The focus of the training will be Class 3 (flammable liquids) and combustible liquid hazardous materials. The course is designed as an advanced course, which builds on the General Hazardous Materials, Other Bulk and Cargo Tank Inspection courses inspectors have already attended.
Course Information
Target Audience
- Class I Members (state agency CVSA-certified inspectors)
- Class II Local Members (local agency CVSA-certified inspectors)
Prerequisites
- The prerequisites for the course are successful completion of the General Hazardous Materials Inspection course and either the Cargo Tank Inspection course or the Other Bulk Packaging Inspection course. Students must have current CVSA certification to complete Level I inspections.
Total Course Hours
16
Expenses
CVSA will reimburse Class I and II members for the following expenses:
- Airfare
- Airline luggage fees
- Mileage up to the cost of airfare if attendee drives
- Taxi to and from the attendee’s residence and their airport
- Mileage to and from the attendee’s residence and their airport
- Airport parking
- Per diem for meals not provided
Please schedule your flight for arrival in the afternoon of June 11 and return flight for the morning of June 14.
Lodging will be direct billed to CVSA. Reservations made outside of the CVSA room block will not be reimbursed.
Rental cars will not be reimbursed.
Lunch will be provided at the training location on the two training days. Only breakfast and dinner will be reimbursed on those days.
CVSA follows the federal travel guidelines. On travel days, 75% of a full day’s per diem is reimbursed, minus any meals provided.
CVSA will reimburse the member after the training. The individual person traveling will be reimbursed through the CVSA Expensify program. Instructions for setting up an account in Expensify will be emailed to you prior to the training. The reimbursement process will be covered at the training.
Class Size
This in-person course is limited to 30 students.
Training Location
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio – Downtown Offices
180 East Broad Street – Room 11-C
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Course Schedule
This course is offered Wednesday and Thursday, June 12-13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Dress Code
Appropriate dress for the training course is business casual.
Registration
There is no registration fee; however, registration is required.
When you click on the “REGISTER NOW” button below, you will be taken to your CVSA member portal where you will need to log in to register. Once you’ve logged into your account, click on the “Events” section on the right side of the page and select “COHMED Regional Training on Class 3 Flammable and Combustible Liquids – Columbus, Ohio – June 12-13, 2024.”
For assistance navigating the member portal, please view this informational video.
Registration Deadline
The registration deadline is Monday, June 3.
Registration Cancellation
If you registered for this training course but will no longer be able to attend, please let us know. Contact Director of Hazardous Materials Programs Bill Reese at bill.reese@cvsa.org or 202-998-1806.
Travel and Hotel Information
Airport and Transportation Information
- John Glenn Columbus International Airport is the closest airport to the training location. The training location is 6 miles from the airport.
- Please schedule your flight for arrival in the afternoon of June 11 and return flight for the morning of June 14.
- The hotel has an airport shuttle. CVSA will also be running a shuttle between the airport and hotel. If you need transportation from the airport to the hotel, please email your airline itinerary and cell phone number to Bill Reese. Additional information on the shuttle service will be provided the week before the course.
Hotel Accommodations
The Plaza Hotel Columbus at Capital Square
75 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Check in: 4 p.m. | Check out: 12 p.m.
Lodging will be direct billed to CVSA. Participants must use the link below to book their stay at the Plaza Hotel Columbus at Capital Square. Reservations made outside of the CVSA room block will not be reimbursed. The deadline to book a reservation is Tuesday, June 4.
You may reserve your room here.
Contact Information
Instructors
Bill Reese, CVSA Director of Hazardous Materials Programs
Tom Fuller, CVSA Contractor
Scott Maguire, CVSA Contractor
Point of Contact
Bill Reese
Director of Hazardous Materials Programs
Email: bill.reese@cvsa.org
Phone: 202-998-1806
Rules, Requirements and Policies
Events Health Policy
The health and safety of attendees at this training course are top priority. CVSA will follow federal and local guidelines, restrictions and requirements, and health and facility protocols, as appropriate, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.
Events Code of Conduct
CVSA is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for all meeting participants. All participants, without exception, are expected to abide by this events code of conduct across any and all technologies used to execute a CVSA event whether in person or a virtual event. All participants must comply with the instructions of the host(s), moderator and CVSA staff. CVSA has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination or harassment by participants.
Examples of unacceptable behavior are:
- Unauthorized sharing of login credentials with another user, including unregistered users; any unregistered user found participating will be required to pay the full registration fee, including the late registration fee
- Recording, copying and/or sharing of any media, including screenshots
- Engaging in unsafe practices while participating in a virtual event, such as driving a car
- Harassment, disrespect, intimidation or discrimination in any form
- Verbal or written abuse of any participant, including, but not limited to, comments related to race, color, ethnicity, age, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, etc.
- Sharing inappropriate, nude and/or sexual images
- Threatening or stalking a participant
To report an incident of unacceptable behavior, please contact CVSA Executive Director Collin Mooney or CVSA Deputy Executive Director Adrienne Gildea. CVSA reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior. CVSA may also, at its discretion, prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.
Consent to Multimedia Use
Registration and attendance at and participation in CVSA meetings and other activities – in-person or virtually – constitutes an agreement by the registrant to CVSA’s use and distribution of the registrant’s or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions, and audiotapes of such events and activities.
Copyright Acknowledgement
By registering and attending the event, an attendee may participate or contribute to discussions regarding the Standards and CVSA Materials (“work product”) and hereby acknowledges that it is their intent and understanding that the intellectual property, including copyright in and to the work product, and all derivative works and/or any modifications and variations of the work product, did, does and will vest solely in CVSA. To the extent that an attendee contributes to the work product during the event, they do not claim any ownership in the work product and instead hereby completely assign any and all copyrights and any other intellectual property rights in their contributions to CVSA.