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Asbestos: Worker

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Attributes
  • CEUs: 3.0
  • FBPR Asbestos Licensing Unit: Provider #0000995; Course #FL49-0002861
  • On-Site Training Available: Cost: TBA
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Coordinator Lauren McCain, (352) 392-9570 x208
Description

This is an initial four-day course for Class I and II Asbestos Workers for all removal activities in compliance with EPA and OSHA requirements. The course has been granted full approval by the EPA and the State of Florida to meet AHERA/ASHARA requirements for Class I and II Asbestos Workers performing work in K-12 schools and public and commercial buildings. The course is required for all personnel to conduct gross removal of asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM). Worker accreditation is required on projects where the ACBM that is to be removed exceeds the limits of small-scale, short-duration projects, or where states require worker certification.

Asbestos abatement worker training includes classroom lectures and discussions, demonstrations, extensive hands-on worker training, respiratory fit-testing and a written examination.
 
In Florida, Asbestos Workers must work under the direction of a Licensed Asbestos Contractor.
 
This course is offered once a year at UF/TREEO then it is available on-site by UF/TREEO Certified Asbestos Worker Trainers.
 
This course is available at UF/TREEO, in Gainesville, FL, or on-site.
 
 
Course Objective
The student, pending successful completion of the course, including the exam will receive a Certificate of Accreditation as an Asbestos Worker under TSCA Title II/ AHERA. In addition, the student should be able to list the training requirements for a Class I worker under 1926.1101.
Please Note: You must be in attendance for entire course to receive continuing education credit and a Certificate of Accreditation.
An annual refresher course is required.
 
Who Should Attend
This course is for persons seeking to become Asbestos Workers.The course is for Class I and II Asbestos Workers performing work in K-12 schools and public and commercial buildings.
 
 
Course Instructors
Senior Training Specialist
University of Florida TREEO Center
 
UF TREEO Certified Asbestos Worker Trainers
 
 Certification and Accreditation
For more information on certification and accreditation, visit the Continuing Education Credit Information page.
Florida Department of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Unit: This course is approved by the Florida Department of Professional Regulation. Training Provider Number: FL-49-0000995.
 
 Contact Information
For more information, contact  Lauren McCain, Registar/Coordinator for Asbestos Worker Program, (352) 392-9570  x 212 or J. Larry Bäck, Senior Training Specialist, (352) 392-9570 x221, or Karen Skaggs (352) 392-9570 x214, Continuing Education Coordinator.

 
Course Agenda

Day One

  • Registration and Check-in
  • Physical Characteristics of Asbestos
    • Identification of Asbestos
    • Aerodynamic Characteristics
    • Typical Uses
    • Summary of Abatement Control Options
  • Potential Health Effects Related to Asbestos Exposure
    • Nature of Asbestos-Related Diseases
    • Routes of Exposure
  • Break
  • Potential Health Effects Related to Asbestos Exposure (cont.)
    • Dose-Response Relationships
    • Lack of Safe Exposure Level
    • Synergism Between Cigarette Smoking and Asbestos Exposure
    • Latency Period for Diseases
  • Lunch
  • Employee Personal Protective Equipment
    • Classes and Characteristics of Respirator Types
    • Limitations of Respirators and Their Proper:
      1. Selection
      2. Inspection
      3. Donning
      4. Use
      5. Maintenance
      6. Storage Procedures
  • Employee Personal Protective Equipment (cont.)
    • Methods for Field Testing of Facepiece-to-Face Seal
      1. Positive Pressure Fit Checks
      2. Negative Pressure Fit Checks
    • Qualitative and Quantitative Fit Testing Procedures
  • Respiratory Protection Hands-On Training
  • Break
  • Employee Personal Protective Equipment (cont.)
    • Variability Between Field and Laboratory Protection Factors
    • Factors That Alter Respiratory Fit
    • Components of a Proper Respiratory Protection Program
    • Selection and Use of Personal Protective Clothing
    • Use, Storage and Handling of Non-Disposal Clothing
    • Regulations Covering Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respirator Cleaning, Inspection and Maintenance Hands-On Training
  • Adjourn

Day Two

  • Review
  • State-of-the-Art Work Practices
    • Proper Asbestos Abatement Activities
      1. Proper Construction and Maintenance of:
      2. Barriers
      3. Decontamination Enclosure Systems
    • Positioning of Warning Signs
    • Electrical and Ventilation System Lock-Out
  • Break
  • State-of-the-Art Work Practices (cont.)
    • Proper Working Techniques for Minimizing Fiber Release
    • Use of Wet Methods
    • Use of Negative Pressure Exhaust Ventilation Equipment
    • Use of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Vacuums
  • Lunch
  • Decontamination and Set-Up Hands-On Training
  • Break
  • Decontamination and Set-Up Hands-On Training (cont.)
  • Adjourn

Day Three

  • Review
  • State-of-the-Art Work Practices
    • Proper Clean-Up and Disposal Procedures
    • Work Practices for:
      1. Removal
      2. Encapsulation
      3. Enclosure
      4. Repair
    • Emergency Procedures for Sudden Releases
  • Break
  • State-of-the-Art Work Practices (cont.)
    • Potential Exposure Situations
    • Transport and Disposal Procedures
    • Recommended and Prohibited Work Practices
  • Work Practices Hands-On Training
  • Lunch
  • Personal Hygiene
    • Entry and Exit Procedures for the Work Area
    • Use of Showers
    • Avoidance of the Following in Work Area:
      1. Eating
      2. Drinking
      3. Smoking
      4. Chewing (Gum Or Tobacco)
    • Potential Exposures
  • Break
  • Use of Equipment Hands-On Training
  • Adjourn

Day Four

  • Additional Safety Hazards
    • Hazards Encountered During Abatement Activities and How to Deal With Them:
      1. Electrical Hazards
      2. Heat Stress
      3. Air Contaminants Other Than Asbestos
      4. Fire and Explosion Hazards
      5. Scaffold and Ladder Hazards
      6. Slips, Trips and Falls
      7. Confined Spaces
  • Medical Monitoring
  • Air Monitoring
  • Relevant Federal, State and Local Regulatory Requirements, Procedures and Standards
    1. EPA
    2. OSHA
    3. State
    4. Local
  • Establishment of Respiratory Protection Programs
  • Break
  • Fit Testing Hands-On Activity
  • Lunch
  • Glove-Bag Hands-On Training
  • Break
  • Course Review
  • Required Exam for Worker Accreditation (50 questions) 
  • Adjourn