COURSE TITLE

AHERA Refresher Course for Asbestos Contractors and Supervisors

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course meets the AHERA annual retraining requirement for individuals who have already taken an initial AHERA Contractor/Supervisor course such as Practices and Procedures in Asbestos Control. Each section of the course covers topics required by the EPA for refresher courses and introduces new subjects and information as well. For example, in recent years we discussed suggestions on how employers lacking a respirator program can respond to OSHA respirator and air sampling requirements for small Class 3 work projects. We’ve discussed the investigation of a mysterious source of airborne asbestos during painting work at the airship hanger at Moffett Field, and provided a review of the Environmental Working Group report on asbestos issues.

Many other training providers try to use the course materials we wrote for this course, because they know our materials are the best. No other school even comes close to matching the number and quality of our instructors. The best materials and the best instructors make for the best value in asbestos training.

To use this course for AHERA reaccreditation purposes, you must bring the original certificate from your most recent EPA-approved contractor/ supervisor training course.

Advance Enrollment Required

Class size is limited. You must enroll early. Once we receive your enrollment, we will mail you important information including directions to the course and what you must bring to the course. To receive this information, you must enroll more than two weeks before the course. If you enroll within two weeks prior to the course, you can use our Web site at www.coehce.org or call our office at 510-643-7277 for directions and parking information. When you receive this information, please verify that you are correctly enrolled in the appropriate course and on the correct date. To check on your enrollment, you may call our office. Payment must be secured at the time of enrollment in the form of check, credit card or purchase order. Space cannot be reserved in a class without payment.

Prerequisite

AHERA accreditation as a Contractor/ Supervisor (or within one year of expiration date).

COURSE DIRECTOR

Tom Wangerin, MS, is the owner of Wangerin Environmental, an environmental training and consulting firm specializing in asbestos and lead issues. Tom is a Cal/OSHA-certified asbestos consultant and a CDPH-certified lead paint Inspector, Assessor, and Project Monitor and is the Director of the UC Berkeley COEH Asbestos and Lead Paint training program. He has a great deal of experience in asbestos and lead inspections and abatement project oversight. He is recognized nationally as an expert in asbestos and lead paint regulations as well as for the program he runs at UC Berkeley.

Guest instructors may be used depending on the topics being discussed.

CREDIT

ABIH credit: 1.0 IH CM point.

Course Schedule

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