Air Sampling & Analysis for Asbestos; NIOSH 582 Equivalent

Asb. NIOSH 582 Equivalent

In this five-day course participants will learn methods of air sampling, microscope setup, filter mounting, and fiber counting. Algebra and statistics are used in the evaluative and analytical processes taught. Accurate determination of the quantity of asbestos in the air is critical to the health of exposed workers and the public. The preferred minimum background for the course is an Associate's Degree in a scientific field.

Asbestos Awareness

Asb. Awareness - 2 hour eLearning

The U.S. EPA mandates that custodial and maintenance staff who work in buildings that contain asbestos materials receive two-hours of asbestos awareness training, whether or not they are required to work with asbestos. This two hour training meets that requirement through an eLearning independent self-study program offered on our website..

Asbestos Awareness

Asb. Awareness - 2 hour

This two-hour seminar is geared to maintenance and custodial personnel that work in public or private schools.  Topics include background on asbestos, health effects, recognizing asbestos materials including damaged materials, and an operations & maintenance program. The U.S. EPA mandates that all members of a school's custodial and maintenance staff who work in buildings that contain asbestos materials receive two-hours of awareness training, whether or not they are required to work with asbestos.   This course can also be provided in four to eight hours as a private contract course, depending on the client’s needs, and can be included as part of a company's safety training for their hazard communication program.

Asbestos Cement Pipe Worker Safety

Asb. Cement Pipe

Asbestos Class II Work; Roofing Materials

Asb. Class II Work; Roofing

This specialized course should be taken by anyone who removes or repairs asphalt or bituminous asbestos-containing roofing materials, such as mastics, coatings, flashings, or built-up roofs with asbestos felts. It is vital that workers who remove or disturb asbestos-containing roofing materials are aware of the hazards of asbestos exposure and understand the requirements of OSHA regulations and operation- specific work practices which, if followed, will minimize such exposure. Instruction includes handling, containerizing, and disposal of asbestos-containing waste materials. **Additionally, roofing contractor supervisory 'competent persons' must complete the 40-hour Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor course (AS101) in order to assure that workers trained in the Asbestos Class II course are able to perform compliant work practices for roofing work. Also, workers who use power roof cutters to remove asbestos-containing roofing should complete the 32-hour Asbestos Worker course (AS112).

Asbestos Class IV Training

Asb Class IV

This 2-hour seminar is intended for people that work in non-school facilities. Class IV topics include background on asbestos, health effects, recognizing asbestos materials including damaged materials, and an operations & maintenance program. Plan on two hours for the training, plus additional time for registration and the examination.   OSHA defines Class IV asbestos work as maintenance and custodial activities during which employees contact but do not disturb ACM or PACM and activities to clean up dust, waste and debris resulting from Class I, II, and III activities. OSHA states training for employees performing Class IV operations shall be consistent with EPA requirements for training of local education agency maintenance and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92(a)(1). Such a course shall include available information concerning the locations of thermal system insulation and surfacing ACM/PACM, and asbestos-containing flooring material, or flooring material where the absence of asbestos has not yet been certified; and instruction in recognition of damage, deterioration, and delamination of asbestos containing building materials. Such course shall take at least 2 hours. Training shall be provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter.   Massachusetts DLS states this course is for maintenance and custodial activities during which employees contact, but do not disturb, ACM or PACM, and activities to clean up dust, waste and debris resulting from Class I, II, and III Activities. Refresher Training must be completed within five years; there is no grace period. Such training shall be 2 hours in duration. Successful completion of the course shall be determined by written examination consisting of 25 multiple choice questions at the conclusion of the course. A grade of 70% or higher shall be considered passing for both initial and refresher training.   Persons who work in schools should attend the Asbestos Awareness course to satisfy the requirements of EPA’s AHERA rule.

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor

This five-day/forty-hour course provides participants with the information necessary to become an Asbestos Contractor or Supervisor in the abatement industry. Abatement activities include removal, enclosure, or encapsulation of asbestos- containing materials. States typically require that contractors be licensed when conducting asbestos abatement work which involves or disturbs more than three square or three linear feet of asbestos. A licensed Supervisor must also oversee operations during an asbestos abatement project.

Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Refresher

Asb. Supervisor Refresher

This course provides eight hours of refresher training for Asbestos Contractors and Supervisors, and in some states, Project Monitor. Review of federal and state regulations, work practices, respiratory protection, contract specifications, personal monitoring, and any other applicable information is included in this course.

