Introduction to Environmental Compliance

ENV410 – 31.00 Hours

Currently there are no scheduled classes for this course. However, in some cases a course can be scheduled to meet your organization’s specific needs. For more information about this course or to schedule a class, please contact Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center at (800) 723-3811 or (800) SAFE-811 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.

Course Description

Introduction to Environmental Compliance is designed to provide an overview of environmental laws and regulations and give participants a basic understanding of particular environmental regulatory programs. The scope of this course is the environmental regulatory programs at the federal level. The course focuses primarily on wastes and waste minimization, water discharges, air emissions, pollution prevention,and general environmental compliance issues.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to apply federal environmental laws and regulations to facility operations.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

In order to receive a Certificate of Completion, the participant must:

  • Attend 100% of the course
  • Sign the attendance roster each day of class
  • Complete and pass the final exam
  • Complete the end-of-course evaluation

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process, and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. The course requires participants to attend a minimum of 100% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirement, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed.

The following additional courses are offered within this environmental safety series. While we highly suggest enrolling in Introduction to Environmental Compliance (ENV410) before attending the other courses, the ENV410 is not a prerequisite:

  • Hazardous Waste Management and Compliance (ENV420)
  • Managing Environmental Release Events (ENV430)
  • Environmental Management of Water (ENV440)
  • Environmental Monitoring and Instrumentation (ENV450)

Note:
To be eligible to be awarded the designation of CESHO — Certified
Environmental Safety and Health Official, participants must meet the
following requirements:

  • Successful completion of General Industry CSHO or Construction CSHO
  • Successful completion of this course (ENV410) as well as the four additional courses listed above
  • CESHO
    application submission two weeks prior to participating in the last of
    the courses needed to complete the environmental safety series

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • explain the environmental regulatory process.
  • demonstrate ways of managing potential waste streams associated with their workplaces.
  • demonstrate ways for managing water-related work activities according to federal regulations to protect the waters of the United States.
  • describe environmental regulatory programs related to air emissions and permitting.
  • discuss principles of ecological regulatory programs.
  • describe how to properly respond to a spill event.
  • apply the basic steps in environmental compliance when maintaining a facility.

Suggested Audience

This course is designed for field personnel, small oil and gas operators, environmental, health, and safety professionals, or management personnel who need to comply with environmental laws.

Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone: | Toll-Free: (800) 723-3811 or (800) SAFE-811
Email: [email protected]