During the week of November 1-5, 2010, five members from IAM District Lodge 141 at Hawaiian Airlines – Operations, completed the Hazardous Material Awareness Training Train-the-Trainer Course at Local Lodge 1979 located in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Train-The-Trainer course was developed by IAM CREST specifically to enhance the required dangerous goods training provided by Hawaiian Airlines. After successfully completing the course these IAM CREST DOT Associate Instructors will be authorized to deliver Awareness Training to workers who handle dangerous goods by air.
Training of DOT HMAT Associate Instructors and workers who handle hazardous materials is funded under a grant by the DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration.
I.A.M. C.R.E.S.T. Airlines Grant Liaison: Stephen Rice
Hawaiian Airlines General OSHA and Dangerous Goods: Kathy Enomoto
IAM District 141 Hawaiian Airlines Operations Site Coordinator: Robert Winner
IAM CREST Associate Instructors for Airline Industry: Pictured Above (Left to Right):
Alan Liu, (Lead Ramp Agent – Kauai), Clayton Tremaine IV (Customer Service Agent -Hilo), Raynette “Ray” Bista (Chief Agent – Maui), Paul Costa (Lead Ramp Agent – Kona)
IAM CREST Staff: Joe Abshire and Teri McClendon
