300

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 2 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 2.0 CEUs

OSHA requires (29 CFR 1910.120(q) and 1926.59(q)) that employees performing chemical emergency response must receive training commensurate with their duties. The Incident Commander has overall charge of the scene and works with the other persons there to achieve the response objectives. Their role is described more fully in the section on Emergency Response Team Organization.

This course is offered only to persons who can demonstrate that they have completed the HazMat Technician course at the Institute or elsewhere. Ideally Incident Commanders would take our HazMat Professionals course, but we offer this course for people who have been functioning as HazMat Technicians but whose employers want them to take on additional responsibilities.

Course Features

• OSHA HAZWOPER Requirements for Emergency Responders.
• Course competency exam.
• Classroom and hand-on experience in
  • Sizing up a response scene
  • Site control
  • Selecting and implementing safe and appropriate response actions.
  • Response termination.
  • Response review.

Participants Receive:

• Institute course manual.
• Classroom training.

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RCRA TSDF Worker (Initial)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31122	Monday - Wednesday	October 28 - 30	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$410	$360

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 3 8-hour days
• Continuing Education: 2.4 CEUs

The OSHA HAZWOPER standard (29 CFR 1910.120(p) and 1926.59(p)) requires that people who work at permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (RCRA TSDFs) must receive specific training on the hazards of the operations which they perform, including the emergency response plan for dealing with releases.

The Institute RCRA TSDF Worker course is designed to help such persons obtain this training. Because of its emphasis on hazard awareness and exposure prevention, it may also be a good course for people managing household hazardous waste.

Course Features

• Basics of hazardous materials.
• RCRA contingency plan requirements.
• Procedures for handling hazardous wastes.
• Proper personal protective equipment (PPE).

Participants Receive:

• Midwest Consortium Training Manual.
• Institute Compendium of OSHA Rules
• Institute HAZWOPER Cleanup Reference Book
• Hands-on practice in:
  • Various types of PPE.
  • Monitoring procedures.
  • Decontamination.

Certification Information:

HAZWOPER certification is always the responsibility of the employer. Because the specific requirements for RCRA TSDF training are very site-specific, we would be glad to arrange a training customized to your TSDF and your procedures.

Partial support for our HAZWOPER training is provided by NIEHS Grant #ES06184

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RCRA TSDF Worker (Refresher)

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
31124	Monday	November 18	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$150	$130

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.8 CEUs

The OSHA HAZWOPER standards (29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.59) requires training for employees who might be exposed to a DOT hazardous material or a biological hazard while performing three types of work:

• conducting cleanups at a government-recognized waste site;
• working at a RCRA-permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF); or
• performing emergency response to a potential or actual release.

OSHA specifies that workers in the first two categories have an 8-hour annual refresher, but the specific number of training hours is notspecified for emergency responders. Contrary to what you may have heard, OSHA does not have a course approval system, however, the Institute courses cover all of the elements required by 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.59.

In addition, the Institute is one of the programs participating in the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training, funded by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, grant #ES06184), so we can offer you high quality HAZWOPER training at an attractive cost. The Consortium course materials are consistent best-sellers at the NIEHS website.

Course Features

• Review of major topics in initial course.
• Hands-on or tabletop exercise in one or more emphasis areas to reinforce earlier learning.

Participants Receive:

• Consortium course manual.
• Classroom training.
• Hands-on or tabletop exercise.
• Challenge examination.

Certification Information:

As detailed on our HAZWOPER Home Page, OSHA requires that employers provide all persons conducting certain types of work with the appropriate initial and annual refresher training so that they can continue to perform their duties. These courses can be offered by the employer or by a training program such as ours.

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Training Developer

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$350	$300

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.8 CEUs

The OSHA HAZWOPER standard (40 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.59, paragraphs (e) and (q)) requires that persons conducting HAZWOPER training be trained in the particular specialty they will be training and have experience and/or training in how to conduct adult courses.

Our HAZWOPER Trainer course provides participants with information on the full range of course development, presentation, and evaluation and prepares them to develop training plans, practices, and assessment techniques that consistently yield positive training results.

Course Features

• Structured approach to course development.
• Discussion with other participants about successful training techniques.
• Exercises to improve your understanding of training elements.
• Hands-on training exercises in:
  • Designing course objectives.
  • Selecting course presentation techniques.
  • Presenting course information.
  • Selecting course assessment tools.
  • Preparing various types of examination questions.

Participants Receive:

• Course manual.
• Personalized evaluation of presentation techniques

Note: Participants are expected to already know the subject matter of the particular courses for which they are preparing to teach. Each participant will be asked to work on a topic within such courses during the day's training.

