This course is designed to meet the OSHA requirement for annual refresher training for individuals who have previously completed the 24- or 40-hour Safety and Health Training. Topics include: incident review, hazard recognition/evaluation/control review, health and safety program requirements and regulations, monitoring equipment, respiratory protection, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment. This course offers 7 Continuing Education Hours. REGISTER ONLINE

This course is designed to meet the OSHA requirement for annual refresher training for individuals who have previously completed the 24- or 40-hour Safety and Health Training. Topics include: incident review, hazard recognition/evaluation/control review, health and safety program requirements and regulations, monitoring equipment, respiratory protection, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment. This course offers 7 Continuing Education Hours. REGISTER ONLINE

On July 6, 2013, a train carrying 72 cars of crude oil derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Canada, causing 47 deaths, the destruction of 44 buildings, an evacuation of 2,000 people, and a catastrophic oil spill. How do we prepare for and prevent these tragedies? This event will highlight current issues in public health, resiliency and disaster response planning and address preventive safety measures for high-hazard freight trains. AGENDA: Refreshments @ 4:45 p.m. Presentation @ 5:15 p.m. REGISTER ONLINE: http://evite.me/ned6CVFNYA Please RSVP by April 13, 2018 if you are attending. The event is free and open to the public. Parking at Wilder Foundation Center is free. Visitor parking spaces are marked in the parking ramp that is adjacent to the building. The Lexington Green Line light rail stop is just across the street on University/Lexington. Participants are eligible for continuing education certificate. FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Mélissa Généreux Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec Mélissa Généreux M.D. M.SC., F.R.C.P.C was the Chief Public Health Officer for Quebec’s Eastern Townships responding to the event. Her ongoing research on the long-term response to the Lac-Megantic tragedy, as well as its broader public health and community mental health implications, informs global response and resilience to disasters. Dr. Généreux will be speaking in partnership with Citizens Acting for Rail Safety – Twin Cities (CARS-TC) and William Toscano, PhD, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences.   DOWNLOAD A PDF FLYER

The 24-Hour course consists of three days of lectures, discussions, classroom demonstrations, small group exercises, and hands-on training. This Operations Level course is designed to provide training required by OSHA 1910.120 to respond to hazardous substance releases with the purpose of protecting persons, property, and the environment from the effects of the release and to contain the release. Emphasis will be placed on responding in a defensive manner without actually trying to stop the release. Topics include: relevant state and federal regulations, health hazard recognition, hazard and risk assessment, respiratory protection, selection and use of personal protective equipment, decontamination, control and containment of spills, emergency response plans, termination procedures, and the incident command system. This course offers 24 Continuing Education Hours. NOTE: All participants in the 24-hour course are required to have a physician complete a medical evaluation and clearance form prior to the course. REGISTER ONLINE

The 40-hour includes the 24-hour course plus 16 additional hours of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experience. The Technician Level course is designed to provide training required by OSHA 1910.120 to respond to releases with the purpose of stopping the release. Topics include: implementation of emergency response plans, classification and identification of unknowns, field survey instruments, response tactics, hazardous materials technology, decontamination of personnel and equipment. This course offers 40 Continuing Education Hours. NOTE: All participants in the 40-hour course are required to have a physician complete a medical evaluation and clearance form prior to the course. REGISTER ONLINE