Action Environmental's supervisory and technical personnel have received their 40 hr. HAZWOPER training from "outside" 3rd party sources, and all Action Environmental personnel receive their 8 hr. annual updates through "in-house" training. Action Environmental has quarterly training days (4) each year. Each training day is 8 hours on a Saturday. This is to ensure that all field & supervisory personnel (~ 27-30) come together at one time for classroom and hands-on participation. The summer quarterly training day is always dedicated to first aid training & certification, provided by the American Red Cross in first aid, blood borne pathogens, and adult CPR. We also routinely cover the core topics of chemical hazard awareness, hazardous communication, personal protection equipment (PPE), respiratory protection, permitted confined space entry, lock-out/tag-out, fall protection, and vehicle safety. Through our quarterly safety training days we are able to teach and reaffirm the following topics:
Topics for Quarterly Training:
- Toxicology
- Back Safety
- Hand Safety
- Seat Belt Safety
- Respirator (1/2 Face) Fit Test
- Air Purifying Respirators (APR's) Review
- Hypothermia
- Safe Winter Driving
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Respirators (Video, discussion, test)
- APR
- Supplied Air
- Air Line
- SCBA
- Toxicology
- Confined Space Entry
- Chemical Transfer
- Blood Borne Pathogens
- Eye Safety
- Hearing Conservation
- Heat Stress
- First Aid / CPR
- Defensive Driving
- Backhoe / Loader Safety
- Scaffolding Erection & Inspection
- Fall Protection
- Compressed Gas Cylinder Handling & Transportation
- Electrical Safety
- Lock-out / Tag out
- Fire Safety Training
- Handling Hazardous Waste
- Hand Tool Safety
- Field Screening Instruments
As an added reminder to our commitment to safety, a "tailgate" site safety meeting is held after each site mobilization, where a site specific health and safety plan is reviewed by all AE and AE subcontracted site personnel prior to commencement of each day of work.
