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.   [Schedule of Courses]

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, reinspections, as well as legal and insurance issues.       [Schedule of Courses]

This two-day seminar 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.    [Schedule of Courses]

OSHA requires this training course for workers who perform Class III asbestos repair and maintenance work, which disturbs asbestos materials. The U.S. EPA requires this course for all members of a school’s custodial and maintenance staff who conduct activities that will result in the disturbance of asbestos material (ACM). This seminar is designed for the custodial and maintenance personnel and the building trades. Activities covered include general building maintenance, electrical and low voltage wiring, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, HVAC and heating service. This course includes 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. Many states, including Massachusetts, require persons who disturb 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 squares of linear feet.   [Schedule of Courses]

This course is designed for persons designated to insure that federal and state regulations are met in their building(s) and that specific requirements are properly implemented.  AHERA, the EPA's regulation for schools, requires that the local education agency (LEA) designate a person to insure 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.  [Schedule of Courses]

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.     [Schedule of Courses]

This thirty-two hour 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.     [Schedule of Courses]

Courses are available for roofing, siding, gaskets, and flooring where removal of the materials does not release dust or cause the material to become friable.   It is vital that workers who remove or disturb asbestos-containing materials are aware of the hazards of asbestos exposure and understand the requirements of OSHA regulations and operation specific work practices that, if followed, will minimize such exposure.  Instruction includes handling, containerizing, and disposal of asbestos-containing waste materials.    "Competent persons” must complete the 40-hour Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor course (AS101) in order to assure that workers trained in this course are able to perform compliant work practices for Class II work.  

Accurate determination of the quantity of asbestos in the air is critical to the health of exposed workers and the public.  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 processes for counting discussed in this course.  The preferred minimum background for the course is an Associate's Degree in a scientific field.     [Schedule of Courses]

This four-day course, taught in Spanish, 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.  This course covers mandatory training topics outlined by EPA 40 CFR Part 763 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan, OSHA (29CFR 1926.58) and MA DLWD (453 CMR 6.00).  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.     [Schedule of Courses]

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 abatement projects 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 have requirements for “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.   [Schedule of Courses]

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 seminar can also be provided in four to eight hours depending on the client's needs, and can be included in a company's safety training for their hazard communication program (see Course # 375).  Topics include background on asbestos, health effects, recognizing asbestos materials, and an operations & maintenance program.  Can also be provided in 4 or 8-hours.   [Schedule of Courses]

OSHA 1910.1001 requires employers to develop a training program for all employees who are exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos at or above the PEL and/or EL.  Training must be provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment and at least yearly thereafter.  The training program must inform employees about ways in which they can safeguard their health.

In addition, employers must provide an awareness-training course for employees who do housekeeping operations in facilities where asbestos-containing materials or presumed asbestos-containing materials are present.  The elements of the course must include the health effects of asbestos; locations, signs of damage and deterioration of asbestos-containing materials and presumed asbestos containing materials; the proper response to fiber release episodes; and where the housekeeping requirements are found in the standard.

This 24-hour course is designed to provide comprehensive, "how to" instruction to environmental consultants, property and facility managers, and others who are responsible for conducting and using environmental assessments.  The course combines the ASTM’s computer based training course titled “Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate” (approx. 16-hours) with 8-hours of classroom training that contains a practical approach and a real-life scenario.    [Schedule of Courses]

This course has been designed for those individuals who will be working for environmental engineers or consultants at the field technician level.  Participants in this course will receive instruction in groundwater and soil sampling, and become familiar with different types of soil and water contamination.  Other topics will include sampling methodologies, sampling equipment, data collection, chain of custody, sample shipment, and various methods for laboratory analysis.  Students should have a basic understanding of chemistry.      [Schedule of Courses]

This seminar addresses the challenges faced by IAQ professional in buildings, and is designed for those individuals who are seeking to become indoor air quality investigators; specifically mold and other bioraerosols. This program covers: identifying, preventing and mitigating indoor air quality problems. Topics include understanding the problem, mold investigation, sampling, interpreting data, legal issues, and prevention control. Persons who should attend include property managers, facility engineers, consultants, engineers, architects, general contractors, real estate agents, home inspectors, lead inspectors and opportunists.      [Schedule of Courses]

