Certified Asbestos Workers

  • $15.00 - $20.00/hour
  • Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

    Job Purpose:
    Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos and lead-based paint.  Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling required. 

    Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities:
    • Follow prescribed safety procedures, and comply with federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.
    • Record numbers of containers stored at disposal sites, and specify amounts and types of equipment and waste disposed.
    • Drive trucks or other heavy equipment to convey contaminated waste to designated sea or ground locations.
    • Operate machines and equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials.
    • Load and unload materials into containers and onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts.
    • Clean contaminated equipment or areas for re-use, using detergents and solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, and steam cleaners.
    • Construct scaffolding or build containment areas prior to beginning abatement or decontamination work.

    Knowledge and Skills Required:
    • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
    • Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
    • Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
    • Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
    • Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
    • Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
    • Time Management - Managing one's own time.
    • Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

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