There have been many reports coming in off late stating that there are oil spill workers who have been receiving deficient trainings. OSHA has reported that there are many firms that are offering these trainings and are falsely claiming to fulfill the HAZWOPER standards. OSHA agency officials have said that the complaints are widespread and there has been a sudden surge in the number of cases of oil spill workers undergoing deficient trainings.
It has been reported that many workers are undergoing the training in less than the stipulated time of 40 hours by using online or video instructions only and not performing any hands on field work.
The 40 Hour HAZWOPER trainings cannot be shortened. Furthermore, the online training courses are only a part of the overall 40 Hour HAZWOPER courses. This is why, undergoing only the online training without going through practical training is not acceptable. OSHA has recommended that for every instructor, there should be a total of 30 students at the most.
There have also been recent accounts of forged training certificates and accounts of workers paying for training certificates. However, to combat this, the agency has been sending out officials to check for original training certificates and to check for those firms that dish out inadequate trainings to oil spill workers.
The basic OSHA for oil spill workers are listed below:
Supervisors will have to undergo the 40 hour training course.
Workers who perform beach clean up operations need about 4 hours of training.
Workers who work on boats and near the actual oil spill site are required to take the 40 hour course and the 8 hour responder course.
It has been reported that many workers are undergoing the training in less than the stipulated time of 40 hours by using online or video instructions only and not performing any hands on field work.
The 40 Hour HAZWOPER trainings cannot be shortened. Furthermore, the online training courses are only a part of the overall 40 Hour HAZWOPER courses. This is why, undergoing only the online training without going through practical training is not acceptable. OSHA has recommended that for every instructor, there should be a total of 30 students at the most.
There have also been recent accounts of forged training certificates and accounts of workers paying for training certificates. However, to combat this, the agency has been sending out officials to check for original training certificates and to check for those firms that dish out inadequate trainings to oil spill workers.
The basic OSHA for oil spill workers are listed below:
Supervisors will have to undergo the 40 hour training course.
Workers who perform beach clean up operations need about 4 hours of training.
Workers who work on boats and near the actual oil spill site are required to take the 40 hour course and the 8 hour responder course.
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