Requirements
- 100 Hours of Workplace Safety, Health or Environmental Training Required – 60 hours must be Environmental-specific
- 75 hours must be earned through at least one of the three MESH program sponsors:
- Accepted CORE courses, taken through one of the three MESH program sponsors:
- 40-hr HAZWOPER for Hazardous Waste Site Workers – 40 hours
- E-MESH Core Course (through the Safety and Health Council of NC) – 30 hours
- Maximum 25 hours can be counted from “Other” training providers who are not MESH program sponsors
- 5 year limit
- All MESH credit hours must have been earned within the previous 5 years at the time you reach your 100 hours
- Courses are credited only ONCE
- A course cannot be applied toward more than one type of MESH certificate
- The same course title cannot be counted more than once for the same certificate
- Only non-credit continuing education hours can be accepted
- Previously earned degrees, work experience or other certifications are not counted towards MESH
- First Aid and CPR can be counted as a workplace safety and health topic and would be not be considered E-specific
- Unless otherwise indicated on the completion card or certificate, we will use contact hours specified by the Red Cross
- If training was not received through one of the MESH program sponsors, these hours will be counted as part of the maximum 25 hours allowed from “Other” training providers
Additional Information
- Several Free E-specific hours can be taken through FEMA but would be counted as part of the maximum 25 hours allowed from “Other” training providers.
- IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials – 10 hours
- IS-253.A: Overview of FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation Review – 4 hours
- IS-271.A: Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk, 2nd Edition – 9 hours
- IS-302: Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training – 10 hours
- IS-324.A: Community Hurricane Preparedness – 10 hours
- IS-325: Earthquake Basics: Science, Risk, and Mitigation – 1 hour
- IS-326: Community Tsunami Preparedness – 6 hours
- IS-1024: Water and Wastewater Treatment System Considerations – 3 hours
- Maximum 10 hours can be earned by attending an approved NC Safety School or Conference
- Attendance hours will be treated as hours earned through a MESH program sponsor
Sample E-MESH Curriculum
- 40-HR HAZWOPER – 40 hours (E-specific and Core)
- ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System – Internal Auditor Training – 14 hours (E-specific)
- E-MESH Core Course Week (Safety and Health Council) – 30 Hours (E-specific)
- DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Training – 14 Hours (E-specific)
- Intro to OSHA – 2 hours
TOTAL 100 hours
Other Environmental-specific Elective Topics
Courses considered EP-specific must be related to learning how to analyze, identify, measure and control workplace hazards or stressors that can cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort in workers through chemical, physical, ergonomic or biological exposures. Here are some examples of EP-specific topics:
- 24-Hour Hazardous Material (HazMat) Technician-Level for Emergency Response – 24 hours
- 24-Hour HAZWOPER for Hazardous Waste Site Workers – 24 hours
- 8-Hour Hands-On HAZWOPER Refresher – 8 hours
- ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System – Internal Auditor Training – 14 hours
- Hazardous Waste Management for Generators – 7 hours
- DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Training – 14 hours
- DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Refresher – 7 hours
- OSHA 2015 Hazardous Materials – 30 hours
- OSHA 2225 Respiratory Protection – 26 hours
- OSHA 2264 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry – 26 hours
- Air Quality
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Fire Protection
- Chemical Safety
- Mold
- Extreme Heat Exposure
- Respiratory Protection
The NC Department of Labor also offers free webinars covering many of these topics, worth 1.5 hours each. View their schedule HERE.
The Safety and Health Council of NC also offers courses covering many of these topics. View their list of courses HERE.
