PCB AWARENESS

These PCB training classes are designed to assist building owners and abatement contractors who may be handling PCB-containing or PCB-contaminated building materials during planned renovation or repair activities or planned PCB abatement efforts in older buildings.

Polychlorinated Biphenyl belongs to a broad family of organic chemicals known as chlorinated hydrocarbons and was used in a large range of industrial and commercial applications until they were banned. Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs were manufactured in the United States from  1929 until they were banned in 1979. Contractors and building owners should be aware of the impact of their work in buildings occupied by high-risk populations, such as schools and daycare centers.