Four rail hazmat training classes available
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 2 — The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program is hosting four training sessions in the coming months. The dates are as follows: November 13-18, 2016; January 15-20, 2017; February 19-24, 2017; and March 19-24, 2017.
Each class will run on a Sunday through Friday basis, with an orientation session at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday and departure on Friday. All training will be conducted at the Houston Fire Department’s Val Jahnke Training Facility, 8030 Braniff St., Houston, Texas, 77061.
This training addresses OSHA and DOT required training in addition to procedures, different levels of response and worker protection in a hazardous materials emergency or release, weapons of mass destruction awareness, and the incident command system. The training also provides completion of the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach requirements. The programs are delivered using interactive classroom instruction, small group activities, hands-on drills and a simulated hazmat response in full safety gear.
The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program is funded to provide this training by a federal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). These five-day hazmat training courses will provide rail workers the essential knowledge, skills, and response actions in the case of an unintentional release. These tools will allow rail workers to protect themselves, their co-workers and their communities.
The funding provides the following student expenses: travel, lodging and meals. In addition, an incentive of $175.00 per day is available to all training participants of these programs, except those who are able to secure regular pay through their employer, or are paid union officers.
Please use the following website for more information or to register:
http://railworkertrainingprogram.org
A flyer to print and share on bulletin boards at your on-duty location is available here:
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/08222016_090506_CER_Flyer.pdf
Friday, September 02, 2016
bentley@ble-t.org