EN 804       IAQ Mold Remediation - 16 Hours

This 16-hour course is designed for those individuals who want to be able to remediate mold contamination in a home or other facility.  Topics include understanding the problem, potential health effects, personal protective equipment, work practices, personal hygiene, biocides and anti-microbial agents, regulations and other requirements.  This course also includes hands-on activities. [Schedule of Courses]

 EN 805       IAQ Mold Remediation - 8 Hours

This 8-hour course is designed for those individuals who already have other environmental remediation experience, and want to be able to remediate mold contamination in a home or other facility.  Topics include understanding the problem, potential health effects, personal protective equipment, work practices, personal hygiene, biocides and anti-microbial agents, regulations and other requirements.  This course does not include hands-on.  Hands-on activities are included in course number EN804 above. [Schedule of Courses]

This course is designed to provide participants with an introduction to the basic concepts of industrial hygiene.  It is aimed at the individual who is beginning to assume responsibility in the area of industrial hygiene whether direct working responsibility or management responsibility.  It will provide an overview of the many disciplines that comprise and interact with the industrial hygiene function.  Participants will gain a familiarity with the basic terms and essential concepts of the field and an understanding of the key principles of the professional practice of industrial hygiene.  These include: recognition, evaluation and control of occupational hazards.      [Schedule of Courses]

EN 612       Environmental Safety Audits- 8 Hours

The course covers the auditing process and auditing techniques including what to do to prepare for the audit, opening conference, interviewing, paper review,  walk-arounds, report writing and presenting findings.  Auditing for compliance with regulatory agencies (OSHA, DEP, EPA, MWRA and industrial wide accepted practices) provides good management practices and policies through a systematic approach to inspecting for and reporting compliance within your facility.   This course will address how to audit for compliance with regulations like OSHA’s HAZCOM, PPE and Confined space entry; and DEP concerns like Hazardous waste management and waste water treatment practices. In addition, good management practices also include items like a structure safety process and ergonomics.

Internal self auditing finds citations before OSHA does: fewer citations can save a company thousands of dollars. OSHA also considers these proactive audit programs "Good Faith" efforts to comply with the law.   Safety audits serve to improve conditions, procedures, training and behavior which reduce accidents. Hence, insurance premiums are also lowered.

Forty-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training is required before being permitted to engage in hazardous waste operations for all personnel working on a site.  This includes but is not limited to equipment operators, engineers, geologists, general laborers, supervisors, and others exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards.  Removal or other activities which expose or potentially expose workers to hazardous substances are required by OSHA to attend this course.  Workers should also receive a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.      [Schedule of Courses]

HZ 187 Hazardous Waste Operations - HAZWOPER - 24 hours

The 24-hour Hazardous Waste Operations Training is required for the following two categories of persons:
1) Workers on-site only occasionally for a specific limited task such as, but not limited, to ground water monitoring, land surveying, or geo-physical surveying and who are unlikely to be exposed above exposure limits, or
2) Workers regularly on-site who work in areas which have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposure limits are not exceeded, where respirators are not necessary, and the characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing.
Persons who receive this training must also receive a minimum of one-day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

Individuals who supervise employees engaged in hazardous waste operations must complete the forty-hour training above and 3-day field experience, as well as eight-hours of specialized training.  This training includes topics such as the employer's safety and health program, associated employee training programs, personal protective equipment program, spill containment program, and health hazard monitoring procedures and techniques.      [Schedule of Courses]

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING

Emergency responder training is based on the duties and functions to be performed.  Persons who participate or are expected to participate in emergency response must be trained as is detailed below.

 ER 202       Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness Level – 4 Hours

Designed for individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who need to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release.  This training does not permit employees to take further action beyond notifying authorities of the release.

 ER 188       Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations Level– 8 Hours

Designed for individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release.  In an eight-hour course participants are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release.  Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures.

