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lt Mr Richard lorabedian Adminhtrator Local 57 Apprentichip Program 141 Gano Street Providence RI 02906

Dear Mr lorabediant

AddUonally Mr sutton addreaaea the t ue of t~aln ng progrua and certi(ication middotfor haurdoua vte handling Thh approach aay be a v1ible way to ge t the aany qualified heavy equiJ8ent operaton in Rhode hhnd participating in the ongoing and planned cleanup operationa in the State I would be happy to aaaht you and your berehip in any vay I can to achieve the nacaary cartificationa

Again I will contact you bullbull aoon a a I receive further infon~~ation in thh bullattar Alao I am intereated in hearing your thought on the ancloaad

Sincerely

~-Amiddotbull Claudine Schneider Member of Congre81

CS adc Encloaurea

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130Cfl981 middot Honorable Claudine Schneider

Bouaa of Repreuntativea Waahington DC 20515 lt Dear Mn Schneider~

Thank you for your letter of Septe111ber 24 requaating inforaation related to aalaction of finu to clean-up haaardoua vaata ait and availability of training provrau to educata workan vho aay coae into contact with haaardoua waata We Wdaratand through

middot diacu81iona with your ataff that you are particularly concerned i with worJtan vbo operate heavy equipent

b you aay know each of the contractamp EPA ligna b accOIIpampftiad by a aafaty plan Jha bid frc any contractor uat incorporate thaaa apecificationa in their bid and daaonatrata their capability for

~~~dtbulllmiddot~~ ~~tmiddotI~t~bt~middot=~~ftcbull wutaa We have forwarded your inquiry to thea ao that they can 110re fully addreaa the iuu of national criteria for certification

I~ other a1 tuationa auch aa the need to drill vella to enable groundwater 110nitoring wmiddotwork with the contractor to aure that the drilling equipent ie appropriately decontaainatad before and after th drilling of e lch well and prior to leaving a location Uaually peraonnal aaaociated with our Pield Inveat19ation le (a national contractor) will accompany the drilling rig operator to a particular location ond enaure that proper decontaaination of equipshyment ia completed In theae aituationa it ia frequently neceaury for acme training on the uae of paraonal aafety equipment in addition to training in decontamination procedurebull middot

Additionally you aaked about training opportunitiea for firu vhhshying to become experienced in handling hasardoua waate EPA Region J doea not provide that kind of training to privata firu on a reshygional bub Bowavar Mr Tea Sell EPA-ERT Cincinnati Ohio 45268 providea safety training for govarunt paraonneL Theae couraaa are available to private induatry aa apace pemita Your conltituenia may vbh to contact him at (513) 684-7537 for further information Allo a nubar of univeraitiea do contract work in thia field Among them are prograu 1uch bullbull thobullbull run by Dr Ray Harbbon Univeraity of Arkanaas and Dr Larry Payne lexaa AIM Finally we aight au9gaat that your conatituenta bring thia need to the attention of their trade aaaociation

OCT 111181 INTID ITATtG INYIIIOili~NTAL PROTICTION AOINCY

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130Cfl981 middot Honorable Claudine Schneider

Bouaa of Repreuntativea Waahington DC 20515 lt Dear Mn Schneider~

Thank you for your letter of Septe111ber 24 requaating inforaation related to aalaction of finu to clean-up haaardoua vaata ait and availability of training provrau to educata workan vho aay coae into contact with haaardoua waata We Wdaratand through

middot diacu81iona with your ataff that you are particularly concerned i with worJtan vbo operate heavy equipent

b you aay know each of the contractamp EPA ligna b accOIIpampftiad by a aafaty plan Jha bid frc any contractor uat incorporate thaaa apecificationa in their bid and daaonatrata their capability for

~~~dtbulllmiddot~~ ~~tmiddotI~t~bt~middot=~~ftcbull wutaa We have forwarded your inquiry to thea ao that they can 110re fully addreaa the iuu of national criteria for certification

I~ other a1 tuationa auch aa the need to drill vella to enable groundwater 110nitoring wmiddotwork with the contractor to aure that the drilling equipent ie appropriately decontaainatad before and after th drilling of e lch well and prior to leaving a location Uaually peraonnal aaaociated with our Pield Inveat19ation le (a national contractor) will accompany the drilling rig operator to a particular location ond enaure that proper decontaaination of equipshyment ia completed In theae aituationa it ia frequently neceaury for acme training on the uae of paraonal aafety equipment in addition to training in decontamination procedurebull middot

Additionally you aaked about training opportunitiea for firu vhhshying to become experienced in handling hasardoua waate EPA Region J doea not provide that kind of training to privata firu on a reshygional bub Bowavar Mr Tea Sell EPA-ERT Cincinnati Ohio 45268 providea safety training for govarunt paraonneL Theae couraaa are available to private induatry aa apace pemita Your conltituenia may vbh to contact him at (513) 684-7537 for further information Allo a nubar of univeraitiea do contract work in thia field Among them are prograu 1uch bullbull thobullbull run by Dr Ray Harbbon Univeraity of Arkanaas and Dr Larry Payne lexaa AIM Finally we aight au9gaat that your conatituenta bring thia need to the attention of their trade aaaociation

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ope thia inforution n4 the follow-up eorreapondance you will receiving froa our headquarterbull office will be uful Plaaae do not heaitate to contact bull if we can be of fllthlr aarvica bull

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