Asbestos Coordinator/ LEA Designated Person

Asb. LEA

AHERA, the EPA's regulation for asbestos in schools, requires that the Local Education Agency (LEA) designate a person to ensure that the responsibilities of the LEA are properly implemented. This course covers material which would assist an Asbestos Program Manager or LEA Designated Person to achieve a quality asbestos control program for as long as asbestos remains in the facility, helping ensure that federal and state regulations are met in their building(s), and that specific requirements are properly implemented.

Asbestos Designer Refresher

Asb. Designer Refresher

This eight hour course provides the required refresher for Asbestos Project Designers. Designers will review applicable regulations and look at changes in federal and state requirements. Other information discussed includes new developments and considerations for designing project specifications and abatement drawings.

Asbestos Inspector

Asb. Insp.

The EPA requires this three-day course for persons who inspect for asbestos in schools or public and commercial buildings. Students will learn how to inspect for asbestos in buildings, including a review of building records, visual inspection procedures, bulk sampling protocols, building systems, personal protective equipment, report writing, re-inspections, and legal and insurance issues.

Asbestos Inspector Refresher

Asb. Insp. Refresher

This seminar provides the annual review required for inspectors. Inspectors receive four hours of refresher training which focuses on changes in federal and state regulations, inspection review, conducting re-inspections, and any new developments in the industry.

Asbestos Management Planner

Asb. Manage. Plan.

This two-day course is designed for individuals who develop management plans and/or asbestos operations and maintenance programs. Accreditation as a Management Planner provides information on how to utilize information developed from facility inspections to assess potential hazards of asbestos-containing materials, to develop abatement response actions and operations and maintenance plans, and to select and recommend abatement actions. The Asbestos Inspection training course is a prerequisite for attending the Asbestos Management Planning course.

Asbestos Management Planner Refresher

Asb. Manage. Plan Refresher

This seminar provides the annual review required for Asbestos Management Planners. Management Planners receive eight hours of refresher training, which includes the Asbestos Inspector Refresher, as well as additional information applicable to Management Planners. Review topics include: management planning requirements, federal and state regulations, new developments, and case studies.

Asbestos Operations & Maintenance

Asb. O&M

The U.S. EPA requires that all members of a school's custodial and maintenance staff who conduct activities that will result in the disturbance of asbestos material (ACM) attend this two-day course. Many states, including Massachusetts, require that anyone who disturbs asbestos, regardless of the amount, be trained by an approved training provider. States typically restrict the amount of ACM that employees can disturb with this training. In some instances this amount is up to three square or linear feet. Activities covered by these requirements usually include general building maintenance, electrical and low voltage wiring, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, HVAC and heating service. This seminar is designed for custodial and maintenance personnel and the building trades. Information in this course includes the topics provided in the Asbestos Awareness course, as well as the following: federal and state regulations, control techniques, personal protective equipment, proper work practices, and minimizing exposures to asbestos in buildings.

Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Refresher

Asb O&M Ref

This is the refresher course for those who had previously completed the two- day initial course, taught in either four or eight hours. This seminar is designed for custodial and maintenance personnel and the building trades, and will review initial course topics, as well as any changes to regulations.

Asbestos Project Designer

Asb. Designer

This three-day course is specifically for those who design specifications for asbestos response actions. Accreditation as a Project Designer allows one to apply knowledge of building construction in the design and development of abatement projects, abatement specifications, bidding documents, architectural drawings, and schematic representations of material locations. Designers may also determine how asbestos abatement should be conducted. A response action includes removal, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, or operations and maintenance activities, but excludes small-scale short duration projects.

See this Notice From Michael Weakley, Supervisor, Lead and Asbestos Enforcement and licensing, Dept. of Labor Standards, Commonwealth of MA:

Please inform students taking the initial Asbestos Designer Course, if they are not a registered architect or engineer, they should email us their credentials prior to submitting an application for approval and before paying the application fee. This will ensure the student does not forfeit his or her application fee if the application is disapproved.

Asbestos Project Monitor

Asb. Proj. Mon.

A Project Monitor functions as the on-site representative of the facility owner or other persons to interpret project specifications or abatement plans, monitor, and evaluate contractor or employee compliance with applicable rules, regulations, or specifications. This includes collecting air samples at the abatement project sites, and insuring abatement projects are properly conducted. The monitor also collects the clearance air monitoring samples, and must not be an employee of the asbestos contractor. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and New York license 'project monitors' who check contractor compliance with applicable regulations and specifications. Some states require the Contractor/Supervisor training as a prerequisite for licensing as Project Monitors. Additional requirements may include training in air sampling and analysis, or experience in the field.

Asbestos Project Monitor Refresher

Asb. Project Monitor Refresher

This seminar provides eight-hours of refresher training for Asbestos Project Monitors. Review of federal and state regulations, work practices, respiratory protection, contract specifications, air sampling and personal monitoring, and other applicable information is included in this course.