 ER 181       Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Technician– 24 Hours

Designed for individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. In a 24-hour course, participants are trained to assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance.

ER 204       Hazardous Materials Specialist

Designed for individuals who respond with and provide support to hazardous materials technicians.  Hazardous materials specialists duties parallel those of the hazardous materials technician, however, those duties require a more directed or specific knowledge of the various substances they may be called upon to contain.  These persons also may act as the site liaison with Federal, State, Local and other government authorities in regards to site activities.

 ER 197       On-Scene Incident Commander

Designed for individuals who will assume control of the incident scene beyond the first responder awareness level.

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 and Workforce Development and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The deleader training allows the supervisor or contractor to receive a license and to utilize all deleading methods including applying encapsulants as a deleading method in Massachusetts. Those who attend the contractor/ supervisor courses can get licensed as a worker, supervisor, or contractor.     [Schedule of Courses]

PB 411 Lead Safe Renovator Contractor/Supervisor - 16 Hours
Lead safe renovators are licensed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DLWD). Persons who wish to go into the business of performing Moderate Risk Deleading must be licensed by the DLWD. The property owner, or employee of the owner of the property manager may be authorized to perform Moderate Risk Deleading through CLPPP (see Moderate Risk Owner/Agents). [Schedule of Courses]

PB 441 Lead Safe Renovator Worker - 8 Hours
This course covers the basics of renovation and deleading using lead safe work practices.  [Schedule of Courses]

PB 448 Moderate Risk Owner/Agents - 8 hours
Moderate risk owners or their agents may attend a one-day training course. This is only for property owners or their agents. Agents are defined as employees, or property managers, or others who are under the direct supervision and control of the property owner. This discipline does not allow an owner or agent to perform moderate risk deleading as a business. It's solely for their own property. Although not required by Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP), owners with employees should attend the two-day Lead-Safe Renovator class for vital (OSHA related) information. After completion, the owner or agent would be required to pass an examination, which is administered by CLPPP through the mail. (CLPPP also accepts DLWD's approved two-day Licensed Lead Safe Renovator training.) [Schedule of Courses]
 

The first step in being licensed as a lead inspector is to attend this six-day, 48-hour CLPPP approved training course. Then upon successful completion of a state administered examination and a lead physical and blood test, complete an apprenticeship program with a licensed Master Lead Inspector. The examination is given by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. After obtaining experience in Massachusetts as a licensed lead inspector (75 inspections or reinspections) you may apply for licensing as a lead risk assessor.  [Schedule of Courses]

The training course teaches how to perform lead inspections and risk assessments in residential property in Massachusetts. Information provided in this course can also help individuals perform OSHA type inspections in commercial (non-residential) buildings that do not fall under the Massachusetts Lead Law. The course is accepted in some other states as well. Please contact the state agencies directly for specific information. Topics include background information on lead, sources of lead exposure, health effects for adults and children, regulatory information, testing equipment, and procedures for performing lead inspections, risk assessments, reinspections and post compliance inspections.     [Schedule of Courses]

In order to be a Massachusetts licensed lead inspector, an apprenticeship program must be completed with a Massachusetts licensed Master Lead Inspector.  The apprentice accompanies the Master Inspector on 15 lead inspections; five using the XRF: five using sodium sulfide, three reinspections and two miscellaneous.  This apprenticeship typically takes one to three months to complete.      [Schedule of Courses]

All workers who perform residential deleading work must be trained by an approved training provider.  This three-day course meets the requirements of Massachusetts and OSHA for working with lead.  Workers must also receive lead physicals and be licensed in Massachusetts.      [Schedule of Courses]

All workers who perform residential deleading work must be trained by an approved training provider.  This three-day course meets the requirements of Massachusetts and OSHA for working with lead.  Workers must also receive lead physicals and be licensed in Massachusetts.      [Schedule of Courses]

PB 110 OSHA Lead in Construction – 8 Hours
 

OSHA’s Lead Construction Standard 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.
 

