COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures for In-Person Training
To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, we are taking the following measures:
Social distancing: We ask that you show respect for one another's safety preference while attending training.
Face masks: We strongly encourage individuals who are not yet vaccinated, or not yet fully vaccinated to continue wearing a mask while in attendance. For individuals who are fully vaccinated/boostered, if you prefer, you may continue to wear a mask.
Hand hygiene: We are frequently washing our hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. We ask that participants attending our in-person courses do the same. We will also have alcohol-based hand sanitizer available in the classroom.
Cleaning and disinfecting: We are using EPA-registered disinfection products to disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as door handles, light switches, tables, and training equipment.
Symptom Monitoring: For the health and safety of training participants and staff, we ask that if you present any of these symptoms, like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, or fever or been in contact with someone who has had these symptoms or any suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, please do not attend the scheduled training. Please notify us via email to Pamela.D.Phillips@uth.tmc.edu. We will apply your registration fee to a future course.
To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, we are taking the following measures:
While the guidelines set forth to protect your health and safety are constantly evolving, so will our response to it. Our team continues to monitor and follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local health officials, and UTHealth. If we need to cancel an in-person course, we will fully refund your registration fee.
The Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (P2R) Consortium
and
the Texas-Utah Consortium for Hazardous Waste Workers Training
presents
Edinburg, Texas
When:
May 16-20, 2022
Where:
The University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley1201 W. University Dr. , Edinburg, TX
TBD
Edinburg, TX 78539
Driving Directions
Registration
Regular Registration
$55 - Students*
$155 - Regular
Registration after (April 1, 2022)
$75 - Students*
$250 – Regular
*To receive the registration rate for Students, you must use your .edu email.
Please visit us at www.p2racademy.org
Contact
Pamela D. PhillipsProgram Coordinator
UTHealth| School of Public Health
Prevention, Preparedness and Response (P2R) Consortium
713-500-8518
pamela.d.phillips@uth.tmc.edu
About the Course
The HAZWOPER Hazardous Materials course for general site workers is a week-long class. The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120) applies to employers and their employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances--including hazardous waste--and who are engaged in one of the following five operations: 1) clean-up operations conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; 2) corrective actions covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); 3) voluntary clean-up operations at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; 4) operations conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities regulated by the RCRA Emergency Response; 5) operations involving hazardous substances.
Course Topics
- Hazard/risk assessment techniques
- Selection and use of PPE; decontamination procedures
- Control, containment, and confinement operations
- Implementing emergency response plans
- Classification, identification, and verification of materials
- Incident Command System
Registration Refund and Course Cancellation Policy
To cancel your registration, send an e-mail to Pamela.D.Phillips@uth.tmc.edu. To refund your registration, we must receive your cancellation e-mail no later than 10 business days prior to the course start date. We will deduct a $50 administrative fee from the refunded amount. Cancellations received after the refund deadline will not be processed. If you paid your registration via check, provide the check number in your e-mail.
P2R Consortium reserves the right to cancel a course no later than 10 business days prior to the course start date. If we cancel a course, we will notify you via the e-mail address provided on your registration form. Our liability for cancelled events is limited to the registration fee paid per course.
Acknowledgement
Training, provided by P2R Consortium, is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).