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SUMMARY:Custom Training - East Hartford Public Schools
DESCRIPTION:Training Type: 2-hour OSHA-EPA Asbestos Class IV Maintenance & Custodial Training\, Asbestos Awareness \nLocation: Virtual\, using Google Meet \nTime: August 7\, 2025\, 8 am \nCost: $675 per 20 student increment. Up to 80 students per session. Price range: $675 to $2700. \nOSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 and EPA 40 CFR 763.92: Initial and Refresher training. Annual refresher required. Attendance of the entire course\, full name (sign-in sheet)\, attendance screenshots\, and a passing quiz score are required to get a certificate. \nTraining for employees performing Class IV operations shall be consistent with OSHA 1926.1101 and EPA requirements for training of local education agency maintenance and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92(a) \n(1). 40 CFR 763.92(a)(1). (a) Training. (1) The local education agency shall ensure\, prior to the implementation of the O&M provisions of the management plan\, that all members of its maintenance and custodial staff (custodians\, electricians\, heating/ air conditioning engineers\, plumbers\, etc.) who may work in a building that contains ACBM receive awareness training of at least 2 hours\, whether or not they are required to work with ACBM. New custodial and maintenance employees shall be trained within 60 days after commencement of employment. Training shall include\, but not be limited to: (i) Information regarding asbestos and its various uses and forms. (ii) Information on the health effects associated with asbestos exposure. (iii) Locations of ACBM identified throughout each building in which they work. (iv) Recognition of damage\, deterioration\, and delamination of ACBM. (v) Name and telephone number of the person designated to carry out general local education agency responsibilities under § 763.84 and the availability and location of the management plan. OSHA 1926.1101 (k) (9) (vi): 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. \nCourse topics covered are required by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 (vii) Training for employees who are likely to be exposed in excess of the PEL and who are not otherwise required to be trained under paragraph (k)(9)(iii) through (vi) of this section (2 Hour Maintenance and Custodial Training)\, shall meet the requirements of paragraph (k)(9)(viii) of this section. (viii) The training program shall be conducted in a manner that the employee 2021-2022 – Training Course Catalog – Chem Scope\, Inc. – (203) 865-5605 – chem.scope@snet.net Page 22 is able to understand. In addition to the content required by provisions in paragraphs (k)(9)(iii) through (vi) of this section\, the employer shall ensure that each such employee is informed of the following: (A) Methods of recognizing asbestos\, including the requirement in paragraph (k)(1) of this section to presume that certain building materials contain asbestos; (B) The health effects associated with asbestos exposure; (C) The relationship between smoking and asbestos in producing lung cancer; (D) The nature of operations that could result in exposure to asbestos\, the importance of necessary protective controls to minimize exposure including\, as applicable\, engineering controls\, work practices\, respirators\, housekeeping procedures\, hygiene facilities\, protective clothing\, decontamination procedures\, emergency procedures\, and waste disposal procedures\, and any necessary instruction in the use of these controls and procedures; where Class III and IV work will be or is performed\, the contents of EPA 20T– 2003\, ‘‘Managing Asbestos In-Place’’ July 1990 or its equivalent in content; (E) The purpose\, proper use\, fitting instructions\, and limitations of respirators as required by 29 CFR 1910.134; (F) The appropriate work practices for performing the asbestos job; (G) Medical surveillance program requirements; (H) The content of this standard including appendices; (I) The names\, addresses and phone numbers of public health organizations which provide information\, materials and/or conduct programs concerning smoking cessation. The employer may distribute the list of such organizations contained in Appendix J to this section\, to comply with this requirement; and (J) The requirements for posting signs and affixing labels and the meaning of the required legends for such signs and labels.  \nRespirator Fit Testing \nRespirator fit testing must be conducted in person by a competent person. Prerequisite for those who wish to be fit tested is a medical approval form indicating the individual can wear a respirator and the respirator. Individuals must be clean shaven in the area of the respirator seal to the face with a respirator provided by the employer. Fit testing is not included in this ticket price for virtual training. Please contact leigh@chem-scope.com for more information about respirator fit testing. \nVirtual Training Requirements \nRequirements to be provided by the client for attending virtual training include (1) sign-in sheet with full names of all students\, (2) a computer\, (3) a stable internet connection\, (4) a functioning webcam that shows all students\, (5) functioning two-way audio\, (6) seating for all students\, and (7) functioning video meeting software\, such as Google Meet or Zoom. Tablets will not be supported.  \nFor the quiz\, each individual student must be able to type and click to participate in a virtual quiz using Google Forms or Flexiquiz\, or they must be able to print the quiz\, answer by writing\, and send a picture to the instructor by the end of class. \nScreenshots will be taken throughout the class to document that each student is present for the entire course. Students must arrive on time to class (typically\, 8:00 am EST). Students are also encouraged to be present in the class 30 to 15 minutes early to allow for troubleshooting. \nWe will provide handouts and resources virtually. \nMany of our students will be new to virtual training. If you have questions or concerns about whether virtual training is right for you\, please contact our training instructor Leigh Elijah (leigh@chem-scope.com). For more information\, see our most recent training post: https://www.chem-scope.com/virtual-training-and-reopening/
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