Asbestos Courses
EPA Model Lead Courses
Industrial Hygiene Courses
OSHA Hazardous Waste Operation Courses
OSHA HAZMAT Training Requirements
Other Health and Safety Courses (per request)

All questions regarding courses offered should be directed to one of our training department at (800) 444-6382, or at info@metaworldwide.com

Asbestos Courses

EPA Accredited Asbestos Programs

Maintenance Worker (16 Hours):
Required for O & M personnel to conduct small scale short duration asbestos abatement.   Fulfills requirements of EPA (AHERA) and OSHA for training maintenance workers.   Training consists of asbestos awareness, potential health effects, personal protection, air monitoring procedures, principles of asbestos handling, plus 8 hours of hands-on training to include glove bag removal, mini-enclosure and respiratory protection.

AHERA Asbestos Worker (32 Hours):
Required for all personnel to conduct gross (large scale) asbestos removal.  A continuation of the maintenance worker course to include 8 additional hours of hands-on training in construction of a 3 stage decontamination unit, negative-pressure containments and gross removal techniques, plus 8 hours additional classroom in medical monitoring, and air monitoring.

AHERA Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor (40 Hours):
This course is the 32 Hour AHERA Worker Course plus 8 hours of classroom to include: insurance and liability issues, air sampling methods, pump calibration, supervisory techniques, contract specification, notification requirements and recordkeeping.

(Note: Federal regulations require that an EPA accredited Contractor/Supervisor  be on site during large-scale asbestos removal projects other than maintenance jobs).

AHERA Asbestos Building Inspector (24 Hours):
Course to include instruction in asbestos background information, asbestos identification, potential health effects, role of inspector, building systems, public/employee/building occupant relations, pre-inspection, bulk sampling, recordkeeping, inspection report, respiratory protection, legal liabilities, and a field walk-through inspection.

AHERA Asbestos Management Planner (16 Hours):
The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of the role of the management planner, O & M program, building occupant protection, evaluation of survey results, hazard assessment, selections of control options, developing an O & M plan, recordkeeping, role of other professionals, financing abatement actions, and legal implications. Must have successfully completed AHERA Inspector class prior to enrollment in Management Planner class.

AHERA Asbestos Project Designer (24 Hours):
The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of asbestos and its properties, medical aspects of exposure, project design and control options, work area preparation and establishing the decontamination unit, airborne fiber control methods, methods of air and bulk sampling and analysis, worker protection, budgeting and cost estimating, contract specifications, insurance and legal issues, and role of other professionals.  A field trip to an abatement sight is used to reinforce this knowledge.

(Note: All AHERA courses also include classroom instruction of EPA, OSHA, and applicable State and local regulations).

State Regulations (variable):

Many states require formal training in specific state regulations and requirements, in addition to the AHERA courses.  META offers several of these state-specific classes throughout the country.

Why Should I Get Trained for Asbestos?:
Persons who inspect for asbestos or design or conduct asbestos response actions in public and commercial buildings must be accredited in accordance with the Model Accreditation Plan, which was promulgated under authority of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), effective November 28, 1992.  Furthermore, building owners and employers are required to identify asbestos containing materials in facilities and inform affected employees and building occupants of its location.   In addition, in order to obtain a license to perform asbestos abatement, states require asbestos training.

EPA Model Lead Courses

EPA Model Lead Courses are taught by AIEHA in cooperation with META.

EPA Regional Lead Contacts:

Lead Abatement Worker (2-4 Days):
Meets EPA, OSHA, and State training requirements for worker.  The student will demonstrate a knowledge of background history, health effects, medical monitoring, work practices, personal protection, methods of abatement and remediation, decontamination procedures, and Federal, State, and local regulations.  Knowledge to be applied in hands-on practice.

Air Monitoring Refresher (One Day):
A one-day course required for the insured of the American Risk Retention Group (ASRRG).

Air Monitoring Technician (Three Days):
A three day course combining an introduction to air sampling techniques, personal protection, and intensive air monitoring, with hands-on training.

NIOSH 582 Equivalent (Five Days):
A five day course covering air monitoring and analytical techniques used to evaluate the samples.

Respiratory Protection Training (1-3 Days):
Covers all types of respirators, the uses and limitations of each, as well as proper care and maintenance, and the medical evaluation requirements.

Confined Space Entry (1 Day):
Covers both permit and non permit-required confined spaces.   Hazards of confined spaces, responsibilities of various personnel, regulatory requirements, health and safety issues, and record keeping requirements.

Hazard Communication (1 Day):
Requirements of 40 CFR 1910.120.  Includes OSHA's   regulatory requirements, MSDS sheets, health risks of hazardous substances, and other health and safety references.

UST Removal and Installation:
META Presents the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission-approved UST Removal and Installation Courses, with optional follow-up testing.

OSHA Hazardous Waste Operation Courses

OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER:
This course is required for all employees performing clean-up operations involving hazardous substances at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, emergency response actions, and operations involving hazardous waste at TSD facilities.The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of hazardous waste principals and procedures, RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, TSCA, HCS, DOT, OSHA-1926, State and local regulations, hazard identification, evaluation and protection, decontamination, hazard communication, response mitigation and control techniques; knowledge to be applied in hands-on scenarios.

OSHA 24 Hour Emergency Response:
This course is designed for Emergency Response Team personnel.  The student will demonstrate a knowledge of site planning, control and management, personnel protection, decontamination, response mitigation and control techniques, field monitoring, environmental regulations, and hazard communications; knowledge to be applied in hands-on scenarios.

OSHA HAZMAT Training Requirements

40 HOUR:
Required for general site personnel (such as equipment operators, general laborers, and supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous material remediation, removal, or other activities which expose or potentially expose them to health hazards or are potentially damaging to the environment.

(Note: these personnel must also receive a minimum of 3 days actual field experience under the supervision of a trained and experienced supervisor.)

24 HOUR:
Required for personnel on site only occasionally for a specific task (such as, but not limited to, ground water monitoring, land surveying, or geophysical surveying), and for those who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits or published exposure limits.  Training is also applicable to personnel regularly on-site, but who work in areas that have been fully characterized and have been proven to be non-emergency situations and not likely to generate concentrations above the Permissible Exposure Limits.

(Note: These personnel must also receive a minimum of 1 day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.)