CEAT Professional Development
Environmental Compliance Training
The Office of Professional Development offers numerous environmental compliance training courses designed to cross train environmental managers in the highly specialized world of compliance management. The programs listed below are offered through partnership with OSU's Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, OSU's School of Fire Protection and Safety Technology and industry experts. Within our Environmental Compliance Training division our instructors hold 153 years of experience working in the industry.
Courses
Hazardous Waste Generator (HWG) Certificate Course
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Hazardous Waste Generator (HWG) Certificate Course
Length/Location CEU 6 Hours 0.6 This course covers recent changes to the hazardous waste regulations and helps participants better understand these regulations. This course is geared towards Large Quantity Generators, Small Quantity Generators, and Very Small Quantity Generators (formerly Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators) of hazardous waste.
Topics Covered
- Determining if your Wastes are Hazardous
- Container Management
- Employee Training
- Hazardous Waste Manifests
- Record-Keeping
- Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
- Used Oil
- Universal Waste
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for individuals and employees responsible for managing hazardous waste at Hazardous Waste Generator (HWG) facilities and would like to gain a better understanding of regulations and compliance for their facility.
Environmental Technician Certificate Program Courses
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Environmental Technician Certificate Program
Length/Location CEU 8 hours 0.8 The Environmental Technician Certificate (ETC) Program is designed to provide professional development training for technical workers to present Federally required training, as set forth by USDOT and USEPA-RCRA. This program is geared to deliver essential environmental job knowledge and boost career development.
The ETC program provides 4 hours of RCRA and 4 hours of DOT training:
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USEPA RCRA
This professional development seminar was designed to educate personnel on the Federal regulations associated with management, classification and disposal of hazardous waste(s) according to EPA 40 CFR, Parts 260 - 279, (RCRA).
Topics Covered: Identification of Hazardous (RCRA) Wastes - Listing and Characteristic, Accumulation, Storage, and Disposal Requirements. Generator Status Determination and the Associated Implications, Recordkeeping and Reporting, Contingency Planning, Land Disposal Restrictions, Universal Wastes, Used Oil, and Disposal of Empty Containers.
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DOT
This professional development seminar was developed to educate transportation personnel who have responsibilities for the safe and legal intermodal transportation of hazardous materials as determined by the United States Department of Transportation and associated governing agencies. This seminar will help you assess your DOT compliance program and satisfy mandatory tri-annual DOT Refresher training requirements of HM-126F, HM-181 and HM-235A.
Topics Covered: Explore what is a DOT Hazmat shipment, Placarding of Hazmat Shipments, Shippers Responsibility, DOT Training Requirements, Proper Packaging of Hazmats, New Security Requirements, Approved Hazmat Shipping Containers, Emergency Response Information, Proper Labeling of Hazmat Shipments, Proper DOT Documentation and Recordkeeping.
This program fulfills two Federally required training requirements.
- USEPA RCRA: General Awareness, Hazardous Waste Personnel Training as per 40 CFR §262.34(d)(5)(iii) and §265.16.
- DOT: General Awareness Training as per 49 CFR.
This professional development program provides employee value-added benefit, increasing morale and on the job professionalism!
The Environmental Technician Certificate program can be provided at your organization on a contract basis.
Who Should Attend
The Environmental Technician Certificate Program offers professional development for technical workers, to improve on-the-job knowledge and enhance career development. This professional development program provides employee value-added benefit, increasing morale and professionalism on the job!
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Environmental Management Certificate Program
1 Week Course
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Environmental Management Certificate Program - 1 Week
Length/Location CEU 40 hours 4.0 The Environmental Management Certificate program provides 11 professional development seminars to keep you current in today’s ever-changing environmental field.
The program provides topics that are relevant in assisting
with preparation for the CHMM, REM, CHMP, and AEP
professional certification exams. Materials include an
overview of current RCRA and DOT regulations, recent
changes, and revisions that provide attendees up-to-date
information on requirements which can be used to satisfy a
portion of certain required training.
