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Environmental Regulations Overview
Course Length
8-Hours
Max Attendees
20
Course Description
This course is a generalized overview of environmental regulations and procedures for employees with minimal knowledge of environmental regulations. Topics include all environmental media: air, water, land, waste. Also addressed are permitting requirements, compliance plans, inspections, and reporting.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course a student will be able to:
- Understand environmental regulations and identify sources for researching specific topics.
- Understand permitting requirements.
- Understand requirements and deadlines for various regulatory reporting.
- Understand sources of emissions and control devices.
- Understand requirements for and manage proper storage for wastes.
- Understand generator status for waste generators.
Course Outline
- Air Regulations Review
- Types of Emissions
- Thresholds
- Permit Compliance/Inspections/Compliance Plans
- Control Devices
- Water Regulations Review
- History
- Permitting—General vs. Individual
- Sampling Concerns/Analytes
- Best Management Practices Plans
- Waste Handling
- Regulatory Background
- Hazardous Waste Generator Status
- Storage, Labeling and Time Limitations
- Reporting Requirements
- Oil Protection Act/SPCC plans
- Threshold
- Plan Development
- CERCLA Reporting
- Tier 2
- Form R