Accredited by the New York State Department of Health Asbestos Safety Training Program

Asbestos Inspector Initial: $415.00  (3 Days)

Certification Information:
”Any person who performs the limited tasks involved in the survey, identification and assessment of the condition of asbestos and asbestos material and the recording and reporting thereof, or who is involved in the collection of bulk samples of asbestos material or suspected asbestos material for laboratory analysis shall possess a valid inspector certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 3-day course combines lectures, discussions, and hands-on experience to accredit inspectors as per AHERA and ASHARA regulations. This course also satisfies the training requirements for NYS RHIII and NYC investigator.

Course Content:

Types and uses of asbestos

Potential health effects of exposure

Regulatory framework

Physical assessment of ACM

Legal liabilities

Personal protective equipment

Hands-on workshop

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $100

NYC DEP Investigator License Fee: $ 250

Asbestos Inspector Refresher: $100.00  (4 Hours)

Purpose: This one-half day refresher course provides a one year extension of accreditation for all inspectors.

Course Content:

Review of federal and state regulatory changes

Review of key aspects of inspections

Case Studies 

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $100

NYC DEP Investigator License Fee: $ 250

Asbestos Management Planner Initial: $285.00  (2 Days)

Certification Information:
“Any person who assesses the hazard posed by the presence of asbestos or asbestos-containing material and/or who recommends appropriate response actions and a schedule for such response actions shall possess a valid management planner certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 2-day course is offered in conjunction with the inspector course. It combines lectures and discussion, and can provide accreditation to students as management planners.

Course Content:

Evaluation and interpretation of survey results

Hazard assessment

Evaluation & selection of control options

Developing an O&M plan

Regulatory overview

Legal liabilities

Roles of other professionals

Record-keeping

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 150

Asbestos Management Planner Refresher: $100.00  (4 Hours)

Purpose:
This one-half day refresher course is offered in conjunction with the inspector course. All acredited management planners should have this annual refresher.

Course Content:

Review of federal and state regulatory changes

Review of key functions

Case studies

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 150

Asbestos Project Designer Initial: $440.00  (3 Days)

Certification Information:
”Any person who plans the scope, timing, phasing and/or remediation methods to be utilized on any asbestos project shall possess a valid project designer certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 3-day course is designed to accredit individuals who determine how asbestos abatement work should be conducted. It combines lectures, discussions and demonstrations.

Course Content:

Overview of abatement construction projects

Safety system design specifications

Personal protective equipment

Fiber aerodynamics and control

Designing abatement solutions

Writing abatement specifications

Regulatory overview

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 150

Asbestos Project Designer Refresher: $150.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This 1-day refresher course is required for all accredited project designers who wish to extend their accreditation.

Course Content:

Overview of abatement construction projects

Case studies

Regulatory overview

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 150

Asbestos Project Monitor Initial: $565.00  (5 Days)

Certification Information:
”Any person, other than an asbestos abatement contractor, or an employee or agent thereof, who oversees the scope, timing, phasing and/or remediation methods to be utilized on any asbestos project shall possess a valid project monitor certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 5-day course combines lectures, discussions and hand-on workshops to accredit individuals who serve as on-site representatives of building owners to oversee asbestos abatement work.

Course Content:

State-of-the-art work practices

Personal hygiene

Safety hazards

Air monitoring

Personal protective equipment

Regulatory overview

Supervisory techniques

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $ 150

Asbestos Project Monitor Refresher: $135.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This 1-day refresher course combines lectures, discussions and hand-on workshops to extend the accreditation of individuals who are accredited project managers.

Course Content:

State-of-the-art work practices

Air monitoring

Regulatory overview

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $ 150

Asbestos Handler Initial: $415.00  (4 Days)

Cerification Information:
”Any person who, within a work area, removes, encapsulates or disturbs friable asbestos, or who handles asbestos material in any manner which may result in the release of asbestos fiber, shall possess a valid asbestos handler certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 4-day course is designed to provide each student hands-on opportunities to perform all aspects of asbestos work properly by using engineering controls, decontamination procedures and work practices.

