Managing Environmental Release Events

Course Description

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.

Recommended

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:

• Introduction to Environmental Compliance (ENV410)
• Hazardous Waste Management and Compliance (ENV420)
• 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 how to apply the Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to environmental release events.
• discuss the requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) for managing environmental release events.
• describe how the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) applies to environmental release events.
• recognize how the Clean Air Act applies to facilities using or generating substances that pose a risk of harm from accidental release.
• explain how to apply the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to facilities to protect public health and the environment from an accidental release.
• discuss how to implement a facility’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) program.

Suggested Audience

This course is designed for professionals expected to manage environmental release events.