40 Hour HAZWOPER Training
Cat Brandon of Work Safe Inc. conducted a 40 hour HAZWOPER training for
Lyondell/Equistar Hazmat personnel at the US Manufacturing Training Center
in Channelview, Texas. The three-day course consisted of classroom
instruction and field training in response, equipment, hazardous chemicals
and decontamination procedures. Tony Aguilar, HSE trainer for Lyondell/Equistar
said that more plant personnel are showing an interest in participating in
emergency response since the terrorist attacks on America in September. "The
demand for Hazmat training is overwhelming right now as industry and
municipalities step up their level of preparedness in the case of a disaster
of any kind," Aguilar explained.
Work Safe Inc., a safety consulting firm with over thirty-five years in
the industrial emergency response arena, helps meet that demand. Arthur
"Cat" Brandon, owner of the company, started his emergency response carrier
at Humble Oil and Refinery, (now ExxonMobil) in the late 60's. "We were one
of the first refinery workers that were cross trained as Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMT's)," says Cat. Work Safe offers emergency stand-by-rescue
teams for turnarounds, shut downs and new construction as well as safety
representatives for hole watch / fire watch. Establishing safety procedures
and manuals as well as auditing a work site to prepare for an OSHA
inspection are some of the services Work Safe offers.
For more information on the services offered by Work Safe
Inc., call: Cat Brandon at 936-257-9957 or 713- 822-1421.
