Description
This Asbestos Worker training course refresher is for any individual who perform removal or repair of asbestos on asbestos abatement projects and/or asbestos O&M projects. All asbestos removal activities must be supervised by a certified asbestos Contractor/Supervisor.
Training for asbestos abatement workers is required under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 (AHERA), which is the authority under which EPA issued the EPA Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan. This course has been granted full approval by the EPA and various States to meet AHERA and ASHARA accreditation requirements for asbestos work in K-12 schools, as well as in public and commercial buildings. In addition this class has been granted full approval by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
An Asbestos abatement worker must have completed this training, and have a valid certificate with them at all times while working on abatement projects.
Persons seeking worker registration or accreditation as asbestos abatement workers shall successfully complete the approved 32 hour initial training training course. Successful completion of the contractor/supervisor training course shall also be acceptable as qualification for asbestos worker. This class also is your first step in becoming a registered abatement worker in Texas.
Prerequisite: The individual must pass an asbestos physical administered by a legal practicing physician.
Class duration: 8 Hours
Exam: The worker refresher does not have a written test requirement.
Certificate duration: As with all of the asbestos classes the certificate is valid for 365 days. Once the certificate expires then the individual that holds the certificate must successfully attend another 8 hour refresher.
