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TRAINING

Acclaim Environmental offers training services to any company/employer for the training of its employees.

Training services are offered only to a company/employer for the training and preparation of its employees.

Acclaim Environmental is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Asbestos Training Provider and a Colorado Department of Public Health And Environment, Air Pollution Control Division (CDPHE-APCD), Approved Asbestos Training Provider. 

Acclaim Environmental asbestos training is provided in accordance with the EPA Model Accreditation Plan, the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) and the requirements as mandated under Section 206 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and requirements of State of Colorado Regulation No. 8, as applicable.

Acclaim Environmental training Instructors provide valuable insight, information, application and integration of best practices of operations during training sessions, challenge students to understand regulatory requirements, and to demonstrate safe compliance with a potential asbestos hazard or challenge that they may face in the workplace.

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Asbestos Building Inspector

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Asbestos Building Inspector (Initial)

$500.00

This initial course was developed by EPA in response to requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulations.  The course is intended for EPA accreditation of asbestos building inspectors, and preparation for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) certification examination.  The initial course is 3 days (24 hours) and requires an annual refresher course of 4 hours to maintain accreditation and CDPHE certification. 

 

Federal regulations mandate asbestos inspections in all areas of structures that will be impacted by renovation or demolition.  These inspections must be performed by an accredited asbestos building inspector, even in commercial and industrial facilities.  In addition, K-12 schools must use accredited asbestos building inspectors to conduct initial inspections, and the required re-inspection of those buildings.

 

For the course, Acclaim Environmental uses the EPA Model Curriculum for Training Building Inspectors for Accreditation Under TSCA Section 206, which is provided to each student.  The initial course includes such topics as:

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  • Background and health effects of asbestos

  • Identification, classification, and assessment of Presumed Asbestos-Containing Materials and suspect Asbestos-Containing Materials

  • Legal liabilities

  • Building systems

  • Pre-inspection planning

  • Bulk sampling and analysis requirements

  • Personal Protection

  • Report preparation

  • Regulations relevant to asbestos building inspection

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Asbestos Building Inspector (Refresher)

BI-R Live-Remote $125.00, In-Classroom $135.00 

The Asbestos Building Inspector refresher course consists of 4 hours of review of the major aspects of the initial training curriculum, and presents the most current information on industry regulations and practices affecting the Asbestos Building Inspector discipline.

Asbestos Management Planner

 

Asbestos Management Planner (Initial) MP-I  $395.00  

This initial course was developed by EPA in response to requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulations.  The course is intended for EPA accreditation of asbestos management planners, and preparation for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) certification examination.  The initial course is 2 days (16 hours) and pre-requisite of successful completion of the Asbestos Building Inspector course.  The Management Planner course requires an annual refresher course of 4 hours to maintain accreditation and CDPHE certification.

 

The Asbestos Management Planner course prepares management planners to develop written plans for managing asbestos-containing materials in schools and for making recommendations to school officials for response actions.

 

For the course, Acclaim Environmental uses the EPA Model Curriculum for Training Management Planners for Accreditation Under TSCA Section 206, which is provided to each student.  The initial course includes such topics as:

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  • Course Overview

  • Evaluation / Interpretation of Survey Results

  • Hazard Assessment

  • Legal Responsibilities of Management Planners

  • Evaluation / Selection of Control Options

  • Role of Other Professionals Developing a Management Plan

  • Developing and Implementing an Operations and Maintenance Program

  • Regulatory Review

  • Record Keeping for the Management Planner

  • Cost Estimation and Financing Abatement

  • Assembling and Submitting a Management Plan

 

 

Asbestos Management Planner (Refresher)

MP-R  Live-Remote $125.00, In-Classroom $135.00 

The Asbestos Management Planner refresher course consists of 4 hours of review of the major aspects of the initial training curriculum, and presents the most current information on industry regulations and practices affecting the Asbestos Management Planner discipline.

Asbestos Project Designer

 

Asbestos Project Designer (Initial) 

PD-I  $500.00

This initial course was developed by EPA in response to requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulations.  The course is intended for EPA accreditation of asbestos project designers, and preparation for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) certification examination.  The initial course is 3 days (24 hours) and requires an annual refresher course of 8 hours to maintain accreditation and CDPHE certification.

 

The objective of the EPA Project Designer curriculum is to provide students with fundamental technical information related to asbestos abatement project design that can be incorporated into written specifications.  This information is augmented by additional project experiences and current events interjected by Acclaim Environmental instructors.

