Applicable states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
This Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Training Network (ESOHTN) course pack includes 1 year of access to the following 10 courses:
1. Environmental Management System (EMS) Awareness
Course level: Introductory
This course includes voice over audio narration and covers the following information:
- What an Environmental Management system (EMS) is
- Who is primarily concerned with an EMS
- The ISO 14000 group of standards and the areas they cover
- EMS under ISO 14001
- EMS steps
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2. Overview of Environmental Compliance
Course level: Introductory
This course includes voice over narration and covers the following information:
- What environmental compliance is
- The goal of environmental compliance
- Why environmental compliance is important
- Basics of environmental laws
- Basics of inspections and internal audits
- What to expect during an inspection
- What is expected of you during an inspection
- What happens if violations are discovered
- Government agency enforcement actions
- Penalties for non-compliance
- Costs of non-compliance
- Common regulated materials and wastes
- Environmental compliance pointers and tips
- Good housekeeping requirements at your job site
- Who is responsible for compliance
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3. Hazardous Waste Management
Course level: Intermediate
This course includes voice over narration and covers the following information:
- What hazardous waste is
- Hazardous waste vs. solid waste
- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- State hazardous waste laws and regulations
- How to determine if something is a hazardous waste
- Characteristic hazardous waste types and classifications
- Hazardous waste generator status
- Hazardous waste reporting requirements
- Hazardous waste training requirements
- Hazardous waste generator requirements
- How to properly manage hazardous waste containers
- How to properly label hazardous waste
- Satellite Accumulation Area (SAA) requirements
- Hazardous waste preparedness and prevention
- Hazardous waste minimization
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4. Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Awareness
Course level: Introductory
This course includes voice over narration and covers the following information:
- What HAZMAT is
- HAZMAT federal laws
- The differences between hazardous materials, hazardous substances, and hazardous waste
- What makes a material hazardous
- How to determine if a chemical is dangerous
- Warning signs for harmful situations
- General chemical compatibility rules
- Hazardous materials discharge awareness
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5. Sustainable Procurement Program Awareness (Green Procurement)
Course level: Intermediate
This Air Force/DoD specific course includes voice over narration and covers the following information:
- What the Sustainable Procurement Program (SPP) is
- SPP objectives, background, benefits, and policy
- Who is responsible for sustainable procurement
- SPP laws and regulations
- The 13 components of SPP
- EPA designated recycled-content products
- The Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG)
- Energy and water efficient products
- DoD purchases
- Alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles
- Biobased products
- Non-ozone depleting substances
- Environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) and services
- Safer choice chemicals
- Mandated supply sources
- Purchase documentation requirements
- Reporting
- Corrective action
- Where to find green products
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6. Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
Course level: Introductory
This course covers the following information:
- What a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan is
- SPCC training requirements and goals
- What types of oils are covered by the SPCC program
- Spill prevention and planning requirements
- Ways to prevent or minimize the potential for spills
- What are secondary containment and diversionary structures
- Operations, equipment, and processes which have a potential to cause a spill
- Basic spill response expectations
- How to respond to an emergency involving serious injury
- How to response to a non-emergency spill
- Reporting incidental shop spills
- Reporting requirements
- Accidental sewage discharges
- What to do if you discover an underground storage tank (UST) leak
- Secondary containment system drainage procedures
- Fuel delivery and grease trap pumping best management practices (BMPs)
- Other oil-filled process equipment
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7. Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) Awareness
Course level: Introductory
This course covers the following information:
- What OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is
- Which chemicals the HCS covers
- Who must receive HAZCOM training
- The written HAZCOM program
- Physical hazards (fire, explosives, reactive chemicals, corrosives)
- Health information regarding toxicity
- Hazard control methods
- Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
- What information is required in SDSs
- The requirements for container labels
- Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) Labels
- How to read HMIS Labels and numbers
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8. Stormwater Management
Course level: Intermediate
This course includes voice over narration and covers the following information:
- What stormwater runoff is
- Common sources of pollution in stormwater runoff
- Major federal stormwater laws
- Why sediment control is important
- Nonpoint and point source pollution
- Stormwater cross-connections
- NPDES Phase I and II
- Stormwater permitting associated with construction activities
- Stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP)
- Stormwater and erosion impacts associated with construction sites
- Controlling erosion at construction sites
- Construction site best management practices (BMPs)
- Stormwater and erosion control inspections at construction sites
- Penalties for non-compliance
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9. Noise, Odor, Light, & Dust Control
Course level: Introductory
This course includes voice over narration and covers the following information:
- How noise generated at your job can be a nuisance
- How noise can cause health problems
- How to reduce noise
- Where annoying or harmful odors can originate
- How to manage workplace and/or environmental odors
- How to minimize volatile organic compound (VOC) exposure
- How to ensure good indoor air quality
- How particulate matter can cause health issues
- What activities can cause dust and other particles to become airborne
- Dust best management practices (BMPs)
- What light pollution is, and why it can be harmful
- How to minimize light pollution
- What thermal pollution is, and what causes it
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10. Recycling Awareness
Course level: Introductory
This course includes voice over narration and covers the following information:
- What recycling is, and how to make it successful
- Examples of wastes that can and should be recycled
- How to properly manage waste that can be recycled
- What sustainable procurement is
- The benefits of buying recycled materials
- What products can be made from recycled materials
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