BLET members should act quickly to register for a spot in one of two upcoming rail worker hazardous materials training sessions scheduled for February and March. Spaces are limited and the courses are filling up quickly. These 40-hour, in-person classes will be held February 15-20 and March 15-20 at the Houston Fire Academy’s Val Jahnke Training Facility in Houston, Texas.
More information can be found here. Please visit the IBT’s Worker Training Safety and Health website to register.
The training addresses OSHA and DOT required training in addition to procedures, different levels of response and worker protection in a hazardous materials emergency or release, weapons of mass destruction awareness and the incident command system. The training also provides completion of the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach requirements. The programs are delivered using interactive classroom instruction, small group activities, hands-on drills, and a simulated hazmat response in full safety gear.