Year 2001 Hazmat Training Programs

The BMWE Department of Education and Safety, in cooperation with the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, is pleased to announce the scheduling of four 32-hour Hazmat Training Programs to be held during 2001 at the George Meany Center in Silver Spring, MD., and two "field programs" scheduled for Cincinnati, OH and Buena Park, CA. The programs are scheduled as follows:

February 27-March 1, 2001 (Buena Park, CA) *
March 19-22, 2001 (Cincinnati, OH) *
May 6-10, 2001 (Silver Spring, MD)
June 24-28, 2001 (Silver Spring, MD)
July 15-20, 2001 (Silver Spring, MD)
August 12-16, 2001 (Silver Spring, MD)

Participants selected to attend will be provided with transportation, room and board. In addition, participants who are unable to receive regular pay through the railroad to attend training will be eligible to receive a daily stipend of $107.00 per day for the four days of training (total 4-day stipend equals $428.00). Each successful applicant will be responsible for arranging time off duty to attend.

Members interested in applying for any one of these programs should advise their General Chairman in writing, and identify the program date(s) they would like to be considered for as soon as possible. Grand Lodge will facilitate participant selection in consultation with each General Chairman on a rotating basis. All interested members are encouraged to apply and each applicant will be given equal consideration in the selection process.

Application forms are available through the General Chairmen's office and can also be accessed through the "programs" section of BMWE's web-site at www.bmwe.org or by contacting the Department of Safety at 248-948-1010, ext. #624. Members selected to attend will be notified directly by Grand Lodge 4-6 weeks prior to the start of each session. Due to the large number of anticipated applicants, only those members selected to attend will be notified.

*Local participants within commuting distance to these "off-site" training locations will be given preference for these localized "field programs."