Course Content:

Personal protective equipment

Personal hygiene

Work area preparation

Engineering controls

Decontamination system

Work practices

Safety hazards

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 50

NYC DEP License Fee: $ 100

Asbestos Handler Refresher: $115.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This 1-day refresher course is required for all accredited asbestos workers to extend their accreditation for a one-year period.

Course Content:

Review work area preparation

Review engineering controls

Review decontamination system

Review federal and state regulations

Case studies

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 50

NYC DEP License Fee: $ 100

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Initial: $515.00  (5 Days)

Certification Information:
”Any person who performs supervision of persons (other than authorized visitors) permitted to enter the work area, shall possess a valid supervisor certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 5-day course is designed to accredit individuals who provide supervision and direction to workers engaged in asbestos abatement activities. It combines lectures, discussions, and hands-on demonstrations.

Course Content:

Personal protective equipment

State-of-the-art work practices

Safety hazards

Air monitoring

Regulatory overview

Insurance and liability

Supervisory techniques

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $ 75

NYC DEP License Fee:  $ 100

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Refresher: $125.00  (1 Day)

Purpose: This one day refresher course is required for all accredited asbestos contractor supervisors to extend their accreditation for a one-year period. 

Course Content: 

Review state of the art work practices

Review air monitoring

Review federal and state regulations

Supervisory techniques

Case Studies

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $ 75

NYC DEP License Fee:  $ 100

Asbestos Air Sampling Technician Initial: $265.00  (2 Days)

Certification Information:
”Any person who performs air sampling inside the enclosure as required by section 56-17.4 of this part shall possess a valid asbestos project air sampling technician certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 2-day course is for individuals who want to perform environmental asbestos sampling. The course combines lectures, discussions, and hands-on workshops.

Course Content:

Principles of asbestos abatement procedures and practices

Personal hygiene

Decontamination system

Safety hazards

Air monitoring

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 75

Asbestos Air Sampling Technician Refresher: $90.00  (4 Hours)

Purpose:
This one-half refresher day course is required for all accredited air sampling technicians who wish to extend their accreditation for a one-year period.

Course Content:

Review federal and state regulations

Review key aspects of air sampling

Case studies

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 75

Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Initial: $265.00  (2 Days)

Certification Information:
”Any person who performs operations, maintenance and repair activities of small scale and short duration which may disturb asbestos or asbestos material shall possess a valid operations and maintenance certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.”

Purpose:
This 2-days course is designed for in plant custodial trades and maintenance staff who may disturb asbestos during normal work. This meets AHERA and OSHA guidelines for custodial staff.

Course Content:

Personal protective equipment

Personal Hygiene

Work area preparation

Decontamination System

Work Practices

Safety Hazards

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 50

Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Refresher: $85.00  (4 Hours)

Purpose:
This one-half day refresher course is required for all accredited operations & maintenance workers who wish to extend their accreditation for a one-year period.

Course Content:

Review federal and state regulations

Review decontamination systems

Case studies

NY State Department of Labor License Fee: $ 50

Asbestos Allied Trades Restricted Handler Initial: $265.00  (2 Days)

Certificate Information:
Any person performing any limited or special tasks in preparation for an ancillary to an asbestos project, such as a carpenter, electrician, plumber or similar occupation, or any other person who may incidentally disturb asbestos during the course of any employment, shall possess a valid restricted asbestos handler � allied trades certificate and shall have such certificate or a copy thereof in his/her possession at all times while working on the project.

Purpose:
This 2-days course is designed for carpenters, electricians, plumbers that may disturb asbestos. This training is required for performing tasks in prepration for an asbestos project.

Course Content:

Work Practices

Decontamination System

Regulatary overview

Safety Hazards

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $ 50

NYC DEP License Fee: $ 50

Asbestos Allied Trades Restricted Handler Refresher: $90.00  (4 Hours)

Purpose:  This one-half refresher day course is required for all accredited allied trades workers who wish to extend their accreditation for a one year period.

