360water, Inc. training

This operator education course describes the importance of leadership in organizational change processes. Specifically, effective leadership provides direction, motivation, and support to employees while getting out of their way. This course will apply the Forward-Looking Utility Process to a hypothetical upgrade of a utility.

The water utility industry in the United States is a mixture of singular and jointly operated water and wastewater entities (some of which might include solid waste), publicly owned, privately owned, publicly owned - privately operated service delivery organizations of vastly varying sizes and organizational philosophies. This course is a companion course to United States Water and Wastewater Utility Industry - Federal, State, and Local Control.

Many small utilities are struggling with aging, obsolete, or nonexistent treatment facilities and require immediate action to become compliant with government regulations. Some utilities face multi-contaminant issues and lack funding and staff to implement complicated treatment processes. In situations like these, many utilities turn to membrane treatment because of the many benefits associated with the technology.

Treatment plant safety reflects literally thousands of hazards. Preparation for all hazards, regardless of their chance of occurring in one’s particular circumstances, is an almost impossible task. However, implementation of an accident investigation program can effectively focus a facility on safety issues. Accident investigation should include thorough investigation, reasoned analysis, and follow-up actions.

Basic Safety Fundamentals for the Water & Distribution System Operator. This Operator Education course describes the basic fundamentals, techniques, instruments, and skills needed to work safely around a water distribution system.

In the water industry, much of our work takes place in confined spaces. Industry personnel perform TV inspections, flow monitoring, and the many other tasks of our profession. Confined space entry (abbreviated, `CSE`) is hazardous. Confined spaces can kill. This course will provide safety instructions on confined spaces, as well as discuss the many hazards and dangers associated with them. The course will also discuss appropriate equipment, attire, and procedure for confined space entry.

This course is provided to give Water/Wastewater employees information on the Hazard Communication Program requirements in OSHA regulation 29CFR1910.1200. As with other OSHA regulations the hazard communication program is a requirement for workplaces with greater than ten employees. OSHA regulations may not apply directly to your water/wastewater facility but most states have adopted these regulations or developed very similar regulations that are at least as stringent as the OSHA regulations. An example of this would be the “State of Ohio, Public Employees Risk Reduction Program (PERRP)” which adopted the OSHA regulations for protection of the health and safety of state, county and municipal employees.

Developed in 1989, under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the “Control of Hazardous Energy” or lockout/tagout program was designed to prevent injuries from the sudden and unexpected release of stored energy. Lockout/tagout requires employers to establish a program…for affixing appropriate lockout devices or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, and to otherwise disable machines or equipment to prevent unexpected energization, start up or release of stored energy in order to prevent injury to employees. Stored energy can be electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic or mechanical in nature. The lockout/tagout program is designed to ensure that hazardous energy sources are isolated so that workplace injuries are prevented.

This operator education course reviews the chemical chlorine to familiarize the operator with the disinfection portion of the water treatment plant and explain in a step by step method how to perform the Total Coliform analytical test, including quality assurance and control measures. Upon completion of this Contact Hour, the analyst should understand how to prepare needed solutions and media, how to count colonies, and how to correctly interpret the test results with respect to drinking water quality. In addition, a table outlining suggested volumes for nine water sources, including drinking water is provided. Some sample calculations along with a question and answer section is also provided to aid the analyst in understanding the material.