Introduction

The only facility in Alaska offering hazardous materials training for transportation and emergency response that specializes in classroom instruction coupled with hands-on training for the serious student is the Alaska West Training Center. A division of Alaska West Express, inc., the Alaska West Training Center specializes in competency based; "hands-on" experience for hazardous materials training in transportation, emergency response, work place safety and hazardous waste operations. In 1991, Alaska West established the Alaska West Training Center as a customer based hazmat training for transportation built on the concept that students learn best through activity.

Our courses follow current General Safety and Industrial Hygiene practices to increase your personnel's knowledge and awareness associated with their work responsibilities, without overwhelming them. Our professional instructors, comprehensive training programs, and facility meet or exceed the requirements of both state and federal regulations enforced by the Occupational Safety and health administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S.DOT). We also follow non-mandatory standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS).

We believe the combined use of classroom instruction and hands-on experience will significantly improve the overall skills and safety performance of you and your personnel. Our emphasis on emergency management and emergency action procedures will result in decreased work-related injuries and illnesses. Increased awareness of health and safety issues will be achieved through instruction on the proper use of personal protective equipment, decontamination procedures, available resources, and the containment and control of potentially hazardous incidents.

Our training facility has an active railroad siding with a variety of rolling stock. The specially designed roll-over MC306 tanker built by Alaska West is configured to offer a multitude of possible training configurations. To round out our fleet of rolling stock we have an MC307, MC312, intermodal tanks, intermediate tank, 50 and 30-gallon tanks as training props. Our facility also includes a large truck turnaround area to facilitate a variety of highway tank trucks for viewing and/or inspection. Our confined space rescue module will have several different configurations which can be adapted to the students' needs based on their job duties and facility exposures.

Safety of the student is always of paramount importance, as such instructors are on-scene at all times to coach the students' efforts and to halt any unsafe work practices and turn them into learning experiences.

Our dedicated professionals at Alaska West Training Center provide standard and customized competency based, hands-on training services to complement your programs. The Center was developed to meet all of your training needs for hazardous materials transportation, hazardous materials emergency response, work place safety, hazardous waste operations, and Mining Safety and Health. Our programs are designed to provide premium services offering you and your organization effective results.

Alaska West Express, Inc.

Alaska West Express, Inc. is an Alaska based trucking company offering truckload service in Alaska since 1978. Transport services offered by the company include transport of bulk liquids such as petroleum products and chemicals in standard and specialized tank trailers and intermodal tanks, transport of dry bulk products in pneumatic bulkers, and movement of oil field and construction equipment on flatbeds, lowboys, and other special equipment. Our commitment to you is to focus on the safe handling of liquid and dry bulk products, including petroleum products, hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, drilling and pipeline products and supplies, and certain hazardous wastes. Alaska West's emphasis in the last five years has been to update its equipment fleet and to construct state-of-the-art facilities for transfer and handling of hazardous materials, tank cleaning, wastewater treatment, cargo tank repair, and spill response. The company's stated goal is to offer quality services for liquid and dry bulk transportation in a safe and environmentally sound operation.

Alaska West Express wants to be seen as a safe, reliable, and responsible carrier, not only by our customers but by regulatory and law enforcement agencies, our competition, and by the public at large. To our customers, Alaska West should be perceived as a leader in innovative ideas and equipment, safety, and environmental protection. We want to be known for our open communications and sincere efforts to provide premium services at a fair price.

Professional Affiliations

State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) Training Committee
Fairbanks North Star Borough Hazardous Materials Response Team
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)	American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Evergreen Safety Council (ESC)	National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
American Trucking Association (ATA)	Alaska Trucking Association (ATA)
National Safety Council (NSC)	National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC)
Fairbanks North Star Borough All Hazards Planning Committee	American Red Cross (ARC)
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors "R" Stamp

 

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