Topics Covered
Day 1
- Introduction to the EMC
- Recognizing and Managing Environmental Liability
- Industrial Hygiene, Safety, and OSHA Regulations
Day 2
- Environmental Audits, Inspections, and Assessments
- Environmental Sampling, Remediation, and Treatment Technologies
Day 3
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA
- Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA
Day 4
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
Day 5
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Introduction to ISO 14001 & 45000
Presented By
Dr. Michael Thayer, PhD. CHMM
Who Should Attend
Each seminar offers professional development for all levels of participants, from established senior level managers to newly appointed compliance officers with minimal environmental, health and safety experience. This program is perfect for:
- Site Managers
- Industrial Hygienists
- Hazmat Emergency Responders
- Project Managers
- Hazmat Project Coordinators
- Environmental Compliance Officers
- Environmental Managers
- Health Safety Professionals
- DOT Hazmat Managers
- Supervisors and Consultants
- Public Relations Officers
- Waste Disposal Managers
Separate Courses
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Environmental Technician Certificate Program
Length CEU 6 Hours 0.6 Proper scheduling techniques are critical to timely project management. Participants in the Construction Project Management Advanced Scheduling program will review various scheduling products, prepare realistic schedules based on accurate resource projections, and use the critical path methodology to identify a project’s critical path with time impact analysis.
Students will develop an understanding of schedules in the project planning process, the contractual need for schedules, and the critical elements of a schedule.
The Construction Project Management Advanced Scheduling program provides 6 Professional Development Hours to help advance your career!
Presented By
Amy King-Lewis, CPC, LEED AP Project Manager, Adjunct Instructor - OSU Kevin Elvrum, PSP, Principal Owner OnTrack Scheduling
Who Should Attend
This one-day course is perfect for project managers, contractors, subcontractors, owners, engineers, architects, contract managers, developers, and others who want to improve schedule management, pursue a career in project planning and project controls, enhance their resume and marketability, work in a project management environment, or want to increase their scheduling knowledge.
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Introduction to Hazardous Materials Management
Length CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This professional development-training seminar is an introductory overview of the fundamentals of environmental management. This seminar touches upon professional certifications available to the environmental manager, the history of environmental management and regulation in the United States, Federal enforcement activity, discussion of individual acts and laws, and the various Federal agencies with jurisdictions that may influence environmental management decision-making.
Topics Covered
- Professional Environmental Certifications
- Environmental Laws and Regulations
- EPA Enforcement
- Environmental Acts and Regulations
- Transportation Acts and Regulations
- Safety and Health Acts and Regulations
- Agencies and Jurisdictions
Who Should Attend
Anyone managing environmental compliance programs, responsible for conducting environmental site assessments, responsible for environmental compliance reporting for a Potential to Emit” facility, preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Remediation and Treatment Technologies
Length CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This professional development-training seminar is designed to strengthen the environmental manager’s understanding of various remediation and treatment technologies. Attendees will discuss various case studies developed by the EPA to gain a better understanding of how these technologies work as well as their effectiveness against various types of pollutants and within specific environmental media (i.e., surface water, groundwater, soil, etc.).
Topics Covered
- Activated Carbon
- Air Stripping
- Bioremediation
- Capping
- Evapotranspiration Covers
- Excavation
- Incineration
Contaminated Soil Treatment Technologies
- Soil Vapor Extraction
- Specific Gravity Separation
- Thermal Desorption
- Bio Treatment
- In Situ Oxidation
Who Should Attend
Anyone managing or implementing remediation treatment technology programs, responsible for remediation compliance reporting and/or recordkeeping, responsible for continuous monitoring of remediation sites, or preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Management of Solid and Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Length CEU 8 Hours 0.8 This seminar provides management and supervisory personnel current knowledge of liability and corporate exposure(s) associated with disposal of hazardous materials according to EPA 40 CFR, Parts 260-279, (RCRA) rules and regulations.
Topics Covered
- Management of Haz-Mats in the Facility
- Generators Classification & Liability
- Accumulation
- TSDF’s Record-keeping and Reporting
- Land Disposal Restrictions
- Identification of Wastes
- Recycling and Disposal Methods
- Solid Waste Exclusions
- Universal Wastes
- The 5 Conditions of Wastes
- Used Oils
- Disposal of Empty Containers
This seminar meets the latest RCRA training regulations found in 40 CFR 265.16. Approved by Oklahoma Corporation Commission for Remediation Consultants.
Who must comply with RCRA Subtitle C?
Anyone or any facility that generates, transports, treats, stores or disposes of hazardous waste, and any entity that produces, burns distributes or markets any waste-derived fuels must notify EPA of their activities and comply with RCRA regulations.
