FYI: I just completed the most basic training necessary to deal with
the BP Oil Spill. PEC/Premier Safety Management, Inc. has been
contracted by BP to provide a boiled-down, very basic HAZWOPER-like
training. It is not the "official" HAZWOPER training conducted by OSHA,
but it is the bare minimum necessary for shore clean-up or boat crews
working in regions contaminated with weathered oil. The website is:
http://www.pecpremier.com/ , and the link to their various training
times/locations in AL-LA-MS is at:
http://www.pecpremier.com/
The training was free (presumably paid by BP), and you will receive a
temporary (45-day) card indicating that you successfully completed the
training. Within 2 weeks, you will receive a "permanent" card;
according to PEC/Premier, either card will allow you to work on this
specific spill ("Mississippi Canyon 252"). The training is an
excruciating waste of 6 hours of your life, but if you think you might
need to work in any of the affected areas (on/off shore), you will need
to show that you have completed this basic training.
-Scott
--
Scott P. Milroy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Marine Science
The University of Southern Mississippi
1020 Balch Blvd.
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
(228) 688-7128 Tel
(228) 688-1121 Fax
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