Course Content:

Review federal and state regulations

Review decontamination systems

Case studies 

NY State Department of Labor License Fee:  $ 50

NYC DEP License Fee: $ 50

Asbestos Awareness:
$90.00  (2 Hours)

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

Course Content:

Information regarding asbestos and its various uses

Information on health effects associated with asbestos exposure

Location of ACBM identified through the building

The purpose, proper use, fitting, of respirators

Appropriate work practices

Medical surveillance program

Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, & Painting Initial: $285.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This course was developed by the U.S. EPA, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to train renovation, repair, and painting contractors how to work safely in housing with lead-based paint and comply with EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, and HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule.

Course Content:

Lead-based paint concerns

Regulations

Planning the job

Containing dust

Cleaning

Recordkeeping

Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, & Painting Refresher: $215.00  (4 Hours)

Purpose:
This refresher training course was developed by the U.S. EPA, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to train renovation, repair, and painting contractors how to work safely in housing with lead-based paint and comply with EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, and HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule.

Course Content:

Regulations

Using EPA-recognized test kits

Review of setup practices

Review of Prohibited Practices, Personal Protective Equipment and Dust Control Recordkeeping

Cleaning Activities and Checking Your Work

Recordkeeping

Training Non-Certified Renovators

Lead Inspector Initial: $420.00  (3 Days)

Purpose:
The course will teach the legal and technical issues and obligations facing inspectors when inspecting for lead-based paint.

Course Content:

Federal, state and local regulations

Health concerns of lead

Risk assessment methods

Sampling and testing methods

Lead abatement implementation

Worker protection and safety

Certification of inspectors

Use of XRF paint analyzers

Lead Inspector Refresher: $185.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This 1 day refresher course is required for all Inspectors to extend their accreditation for another three-year period.

Course Content:

Review of federal, state and local regulations

Review of health concerns of lead

Review sampling and testing methods

Review use of XRF paint analyzers

Lead Risk Assessor Initial: $285.00  (2 Days)

Certification  Information:
Pre-requisites: Completion of Lead Inspector or proof of accreditation of Lead Inspector.

Purpose:
This 2-day course is offered in conjunction with the Lead Inspector course. The course prepares students to perform on-site inspections, determine the severity of lead hazards, and develop options for actions to eliminate those hazards.

Course Content:

Roles and responsibilities of Risk Assessor

Visual inspection for the purpose of identifying potential sources of lead-based paint hazards

Lead hazard screen protocol

Preparation of final risk assessment report

Development of hazard control options

Comments:
Pre-requisites - Completion of Lead Inspector or proof of accreditation of Lead Inspector

Lead Risk Assessor Refresher: $185.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This 1 day refresher course is required for all Risk Assessors to extend their accreditation for another three-year period.

Course Content:

Review roles and responsibilities of Risk Assessor

Review Lead hazard screen protocol

Review preparation of final risk assessment report

Development of hazard control options

Comments:
Pre-requisites - Completion of Lead Inspector or proof of accreditation of Lead Inspector.

Lead Supervisor Initial: $440.00  (4 Days)

Purpose:
The course provides information on lead-based paint abatement and regulatory guidelines. The course focuses on essential abatement procedures including site preparation, contract planning, project management, abatement implementation and recordkeeping.

Course Content:

Worker protection and safety

Occupant protection

Clean-up and clearance

Waste disposal

Residence and community relations

Regulatory aspects

Use of XRF paint analyzers

Legal and insurance issues

Lead Supervisor Refresher: $185.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This 1 day refresher course is required for all Supervisors to extend their accreditation for another three-year period.

Course Content:

Review supervisory protection and safety

Review clean-up and clearance

Review regulatory aspects

Review health effects of lead exposure

Lead Worker Initial: $315.00  (2 Days)

Certification Information:
This 2-day lead-worker course is designed to meet federal EPA training requirements. This course is not intended to meet all the OSHA worker training requirements for projects in other buildings and facilities.  An additional 1-day can be added, if required, to meet the OSHA worker training requirements. 