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Waste Site Cleanup & UST Removal Supervisor

Section	Day of Week	Meeting Date(s)	Start/End Time	Standard Rate	Govt/Nonprofit Rate
xxxxx	coming soon	coming soon	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	$300	$275

*Please note that we can no longer accept cash or check payments onsite.

• You will receive an email with directions on how to pay online after your registration form is completed successfully.
• Payment must be received before the class begins or your seat in the class may be forfeited.
• For companies that wish to pay registration fees for their employees, please complete the registration form and select "Company will pay for this course" as the payment option. Our Business Office will invoice you for payment.

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Course Information

• 1 8-hour day
• Continuing Education: 0.8 CEUs

HAZWOPER requirements for cleanup operations (29 CFR 1910.120(e))apply to all employees who work at the site of an ordered cleanup or who are contracted to cleanup a release after a HAZWOPER emergency response has occurred concerning an OSHA hazardous substance. An OSHA hazardous substance to include DOT hazardous materials, CERCLA hazardous substances, RCRA hazardous wastes, disease-causing agents, and includes petroleum products with a flashpoint of 200° F or less.

Not only must all employees at the site be trained to the 24- or 40-hour level, but supervisors must receive an additional 8 hours of off-site training and an additional day of on-site supervised work before being certified competent by the employer. This course meets the off-site training requirements of the rule.

Course Features

• Site safety analysis
• Site-specific safety plan requirements.
• Supervisory responsibilities

Participants Receive:

• Midwest Consortium Training Manual.
• All materials necessary for hands-on experience.

Certification Information:

HAZWOPER certification is always the responsibility of the employer. We issue a course certificate indicating that the employee demonstrated competence on the classroom portions of the training. The employer must then ensure that the employee works for one additional day with supervision before being allowed to work unsupervised.

Partial support for our HAZWOPER training is provided by NIEHS Grant #ES06184

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Affiliations

• Improving Kid's Environment
• Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Workers Training
• National Center for Healthy Housing
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Asbestos

Government Agencies

• State Licensing and NESHAP forms
• U.S. EPA - epa.gov/asbestos
• Illinois - epa.illinois.gov/topics/air-quality/asbestos
• Indiana - in.gov/idem/airquality
• Kentucky - dep.ky.gov/formslibrary

Nongovernmental Organizations

• National Institute for Building Sciences - nibs.org
• Environmental Working Group - ewg.org/key-issues/toxics/asbestos

Hazardous Materials (General and Transportation)

Government Agencies

• Department of Transportation - phmsa.dot.gov
• Homeland Security - dhs.gov
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - cdc.gov/niosh
• National Library of Medicine - toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - osha.gov
• Regulations (Government Printing Office) - gpo.gov

Nongovernmental Organizations

• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists - acgih.org
• American Industrial Hygiene Association - aiha.org
• Institute of Hazardous Materials Management - ihmm.org

MSDS Collections

• J.T. Baker (ANSI format chemical MSDSs) - avantormaterials.com
• Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc. (SIRI) - hazard.com/msds

Hazwoper

Government Agencies

• National Response Team - nrt.org
• Department of Transportation - phmsa.dot.gov

Nongovernmental Organizations

• National Fire Protection Association - nfpa.org
• International Association of Firefighters - iaff.org

Healthy Homes (including Mold and Lead)

Government Agencies

• CDC - cdc.gov/nceh
• EPA - epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq
• HUD - portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD
• Illinois - epa.illinois.gov/topics/air-quality
• Indiana - in.gov/isdh
• Kentucky - chfs.ky.gov/dph/lead

Nongovernmental Organizations

• DoctorFungus Corporation - doctorfungus.org
• Environmental Working Group - ewg.org
• Indoor Air Quality Association - iaqa.org
• American Indoor Air Quality Council - acac.org
• National Institute of Building Sciences - nibs.org

Commercial Sites

• Paint & Coating Environmental Center - paintcenter.org

If you find any of these links are broken, please contact us.

Lead-Based Paint Activities Forms and Information

 

Federal Government Requirements

Do You Know what the federal government requires you to do if you do renovation, repair, or painting in pre-1978 homes or in child-occupied facilities?

Click here for info.

Certified Renovator Information

• Download the U.S. EPA Rule (rev 2015) in a convenient printable form.
• Get your firm certified online.
• Get a copy of the EPA "Report of Suspected RRP Violations" form.
• EPA instructional document for lead paint chip sampling.

