Employee Spotlight: Sean Finkbone

 Sean is the powerhouse behind many of our safety initiatives, bringing years of expertise and a lifelong love of learning to the table. As our Senior Safety Manager, he’s a key component of our Safety and D.O.T. Training and Consulting.

 But that’s not all – Sean’s talents extend to the skies as well! As a Licensed Commercial UAS pilot, he’s one of our go-to guys for navigating the world of drones, contributing immensely to our projects with precision and skill.

 Let’s give a round of applause to Sean for his unwavering dedication to safety and his continuous pursuit of excellence. Your hard work and extensive knowledge make R2M Engineering a safer and more efficient place to work! 

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This class utilizes a mixture of academic and interactive hands-on learning designed to ensure each student fully comprehends existing and proposed standards, determining safe approach distance, methods for calculating prospective short circuit current, current NFPA 70E methods for calculating flash boundary and incident energy, IEEE Standard 1584 methods for calculating flash boundary and incident energy, determining the arc flash PPE needed to properly protect personnel based on the latest NFPA standards, arc ratings for common types of garments and practical methods for reducing arc flash hazards.

Attendees will be provided with a copy of the current NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.

R2M Engineering is a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Approved Training Provider. Our NFPA 70E / Arc Flash Training is TCEQ-approved and awards up to 8 credit hours upon successful completion for licensed professionals in the State of Texas, including:

• • backflow assembly testers,
  • customer service inspectors,
  • water and wastewater operators,
  • municipal solid waste facility supervisors,
  • landscape irrigators, technicians, and inspectors,
  • leaking petroleum storage tank project managers,
  • underground storage tank on-site supervisors,
  • water treatment specialists,
  • OSSF installers,
  • site installers and designated representatives

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Who Should Attend the 24-Hour HAZWOPER Training?

This training is intended for workers who are unlikely to be exposed to high-risk hazards and will be onsite only occasionally for specific tasks or are onsite regularly who work in areas and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and where respirators are not necessary*.

The 24-Hour HAZWOPER training is valid for 12 months. To maintain your HAZWOPER certification, you must complete and 8-Hour HAZWOPER refresher course annually. If you fail to complete the annual refresher by the expiration deadline, you may have to retake the 24-Hour training.

*Workers with 24 hours of training who are covered by the HAZWOPER regulation, and who become general site workers or who are required to wear respirators, shall have the additional 16 hours and two days of training necessary to total the training specified for the 40 Hour HAZWOPER training requirement.

Course Regulation

29 CFR 1910.120:

(e)(3)(ii) Workers on site only occasionally for a specific limited task (such as, but not limited to, ground water monitoring, land surveying, or geo-physical surveying) and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(iii) Workers regularly on site who work in areas which have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposures are under permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits where respirators are not necessary, and the characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing, shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(q)(6): Training. Training shall be based on the duties and function to be performed by each responder of an emergency response organization. The skill and knowledge levels required for all new responders, those hired after the effective date of this standard, shall be conveyed to them through training before they are permitted to take part in actual emergency operations on an incident. Employees who participate, or are expected to participate, in emergency response, shall be given training in accordance with the following paragraphs:

(q)(6)(iii): Hazardous materials technician. Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify.:

1. Know how to implement the employer’s emergency response plan;
2. Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and equipment;
3. Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System;
4. Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical personal protective equipment provided to the hazardous materials technician;
5. Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques;
6. Be able to perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit;
7. Understand and implement decontamination procedures;
8. Understand termination procedures;
9. Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.

Please note: In addition to the required 24-Hour training, the regulation requires a minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor to establish employee proficiency in the duties required by the regulation.

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Who Should Attend the 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training?

This training is intended for workers who are new to hazardous waste or emergency response operations and will be engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose, or may potentially expose, the worker to high-risk hazards over the permissible exposure limits. Operations that require the 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training may include:

• Uncontrolled hazardous waste cleanup operations required by a government body
• Corrective actions involving cleanup operations at Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites
• Hazardous waste operations at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities
• Operations at non-TSD facilities that generate hazardous waste
• Emergency response actions involving the potential release of hazardous substances

The 40-Hour HAZWOPER training is valid for 12 months. To maintain your HAZWOPER certification, you must complete and 8-Hour HAZWOPER refresher course annually. If you fail to complete the annual refresher by the expiration deadline, you may have to retake the 40-Hour training.

Workers who are onsite only occasionally, and are unlikely to be exposed to hazards above the permissible exposure limits, and whose exposure does not necessitate the use or a respirator, may only require the 24-Hour HAZWOPER training.

Course Regulation

29 CFR 1910.120:

(e)(3)(i): General site workers (such as equipment operators, general laborers and supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose or potentially expose workers to hazardous substances and health hazards shall receive a minimum of 40 hours of instruction off the site, and a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(ii): Workers on site only occasionally for a specific limited task (such as, but not limited to, ground water monitoring, land surveying, or geophysical surveying) and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(iii): Workers regularly on site who work in areas which have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposures are under permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits where respirators are not necessary, and the characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing, shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(iv): Workers with 24 hours of training who are covered by paragraphs (e)(3)(ii) and (e)(3)(iii) of this section, and who become general site workers or who are required to wear respirators, shall have the additional 16 hours and two days of training necessary to total the training specified in paragraph (e)(3)(i).

Please note: In addition to the required 40-Hour training, the regulation requires a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor to establish employee proficiency in the duties required by the regulation.

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Who Should Attend the 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training?