Penalties for non-compliance with Subtitle C
EPA may issue an order to any person who violates the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The order may impose a civil penalty of up to $27,500 per day for each violation, and may also require compliance. EPA may also bring a civil action against persons who fail to comply with an order issued under the Act.
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Environmental Chemistry for Non-Chemists
Length/Location CEU 8 Hours 0.8 This professional development-training seminar provides the basics of environmental chemistry - a must for individuals working or planning to work in any environmental field. This seminar also assists the environmental professional in understanding calculations used in the Clean Air Act, RCRA, CERCLA and DOT regulations.
Topics Covered
- Fundamental Chemical Principles
- Chemical Analysis
- Environmental Chemical Toxicology
- Chemical Calculations
- Chemical Neutralization
- Reportable Quantity Calculation
- EPA Hazard Characteristics
- Basic Principles of Radiation
- MSDS Interpretation
- VOC Composition
Who Should Attend
Anyone responsible for accumulation, storage and/or classification of hazardous wastes, responsible for waste stream determination in the hazardous waste disposal process, preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Transportation of Hazardous Materials (DOT)
Length/Location CEU 8 Hours 0.8 This professional development-training seminar provides transportation management and supervisory personnel who have responsibilities for the safe and legal intermodal transportation of hazardous materials as determined by Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, and associated governing agencies. All participants will receive the 49 CFR Parts 100-185.
Are you trying to absorb all of the transportation legislation, rules and regulations incorporated in the movements of Hazardous Materials? Get all of the answers from an established industry professional with over 18yrs experience in intermodal transportation of Hazardous Materials.
Topics Covered
- DOT Haz-Mat shipment
- Placarding of Haz-Mat Shipments
- Shipper’s Responsibility
- Proper Packaging of Haz-Mats
- Approved Haz-Mat Shipping Containers
- Proper Labeling of Haz-Mat Shipments
- DOT Training Requirements
- Emergency Response Notification
- DOT record-keeping & documentation
This seminar meets the latest RCRA training regulations found in 40 CFR 265.16. Approved by Oklahoma Corporation Commission for Remediation Consultants.
Who Should Attend
Anyone transporting hazardous materials in commerce (common, contract, and private carriers), shipping hazardous materials for interstate, foreign, and intrastate transportation in commerce, designing, manufacturing, fabricating, inspecting, marking, maintaining, reconditioning, repairing, or testing a package, container, or packaging component that is represented, marked, certified, or sold as qualified for use in transporting hazardous materials in commerce, preparing or accepting hazardous materials for transportation in commerce, responsible for the safety of transporting hazardous materials in commerce, certifying compliance with any requirement under the Federal hazmat law, or planning on sitting for a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Industrial Hygiene, Safety, and OSHA Regulations
Length/Location CEU 8 Hours 0.8 In this seminar, you will explore the fundamentals of industrial hygiene and safety programs, including OSHA regulations and employee right to know for employee protection in industrial settings.
Topics Covered
- Basics of Industrial Hygiene and Safety
- Types of Occupational Exposures (Chemical, Physical, and Biological Exposures)
- Chemical Hazard Classifications
- Basic Chemical Properties
- Hazard Communication and the GHS Requirements
- Routes of Exposure
- Exposure Assessment Strategies
- Sampling and Evaluation
- Occupational Exposure Limits
- Hierarchy of Controls
- Respiratory Protection
- PPE
- Hearing Conservation
- Site Safety Plans
- Job Safety Analysis/Job Hazard Analysis
- OSHA’s Safety and Health Program Model
- Explore various hazards*
*Examples of exposure hazards explored in class might include solvents, carcinogens, H2S, asbestos, silica, hexavalent chromium, noise, heat stress, blood borne pathogens, mold, TB, and/or Legionella.
Who Should Attend
Anyone responsible for Industrial Hygiene and/or Environmental Health & Safety issues, responsible for implementing a Respiratory Protection Program, or preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Emergency Management, Planning, and SARA Title III
Length/Location CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This professional development-training seminar primarily covers the four main provisions of SARA Title III, also known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Attendees will receive information regarding emergency management requirements that fall under various environmental statutes.
Topics Covered
- Environmental Compliance Audits
- Emergency Planning
- Emergency Release Notification
- Preparedness and Prevention
- Hazardous Chemical Storage Reporting Requirements
- Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
- Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures
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Water Quality Acts
Length/Location CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This seminar provides the foundations of modern federal water protection legislation that enacted to initiate pro-active approaches to responsible wastewater disposal and clean water preservation.
