Asbestos: Worker - Course 12

Asbestos: Worker

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 Melissa Hamilton     email: melissajhamilton@treeo.ufl.edu     phone: (352) 392-9570 or 352-294-3879
Description

COURSE 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 and a written examination
  • Participant must be in attendance for entire course to receive continuing education credit and a Certificate of Accreditation
  • Daily breaks are scheduled. You will be allowed a one hour break for lunch. 
  • Required Exam: 50 Question Multiple-Choice/Closed Book with a 70% or higher to pass
  • An annual refresher course is required
  • Respiratory Fit Testing:  OSHA requires medical monitoring prior to fit-testing and initial use of respiratory protection. Although students will learn principles of respiratory equipment and observe a variety of respiratory protection equipment, they will not be exposed to conditions that may put them at physical risk. After training, students will be required by their employers to obtain medical clearance in accordance with OSHA if they will use respiratory protection as part of their job duties.


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. In Florida, Asbestos Workers must work under the supervision of an Asbestos: Competent Person who is a Licensed Asbestos Contractor. 

Persons who plan to do asbestos work in other states should contact that state to verify that accreditation, licensure and other requirements are met.


INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES

Link to Instructor Biographies

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Unit
The Asbestos Program for the State of Florida is run by the Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Board. UF TREEO is an approved training provider. 

You can contact the Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Unit directly for answering questions concerning the scope of working with asbestos in the State of Florida. http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/asbestos-contractors-and-consultants


Contact Information


For more information contact Melissa Hamilton (352) 294-3879

 

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 on Your Own
  • 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 on Your Own
  • 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 on Your Own
  • 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 on Your Own
  • Glove-Bag Hands-On Training
  • Break
  • Course Review
  • Required Exam for Worker Accreditation (50 questions) 
  • Adjourn