This training is intended for workers who are new to hazardous waste or emergency response operations and will be engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose, or may potentially expose, the worker to high-risk hazards over the permissible exposure limits. Operations that require the 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training may include:

• Uncontrolled hazardous waste cleanup operations required by a government body
• Corrective actions involving cleanup operations at Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites
• Hazardous waste operations at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities
• Operations at non-TSD facilities that generate hazardous waste
• Emergency response actions involving the potential release of hazardous substances

The 40-Hour HAZWOPER training is valid for 12 months. To maintain your HAZWOPER certification, you must complete and 8-Hour HAZWOPER refresher course annually. If you fail to complete the annual refresher by the expiration deadline, you may have to retake the 40-Hour training.

Workers who are onsite only occasionally, and are unlikely to be exposed to hazards above the permissible exposure limits, and whose exposure does not necessitate the use or a respirator, may only require the 24-Hour HAZWOPER training.

Course Regulation

29 CFR 1910.120:

(e)(3)(i): General site workers (such as equipment operators, general laborers and supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose or potentially expose workers to hazardous substances and health hazards shall receive a minimum of 40 hours of instruction off the site, and a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(ii): Workers on site only occasionally for a specific limited task (such as, but not limited to, ground water monitoring, land surveying, or geophysical surveying) and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(iii): Workers regularly on site who work in areas which have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposures are under permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits where respirators are not necessary, and the characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing, shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(iv): Workers with 24 hours of training who are covered by paragraphs (e)(3)(ii) and (e)(3)(iii) of this section, and who become general site workers or who are required to wear respirators, shall have the additional 16 hours and two days of training necessary to total the training specified in paragraph (e)(3)(i).

Please note: In addition to the required 40-Hour training, the regulation requires a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor to establish employee proficiency in the duties required by the regulation.

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Who Should Attend the 24-Hour HAZWOPER Training?

This training is intended for workers who are unlikely to exposed to high-risk hazards and will be onsite only occasionally for specific tasks, or are onsite regularly who work in areas and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and where respirators are not necessary*.

The 24-Hour HAZWOPER training is valid for 12 months. To maintain your HAZWOPER certification, you must complete and 8-Hour HAZWOPER refresher course annually. If you fail to complete the annual refresher by the expiration deadline, you may have to retake the 24-Hour training.

*Workers with 24 hours of training who are covered by the HAZWOPER regulation, and who become general site workers or who are required to wear respirators, shall have the additional 16 hours and two days of training necessary to total the training specified for the 40 Hour HAZWOPER training requirement.

Course Regulation

29 CFR 1910.120:

(e)(3)(ii) Workers on site only occasionally for a specific limited task (such as, but not limited to, ground water monitoring, land surveying, or geo-physical surveying) and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(e)(3)(iii) Workers regularly on site who work in areas which have been monitored and fully characterized indicating that exposures are under permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits where respirators are not necessary, and the characterization indicates that there are no health hazards or the possibility of an emergency developing, shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site and the minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.

(q)(6): Training. Training shall be based on the duties and function to be performed by each responder of an emergency response organization. The skill and knowledge levels required for all new responders, those hired after the effective date of this standard, shall be conveyed to them through training before they are permitted to take part in actual emergency operations on an incident. Employees who participate, or are expected to participate, in emergency response, shall be given training in accordance with the following paragraphs:

(q)(6)(iii): Hazardous materials technician. Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify.:

1. Know how to implement the employer’s emergency response plan;
2. Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and equipment;
3. Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System;
4. Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical personal protective equipment provided to the hazardous materials technician;
5. Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques;
6. Be able to perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit;
7. Understand and implement decontamination procedures;
8. Understand termination procedures;
9. Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.

Please note: In addition to the required 24-Hour training, the regulation requires a minimum of one day actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor to establish employee proficiency in the duties required by the regulation.

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More Information:

Confined Space Training

This course is designed to meet the specifications of the OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.146 Permit Required Confined Space. It will give the student the necessary knowledge to enter and work safely inside a confined space such as a manhole, tank, pit, or similar enclosure. Our goal in this course is to equip the student to work safely- not simply to meet the minimum required by OSHA. In order to do so, we combine classroom discussion and demonstration of the typical equipment needed to perform the entry/attendant/supervisor permit required confined space.

Lockout/Tagout Training

Electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic, and other forms of energy power 95% of the current workplace. If the energy is uncontrolled, machinery, tools, plumbing, gas lines, outlets, etc. can pose a significant hazard. Death and serious injury can result from an unexpected startup, or the release of hazardous energy.  OSHA lockout tagout safety training and procedures have been developed to safeguard employees from uncontrolled energy.

This course complies with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations for Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) 29 CFR 1910.147. This course is intended for team leaders, middle managers, human resource personnel, safety and health committee members, and other employees recently appointed to safety and health responsibilities or who are seeking knowledge about the lockout/tagout OSHA regulation. The course objectives will also provide the attendees with information and an understanding of specific elements of a lockout/tagout program.  The topics include:

• The required steps to conduct an effective LOTO
• Types and sources of hazardous energy
• Use of locks/tags, energy isolating devices (EID’s) & other control methods
• Hands on exercises performing LOTO on electrical boxes, gas lines, and more

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This is a Spanish language training; all materials, materials, lessons, and activities will be conducted in Spanish.

This course is designed for Spanish speaking construction workers, foremen, job supervisors, and anyone involved in the construction industry. OSHA recommends Outreach Training Program courses as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers covered by OSHA 29 CFR 1926. Workers must receive additional training, when required by OSHA standards, on the specific hazards of the job. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach Department of Labor course completion card.

Key Topics

Introduction to OSHA

OSHA focus on four hazards

Personal Protective Equipment

Excavations

Scaffolds

Stairways and Ladders

Fall Protection

Health Hazards in Construction

Who should attend this training:

Construction Workers

Foremen

Job Supervisors

Anyone involved in the Construction Industry

Schedule: 

Wednesday-Thursday

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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