Core Curriculum

Basic Blueprint Reading provides students with flexible courseware and instruction that enables them to understand the various types of blueprints used on the job. While learning to read blueprints, members discover how to comprehend and interpret the different types of standard symbols and abbreviations. (8 hours)

They will learn to:

• Define different types of scales used on drawings.
• Identify the height, width and length dimensions of a drawing.
• Interpret the various symbols and notations used on drawings.
• Draw multi-view sketches of simple objects that accurately show all the details of the objects.

Architectural drawings describe the physical form of a building and are the basis for all other drawings. They allow you to see how any feature fits into the entire project and details the plans and elevations of a building. Students in this course will study various architectural drawings to learn how to accurately read and interpret the drawings for any type of structure. (8 hour)

In this course, students will work closely reading and interpreting shop drawings for any given component of a building or structure. Shop drawings are detailed drawings or sets of drawings typically required for prefabricated components. The shop drawing normally shows more detail than the construction documents and is drawn to explain the fabrication and/or installation of a particular item. The style of the shop drawing is usually very different from that of the architect’s drawing. (4 hours)

Exposure to bloodborne diseases is a serious concern. In 1991, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) created a regulation dealing with bloodborne pathogens — the disease-causing microorganisms found in human blood components and products. This course will show you how exposure to bloodborne pathogens occurs so students can help protect themselves and others. (1 hour)

This training is designed to inform and empower the construction industry by separating fact from fiction and encouraging our workforce to choose proactivity when it comes to behavioral, mental health issues and addictions. Our goal is to educate individuals, in turn promoting a healthy, safe and substance-free working environment. (4 hours)

Working outside in cold weather can lead to serious health problems, including hypothermia and frostbite. Students will learn how to work safely in cold, wet, icy or snowy conditions. (2 hours)

In this course, students will study OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Spaces standard (29 CFR 1910.146). This course is designed to enable students to recognize, evaluate, prevent and abate safety and health hazards associated with the working environment associated with confined space entry. Technical topics include the recognition of confined space hazards, basic information about instrumentation used to evaluate atmospheric hazards and ventilation techniques. (16 hours)

Students will be able to learn and discuss the basic elements of drugs and alcohol issues and how they may affect a person physically and mentally. These issues are covered, and attention is given to the casual or social use of drugs. Students will also learn how employees have a responsibility as members of the group and that alcohol and drug use not only affects themselves, but others around them. Additionally, this course exposes students to the alcohol and drug policy of the apprenticeship school and explains where members can gain assistance if they have a problem.  (1 hour)

Falls are the second leading cause of death in the workplace. With the proper training and equipment, those deaths from falling could have been prevented. The objective of this course is to train workers to recognize potential fall hazards in their workplace and provide them with an understanding of the various methods used to prevent falls. (Certification Period: Permanent) (4 hours)

Upon successful completion of the classroom training, the participant will be able to pass a written examination demonstrating comprehension of the basic selection, inspection and safe use of fall protection systems and materials when in accordance with Federal OSHA laws and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) EM385. (Certification Period: 36 months) (16 hours)

This 8-hour course is approved by the American Heart Association and meets OSHA requirements. This class will train members in adult basic first aid life support, CPR and AED. (Certification Period: 24 months) (8 hour)

This Hazardous Waste Worker Course, developed by CPWR for the Construction Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training, meets all requirements for the initial 20- or 40-hour training. More importantly, it has been designed to meet your needs. The course has been prepared for building tradespeople, by building tradespeople and is meant to be taught by experienced tradespeople. This course will help you to learn about your legal rights and responsibilities, how to recognize and control hazards, how to obtain information about hazardous materials and how to use and decontaminate respirators and protective clothing. You will also learn about correct work practices, air and medical monitoring and emergency response. (40 hours)

In this course, you will learn about the basics of heat stress and heat-related illnesses in the work environment. It will review what heat stress is, who is affected, case studies, heat-related illnesses, regulations/guidance related to heat stress, how to assess heat stress in the work environment and how to reduce workers’ risk of suffering from heat-related illnesses. A small group, hands-on activity assessing heat stress will conclude the course. (4 hours)

This 8-hour course is designed to clearly communicate and provide awareness to the contractor, the healthcare facility’s commitment to the prevention and spread of healthcare-associated infections through specific controls, barriers, rules and regulations. (Certification Period: 48 months) (8 hours)

This intermediate Laser Hazards online safety course is designed to communicate the importance of using the proper guidelines when working with lasers at the jobsite. It is recommended that you continue to expand your knowledge of laser safety by taking additional laser safety classes, such as Laser Safety Officer training. (.25 hours)

The Firestop Installer Certification Program sets a standard of quality, identifying the most highly trained professionals in firestopping installations. This course teaches general firestopping information and trade-specific installation details. The course objectives focus on explaining what fire stopping is, recognizing the need for firestopping and learning how it works. Students will explore the 3M product line and the technologies incorporated in fire barrier products. Students will also gain an understanding of the testing requirements for firestop “systems” and will become familiar with associating system approaches to firestop applications. (Certification Period: Permanent) (4 hours)

