Greg Ashman, CHMM

Greg is currently president and senior instructor for Professional Training Associates, Inc. (PTA) . He conducts a wide variety of courses on topics such as Hazwoper, DOT Hazmat, Asbestos, Lead- Based Paint, RCRA, and Confined Space Entry and many others. Greg is also an authorized OSHA construction outreach instructor and recognized in the states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia by consultants, contractors and regulatory agencies as an expert in the field.

Bill Tomlinson, CHMP

Bill Tomlinson is a vice-president and senior training specialist for Professional Training Associates (PTA), Inc. Bill has focused on environmental safety & health sciences since 1987 when he began his career conducting environmental control oversight of construction in healthcare. Since then, Bill has lent his skills to a spectrum of customers in healthcare, industry, and government. That professional expertise and the ability to communicate to a diverse audience is what animates Bill’s presentations.

In 2013, in coordination with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), PTA, with Bills assistance, developed its ICRA 8 hr. and 24-hour curriculums. ICRA is a training topic that Bill concentrates his efforts.

One of the first in the country to earn the Certified Hazardous Materials Practitioner (CHMP) credential through the Institute for Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM), Bill has served on the credentials Scheme Committee for the past 12 years helping promote the future of the CHMP credential through the development of professional, fair, and appropriate candidate selection and assessment criteria.

In his off-hours, and when not hanging out with his wife and dogs, Bill composes music that explores the interface between found sounds and traditional music structures.

Kazuto Urasaki

He has been teaching EPA-accredited asbestos and lead training courses in Japanese for over 10 years to Japanese employees working for US military bases in Japan and some companies related the abatement constructions on US military bases in Japan.

He established ETC(Environmental Training Center) OKINAWA and works as an instructor at Professional Training Associates, Inc. Additionally, he works for Directorate of Public Works(DPW), US Army Garrison Okinawa as Mechanical Engineer technician in the Engineering section.

He always focuses on the asbestos and lead abatement situation on US military base in Japan to ensure the all those hazardous activities comply with applicable EPA / OSHA regulations and other requirements such as JEGS(Japan Environmental Governing Standards) and UFGS(Unified Facilities Guide Specifications) to prevent environmental and safety issues in the future for anyone whether related or unrelated to those abatement activities.