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2022, 6-30-22, AC Pipe (3hr), Zoom
Thursday, June 30, 2022, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Category: AC Pipe Training

AC Pipe 3-Hour

Recertification Course (Zoom)

 

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022 

Time:  8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Location:  Remote Online with Zoom

Instructor: Greg Morsch (ATC Associates)

 Cost: $150 Members /  $210 Non-members    

 TCHs: 3

 

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COURSE: 

This recertification course is ONLY available to those who have previously taken the 8-hour certification course in the last 5 years and hold a valid "Asbestos-Cement Pipe Worker Safety" certificate.

This course reintroduces the topics covered within the initial 8-hour certification; certification must be renewed every 5 years. This class will provide an understanding of:  

  • Types and uses of asbestos and identification of the material
  • The nature of asbestos-related diseases and routes of exposure
  • Review of applicable federal and state regulations regarding asbestos.
  • Review of the updates made to MassDEP’s AC Pipe Guidance Document
  • Proper AC Pipe Work Practices including final visual inspection and waste disposal procedures and related reporting forms

Attendees must successfully pass a multiple choice exam to receive certification.  This course is approved for 3.0 TCHs (Training Contact Hours) for Massachusetts water and RI Drinking Water Operators. It will be taught using the Zoom platform.  Participants will need to have a reliable highspeed internet connection and computer device with both video and audio capability.  Please review our Student Expectations for Attending Virtual Training at www.masswaterworks.org/education.


 AGENDA:     

8:00–8:15 a.m.            Registration & Introduction

8:15–9:15 a.m.            Physical Characteristics of Asbestos

9:15–9:45 a.m.            Potential Health Effects Related to Asbestos Exposure

9:45–10:15 a.m.          Federal Regulations

10:15–10:30 a.m.        Break

10:30–11:00 a.m.        State of MA Asbestos Regulations

11:00–12:00 p.m.        AC Pipe Work Practices

12:00–12:30 p.m.        Course Review/Examination/ Course Evaluations


 

ATTENDANCE &TCH POLICY: NO SHOWS OR CANCELLATIONS WITH LESS THAN 7 DAYS NOTICE WILL BE CHARGED A $75 CANCELLATION FEE.  Participants must attend 90% of the program and complete a session evaluation form to be eligible for TCHs and Certification. TCHs & Course Certificates will not be issued until full payment is received. 

  • This remote online course has been approved by the Mass. Dept. of Labor Standards to satisfy the 5 year AC Pipe Worker Safety recertification requirements.

  • All participants must be have access to a computer with a camera and microphone throughout the entire class.  (Computers without audio can connect to the audio via a telephone).  

  • AC Pipe certificates as well as Training Contact Hour certificates (3 TCHs) will be mailed to all students that participate in the entire remote session and successfully complete the 25 question exam at the end of the class.


Prior to the class, our AC Pipe training provider (ATC Group Services) will mail a copy of the course manual to the address you provided in the registration form. ATC Group Services will also email instructions (to the email address you provided in the registration form) on how to log into the remote session.


 

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To download the flyer of this course click here: FLYER

To register click here: REGISTRATION FORM

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If you need registration assistance please email [email protected] or call 978-263-1388.


Photograph and Information Release:

Participation in this training constitutes an agreement by the attendee to allow the Massachusetts Water Works Association (MWWA) to use and distribute the participant’s image in any MWWA-related publication or social media site.