 

For the course, Acclaim Environmental uses the EPA Model Curriculum for Training Project Designers for Accreditation Under TSCA Section 206, which is provided to each student.  The initial course includes such topics as:
 

  • Overview of Course Content & Objectives

  • Background Information on Asbestos

  • Asbestos Exposure and its Effect on Health

  • Overview of Conducting an Abatement Project & Roles of Various Disciplines

  • Considerations in Designing Engineering Controls

  • Abatement In Occupied Buildings

  • Protection of Asbestos Abatement Project Personnel

  • Safety Considerations

  • Air Sampling Protocols, Requirements & Data Interpretation

  • Legal and Insurance Considerations

  • Federal, State, & Local Regulatory Requirements

  • Design Workshop

  • Field Trip

  

Asbestos Project Designer (Refresher) 

PD-R Live-Remote  $155.00  In-Classroom $165.00 

The EPA Project Designer refresher course consists of 8 hours of review of the major aspects of the initial training curriculum, and presents the most current information on industry regulations and practices affecting the Asbestos Project Designer discipline.

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor

 

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor (Initial) CS-I  $500.00

This initial course was developed by EPA in response to requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulations.  The course is intended for EPA accreditation of the asbestos contractor/supervisor, and preparation for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) certification examination.  The initial course is 5 days (40 hours) and requires an annual refresher course of 8 hours to maintain accreditation and CDPHE certification. 

 

The EPA Contractor/Supervisor course is intended for supervisors of asbestos abatement projects who perform response actions.  It covers in detail asbestos abatement work practices and engineering controls, abatement procedures, personal protection, and relevant Federal regulations that a contractor must consider before beginning to supervise abatement work. Along with other safety and health topics, the course presents information on insurance, bonding, and contract/construction  specifications.

 

For the course, Acclaim Environmental uses the EPA Model Curriculum for Training Contractor/Supervisors for Accreditation Under TSCA Section 206, which is provided to each student.

 

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor (Refresher)

CS-R  Live-Remote  $125.00  In-Classroom $125.00 

The EPA Contractor/Supervisor refresher course consists of 8 hours of review of the major aspects of the initial training curriculum, and presents the most current information on industry regulations and practices affecting the Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor discipline.

Colorado Air Monitoring Specialist

 

Colorado Air Monitoring Specialist (Refresher)

AMS-R  Live-Remote $140.00  In-Classroom $155.00  

The Colorado Air Monitoring Specialist (AMS) Refresher course presents a review of the major aspects of the initial AMS training curriculum, and presents the most current information on industry regulations and practices affecting the Colorado Air Monitoring Specialist discipline.  The course is required for re-certification of the Colorado Air Monitoring Specialist, and preparation for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) certification examination.

 

The Acclaim Environmental AMS refresher course presents information of new technologies, applicable industrial hygiene practices, regulatory requirements and changes, and other relevant changes in the discipline. The AMS refresher course will present the student with mathematic challenge sets relevant to the discipline.  Students are encouraged to bring a calculator for this review.

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The Colorado AMS Refresher course consists of 4 hours, and is required annually to maintain CDPHE certification.

Operations & Maintenance (16-Hour)

 

Operations & Maintenance (16 Hour) 

$275.00 

The asbestos Operations and Maintenance training program will meet the requirements of the EPA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) General Industry Asbestos Standard, and the OSHA Construction Asbestos Standard.

 

For the course, Acclaim Environmental uses the EPA Model Curriculum for Training Operation and Maintenance personnel Under AHERA Model Accreditation Plan (MAP), which is provided to each student.

The contents of the 16-Hour Asbestos Operation and Maintenance Program includes the following:

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  • Information regarding asbestos and its various uses and forms.

  • Information on the health effects associated with asbestos exposure.

  • Available information concerning the locations of presumed asbestos containing materials (PACMs) and ACM.

  • Instruction in recognition of damage, deterioration and delamination of ACM.

  • Regulatory Review.

  • A detailed overview of federal, state and local regulations.

  • Employee medical monitoring requirements.

  • Hands-on workshop and demonstration for asbestos small-scale operations and maintenance activities.

  • Personal protective equipment and respiratory protection.

  • Proper handling techniques for ACM.

  • Asbestos air monitoring requirements.

  • Hands-on workshop and demonstration of glove bag applications and uses.

 

​Operations & Maintenance (Refresher) 

O&M-R  Live-Remote $125.00, In-Classroom $135.00

The EPA Operations & Maintenance refresher course consists of 8 hours of review of the major aspects of the initial training curriculum, and presents the most current information on industry regulations and practices affecting the Asbestos Operations & Maintenance discipline.

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