Project Designer Course

Course Content

• Background information on asbestos
• Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure
• Overview of asbestos abatement construction projects
• Safety system design specifications
• Respiratory protection and personal protective equipment
• Additional safety hazards
• Fiber aerodynamics and control
• Writing abatement specifications
• Financing abatement actions
• Designing abatement solutions
• Preparing abatement drawings
• Contract preparation and administration
• Legal liabilities and defenses
• Replacement of asbestos with substitutes
• Roles of other professionals
• Completing an abatement project
• Regulatory review

Project Designer Initial: Daily Start Time: 8 a.m. – End Time: 5 p.m.

Refresher Course Content

• Review and discuss changes in basic considerations and procedures for locating and identifying asbestos
• Review health and legal programs associated with asbestos
• Review proper asbestos control
• Changes in federal and state regulations
• Developments in state-of-the-art procedures for asbestos
• Review of key aspects of the initial training course

Project Designer Refresher: Start Time: 8 a.m. – End Time 5 p.m.

Fees, Deposit and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Project Designer
Fee – $850
Deposit – $170
CEUs – 1.8

Project Designer Refresher
Fee – $185
Deposit – $37
CEUs – 0.6

Registration

Course Schedule (Initial and Refresher)

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