HAZWOPER: OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response
This 40-hour training includes a review of national and state legislation and standards, toxicology and chemistry, informational resources and hazard recognition, container and labeling in transportation of hazardous waste, compatibility of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes, intervention and control of safety and Hazmat incidents, confined space procedures, incident management structure surveying the incident, personal protective equipment, metering, HAZMAT spill control, decontamination and termination procedures. This is necessary training for working in situations where hazardous materials are present or for work on managed clean-up operations where there is exposure to health or safety hazards. Additional course content includes the following:
• Personnel titles and alternatives responsible for site safety and health
• Safety, health and other hazards present on the site
• Work practices by which the employee can minimize risks from hazards
• Safe use of engineering controls and equipment on site
• Medical surveillance requirements including recognition of symptoms and signs which might indicate overexposure to hazards
• Decontamination procedures
• Emergency response plan and procedures for safe and effective responses to emergencies
• Spill containment program and procedures
There is a written exam at the conclusion of the course and a certificate of completion is awarded.
Lead-Based Paint Initial Supervisor Training
This 40-hour course includes lectures, demonstrations and site visits, at least eight hours of hands-on training, a hands-on skills assessment, and a written examination. The training curricula include all the topics required by CT Department of Public Health Standards. Successful completion of the course shall be demonstrated by achieving a score of at least 70% on the final examination which is comprised of 100 multiple choice questions. Students will receive certification of training. GBCE assists students in application for state licensure. Specific topics included in the training are as follows:
• Background information on lead and its adverse health effects
• Background information on Federal, State, and local regulations and guidance that pertain to lead- based paint abatement
• Legal and insurance issues relating to lead-based paint abatement
• Development of pre-abatement work plan
• Hazard recognition and control
• Respiratory protection and protective clothing
• Employee information and training
• Project management
• Contract specifications
• Supervisory techniques
• Lead paint abatement or lead hazard reduction including prohibited methods
• Interior dust abatement/cleanup or lead hazard reduction
• Soil and exterior dust abatement or lead hazard reduction
• Soil, dust, and air sampling
• Clearance standards and testing
• Cleanup and Waste disposal
• Community relations process
• Cost estimation
• Recordkeeping
• Role and responsibilities of a supervisor
• Liability and insurance issues relating to lead-based paint abatement
• Risk assessment and inspection report interpretation
• Development and implementation of an occupant protection plan and abatement report
Asbestos Supervisor
This is a five-day, 40-hour training course that includes lectures, demonstrations and site visits, at least 14 hours of hands-on training, individual respirator fit testing, course review, and a written examination. Successful completion of the course shall be demonstrated by achieving a score of at least 70% on the final examination which is comprised of 100 multiple choice questions. Students receive certification of training. GBCE assists students in application for State licensure. The course addresses the following topics:
• Physical characteristics of asbestos, and ACM
• Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure
• Employee personal protective equipment
• State-of-the-art work practices: proper work practices for asbestos abatement activities, including descriptions of proper construction and maintenance of barriers and decontamination structures.
• Personal hygiene: entry and exit procedures for the work area
• Additional safety hazards: hazards encountered during abatement activities and how to deal with them
• Medical monitoring: OSHA and EPA Worker Protection Rule Requirements for Physical Examinations including a pulmonary function test, chest X-rays and a medical history for each employee
• Air monitoring procedures to determine airborne concentration of asbestos fibers
• Relevant federal, state and local regulatory. requirements, procedures and standards
• Respiratory protection programs and medical monitoring programs
• Insurance and liability issues: contractor issues; workers compensation coverage and exclusions; third-party liabilities and defenses; insurance coverage and exclusions
• Recordkeeping for-asbestos abatement projects: records required by federal, state and local regulations; records recommended for legal and insurance purposes
• Supervisory techniques for asbestos abatement activities: supervisory practices to enforce and reinforce the required work practices and discourage unsafe work practices
• Contract specifications: discussion of key elements that are included in contract specifications; and
• Course review: a review of key aspects-of the training course
Lead and Asbestos abatement and removal are activities licensed by the State of Connecticut. The teachers are licensed and certified and the graduates of our programs qualify for state licensure. The program continues with a graduation ceremony, job counseling and placement with follow up for a minimum of six months.
Weatherization Technician Training
This training consists of 154 hours of class lectures, task-related mathematics and tests, as well as shop training in weatherization-specific carpentry. Also included are site visits and hands-on weatherization work with experienced work crews. Special attention is given to blueprint reading, safety, window and door replacement and insulation tasks. There is a 24-hour Introductory & Orientation Session, that includes introduction to subject matter, safety, math, computer lab with resume writing, personal finances, personal development, and other life skills. A comprehensive, 100-question multiple-choice test on Weatherization class-room information, is given after review of subjects and questions; students must pass with a score of at least seventy percent. Students are also evaluated on work-shop tasks such as insulation installation, application of weatherization measures, duct insulation, replacement of windows and doors. The students receive a certificate of training awarded by GBCE.