Asbestos Worker

Asb. Worker

This four-day course meets the training requirements to be licensed in any state in New England, as well as many other states. Asbestos Workers must work under the supervision of an Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor. Workers who wish to later become a supervisor must return and attend the five-day Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor training course. For this reason, IEE recommends that participants attend the Contractor/Supervisor course and then get licensed as a Worker. Training includes lectures, demonstrations, 14 hours of hands-on training, and final examination on the following topics: physical characteristics of asbestos, potential health effects due to exposure, personal protective equipment, work practices, personal hygiene, medical monitoring, regulations and respiratory protection.

Asbestos Worker Refresher

Asb. Worker Refresher

Eight-hours of review is provided for Asbestos Abatement Workers. This refresher addresses new developments in the industry, as well as a review of initial training. This entails a review of background information, health effects, safety regulations, worker protection and proper work practices.

Contractor/Supervisor Deleader

Lead Cont/Super Initial

This four-day course is designed for deleading residential dwellings, including houses and large buildings with numerous units pursuant to the requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The Level I Deleader training allows the Supervisor or Contractor to receive a license to utilize all deleading methods except applying encapsulants as a deleading method in Massachusetts. Those who attend the Contractor/Supervisor courses can get licensed as a worker, supervisor, or contractor (Level 1).

Contractor/Supervisor Deleader Refresher

Lead Cont/Super Refresher

As of January 1, 1997, Deleader Supervisors and Contractors must receive annual refresher training to renew their Massachusetts licenses. This 8-hour course reviews key aspects of the initial training course, as well as updates supervisors and contractors on any relevant changes in regulations and work practices.

Fall Protection

Fall Protection eLearning

Falls are among the most common causes of serious work related injuries and deaths.  Employers must protect employees from fall hazards.  OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at work sites, both at construction and residential work sites.   The specific OSHA regulations discussed in this four hour training are: Subpart M - General Fall Protection; Subpart L - Scaffolds; Subpart X - Stairways & Ladders; and Residential Fall Protection.

Hazardous Waste Operations

HazWoper 40 hour

The HAZWOPER 40-hour is required for workers that perform activities that expose or potentially expose them to hazardous substances. This course is specifically designed for those who are involved in clean-up operations, voluntary clean-up operations, emergency response operations, and storage, disposal, or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Topics include protection against hazardous chemicals, elimination of hazardous chemicals, safety of workers and the environment and OSHA regulations. This course covers topics included in 29 CFR 1910.120.

Hazardous Waste Operations Refresher

HazWoper Refresher

OSHA (1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) regulations require employees to attend eight-hours of refresher training annually covering a review of initial training and a critique of incidents that have occurred in the past year that can serve as training examples of related work, and other relevant topics.

Lead In Construction

Lead in Construction

May 4, 1993 OSHA published the new Lead Construction Standard. This regulation specifies how construction industry employers are to protect their workers from the lead exposure hazard. One of the worker protection requirements is to train employees exposed to lead-in construction on the health hazards of lead exposure, safe work practices, personal protective equipment, decontamination, and other aspects of the standard. The Institute offers an eight hour course which was designed to meet the requirements of this standard. Persons interested in attending would include commercial or residential painters, carpenters, electricians, bridge workers, welders and any other persons involved in construction related activities where exposure to airborne concentrations of lead are created.

Lead in Construction including Respiratory Protection

Lead in Construction including Respiratory Protect

This six (6) hour course is specifically geared for persons who have already completed the EPA (or state) RRP training course. This course covers the mandatory training topics listed in OSHA's Lead Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62). Additionally, the course provides training on the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). Participants who complete this course will have a better understanding of how to comply with these two OSHA regulations. Attendees will receive a sample lead compliance program and sample respiratory protection program.

Lead-Safe Renovator - Supervisor Initial

Lead MA LSR Super Initial

The MA Lead-Safe Renovator (LSR) / EPA RRP (Renovation, Repair, & Painting) Course was developed to train renovation, repair, and painting contractors on how to work safely in housing containing lead-based paint, and to comply with the MA DLS Lead-Safe Renovation, the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule and HUD’s Lead Safe Housing Rule. This is an eight hour course.

Lead-Safe Renovator - Supervisor Refresher

Lead MA LSR Super Refresher

This MA Lead-Safe Renovator (LSR) Refresher (4) hour course is designed as refresher training for anyone responsible for removing or modifying painted surfaces that disturb more than 6 sq. ft (interior) & 20 sq. ft. (exterior) of lead paint. This includes work done in residential homes, apartments, child-care facilities and schools built pre-1978, pursuant to 40 CFR Part 745.225 which meets the requirements of the US EPA and MA DLS.