Technical training instructors recognize the importance of effectively transferring skills from one generation to the next. They learn how to contribute to the success of the apprentice-mentor relationship. Beginning apprentices will be aware of taking responsibility for their own learning. More experienced apprentices learn to pass a new skill or set of skills to a less experienced apprentice. (4 hours)

The course consists of the Written Examination and Practical Examination Outline. The core examination portion of the NCCCO Written Examination tests the following knowledge relating to the operation of mobile cranes: Site, operations, technical knowledge and load charts. The Practical Exam tasks are pre-operational (shift) inspection, place chain in stop circle, follow hand signals, place ball in barrels, negotiate zigzag corridor with test weight and safe shutdown and securing procedures. (Certification Period: 60 months) (40 hours)

NCCCO identified the following job duties for Rigger Level I certification. Level I Riggers should be able to demonstrate or have knowledge of how to inspect rigging before use, identify and attach rigging with basic knowledge of hitch configurations, capacities, and basic knots, recognize associated hazards signal operations, use various types of rigging equipment and basic hitches and their application. (Certification Period: 60 months) (32 hours)

OSHA 10-hour training for the construction industry requires instruction on the Focus Four Hazards, plus six elective courses. The Construction Focus Four include fall hazards, caught in or between hazards, struck-by hazards and electrocution hazards. Special emphasis will be placed on areas most hazardous, as indicated in OSHA standards. Upon successful completion of the course (70 percent), students will receive an OSHA 10-Hour Construction Industry Outreach DOL course completion card. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends Outreach Training Program courses as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers. Workers may need additional training based on OSHA standards and the specific hazards of their jobs. The Construction Industry Outreach Training Program can help inject entry-level workers with critical knowledge on a variety of OSHA-regulated safety and health topics. (10 hours)

Through this program, supervisors and workers responsible for safety on the job will attend a 30-hour class delivered by OSHA-authorized trainers. This OSHA training helps to ensure workers are more knowledgeable about workplace hazards, their rights and contributes to our nation’s productivity. (Certification Period: Permanent) (30 hours)

Aerial lifts are another means of getting workers, equipment and/or materials to where they are needed on the job. There are two basic kinds of aerial lifts – scissor lift and boom lift. Upon completion of this course, students should be familiar with both boom and scissor lifts and their individual uses. They should know the safety rules, precautions and operation of a man lifting device, be able to perform a visual inspection prior to operating a man lifting device and be familiar with emergency-related safety features associated with man lifting devices. (Certification Period: 36 months) (8 hours)

This course will review the different types of aerial lifts, their related safety rules and precautions. (Certification Period: 36 months) (4 hours)

This forklift safety program covers laws, standards and regulations related to forklift operation, daily forklift and area inspection, stability, key components, load engagement, stacking and tiering, refueling/recharging, traveling, understanding load rating charts, signaling and dealing with jobsite and electrical hazards. The course includes instructor evaluation to see if the students can pass the driving portion of the test. (Certification Period: 36 months) (8 hours)

This 4-hour class is a refresher for the Industrial Construction Certification Card.  This class covers laws, standards and regulations, stability principles, pre operational inspection procedures, safe operating practices and evaluating competency.  It consists of a classroom portion and a written test. A prerequisite is an Overton Industrial Forklift Card from a participating IUPAT training center that is within 6 months of expiration. (Certification Period: 36 months) (4 hours)

This course, provided by Overton Safety Training, Inc., was designed in collaboration with the FTI to provide the knowledge and skills required for students to meet the ANSI, federal and state regulations and manufacturer requirements for operator safety training on rigging and signaling. Students will demonstrate comprehension of the selection, inspection and safe use of basic rigging materials, hardware and other devices when attaching loads for the overhead hoisting equipment. Classroom and hands-on experience will include a discussion and demonstration of safely rigging overhead loads, applying general crane safety rules and setup procedures and being able to recognize hazards occurring on the jobsite. Finally, students will learn the meaning of signals and demonstrate the proper use of the signals and how they relate to crane dynamics and operations. This course covers all training requirements per 29CFR1926.1400 – the rules about cranes on construction sites or being used in a construction application. It requires all riggers and signal persons to be qualified. At the end of the course, you will complete a comprehensive written exam and a practical evaluation. (Certification Period: 36 months) (16 hours)

This 8-hour class is a refresher of the basic safety for the Rigging and Signaling class that was provided by Overton Safety Training, Inc., was designed in collaboration with the FTI to provide the knowledge and skills required for students to meet the ANSI, federal and state regulations, manufacturer requirements, rigging and signaling. Classroom and hands-on experience will include a discussion and demonstration of safely rigging overhead loads, applying general crane safety rules and setup procedures and being able to recognize hazards occurring on the jobsite. Finally, the students will be refreshed on the meaning of signals and demonstrate the proper use of the signals and how they relate to crane dynamics and operations. (Certification Period: 36 months) (8 hours)