Topics Covered
- Clean Water Act (CWA)
- POTW Permits (Pretreatment Standards)
- NPDES Permits (Effluent Guidelines)
- Storm-water Permitting Operations
- Categorical Industries and Priority Pollutants
- SPCC Plans
- Spill Reporting
- Wetlands, Dredge & Fill (404 Permits)
- SDWA (MCLs for drinking water, classes of wells)
- OPA 90 Certification and Pollution Prevention
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)
- Oil Spill Response Plan-Covers transportation facilities, pipelines, on-shore transportation, off shore petroleum development and on shore non transport facilities. Generally covering transport of over 1 million gallons.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
- Set primary, secondary and maximum contaminant levels for 83 contaminants
- Regulated underground well control/classification
- Regulated wellhead protection
Who Should Attend
Anyone managing CWA compliance programs, responsible for compliance reporting and/or recordkeeping at a “Potential to Emit” facility, responsible for facility management of a POTW facility, or preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Environmental Audits, Inspections, and Assessments
Length/Location CEU 8 Hours 0.8 This seminar is an introduction to regulatory compliance auditing, agency inspections and environmental assessment processes for real estate transactions. We will review regulatory and legal mandates, auditing and site assessment procedures, and gain tips and suggestions to minimize liability through auditing and preparation for inspection events.
Topics Covered
- Proper Sampling Methodologies
- Environmental Compliance Audits
- Legal Strategies
- Environmental Real Estate Audit
- Due Diligence
Sample Documentation & Best Practices
- Field Logbooks
- Sample Labels & Identification
- Photographic Evidence
- Packaging of Samples
- Chain of Custody
- Shipping and Handling of Samples
Decontamination of Sampling Equipment
- Minor Source Permitting
- Major Source Permitting (NON-PSD)
- Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
- Non-Attainment New Source Review (NNSR)
- Analytical Concerns
- Statistical Evaluation
- Statistical Date Interpretation
Who Should Attend
Anyone managing a facility regulated under "Environmental Legislation", responsible for conducting facility self audits or assessments, responsible for any regulatory inspection or associated activities, interested in limiting corporate or personal liability exposure to regulatory agencies, or preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Clean Air Act and Amendments
Length/Location CEU 8 Hours 0.8 This professional development-training seminar provides a review of the history of air pollutant regulation in the US and a discussion of the basic elements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. Attendees will explore the terms and concepts associated with air pollutants, air pollution control, and air permitting programs.
Topics Covered
- Air Pollution
- Air Emissions Calculations
- Emergency Planning
- Air Dispersion Modeling
- Air Pollution Control Devices
- Air Quality Programs and Standards
- Air Permitting Programs
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Mobile Sources
Criteria Pollutants “Potential to Emit”
- Enforcement
- Miscellaneous (Offshore Pollution)
- Clean Air Research
- Disadvantaged Business Concerns
- Job Displacement Provisions
Permitting Programs
- Minor Source Permitting
- Major Source Permitting (NON-PSD)
- Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
- Non-Attainment New Source Review (NNSR)
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS):
- Operating Permit
- Application Requirements
- Compliance Monitoring
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
- Review Control Technology Terms (RACT/BACT/MACT/LAER)
Who Should Attend
Anyone managing air emissions compliance programs, responsible for conducting environmental site assessments, responsible for environmental compliance reporting for a “Potential to Emit” facility, or preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Environmental Tank Management and Sampling
Length/Location CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This seminar provides an introduction to Federal Storage Tank Management regulations and Environmental Sampling Best Practices.
Topics Covered
- Underground Storage Tank (UST) Rules
- Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Rules - SPCC
- Tank Design, Construction, Installation
- Tank Corrosion
- Leak Detection/Spill Prevention
- Reporting/Assessment/Closure
- Sampling Fundamentals
- Sampling Methodology
- Sampling Equipment
- Data Evaluation and Interpretation
Topics Covered
- Proper Sampling Methodologies
- Decontamination of Sampling Equipment
- Sampling Documentation and Identification
- Analytical Concerns
- Statistical Evaluation Methods
- Data Interpretation
Who Should Attend
Anyone managing UST or AST compliance programs, responsible for UST/AST compliance reporting and/or recordkeeping, responsible for monitoring or inspection of UST/AST sites, responsible for collecting samples at remediation sites, responsible for data interpretation from sampling, or preparing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Recognizing and Managing Environmental Liability
Length/Location CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This seminar provides critical knowledge for environmental professionals involved in manufacturing, processing and transportation industries; as well as, professionals with a wide scope of compliance responsibilities. The justice system has clearly indicated accountability will be pursued at the highest level and that liability for environmental non-compliance ultimately rests with upper management and is not limited to, or delegable to, the environmental professional level.