The principal areas of classroom instruction include:
• Health & safety
• Principals of energy
• Building science
• Air leakage control
• Insulation
• Weatherization of windows
• Lighting & appliances
• Cooling
• Water heating
• Heating
The principal areas of workshop instruction include:
• Job-related math & measures
• Safety in the workshop
• Carpentry:
• Basic principles, reading blue prints
• Household systems
• Weatherization carpentry: build wall, window & door installation, repair, insulation
• Build working models: insulation box demonstration, model house & systems
Communication & Professionalism
With the current difficult job market, those who seek employment will have to meet employer expectations and need for higher levels of competency in communications and customer relations skills. Explicit in all job skills training is the need for a high level of work ethic and critical thinking. This course focuses on the techniques of communications and customer relations while setting the student in the context of work that requires professionalism, and excellent work ethic, and tools that enable them to solve problems within their realm of assignment and expertise. Students who satisfactorily complete the course receive a certificate awarded by GBCE. This 16-hour course, that can be adapted to any industry setting, covers the following topics:
A. Definition of quality customer service
• Service standards and professionalism
• Defining who is a “customer”
• Importance of customer service
• Customer service as part of organizational culture: corporate, departmental service objectives
• Your objectives as team member
• Determining what customers want and expect
B. Positive Communications Skills: Appearance, attitude, language
• First impressions: critical service moments
• Attitudes and perceptions
a. Present and Represent
b. Speech & Communication
c. Attire
• Corporate communications and personal communications: Written; Verbal; Body Language
a. Face to face
b. Telephone
c. Mail
d. E-mail
4. Communicate policy & create an environment for customer satisfaction (manage expectations)
5. Customer visits: Office, Home: Putting the principles into practice through mock interviews and class analysis
6. Successful Service Techniques:
a. Using the telephone effectively: first impressions
b. Customer interview: applications, defining service needs and products
c. Describing Services/Products: explaining what, when, how; defining technical terms
7. 100% quality delivery; getting the basics consistently right
C. From the Customer’s Point of View
1. Customer Expectations
2. Customer Behavioral Styles: Address the personal while addressing the process
3. Listening: customers feel heard
4. Managing difficult customers: complaints, anger, mis-information
5. Customer evaluation: importance, feedback methods
OSHA 10
This course presents the guidelines of Occupational Safety Health & Administration in a 2-day, 10 hour course. There is a qualifying test administered by the certified teacher at the end of the course. A certificate is awarded by GBCE-The Green Team and the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, issues an official, numbered card that is valid for 5 years from the date of issuance. The guidelines are to be followed by construction workers on all sites which are visited and controlled periodically by OSHA inspectors. The course includes the following sections:
• Introduction to OSHA
• Electrical Safety/Control of Hazardous Energies
• Fall Protection
• Scaffolds
• Cranes and Rigging
• Trenching and Excavations
• Fire Prevention
• Permit-Required Confined Space Entry
• Materials Handling
• Power Tool Use and Guarding
• Stairways and Ladders
Life Skills & Job Readiness
This 12-hour course is included in the general Orientation Week that precedes skills training. The objective is to prepare students for the challenges of gaining and maintaining employment.
• Students learn to apply for jobs on-line, write resumes and cover letters
• Students attend mock interviews and are critiqued on their performance
• Presentations are made on appropriate dress, client relations, relations with team members and the boss, anger management, and self-esteem.
• Course material includes: personal budgeting, completing employment forms, W4's, W2's, 1099's, insurances, transportation
Job-Related Math: Construction
This is a 14-hour course, in two parts, that takes students through the geometry and measurements needed to perform construction-related tasks related to residential and commercial hazardous materials abatement and energy conservation. First, the math instructor presents and corrects problems related to calculating the surface of triangles, rectangles and other relevant geometric shapes presented in the context of measured building structures. Then, the Carpentry instructor introduces and presents instruments of construction measures that relate to installation of insulation and accurate blueprint reading. Also, the instructor assists students in accurately sketching existing rooms and indicating the measurements. Teachers test students after each chapter of instruction and a final exam is presented at the end of the first 12-hour period and at the end of the 2-hour session on measurements. This course is presented as part of the Orientation Week that precedes skills training in hazardous materials abatement and energy conservation.
Case Management & Vocational Counseling
GBCE conducts the outreach, recruitment, assessment and enrollment necessary to attract students qualified to follow and successfully complete the various courses offered. Those students who are not qualified to join the class are referred to partner agencies who can help them address their barriers to employment; those who are qualified, but come to us when classes are filled, are put on a waiting list to be included in subsequent classes.
A file is established for each student that is retained in the class and the Vocational Counselor is charged to assist the student with any problems that might arise that would inhibit their ability to complete the course and be placed in employment. The Vocational Counselor takes attendance at each course session, receives information from the instructors concerning testing during the course and the final exam. The workshop instructor will also communicate assessments on student's performance of key tasks such as window and door replacement, insulation installation, duct insulation and repair and replacement of moldings, siding and sheetrock. At the end of the course, the Vocational Counselor will hold an exit interview with each student and complete a form that catalogues the appreciation of the student for course content.
The Vocational Counselor also arranges interviews with prospective employers for graduated students. Each student is coached on the interview process and the presentation of a complete and relevant resume. The Vocational Counselor follows the students' progress with employment for a minimum of 6 months. The progress in employment is recorded in the student's file and updated periodically.
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