This course, provided by Overton Safety Training, Inc., was designed in collaboration with the FTI to provide the knowledge and skills required for students to meet the ANSI, federal and state regulations and manufacturer requirements for crane signaling. Students will demonstrate comprehension of the use of proper hand and voice signals, demonstrate the proper use of the signals and how they relate to crane dynamics and operations. This course covers all training requirements per 29CFR1926.1400 – the rules about cranes on construction sites or being used in a construction application and requires all riggers and signal persons to be qualified. At the end of the course, students will complete a comprehensive written exam and a practical evaluation. (Certification Period: 36 months) (4 hour)

This 8-hour PCB awareness course will focus on the group of toxic chemicals called Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and what they mean for the health of IUPAT members, as well as the role they play in painting and allied trades work. The course will touch on what PCBs are and how they harm workers, workers’ families, the public and the environment. Course time will also be dedicated to reviewing how prevalent PCB-containing building materials are in relation to IUPAT work and what the regulatory and training requirements are for conducting renovation/repair work and abatement operations on buildings and structures that may contain these harmful materials. Due to their wide range of health effects, PCBs are listed in the top 10 percent of the EPA’s most toxic chemicals. Participants will receive a certificate of course completion. The 8-hour PCB Awareness Course is a prerequisite for the 32-hour PCB Worker Abatement Course. (8 hours)

This 4-hour silica awareness course addresses silica hazards found on jobsites throughout the construction industry. This course covers hazard recognition, health effects of exposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica, a summary of 29 CFR 1926.1153 Respirable Crystalline Silica, hazard control alternatives, sample exposure control plans, exposure assessments, safe work practices and equipment. (Certification Period: 24 months) (4 hours)

The Scaffold Safety Awareness course covers regulations specific to Supported Scaffold Users in accordance with OSHA 1926.454. The training enables the student to be aware and be able to recognize the hazards associated with the type of supported scaffold being used and how to control and minimize hazards. (Certification Period: Permanent) (4 hours)

This Scaffold Competent Person Course is intended for individuals designated as The Scaffold Competent Person by their employer to ensure scaffolds are erected properly and worked on safely. This course will cover the OSHA Scaffold Standards and is designed to provide students with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively understand scaffold hazards and how to mitigate them. (32 hours)

This course is an introduction to the subject and is an instructor-led practical training. It covers regulations specific to Suspended Scaffold Users in accordance with OSHA 1926.454. The training enables the student to be aware and to recognize the hazards associated with the type of suspended scaffold being used and how to control and minimize hazards. (Certification Period: Permanent) (4 hours)

In this course, students will gain a basic knowledge of selecting sealants, understanding the importance of sealant and substrate compatibility and the importance of tooling a joint. They will also discuss the use of Material Safety Data Sheets, common causes of sealant failure, remedial caulking and tests that ensure a quality sealant. Participants will also build upon their knowledge of sealant terminology, factors that determine sealant selection, as well as the forms, classifications and properties of sealants. This course also covers the basic skills and knowledge needed to properly perform work related to joint design, sealant selection, substrate preparation and sealant application. (8 hours)

Sexual harassment and other forms of illegal discrimination are damaging to organizations, employees and society at large. This training will give employees a greater understanding of harassment and illegal discrimination, how it can be prevented and the processes to follow when a complaint is made. (1 hour)

Upon completion of this training, the student will be able to define unlawful harassment, provide examples of various types of conduct that constitute inappropriate and/or unlawful behavior, be aware that harassing behaviors are not permitted, know how to take appropriate action if you are being harassed or are a witness or bystander to harassment, know how to report harassment and be aware that retaliation will not be tolerated when the complaint is raised. (2 hours)

This class will provide an update on the new products Sherwin-Williams manufactures, as well as their high-performance coatings for industry, while demonstrating application techniques and application processes. What a great way to learn more about Sherwin-Williams’ products! This is a 4-hour course. (4 hour)

This course will instruct the attendee in the setup, cleaning and daily maintenance of an airless sprayer. It will also cover the parts of the machines and the principal of their operation, as well as basic techniques and troubleshooting. It will also introduce the attendee to other paint spraying systems that are covered in more detail in other courses and how they differ from the airless application. (4 hour)

In this course, students will learn how to choose the best combination of swing stage equipment for each job, how to use and handle swing stage equipment safely and using fall arresting equipment to prevent serious or fatal injuries. (8 hours)

This course advances the student’s knowledge and skills in using the parts of transit or level, setting up an instrument on any type of surface and the basics of reading the instruments. (8 hour)

These courses cover safety procedures, metal characteristics and welding applications. Certifications in many welding processes and positions are the outcome of these courses. Welding certification is a 40-hour course. (Certification Period: Permanent) (40 hour)

These courses cover safety procedures, metal characteristics, and welding applications. Certifications in many welding processes and positions are the outcome of these courses. Welding certification is a 40-hour course. (Certification Period: Permanent) (40 hour)

Keeps your welding certification current. Per AWI, your welding certification is only good for 6 months unless you have done some welding on a job and have it documented. To help keep your welding certification current, contact your local training center to reschedule. (4 hours)

Classroom and hands-on instruction on the setup and use of a Woods Powr-grip. (8 hours)

Classroom and hands-on instruction on the setup, use and maintenance of a Woods Powr-Grip including leak isolation, proper battery charging and maintenance. (Certification Period: 36 months) (16 hours)