Class 3 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Training Course

The focus of the training will be Class 3 flammable and combustible liquid hazardous materials. The course is designed as an advanced course, which builds on the General Hazardous Materials, Other Bulk Packaging and Cargo Tank Inspection courses inspectors have already attended.

Course Information

Target Audience

Class I Members (state agency CVSA-certified inspectors)
Class II Local Members (local agency CVSA-certified inspectors)

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for the course are successful completion of the General Hazardous Materials Inspection course and either the Cargo Tank Inspection course or the Other Bulk Packaging Inspection course. Students must have current CVSA certification to complete Level I inspections.

Total Course Hours

Expenses

CVSA will reimburse Class I and II members for the following expenses:

Airfare
Airline luggage fees
Mileage up to the cost of airfare if attendee drives
Taxi to and from the attendee’s residence and their airport
Mileage to and from the attendee’s residence and their airport
Airport parking
Per diem for meals not provided

Please schedule your flight for arrival in the afternoon of Aug. 3 and return flight for the morning of Aug. 6.

Lodging will be direct billed to CVSA. Reservations made outside of the CVSA room block will not be reimbursed.

Rental cars will not be reimbursed.

Lunch will be provided at the training location on the two training days. Only breakfast and dinner will be reimbursed on those days.

CVSA follows the federal travel guidelines. On travel days, 75% of a full day’s per diem is reimbursed, minus any meals provided.

CVSA will reimburse the member after the training. The individual person traveling will be reimbursed through the CVSA Expensify program. Instructions for setting up an account in Expensify will be emailed to you prior to the training. The reimbursement process will be covered at the training.

Class Size

This in-person course is limited to 30 students.

Training Location

MSP Emergency Management and Homeland Security Training Center
7426 Osborn St
Lansing, Michigan 48913

Course Schedule

This course is offered Tuesday and Wednesday, August 4-5, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Dress Code

Appropriate dress for the training course is business casual.

Registration

There is no registration fee; however, registration is required.

When you click on the “REGISTER NOW” button below, you will be taken to your CVSA member portal where you will need to login to register. Once you’ve logged into your account, you’ll be able to register for this course.

For assistance navigating the member portal, please view this informational video.

Registration Deadline

The registration deadline is Friday, July 31.

Registration Cancellation

If you registered for this training course but will no longer be able to attend, please let us know. Contact Hazardous Materials Specialist Kevin Hogan at [email protected] or 202-998-1096.

Travel and Hotel Information

Airport and Transportation Information

Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is the closest airport to the training location.
Please schedule your flight for arrival in the afternoon of Aug. 3 and return flight for the morning of Aug. 6.

Hotel Accommodations

Lodging will be direct billed to CVSA. A credit card is required to secure the room and will only be used for incidental charges. The room and tax will be covered by CVSA. Reservations made outside of the CVSA room block will not be reimbursed.

Hampton Inn & Suites Lansing West
900 N Canal Rd
Lansing, MI 48917

CVSA hotel rooms will be available until Monday, July 13, or until the room block sells out. After July 13, all unreserved rooms will be released to the general public. Click here to reserve your room.

Please note, the hotel link prepopulates the full stay of the class with check in Aug. 3 and check out Aug. 6.

Contact Information

Rules, Requirements and Policies

Events Health Policy

The health and safety of attendees at this training course are top priority. CVSA will follow federal and local guidelines, restrictions and requirements, and health and facility protocols, as appropriate, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.

Events Code of Conduct

CVSA is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for all meeting participants. All participants, without exception, are expected to abide by this events code of conduct across any and all technologies used to execute a CVSA event whether in person or a virtual event. All participants must comply with the instructions of the host(s), moderator and CVSA staff. CVSA has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination or harassment by participants.

Examples of unacceptable behavior are:

Unauthorized sharing of login credentials with another user, including unregistered users; any unregistered user found participating will be required to pay the full registration fee, including the late registration fee
Recording, copying and/or sharing of any media, including screenshots
Engaging in unsafe practices while participating in a virtual event, such as driving a car
Harassment, disrespect, intimidation or discrimination in any form
Verbal or written abuse of any participant, including, but not limited to, comments related to race, color, ethnicity, age, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, etc.
Sharing inappropriate, nude and/or sexual images
Threatening or stalking a participant

To report an incident of unacceptable behavior, please contact CVSA Executive Director Collin Mooney or CVSA Deputy Executive Director Adrienne Gildea. CVSA reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior. CVSA may also, at its discretion, prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.

Consent to Multimedia Use

Registration and attendance at and participation in CVSA meetings and other activities – in-person or virtually – constitutes an agreement by the registrant to CVSA’s use and distribution of the registrant’s or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions, and audiotapes of such events and activities.

Copyright Acknowledgement

By registering and attending the event, an attendee may participate or contribute to discussions regarding the Standards and CVSA Materials (“work product”) and hereby acknowledges that it is their intent and understanding that the intellectual property, including copyright in and to the work product, and all derivative works and/or any modifications and variations of the work product, did, does and will vest solely in CVSA. To the extent that an attendee contributes to the work product during the event, they do not claim any ownership in the work product and instead hereby completely assign any and all copyrights and any other intellectual property rights in their contributions to CVSA.