Description
Objectives
This eight-hour course is designed to satisfy the annual refresher training requirement for accredited asbestos abatement workers under AHERA and the EPA Model Accreditation Plan (MAP). It reviews essential worker-safety practices, regulatory updates, and developments in asbestos-abatement procedures.
Regulations Fulfilled
- Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), Title II of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1990 (ASHARA)
- EPA Model Accreditation Plan (MAP), 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, Appendix C
- EPA Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule, 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E
- EPA Worker Protection Rule, 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart G
- EPA Asbestos National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M
- OSHA Asbestos Standard for Construction, 29 CFR 1926.1101
- OSHA Asbestos Standard for General Industry, 29 CFR 1910.1001
- OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.134
Topics
The course consists of 13 modules covering:
- Physical characteristics of asbestos
- Health effects and asbestos exposure
- Personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, and medical surveillance
- Glove-bag demonstration
- Surfactant demonstration
- Mini-enclosure demonstration
- Current asbestos-abatement work practices
- Personal hygiene and decontamination
- Applicable federal, state, and local regulations
- Additional workplace safety hazards
- Air-monitoring procedures
- Specific asbestos-removal scenarios (optional)
- Final examination
Description
Students must verify their identity and provide documentation of prior worker training. The course includes videos, demonstrations, instructor interviews, review questions, and practical video or audio activities. A final identity-verification step is required to complete the course.
Certificate
Students who successfully complete all course requirements will receive a PDF course-completion certificate. Certificates are issued within 24 hours for courses completed on weekdays and within 48 hours for courses completed on weekends.