Minimizing Exposure- Prevention and Preparation by Adjunct Professor, Chris Paul of McAfee and Taft-Attorneys at Law
The best protection that management can provide to minimize liability is enactment of corporate policies and practices through an integrated program that reduces the likelihood that environmental problems will arise and that rapidly handles problems that are discovered. If implemented prior to criminal conduct, compliance programs may be a useful tool in convincing prosecutors that the company and its senior managers too all reasonable steps to prevent illegal conduct. If a company is convicted of a crime, the absence of a compliance program grounded in working policies and procedures virtually guarantees serious problems at sentencing.
Topics Covered
- Extent of Corporate and Management Liability
- How to Manage and Limit Culpable Liability
- Environmental Awareness Level Pro-Active Training
- Community Advisory Panels
- Self-Disclosure Reporting
Who Should Attend
Anyone responsible for reporting to state or federal governing agencies, responsible for public relations or Community Right to Know compliance, or needing to take a professional certification exam (CHMM, CHMP, REM, AEP, RHCMM or CEA).
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Intro to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
Length/Location CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This professional development training seminar presents and overview of the ISO 14001 environmental management system and the pending ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system standards. Discussion will focus on contents of the standards, understanding key concepts, implementation and certification process, and potential business performance benefits of implementation.
Topics Covered
- Introduction to ISO
- Key Terms and Definitions
- Contents of the Standards
- Gap Analysis
- Implementation Process
- Benefits to the Organization
Who Should Attend
Anyone involved with or in the supervising, planning, implementing, or auditing of an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS).
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Environmental Exam Preparation
Length/Location CEU 4 Hours 0.4 This seminar provides tips & techniques for taking the professional certification exams. In groups, you will explore a sample of similar questions to what you may encounter on the exams; then, the class will review the answers. This review is a highly acclaimed review, and covers topics expected to be on the CHMM, REM, CHMP and AEP professional exams.
Environmental, Health, and Safety Courses
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Environmental Impact Assessments (NEPA)
Length/Location CEU 32 Hours 3.2 Success in planning projects requiring NEPA compliance requires knowledge of often complex procedures and a myriad of environmental laws & regulations such as the “National Historic Preservation Act” and the “Endangered Species Act”.
This practical workshop demystifies complexities and clarifies concepts likely to be encountered within the NEPA process. It provides direction, tips, and options for managing your impact assessment projects. Exercises and case studies are used frequently to understand the types of issues often involved in EIA work.
This intensive workshop focuses on the most common National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) projects: linear projects such as roads and pipelines; and small-to-medium construction projects such as pumping stations or water and sewer facilities.
To allow the best efficiency in carrying out evening assignments, please bring a laptop to the course; wireless access is available.
Who Should Attend
Federal and State agency employees, contractors, consultants, permittees, and other recipients of financial or technical aid for land or resource management projects can benefit by:
- Improve your ability understanding of the issues, alternatives, environmental consequences, and mitigation and monitoring measures associated with the NEPA process.
- Learn how to be more responsive to federal requests for environmental information.
- Speed up the issuance of necessary permits, easements, contracts, etc..
- Improve project planning from being exposed to new directions, options, and possible solutions from the workshop experience.
- Save time, money, and effort in conducting land and resource management projects
Workshop Outline
- Exploring the complexities of NEPA and “EIAs”
- Topics: The Workshop begins by exploring best practices in environmental impact assessment, and how they relate to current agency practice; the CEQ guidance on reducing delay and paperwork; federal agency guidance on streamlining the NEPA process; interdisciplinary analysis; scheduling and timing; reporting (“disclosure documents”); identifying issues and significant issues.
- Exploring the complexities of NEPA and “EIAs”, cont’d.
- Topics: Designing NEPA documents for compliance, including: using checklists and protocols for special topics (such as pollution prevention, biodiversity, cumulative effect analysis, environmental justice); creating an Administrative Record using ETCI’s DocIt™ Protocol; dealing with incomplete information and “how much is enough” questions; reviewing NEPA documents (Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements) for compliance, completeness, and usefulness to decision-making.