Lead-Safe Renovator - Supervisor Refresher

Lead MA LSR Super Refresher Zoom

This MA Lead-Safe Renovator (LSR) Refresher (4) hour course is given by Zoom Video and is designed as Refresher training for anyone responsible for removing or modifying painted surfaces that disturb more than 6 sq. ft (interior) & 20 sq. ft. (exterior) of lead paint. This includes work done in residential homes, apartments, child-care facilities and schools built pre-1978, pursuant to 40 CFR Part 745.225 which meets the requirements of the US EPA and MA DLS.

***A ZOOM COURSE TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR ONLY 3 YEARS***

Lead-Safe Renovator - Supervisor Spanish Initial

Lead MA LSR Spanish Initial

The MA Lead-Safe Renovator (LSR) Course, taught in Spanish, was developed to train renovation, repair, and painting contractors on how to work safely in housing containing lead-based paint, and to comply with the MA DLS Lead-Safe Renovation, the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule and HUD’s Lead Safe Housing Rule. This is an eight hour course, taught in Spanish.

LSR Supervisor-Moderate Risk Deleading Option

Lead LSR Super Addon-Mod Risk 4 hr

This 4 hour course is designed for Massachusetts Lead Safe Renovators who have completed the MA LSR/RRP course, and want to supervise Moderate Risk Deleading projects. The LSR Supervisor must be employed by a Massachusetts Licensed Lead- Safe Renovator Contractor. The course topics include roles and responsibilities, distinctions between deleading and renovation, interpretation of lead inspection reports, moderate risk deleading work practices, deleading cleanup and clearance requirements, and recordkeeping requirements.

Massachusetts CSL Continuing Education Core & Elective Topics

CSL Core Topics Plus-12 Hr

This course offers 12 credit hours of continuing education training for Massachusetts Construction Supervisor Unrestricted license holders. This course is taught over two days, six hours each day.

Day 1 covers:  4 hours of  9th Edition Code Review, 1 Hour Energy Code, and 1 Hour Business Practices/Workers' Compensation. This course may also be taken online.

Day 2 covers:  1 hour Lead Safe Practices, 1 Hour Workplace Safety, 2 Hours Fall Protection, and 2 Hours Asbestos Awareness. You may also take some courses online.

A maximum of 6 hours of this course may also be taken online, as per the January 1, 2018 regulation change.         Please remember that as of January 1, 2018, both 12- Hour Unrestricted and 10-Hour Restricted MA CSL License holders, may only complete a maximum of 6 hours online training. The remainder of your training must be taken in the form of a live in-house course.

Massachusetts CSL Continuing Education CoreTopics

CSL Day 1 Topics-6hr eLearning

Completion of this Day 1 course will give you 6 credit hours of continuing education training for Massachusetts Construction Supervisor license holders. This course is held online via video conferencing with Zoom.

This Day 1 course covers:  4 hours of  9th Edition Code Review, 1 Hour Energy Code, and 1 Hour Business Practices/Workers' Compensation.

Please note:  As of January 1, 2018, both 12- Hour Unrestricted and 10-Hour Restricted MA CSL License holders may only complete a maximum of 6 hours of online training. The remainder of your training must be taken in the form of a live in-house course.  

Massachusetts CSL Continuing Education Day 1 Topics

CSL Day 1 Topics-6hr

Completion of this Day 1 course will give you 6 credit hours of continuing education training for Massachusetts Construction Supervisor license holders.

This Day 1 course covers:  4 hours of  9th Edition Code Review, 1 Hour Energy Code, and 1 Hour Business Practices/Workers' Compensation. This course may also be taken online.

Please note:  As of January 1, 2018, both 12- Hour Unrestricted and 10-Hour Restricted MA CSL License holders may only complete a maximum of 6 hours of online training. The remainder of your training must be taken in the form of a live in-house course.  

Massachusetts CSL Continuing Education Day 2 Topics

CSL Day 2 Topics-6hr

Completion of this Day 2 course will give you 6 credit hours of continuing education training for Massachusetts Construction Supervisor license holders.

This Day 2 course covers 1 hour Lead Safe Practices, 1 Hour Workplace Safety, 2 Hours Fall Protection, and 2 Hours Asbestos Awareness. You may also take some courses online.

Please note:   As of January 1, 2018, both 12- Hour Unrestricted and 10-Hour Restricted MA CSL License holders, may only complete a maximum of 6 hour of online training. The remainder of your training must be taken in the form of a live in-house course.