Asbestos Courses

NIOSH 582 Equivalency - 40 hours (Includes the 3 days of the AMT course above, plus the following) (1) counting procedure workshop; (2) Walton Beckett graticule calibration; (3) microscope calibration; (4) microscope analysis workshop; (5) review (includes 3-day AMT course)

This course is not intended to be a replacement for on-the-job training, in­ house training, and academic accomplishments. Student background profiles range from high-school education to doctoral degrees and span a wide range of experience levels. The less experience and scientific education one has, the more difficult the course.

Students should also obtain a scientific calculator and practice operations and functions such as squaring numbers, square roots, and entering and recalling numbers from the memory. Statistical functions may also be helpful. It is recommended to be familiar with the calculator before the course.