- Cumulative Effects and the National Environmental Policy Act
- Topics: Analyzing Cumulative Effects, using Council on Environmental Quality guidance. Cumulative effects are some of the most difficult types of effects to analyze during environmental impact assessment and project planning. The Council on Environmental Quality guidance includes definitions of types of effects, principles and tools to apply during analysis, and examples of analytical techniques.
- Integrating NEPA with the National Historic Preservation Act and the Endangered Species
Act
- Topics: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires consultation between a federal agency and the State Historic Preservation Officer for any undertaking (project) that adversely affects an archaeological or historical site that is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This consultation usually takes place during the NEPA process. So this segment covers concepts such as significance under the National Historic Preservation Act; definitions of cultural resources; nature of undertakings; nature of effects, including adverse effects; mitigation measures; consultation requirements; and means of integrating the NEPA process with these consultation compliance requirements, based on Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations and guidance.
- Integrating NEPA with the National Historic Preservation Act and the Endangered Species
Act
- Topics: Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires federal agencies to consult with the US Fish and Wildlife Service during project planning to ensure that their activities do not jeopardize species listed on the Endangered Species list. This process can be extremely controversial, especially for projects affecting private lands. Definitions of jeopardy, habitat conservation planning, and details of the consultation process are covered, based on US Fish and Wildlife Service regulations and guidance.
- Facilitating the NEPA Process
- Topics: Conceptual and software tools for facilitating the process: teamwork, objective-setting, public involvement, other agency consultations, project management. This section includes wrap-up of the four days and discussion of recommended follow-up activities.
Environmental Compliance Courses
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Environmental Compliance Series
Length CEU 24 hours 2.4 The Office of Professional Development offers numerous environmental compliance training courses designed to cross train environmental managers in the highly specialized world of compliance management. The programs listed below are offered through partnership with OSU's Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, OSU's School of Fire Protection & Safety Technology and industry experts. Within our Environmental Compliance Training division our instructors hold 153 years of experience working in the industry.
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EPCRA Compliance Reporting
Length/Location CEU 8 Hours 0.8 This seminar is a hands-on experience with two Federal reporting requirements established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). Compliance with section 311 and 312 mandates facilities that exceed quantity in storage of certain chemicals, including any material for which a SDS is received and stored in 10,000 pounds or more, must be reported on Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms (Tier Two’s). This seminar goes into detail of determining what gets reported and how to accomplish the reporting. Similarly, section 313 mandates facilities that manufacture, process, or use more than prescribed amounts must complete a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI or Form R) for each compound handled above threshold amounts.
Who must comply with EPCRA Section 311 & 312 and submit a Tier II form?
Any facility required under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to maintain MSDSs for hazardous chemicals stored or used in the work place. Facilities with chemicals in quantities that equal or exceed the following thresholds must report:
- For Extremely Hazardous Substances either 500 pounds or the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ), whichever is lower.
- For gasoline (all grades combined) at a retail gas station, the threshold level is 75,000 gallons (or approximately 283,900 liters), if the tank(s) was stored entirely underground and was in compliance at all times during the preceding calendar year with all applicable Underground Storage Tank (UST) requirements at 40 CFR part 280 or requirements of the State UST program.
- For diesel fuel (all grades combined) at a retail gas station, the threshold level is 100,000 gallons (or approximately 378,500 liters), if the tank(s) was stored entirely underground and the tank(s) was in compliance at all times during the preceding calendar year with all applicable UST requirements at 40 CFR part 280 or requirements of the State UST program.
- For all other hazardous chemicals: 10,000 pounds.
Who must comply with EPCRA Section 313 and submit a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)?
Your facility is required to report to the TRI Program if it meets ALL of these three threshold criteria:
- The facility is included in a TRI-covered North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
- The facility has 10 or more full-time employee equivalents
- The facility manufactures (defined to include importing), processes or otherwise uses any EPCRA Section 313 chemical in quantities greater than the established threshold in the course of a calendar year.
What are the penalties for non-compliance with EPCRA?
EPCRA section 325 allows civil and administrative penalties ranging up to $10,000 - $75,000 per violation or per day per violation when facilities fail to comply with the reporting requirements. Criminal penalties up to $50,000 or five years in prison apply to any person who knowingly and willfully fails to provide emergency release notification.