  

Participants in this program will receive training on the performance of first aid as it relates to industrial site accidents.  The course is National Safety Council Certified.      [Schedule of Courses]

Knowing the procedures of CPR cannot be over emphasized for supervisors in the construction industry.  Participants in this program will receive training on performing procedures. National Safety Council Certified.       [Schedule of Courses]

SH 512       10-Hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as general industry standards.  Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.   Required topics include 1) Introduction to OSHA; 2) Electrical; 3) Walking and Working Surfaces; 4) Means of Egress and Fire Protection.  Employers may choose 3 or more of the following topics: Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Personal Protective Equipment; Machine Guarding; Hazard Communication; Intro to I.H./Bloodborne Pathogens and/or Ergonomics; Safety and Health Programs.  Additional hours can consist of any other OSHA General Industry standard or policy.

Department of Transportation (DOT)

 DT 196       DOT HM-126F & HM-181 – 4 Hours

This course provides instruction on the safe transportation of hazardous materials in compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.  The course includes a broad range of requirements, including the revised regulations based on HM 126F.  Trainees will increase their skills in the use of the hazardous materials table, shipping papers, markings, labels and placards. 

 DT 296       HM 126 F – DOT - 8 Hours

This course covers a general awareness or familiarization with the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations for shippers, transporters, and manufacturers.  The purpose is to enable employees to recognize and identify hazardous materials consistent with the hazard communication standards of the DOT regulations.

 DT 297       HM 126 F – DOT - 16 Hours

The first 8-hours of this course covers a general awareness or familiarization with the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations for shippers, transporters, and manufacturers.  The purpose is to enable employees to recognize and identify hazardous materials consistent with the hazard communication standards of the DOT regulations.

 The next 8 hours of this course are function-specific training relating to requirements of the DOT regulations for shippers, transporters, and manufacturers that are specifically applicable to the functions the employee performs.

 Course topics include classification of materials, packaging, hazard communication, transportation and handling, emergency response, and incident reporting.

SPECIAL HAZARDS

Radiation

Covers basic (4 and 8 hour versions), intermediate (8hr), or advanced topics (16 to 32 hr versions) in radiation for the individual, employee, company or corporation and can be tailored to meet specific needs from worker exposure to policy and procedure application.. Regulatory components are addressed to enable personnel to develop understanding which is meaningful and usable.  Choose from nuclear, RF, MW, light, IR, UV, X-ray, or include all depending on your needs and scope of operations and from general to specific applications for specialized courses at awareness, operational, or technician perspectives.

Terrorism

Featured as basic (4 and 8 hour versions), intermediate (8 and 16 hr versions), or advanced topics ( 32 and 40 hr  versions) courses with up to three levels in each, this program covers the range from employee awareness to corporate security and beyond.  Components include risk assessment, threat analysis, plan development, recognition and response applications and recognition of internal and external origins.  Defense hardening strategies are enhanced with tactical measures to lessen the threat or reduce the impact from these activities.

Homeland Security

Covers recent history and the development of regulations earmarked for specific segments of industry, commerce, and public safety and health.  From this foundation it reveals strategic and preventative issues that can be used to develop a comprehensive plan which identifies major threats and procedures for dealing with specific issues within numerous realms (individual, societal, corporate, industrial, transportation, agriculture, medical, biological, chemical and others) and develop countermeasures against these threats.

Identity Theft

There are only two segments of society defined here, those who have been victimized and those who are going to be victimized by this insidious crime.  This course is modularized for delivery to individuals, groups, employees, or firms wishing to understand the many forms of identity theft and companies wishing to educate their employees from a company benefit and/or loss reduction perspective.  Numerous forms and methodologies of the crime are presented and the defensive actions that must be taken by individuals to reduce threats.  This course goes further by revealing pro-active measures available to prevent, thwart, and/or reduce the impact and damage caused.  Program can be formatted in 1, 2, or 4 hour segments depending on your need or application.

Participants attend a fourteen-hour seminar covering career planning, evaluation and job placement assistance.  Components of the seminar include resume writing, filling out job applications, interviewing techniques, job skills, and job fair.  IEE also discusses terminology used and current opportunities in the environmental field.