English Asbestos Handler Initial

Service Description

Any person according to New York State Industrial Code Rule (12NYCRR56) and Federal USEPA and USOSHA regulations employed on an asbestos project whose duties involved removal, encapsulation, application or encloseure of any asbestos Handler Certificate. Course covers all aspects of the asbestos haszards; trainee is taught the specific procedures and how to apply them on a job site. Legal rights of the worker are also carefully described. Groups of students take part in discussions as well as in hands-on training. The course itself guides trainees through the variety of topics like: health effects of asbestos, medical surveillance personal protective equipment, preparing the working area and setting up the decontamination unit, usage of negative pressure air filters, air monitoring and hazard communication regulation. (32 hours)