Our classes are structured to provide a combination of hands on training and mock situations, as well as classroom activities in order to increase employee retention and involvement. We use only up-to-date materials so your employees have current information. Most programs include a course certification for each employee in attendance.
An Overview of Courses Offered by BCA:
HAZWOPER
FOR CLEAN UP OPERATIONS
29
CFR 1910.120 (40 hour course)
This course is designed
for employees engaged in hazardous waste clean-up operations (RCRA, CERCLA,
and/or voluntary). The course provides information on the classification
of hazardous materials, detection and monitoring, the use of protective
equipment including protective suits and breathing apparatuses and the
implementation of safety practices.
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TRAINING for HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIANS
29
CFR 1910.120 (24 hour course)
This course is designed
to prepare employees to respond to a release of an OSHA hazardous substance
from outside the immediate release area. This course provides the basic
knowledge necessary to respond to or assist with the various operations
surrounding a hazardous material incident.
HAZARDOUS
WASTE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR TRAINING
29
CFR 1910.120 (8 hour course)
This course is for
managers directly responsible for hazardous waste operations and for those
who supervise or train employees involved with hazardous waste or operations
that pose a threat of exposure to hazardous substances. Students should
have completed either an 40-hour training for general site workers.
FIRST
RESPONDER OPERATIONS LEVEL TRAINING
29
CFR 1910.120 (8 hour course)
This course is designed
for first responders at the operations level. They are individuals who
respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part
of the initial response for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property,
or the environment from the effects of the release. They 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 exposure.
FIRST
RESPONDER AWARENESS TRAINING
29
CFR 1910.120 (2 hour course)
This course is for
individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance
release and who will initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying
the proper authorities. They would take no further action beyond notifying
the authorities of the release.
ANNUAL
REFRESHER- HAZWOPER
29
CFR 1910.120 (8 hour course)
This course fulfills
the OSHA annual refresher training requirements for employees who have
completed the 40-hour or 24-hour OSHA course and need updated training.
Supervisors and managers are also required to attend annual refresher training.
Students receive current information on regulations, monitoring, safety
procedures, protective clothing and equipment.
CONFINED
SPACE ENTRY
29
CFR 1910.146
This course is designed
to prepare workers to identify, characterize and safely enter confined
spaces. It provides compliance guidelines to help employers identify permit
required confined spaces and offers methods to prevent unauthorized entry.
This course reviews methods to develop site-specific entry and rescue criteria,
Outlines OSHA - required minimum entry procedures for permit required confined
spaces, including procedures to perform hot work and the lockout/tagout
of hazardous energy source.
FORKLIFT
TRAINING
29
CFR 1910.178
This course meets
the new OSHA standard and is designed to familiarize employees and supervisors
with the site operations of powered industrial trucks. It provides compliance
guidelines for general operation, lifting/moving of materials. The course
also reviews types of industrial trucks, pre-operation inspection, parking
and refueling or recharging. (Skills test for drivers are also available
through BCA).
MACHINE
GUARDING
29
CFR 1910.212
This course is designed
to familiarize employees and management with the hazards of major mechanical
motions and the principles of safeguarding. The course reviews where mechanical
hazards occur, hazards created by different kinds of motion, and the requirements
for effective safeguards, as well as a brief discussion of non-mechanical
hazards.
LOCKOUT
/ TAGOUT
29
CFR 1910.147
This course is designed
to familiarize employees and supervisors with the details to service industrial
equipment safely, including the importance of energy control and how to
apply energy isolation and lockout/tagout. The course reviews application,
definitions, identifying energy sources, shift or personnel changes, sequence
of a lockout and restoring equipment to service.
ELECTRICAL
SAFE WORK PRACTICES (Unqualified personnel)
29
CFR 1910.332
This course presents
electrical safety designed to meet the requirements of OSHA's "Safety -
Related Work Practices". The course reviews the definitions and nature
of electrical hazards and includes training for unqualified persons. The
course also covers electrical safety equipment, safety procedures and regulatory
requirements.
FALL
PREVENTION/PROTECTION
29
CFR General Duty PL91-596
This course is designed
to familiarize employees and supervisors with the details to perform work
at elevated heights, including selection, use and maintenance of fall protection
equipment. This course reviews when fall protection is necessary, how to
wear fall protection, its limitations, proper care and inspection of fall
protection equipment.
PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
29
CFR 1910.132
This course is designed
to familiarize workers and supervisors with the details of Personal Protection
Equipment (P.P.E.), including when is P.P.E necessary, selecting the proper,
how to wear P.P.E., and the limitations, proper care, maintenance, useful
life and disposal of P.P.E.
RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION
29
CFR 1910.134
This course is designed
to familiarize workers and supervisors with the details of respirator protection,
including the selection, and safe use of respirators in dangerous atmospheres.
This course reviews physical requirements, medical surveillance, inspection,
cleaning, maintenance and proper storage of respirators and fit testing
of persons assigned to the use of respirators.
FIRE
PREVENTION AND FIRE SAFETY
29
CFR 1910.157
This course is designed
to familiarize employees and supervisors with the details of Fire Safety,
including an explanation of fire classifications, types of fire extinguisher
use and the fire safety triangle.
BLOODBORNE
PATHOGENS
29
CFR 1910.1030
This course is designed
to familiarize employees and supervisors of the risk of occupational exposure
to bloodborne pathogens and the use of universal precautions to prevent
contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials.
HAZARDS
COMMUNICATION
29
CFR 1910.1200
This course is designed
to familiarize workers and supervisors with the details of the Hazards
Communication program (Right To Know), including an explanation of the
labeling system, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and how employees
can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.
DOT
HM-126F FOR DRIVERS AND NON-DRIVERS
This course introduces
the basics of the DOT hazardous materials classification systems. The course
explains how to use relevant DOT tables information to properly package,
label, mark, and placard shipments of DOT wastes and how to provide the
essential emergency response information for the shipment. The course also
includes an overview of relevant regulations and methods used in outlining
the steps in identifying and shipping hazardous materials.