Morgan County Workforce Development Resource Guide
Tennessee Valley Training Center (TVTC) Mission: Tennessee Valley Training Center, Inc. (TVTC) is a full service, non‐profit, safety‐training facility. TVTC offers a comprehensive program of safety and health training such as: industrial and construction safety and health training, site specific orientations, OSHA Compliance training courses, hands‐on training, Identification and background investigations, drug and alcohol screening, and respirator fit testing. TVTC has served Alabama and Tennessee for over 8 years. We conduct some of the most popular safety training, & specialty classes, that impact our perspective industries, on a daily basis. They include, but are not limited to: OSHA 30 Hour, OSHA 10 Hour, Confined Space Entry, Lock‐out/ Tag‐out, First Aid/CPR/AED Training, Fall Protection, Fundamentals of Rigging, and Excavation and Trenching are just a few. To view all of TVTC’s courses and course summaries, click on training, and then click on course summaries. Website: http://www.tvtc.org/index.php Contact Information: Jonny Bennett, Executive Director jonny@tvtc.org 115 Woodall Road Decatur, AL 35601 Phone: 256.350.9944 Program/Services: • Generic Industrial Safety Orientation: This is a customized orientation encompassing the OSHA regulations for a specific industry group and the companies’ safety & health policies and procedures. o
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Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds?: TVTC can develop and administer the orientation. Companies can register their employees through our web page. The cost of the orientation varies by company.
Basic Orientation Plus (BOP): This is a half‐day program (approximately five hours). High quality instructors guide trainees through a video based, interactive instructional units. Professionally produced video modules outline units, which are carefully reviewed using computer based slides. All students test in our multimedia lab. The test is a Fifty (50) question comprehensive written test. The questions cover all material presented. Tests are graded and reviewed. A minimum score of eighty (80) is required. o
Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds? Anyone working for a contracting company working in the petro‐chemical industry. Most industrial plants in the Tennessee Valley require anyone working within their facility to have completed the BOP/BOPR. TVTC also administers the site‐specific orientation for each industrial site. To register for these classes, go to www.tvtc.org and follow the registration instruction. The costs for these classes are listed on the web page.
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Basic Orientation Plus Refresher (BOPR): This course is a two‐hour Basic Orientation Plus refresher that is taken in our multimedia lab. The training is video based, interactive instructional units. All students are given a Fifty (50) question comprehensive written test. The questions cover all material presented. Tests are graded and reviewed. A minimum score of eighty (80) is required.
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Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds? ?: Anyone working for a contracting company working in the petro‐chemical industry. To register for these classes, go to www.tvtc.org and follow the registration instruction. The costs for these classes are listed on the web page.
Other Training: TVTC offers the following training programs: OSHA 10 Hour OSHA 30 Hour Fire Safety Training Confined Space Entry Training Respiratory Protection & Fit Testing Fire Safety Training Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Basic First Aid/CPR/AED Powered Industrial Truck Hazwoper Awareness Training Certified Occupational Safety Specialist Scissor Lift Training Scaffolding Excavation and Trenching Elevation Work Surfaces Electrical Safety NFPA 70E 49 CFR and IATA o
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Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds? Anyone working in the industrial or contracting business. To register for these classes, go to www.tvtc.org and follow the registration instruction. The costs for these classes are listed on the web page.
Background Checks and Drug Screening : TVTC offers background checks and drug screening services to area contractors and businesses. • Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds?: Most Plants require a Social Security Verification, Background Screen and/or Drug Screen prior to anyone entering their facility. TVTC can provide these services at a low cost and fast turnaround for quick hiring. To register for these services, go to www.tvtc.org and follow the registration instruction. The costs for these services are listed on the web page.
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