CLEVELAND, November 22 — BLET members and all other railroad workers are encouraged to plan ahead for 2012 and attend one of the hazardous materials training or radiological transportation workshops offered by the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Md.
HAZMAT TRAINING
The Hazardous Materials Transportation/Chemical Emergency Response training, eligible for 3 academic credits from the National Labor College, addresses OSHA and DOT required training. In addition, the course covers procedures and different levels of response and worker protection in a hazardous materials emergency or release, weapons of mass destruction awareness and the incident command system.
Dates for the 2012 training programs are as follows:
• March 20-24, 2012
• May 1-5, 2012
• May 8-12, 2012
Courses run Tuesday through Saturday, with a starting time of 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and an ending time of noon on Saturdays. Some evening sessions are required.
The training also provides components required to complete the OSHA 10-Hour Outreach certification. The training includes advanced classroom instruction, small group activities, hands-on drills and a simulated hazmat response in full safety gear.
The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program is funded to provide this training by a federal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). This funding provides transportation, lodging, and meals for training participants. In addition, participants who are unable to secure regular pay through their employer or are not union paid officers are eligible for a stipend.
Completed registration forms should be faxed, mailed or e-mailed to the Hazmat office as soon as possible, or register online.
RADIOLOGICAL TRANSPORTATION TRAINING
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has shipped large amounts and a variety of radioactive material by rail for years. The number of rail shipments is expected to increase in coming years. With the increase in rail shipments comes the increased risk for rail incidents involving radioactive material.
The Rail Workers Hazmat Training Program was awarded funding to provide training to rail workers to increase their knowledge of the transportation of radioactive materials. To meet this training need, the Rail Program will conduct three 16-hour DOE-sponsored Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training (MERRTT) courses. This federal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) provides transportation, lodging, and meals on the George Meany Campus of the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Md., for training participants of this two day train-the-trainer course.
The following tentative programs will begin on Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m., and end at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Funding for this course will cover travel costs, overnight room accommodations (Friday and Saturday) and three meals a day at NLC. The dates for 2012 Radiological workshops are as follows:
• January 29-30, 2012 *
• July 15-16, 2012 *
• August 17-18, 2012 *
*Programs are offered preceding the DOT Train the Trainer Programs.
To register online, click here.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact:
Henry Jajuga, Director
Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program
10000 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20903
hjajuga@nlc.edu
Freddie Thomas, Administrative Services
fthomas@nlc.edu
(301) 439-2440
(301) 628-0165 –fax
Website:
Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program Website