Client/Tenant Pre-work Education/Notification materials

• Buy copies of the informational pamphlets, and the pre-renovation notification forms (NCR duplicates) from GMA printing.
• Download the U.S. EPA pre-renovation notification recordkeeping form
• Download a model U.S. OSHA Compliance Plan
• Download a model U.S. EPA/HUD Occupant Protection Plan

Lead-Based Paint Activities Licensing / Accreditation Forms for Indiana, Illinois and EPA jurisdiction states

• Illinois lead program information and licensing forms. (external link to Illinois Department of Public Health)
• Indiana licensing information, sign up for licensing exam and application forms (external link to Indiana Government websites)
• EPA states licensing information and application forms (external links to Federal Government websites)

Lead-Based Paint Activities Videos

• Bill Robinson's excellent demonstration of the EPA-approved lead-Based paint test kits. (YouTube)
• LeadCheck Swabs on drywall and plaster. (YouTube - requires Goggle Account)
• LeadCheck Swabs on drywall and plaster. (Embedded)

Additional Information for Inspectors

• Excel Spreadsheet for Calculating Random Site Selections. I received a request from one of our licensed lead inspectors for a better way to do the HUD-mandated random site selection, so I whipped up this little offering. Feel free to use it; the instructions are near the top of the sheet. If someone wants to enhance it, I haven't had a chance yet to add the HUD Guidelines Table 7.3 so you wouldn't have to look up the correct sample numbers; send it along to me and I will be sure you get credit!
• Excel Spreadsheet showing one way to present Niton XRF data summary at end of report.

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Recently Asked Questions

To see some of the questions your colleagues call in to us (and the answers and reasoning we provided), check out our Recently Asked Questions (RAQS) page.

Most documents are either in Adobe PDF or in Microsoft Word or Excel format.

Word and Excel documents can be completed electronically or modified for local use. If you do not have these programs, free viewers are available for Word and for Excel. Word and Excel files can be opened and edited by the Open Office suite, available free at OpenOffice.org.

PDF files can be opened and printed for use with the free Adobe reader.

Forms by Use by Asbestos Designated Persons / Program Managers

To assist asbestos program managers and AHERA designated persons in managing their responsibilities, the Institute provides a set of sample forms and documents. Forms specific to AHERA requirements for K-12 schools are marked DP.

Most documents are in Microsoft Word format so they can be completed electronically or modified for local use. If you do not have a copy of Microsoft Word, a downloadable free viewer is available. A few forms are in Microsoft Excel; a downloadable free Microsoft Excel viewer is available.

Checklists for Maintaining Compliance

Calendar-Triggered Items:

• Indiana Version
• Kentucky Version

Event-Triggered Items:

• Indiana Version
• Kentucky Version

Notification Requirements

• Sample Cover Sheet for Building-Specific Management Plans (DP)
• Memoranda to Purchasing Office:
  • Suppliers' Notification about Asbestos-Free Materials
  • Notice to Prospective Contractors about ACM in Facility
• AHERA-Required Annual Notification Statements (DP):
  • Indiana Version
  • Kentucky Version
• AHERA-Required Annual Notification Recordkeeping Form
• Notification and Information for demolition of buildings and structures (NESHAP Notifications).

 

Signs and Labels

Wording for Labels in Routine Maintenance Areas (DP)

OSHA Required Signage:

• Mechanical Rooms/Area Notice
• Employee Posting Area Notice
• OSHA Regulated Area Sign

Two Commercial Sources for Signs and Labels:

• LabelMaster Corporation
• Lab Safety Supply

 

Training Requirements

All Trained Persons:

• Excel Form for Tracking Employee Training***

All Training Events:

• OSHA Training Event Recording Form***

Asbestos Designated Person:

• Assignment and Training Verification (DP)

Asbestos Awareness Training Initial:

• Sample Agenda and Video Resources

Asbestos Awareness Training Refresher:

• Procedural Suggestion and Sample Agenda***

Asbestos O&M Worker:

• Institute Course Description and Offerings

Asbestos Licensed Persons:

• Indiana (external link to Indiana Department of Environmental Management)
• Kentucky (external link to Kentucky Division for Air Quality)
• Environmental Management Institute Course Descriptions and Offerings

 

Inspection and Surveillance Requirements

Periodic Surveillance Form

 

Requirements for Performing Routine Work

Organizing to ensure maintenance work is performed and recorded properly:

• Asbestos Work Order Form
• Form for Recording Asbestos O&M Work (DP; can use Work Order Form above as an alternative)

Respiratory Protection Program Forms:

• Respirator Fit Test Recording Form and Protocol
• Certification of Voluntary Respirator Use
• OSHA-Required Appendix D for Voluntary Respirator Use
• Notification Information and Forms for O&M Projects Exceeding the NESHAP Cutoffs (NESHAP Notifications)

 

Fiber Release Episode Requirements

Fiber Release Episode Report (DP)

 

Excluding Newly Constructed Facilities from Inspection Requirements

Using the 40 CFR 763.99(a)(7) Exclusion

 

* These materials are copyrighted by the Environmental Management Institute or their issuing state. You may make as many copies as many as you need for your own use but they must not be used as training materials without the written permission of the Institute.