Front Range Training is willing to offer a payment plan for UXO Tech 1 course tuition for those in financial need. A deposit of $1,000 is required to reserve your spot in the course regardless of how you decide to pay the balance of the tuition. If you do not expect to be able to pay the remaining balance of $4,750 by completion of the course, you may opt to enter the payment plan. You must opt into this plan at least 2 weeks before of the end of the course. Upon opting into the payment plan the student must:

a) pay a non-refundable administrative fee of $800

b) provide bank account information for collection of tuition.

c) provide a credit card with an available balance of at least $2,000 as backup for collection of tuition.

d) sign payment plan contract

The OSHA HAZWOPER Certification may also be rolled into this payment plan an additional $100.00 up-front, and an additional $80.00 non-refundable administrative fee.
This allows a student to pay only $1,800.00 up-front to take the course and repay the balance of $4750 over the next 13 months, for a total of 6550.00 for the UXO Tech 1 course. To include the OSHA HAZWOPER Certification course, the up-front cost would be $1980.00, with a balance of $5,150 paid over 11 months of payments (10 @ $500, and the 11th at $150) and a total amount paid of $7,200.

The terms of this payment plan are as follows:
You will be given a 90-day grace period starting at completion of the course before we will collect tuition payments. This is intended to allow you time to secure a job in the UXO field.
On the 91st day after completion of the course, and on the same date of each following month, we will automatically collect a payment of $500.00 directly from your bank account until the balance of the tuition is paid. This is a total of 10 payments, the last of which will be $250.00; if the HAZWOPER Certification course is included, 11 payments, the last of which will be $150.00. If we are unable collect the amount from your bank, you will be contacted. If you are unable to make a sufficient payment within 15 days of the failed payment, we will attempt to collect the payment via the credit card provided, as noted above. Failed payments are subject to a $25.00 fee at the discretion of Front Range Training. If we are unable to collect full payments owed for 90 consecutive days your account will be turned over to a collection agency and associated negative feedback submitted to credit agencies. Furthermore, if tuition payments are unable to be collected, we reserve the right to revoke a student’s Certification as a UXO Tech 1, thus preventing them from working in the field until tuition payments are complete.

We offer this payment plan to allow individuals without the means to pay for the course up-front to pursue this exciting career and repay the tuition in a reasonable amount of time after training. The $500 per month may sounds like a lot now, but it is only 8% of average gross monthly pay for a UXO Tech 1.
A student may choose to pay the balance of their tuition earlier than the 90 days plus 10 months schedule if they so choose. Because there is no interest being charged or any time-related fees, this option would merely provide the student peace of mind that they had satisfied their debt.

(Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response)

The HAZWOPER standard covers 5 specific areas of operations, including:

-Clean-up operations required by a governmental body, whether Federal, state local or other involving hazardous substances that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites (including, but not limited to, the EPA’s National Priority Site List (NPL), state priority site lists, sites recommended for the EPA NPL, and initial investigations of government identified sites which are conducted before the presence or absence of hazardous substances has been ascertained);

-Corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq);

-Voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by Federal, state, local or other governmental bodies as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites;

-Operations involving hazardous waste that are conducted at treatment, storage, disposal (TSD) facilities regulated by 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265 pursuant to RCRA; or by agencies under agreement with U.S.E.P.A. to implement RCRA regulations; and

-Emergency response operations for releases of, or substantial threats of releases of, hazardous substances without regard to the location of the hazard.
Training

OSHA recognizes several levels of training, based on the work the employee will be performing and the level of hazard they will be facing. Each level requires a different training program, and OSHA specifies topics and minimum training times. Training requirements outlined include the standard 40 hour off site and 3 day on site, the 24 hour occasional worker, 8 hour supervisor, and the 8 hour refresher training. The various training requirements are outlined below:

-Standard 40 hour (off site) and 3 day (on site)All Workers

-HAZWOPER requires that all workers on a UXO site (not just UXO Technicians)have a minimum 40-hour instruction (off site)and 3 days supervised field experience and 8 hours of refresher training annually.

-Occasional Workers

-Workers on site only occasionally for a specific limited task and who are unlikely to be exposed over permissible exposure limits and published exposure limits shall receive a minimum of 24 hours of instruction off the site, and one day of supervised hands on training.

-Supervisor Training

-Managers and supervisors require the same level of training as the people they supervise 40 hours and the three days of supervised field experience and at least eight additional hours of specialized training on such topics as the employer’s safety and health program, personal protective equipment program, spill containment program, and health hazard monitoring procedure and techniques.

-Refresher Training

-Employees and managers/supervisors need to receive eight hours of refresher training annually.

-Equivalent training

Employers who can show by documentation or certification that an employee’s work experience and/or training has resulted in training equivalent to that training required shall not be required to provide the initial training requirements. However, certified employees or employees with equivalent training new to a site shall receive appropriate, site specific training before site entry and have appropriate supervised field experience at the new site. Equivalent training includes any academic training or the training that existing employees might have already received from actual hazardous waste site experience. Currently, in accordance with the guidance from the Department of the Army Office for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health,completion of EOD school meets the training requirements of HAZWOPER.

There are many sources for OSHA compliant HAZWOPER training. Community colleges, labor unions, employers, and training companies are all good sources for training. The employer must ensure the training provider covers the areas of knowledge required by the standard and provide certification to the student that they have passed the training. A rising trend in HAZWOPER training is computer and web based training. These courses may be adequate to satisfy part of the OSHA requirements; however, the 40 hour general worker training and the 8 hour refresher both require some hands on training and evaluation.This makes computer based training, particularly the online variety, an incomplete solution.

Next available UXO Tech 1 class starts July 12, 2010

Download Application Packet!

Application Process:
1) Download Application Packet
2) Submit completed application along with $1,000 deposit to reserve your seat in the class.
3) Obtain a Criminal Background Check from your local Police or Sheriff’s Department (you may also allow FRTC to run your background check for only $25.00)
4) Take the OSHA physical test within 30 days of the start of the class you are applying for
5) Submit the results of a 10-panel drug screen taken within 30 days of the start of the class you are applying for
6) Arrive before 8:00 am on your first day of class

Payment:
-A $1,000 deposit is required to reserve your seat in the class.
-The balance of tuition, $4750, is due by the end of the last day of class.
Front Range Training does offer a payment plan for UXO Tech 1 course tuition
for those in financial need.

Download Application Packet!

HAZWOPER is required to work on any Department of Defense installation and a UXO Tech 1

Next open UXO Tech 1 class is July 12th
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Registration for the April 26th class is closed.

Front Range Training and Consulting is proud to offer the Unexploded Ordnance Technician I course in response to the rapid growth in the Munitions Response programs worldwide. Our DoD approved Certified UXO Tech I course prepares students for an exciting career in the UXO field. Candidates will endure a challenging four week course studying subjects such as safety, explosives, unexploded ordnance from around the world, range clearance operations, and more. Front Range also offers the candidate certification in an OSHA approved 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operator (HAZWOPER) course. Our graduates have all of the knowledge and skills needed to immediately work as a certified UXO Tech I with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineer required HAZWOPER certification.

Upon course completion Front Range Training will assist all graduates in locating jobs with the leading UXO companies in the world.

“The UXO Tech I is the most in-demand position
in the industry today. Graduates will have
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-John Bobbich

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