Course Description

This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This course meets OSHA occupational noise exposure training requirements for employees exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels.  Noise control methods, noise monitoring procedures, the advantages and disadvantages of various types of hearing protection devices are included in the 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 course is designed for anyone who is required to wear an air purifying or supplied air respirator.  The requirements of OSHA’s General Industry Respirator Standard are presented.  Hands-on activities include fit test demonstrations, inspecting, cleaning, wearing, and storing respirators. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

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This course is designed to assist building owners and abatement contractors who may be handling PCB-containing or PCB-contaminated building materials during planned renovation, repair, or abatement activities. Topics covered in this course include the health effects of PCBs, regulatory background, PCB-containing materials, demolition effects, PPE, and waste disposal. An AMA certificate is provided for each student upon successful completion of the course.

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This course is offered in English and Spanish.

This course provides life-saving skills, practiced during scenarios and featuring methods that replicate real life situations, on and off the job.  Students learn to recognize and safely respond to situations relative to their particular work environment that include scenarios such as, but not limited to, electrocutions, drug overdose, heat related illnesses, and collapse at home or on the job. Students also are taught how to respond to a heart attack and feel confident in using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

The course is designed to meet OSHA regulations. Students are provided course manuals, a ‘quick reference’ guide and an accompanying CD-ROM.  AMA’s CPR, AED and First Aid Training instructor is certified through The National Safety Council. The National Safety Council CPR, AED and First Aid training adheres to the standards of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).

AMA provides National Safety Council certificates to students after successful completion of the course. The CPR/AED training Certification is valid for 2-years from the course completion date. The First Aid training Certification is valid for 3-years from the course completion date.

AMA also offers American Red Cross approved First Aid/CPR/AED training upon request.

This course provides detailed instruction on how contractors can comply with EM 385-1-1 standards.  The course covers the safety procedures and requirements set forth by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM 385-1-1 and incorporates the OSHA Construction Safety Standards.  Learn what the USACE requires of contractors in preparing Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), site-specific Accident Prevention Plans (APPs), Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) qualifications and responsibilities, personnel training requirements, jobsite inspections and incident reporting.  Identify the significant differences between the requirements of Federal OSHA and the Corp’s requirements for a comprehensive safety and health program.

Contractors working at military installations, NAVFAC, Air Force, USCG, CIA, DOE and USACE projects must comply with the requirements of USACE EM 385-1-1. This interactive course combines classroom instruction, demonstrations, hands-on exercises, desk-top scenarios, and tests to enhance student learning objectives 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 annual refresher course is required for individuals that maintain their RCRA Hazardous Waste Generator training. 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 course meets the basic training requirements of the EPA for personnel who generate, manage, or dispose of RCRA hazardous waste. Topics covered in this course include hazardous waste regulations, drum handling, emergency response guidebook, hazardous waste characterization, hazardous waste labeling, hazardous waste manifests, managing universal wastes, and PPE. 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 annual refresher course is required for individuals with current DOT HAZMAT Employee training. 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 course is intended for anyone that loads, unloads, transports or handles hazardous materials; prepares hazardous materials for transportation; or has responsibilities for safe transportation of hazmats.  Detailed desktop activities are included.  This course meets the requirements of 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart H – Training for Hazmat Employees. AMA provides a certificate and pocket ID card for each student upon successful completion of the course.

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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.