After-effects
On April 30, 2010, the oil began washing ashore near the mouth of the Mississippi River on the Louisiana coast. Louisiana is home to 40 percent of the United States' wetlands and the oil threatens some 400 species of animals with the possibility of being the worst environmental disaster to hit the U.S. in two decades.

40 Hour HAZWOPER Discount
We at Safety Unlimited, Inc., in an effort to help folks get to work on this tremendously large project, are offering, effective immediately and for a limited time, the Online OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER training course for the discounted price of $250* (a savings of $100) to anyone who is getting this training in order to participate in this massive cleanup effort. To obtain this discount use the coupon code: OilHelp-100.

* - This offer is not retroactive for those who have already enrolled and are taking their training and DOES apply to all versions of our OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER courses or package deals.

What Do I Need?
The type of training workers need depends on how close they will be to a spill and what role they will have in stopping, containing, or recovering the spilled material from the release. The HAZWOPER standard identifies two basic phases of a response action: emergency response and post-emergency response. Depending on the size of the spill, these phases may be managed differently. In addition, workers who participate ONLY in post-emergency response require different training than emergency response workers receive.

You must be trained on the hazards of your job in a language that you understand. You must be trained before you begin oil spill response and clean-up work. Your employer must determine the type and length of training you will need. Training is based on your job duties and the job’s hazards. OSHA is monitoring BP to make sure that their site training meets OSHA requirements.

Post-emergency Response
Post-emergency response is performed “after the immediate threat of a release has been stabilized or eliminated and cleanup of the site has begun” (29 CFR 1910.120(a)(3)). Oil spilled into a marine environment is considered to be stabilized when it is in a stable container with no compromised structural integrity, to limit the potential for worker exposure to associated hazards. This includes floating bladders, barges, drums, and roll-off containers on shore. Oil is also considered to be stabilized when it is stranded on shore and not reasonably expected to release into the environment through wave or storm effects. Floating oil is not considered to be stabilized, even if contained within a boom.

The training needed can vary from a 4 hour awareness level for volunteers to the OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training for those who are involved with the actual clean up.

To see what OSHA says in more details, click here.

Shoreline Cleanup

In order to do shoreline cleanup, you must receive both HAZWOPER training and training from the BP contractor hired to provide training for shoreline cleanup. The contractor's training is provided for Free. After completing this class you will receive an identification card as proof of your training.

Information about the training is available at 800-892-8179 or at http://www.pecpremier.com.

Marine Training or Vessels of Opportunity (VOO)

To work on a vessel of opportunity, you must receive training from the BP contractors hired to provide training for VOO. This training is also provided for free and is given only to crews that have been called up and hired by BP or a BP contractor. After you successfully complete the class, you will receive an identification card as proof of your training.

You may have already taken the 4-hour Module 3 – Marine Spilled Oil Response. You will only need to take the additional 4-hour Module 4 - Marine Health and Safety class. BP is making plans to provide this class in the very near future.

For information on this training, please call:

251-445-3000 (Mississippi, Alabama and Florida)
985-493-7840 (Louisiana)

NOTE:  To qualify for these FREE classroom based training sessions, you need to have job lined up and be able to show proof.  Those workers who are looking for this training can get placed on a waiting list for this training if they do not have a job lined up.

Check back often and bookmark this page as it is updated frequently. The last update was July 22, 2010 11:35 AM

Employment Information

Please note we are NOT a job placement servic. We offer this information as a public service only, and make no guarantees as to the accuracy.

After speaking with representatives from BP, we have learned you may find job opportunities by contacting local employment offices in the regions where the oil is impacting the communities.

Also, the Department of Labor has created a website to help those seeking employment involved in oil cleanup. For more information, please visit - http://www.careeronestop.org/dhr/

Oil-spill Job Placement Assistance
Because we feel it is our duty to help the people who help clean up the Gulf during this unprecedented environmental crisis, we also want to do our part and help those finding HAZWOPER work team up with those who need HAZWOPER workers.

So, if you are looking to work on this project, or if you are looking for HAZWOPER workers on this project contact us. Please let us help you participate in this cleanup, and check back soon as more information will be forthcoming.

**PLEASE NOTE WE ENDORSE NO COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL LISTED BELOW

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Links and Resources

Deepwater Horizon/Mississippi Canyon 252 Oil Spill OSHA Fact Sheet

EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

EPA Oil Spill Response Techniques

NIOSH Oil Spill Response Resources

Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities

OSHAs HAZWOPER Flow Chart

OSHA HAZWOPER Regulation

Worker Rights Page

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