Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 4 - Occupational Safety and Health Division › Chapter 61 - Occupational Safety and Health › Article 9 - Painting Certification › 8 AAC 61.845 - Training course requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A training
				  course conducted under
				  8 AAC 61.800 -
				  8 AAC 61.890 must be conducted in Alaska, must be given
				  using language and nomenclature commonly used by painters, and must provide 16
				  hours of instruction and testing, including instruction on the following:
(1) an explanation of
				  AS
				  18.63.010-18.63.100 and
				  8 AAC 61.800 -
				  8 AAC 61.890, regarding hazardous paint certification,
				  emphasizing the responsibilities of a certificate holder;
(2) an introduction to the terms commonly
				  used in the painting industry and to some of the current technology used in
				  applying paints, including
(A) definitions of
				  paint components such as pigments, vehicles, binders, thinners, solvents, and
				  paint additives;
(B) discussion of
				  methods used to apply paints, such as by brush, roller, air and airless spray
				  equipment, electrostatic equipment, and dip and flow coating; and
(C) discussion of types of paint drying and
				  curing methods, such as solvent evaporation, air and moisture curing, and
				  catalytic action, heat conversion, and chemical crosslinking;
(3) training on how to interpret
				  container labels and the material safety data sheets (MSDSs) that are available
				  for hazardous materials, including an explanation of
(A) the warning signal words "caution,"
				  "warning," and "danger" printed on container labels;
(B) the format of an MSDS and the common
				  terms and physical data concepts that are listed on a typical MSDS for a paint
				  product;
(C) how to use the
				  information on the container label and the MSDS to determine proper handling,
				  storage, and clean-up of the product;
(4) training on how to use other reference
				  materials, such as the NIOSH
Pocket Guide to Chemical
				  Hazards;
the ACGIH
TLVs for Chemical Substances in the Work
				  Environment,
the Alliance of American Insurers'
Handbook of
				  Industrial Solvents
and
Handbook of Hazardous
				  Materials;
and the National Paint and Coating Association's
Hazardous Materials Identification System;
(5) instruction on determining the hazardous
				  chemicals found in commercially available products and the potential risk and
				  symptoms of overexposure for each, by reviewing container labels, MSDSs, and
				  the NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health)
Pocket
				  Guide to Chemical Hazards;
(6) a general discussion of the medical
				  aspects of exposure to painting and coating processes with emphasis on
				  solvent-induced neurotoxicity;
(7)
				  an explanation of the impact that drugs and alcohol might have on the toxic
				  effects of solvents and paints and their impact on the rate of removal of toxic
				  substances from the body;
(8)
				  information on the medical tests that are available to detect illnesses that
				  might be caused by exposure to paints;
(9) training on the types of hazard controls
				  that should be used when applying paints, including
(A) substitution of less hazardous
				  paints;
(B) engineering
				  controls;
(C) administrative
				  controls; and
(D) personal
				  protective equipment (PPE);
(10) training on prevention of fire and
				  explosion hazards from sparks or ignition sources when using solvent-based
				  paints;
(11) training on clean-up
				  procedures including safe methods for cleaning skin, hair, and clothing, and
				  methods for cleaning up spills of hazardous materials.