Rail Hazmat — DOT Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (Train-the-Trainer)

The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program prides itself on providing the most valuable worker safety training available and most of it is delivered by peer trainers. A major goal of the Rail Program is to build a nationwide pool of skilled peer trainers to deliver hazardous materials training at their jobsites, union meetings, and in their communities.

The DOT-funded Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT) consists of an 8-hour hazardous materials awareness course followed by five days of train-the-trainer instruction, providing participants the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver hazardous materials training at the local and regional levels.

The funding provides the following student expenses: Air travel, lodging and meals. In addition, an incentive of $175.00 per day is available to all training participants of these programs, except those who are able to secure regular pay through their employer, or are paid union officers.

Programs begin Monday mornings and conclude Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. Students will be required to travel/arrive on Sundays to meet program start times.

To meet this training need, the Rail Program will conduct the following courses:

April 3-9, 2016 Huntington, WV
May 15-21, 2016 Chicago, IL

Rail Hazmat — DOT Train-the-Trainer Information

REGISTER FOR CLASSES AT: http://railworkertrainingprogram.org

Rail Hazmat Chemical/Emergency
Response Training Programs

The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program is pleased to announce the following HazMat/Chemical Emergency Response Training Program. This 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.

The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program is funded to provide this training by a federal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). This five-day hazmat training course will provide rail workers the essential knowledge, skills, and response actions in the case of an unintentional release. These tools will allow rail workers to protect themselves, their co-workers and their communities.

The funding provides the following student expenses: travel, lodging and meals. In addition, an incentive of $175.00 per day is available to all training participants of these programs, except those who are able to secure regular pay through their employer, or are paid union officers.

To meet this training need, the Rail Program will conduct the following courses:

Sunday 5:30 p.m. orientation, Friday departure
February 7-12, 2016 • March 6-11, 2016 • April 24-29, 2016

Rail Hazmat Chemical/Emergency Response Training Program Information

REGISTER FOR CLASSES AT: http://railworkertrainingprogram.org