This 2-day worker course and hands-on activities will cover topics on background information and sources of contamination on lead, federal and local regulations, hazard recognition and controls, health effects, safety, medical surveillance, personal protective equipment, respirators, clothing, work practices including work area preparation, indoor and outdoor abatement of paint, dust and soil, clean-up and disposal and record keeping.

Purpose:
This course is designed to provide information on the identification and abatement of lead-based paint hazards.

Course Content:

Identification of lead-based paint hazards

Proper abatement and handling of lead-based paint

Legal, insurance and liability concerns

State and Federal regulations

Effects of lead exposure

Sources of lead contamination

HUD's hazard assessment protocol

State-of-the art abatement procedures

Removal, Encapsulation, Enclosure, Replacement procedures

Lead Worker Refresher: $185.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This 1-day refresher course is required for all Workers to extend their accreditation for another three-year period.

Course Content:

Review of abatement and handling of lead-based paint

Review state and federal regulations

Review health effects of lead exposure

Review state of the art abatement procedures

Removal, Encapsulation, Enclosure, Replacement procedures

Lead Dust Sampling Technician Initial: $165.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
To teach contractors how to conduct non-abatement lead dust clearance testing under EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule and clearance examinations under HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule.

Course Content:

Visual inspections

Dust wipe sampling

Selecting a laboratory and interpreting results

Writing and delivering the report

Lead Safe Work Practices: $185.00  (1 Day)

Certification Information:
On September 15, 1999, the US - Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a final regulation establishing updated standards and procedures for the evaluation and control of lead-based paint hazards in housing receiving federal assistance and federally owned housing being sold. This regulation takes full effect on September 15, 2000 and will be found at 24 CFR Part 35. This course meets the requirements. To achieve this, the regulation requires that workers performing interim controls and certain other activities either be supervised by a certified lead paint abatement supervisor or successfully complete one of several courses that are named in the regulation or another course approved by HUD

Purpose:
This is one of several programs approved by HUD to qualify facility maintenance supervisors and workers to perform interim control work, including paint stabilization.

OSHA Lead in Construction: $185.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This course is designed for any worker involved in lead-based paint renovation, demolition, or any other activity where exposure to lead hazards is present.

Course Content:

Health effects

Medical surveillance

Exposure assessments

Air monitoring

Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Initial: $640.00  (5 Days)

Purpose:
This 40-hour course assists the students in complying with OSHA and CERCLA regulations that require a minimum of 40 hours of off-site initial health and safety instruction for all employees involved in hazardous waste operations

Course Content:

Hazard recognition and evaluation

Basics of toxicology

Personal protective equipment

Air monitoring equipment

Respiratory protective equipment

Site investigation and site control

Decontamination

Confined space entry

Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Refresher: $145.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This course satisfies the OSHA annual training requirement for hazardous waste site investigation personnel.

Course Content:

Employee rights and remedies

Hazard recognition and evaluation

Chemical protective clothing

Respiratory protective equipment

Air monitoring instruments

Site investigation and characterization

Decontamination

Emergency response

Medical program

Confined Space Entry: $155.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This course is designed to assist organizations in compliance with the confined space standard 29 CFR 1910.146 published in the Federal Register in January 1993.  This course teaches participants the regulations and procedures to safely work in OSHA defined confined spaces.

Course Content:

Standard Summary

Compliance Program

Training Programs

Permits

Testing and Monitoring

Rescue and Emergency Services

Management System

Checklists and Forms

Hazard Communication: $140.00  (1 Day)

Purpose:
This course is designed to meet federal and state hazardous training requirements. Students are trained to recognize potential sources and symptoms of exposure.

Course Content:

Routes of exposure

Physical and health hazards of chemicals

Engineering/mechanical controls

Personal protective equipment

Administrative/procedural controls

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Procedures for spills and leaks