Course Description

This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This refresher course is required annually to maintain a person’s abatement worker certification.  This course meets the AHERA, ASHARA and TSCA Title II Accreditation for asbestos workers. The course updates local, state and federal regulations with emphasis on the skills and knowledge needed to properly perform asbestos abatement operations.  Topics covered in the 4-day course are also reviewed. An AMA certificate is provided for each student upon successful completion of the course.  Oral examinations are available upon request.

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This Confined Space training course meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA (Construction) and 29 CFR 1910.146 (General Industry) for Permit-required Confined Spaces. Students completing the course will be proficient in functioning as authorized entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors in permit-required confined space entry operations. They will acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills to safely perform their assigned confined space duties. Each student will also receive basic training in performing non-entry rescue.

Subject matter covered in this course includes:

• The Confined Space OSHA regulation requirements for Construction and General Industry.

• Classification of confined spaces as permit-required, non permit-required, or alternative procedure spaces.

• Roles and responsibilities of Entrants, Attendants, Entry Supervisors, and Contractors.

• Respiratory protection.

• Identification and isolation of hazardous energy (Lockout/Tagout).

• Atmospheric monitoring requirements and instrumentation.

• Completion of the Entry Permit.

• Confined space ventilation.

• Non-entry rescue utilizing a tripod and other retrieval methods.

• Confined Space Entry Program.

• Confined space-related terminology.

• Personal Protective Equipment.

• Practical exercise utilizing retrieval device.

Note: This course is not intended for entry rescue operations.

AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

Call 410-684-3327 for more information and/or to schedule a course for your group.

Excavation, trenching and below-ground construction are among the most hazardous operations.  This course will teach students the OSHA regulatory requirements (1926.650-652) and safe work practices.  Course topics include soil mechanics, shoring procedures, sloping, benching, and trench shields. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

Call 410-684-3327 for more information and/or to schedule a course for your group.

This course meets the training certification requirements for the District of Columbia Lead-Dust Sampling Technician. The D.C. Lead Dust Sampling Technician certification allows those individuals who own, operate and/or renovate pre-1978 constructed homes and rental properties to perform requisite dust sampling in the District of Columbia.

The course teaches individuals how to conduct Renovation Permit, Change in Occupancy and Interim Controls lead dust sampling under the District of Columbia’s provision of Section 13 of the Lead-Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act of 2008, as amended. This course is designed to be taught over an 8-hour time period with 2 hours devoted to hands-on training. An AMA certificate of completion is provided for each student upon successful completion of the course.

This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This course provides the basic knowledge and techniques required for workers who are potentially exposed to hazardous substances and health hazards while performing contaminated site work activities.  This course meets the initial training requirements of OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard (29 CFR 1910.120; 29 CFR 1926.65) and includes respiratory protection, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, confined space entry, and personal protective equipment. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

Call 410-684-3327 for more information and/or to schedule a course for your group.

This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This annual refresher course is required for individuals with current OSHA HAZWOPER training certification. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

Call 410-684-3327 for more information and/or to schedule a course for your group.

This course is offered in English and Spanish.

The course discusses the content of the OSHA Laboratory Standard (29CFR 1910.1450) and its appendices related to laboratories and the following specific topics: emergency response chemical hazard identification; MSDS’s for the laboratory, physical hazards; controlling chemical exposures; fume hood evaluations and chemical hygiene plans. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

Call 410-684-3327 for more information and/or to schedule a course for your group.

This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This course meets the training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1030.  It is designed to inform employees about the hazards and controls for dealing with exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.  Exposure control plans, methods of compliance, personal protective equipment requirements, housekeeping procedures, regulated waste requirements, recordkeeping, and label and sign requirements of the Bloodborne Pathogen standard are incorporated into this course. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

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This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This four-hour course is required for individuals who must stop or control traffic while working in a temporary traffic control zone.  Components of temporary traffic control zones, proper flagging station locations, selection of necessary flagging equipment, and various safety factors affecting roadway workers are presented during the course.  Hands-on exercises include stopping/controlling traffic in a controlled training environment.  Written and demonstration tests are administered at the end of the course. Students who successfully complete the course receive “Registered ATSSA Flagger” identification cards. The Flagger Certification is valid for 4-years from the course completion date.

Call 410-684-3327 for more information and/or to schedule a course for your group.

This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This course covers the recognition and abatement of hazards associated with welding, cutting, and brazing.  The students will learn the hazards of compressed gases and gas cylinders, and the health hazards associated with this type of work. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

Call 410-684-3327 for more information and/or to schedule a course for your group.