Resource Training Institute training

This course is being offered exclusively for Citizens Advisory Board Members. NREP/ETMD will provide a one-day course that addresses the requirements of the key environmental laws affecting the DOE, especially its waste management, environmental restoration, and environmental compliance programs. Participants learn about the basics of various laws and regulations and how the public can affect decision-making processes. The course is organized around actual DOE case studies that provide lessons learned and give the students the opportunity to study how environmental compliance issues have been resolved. The strength of the course is its focus on how public involvement is applicable to the various laws and regulations. The detailed course manual serves as a useful desk reference summarizing the requirements of each environmental law or regulation. Participants will receive .8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completion of this course.

NREP/ETMD will provide a one-day course that addresses the requirements of the key environmental laws affecting the DOE, especially its waste management, environmental restoration, and environmental compliance programs. Participants learn about the basics of various laws and regulations and recent changes. The course is organized around actual DOE case studies that provide lessons learned and give the students the opportunity to study how environmental compliance issues have been resolved. The strength of the course is its specificity on how these laws apply to DOE operations. The detailed course manual serves as a useful desk reference summarizing the requirements of each environmental law or regulation. The course includes a final comprehensive exam. Participants will receive .8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completion of this course.

This course provides the student with a complete understanding of all facets of the Clean Air Act and the 1990 Amendments. The course takes the students through the fundamentals of air pollution from the sources to abatement equipment to monitoring to air dispersion models. It provides the student with an opportunity to apply the new ANSI N13.1-1999 criteria. Some of the topics that will be covered by the course include:

The training course consists of a series of presentations covering the requirements of EPCRA Section 313 and related sections of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA). The training course will also address the EPCRA Section 313 and PPA reporting requirements as they apply to Federal agencies as a result of Presidential Executive Order 12856, "Federal Compliance with Right-To-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements." A variety of hands-on exercises using the TRI reporting Form R and associated guidance materials are used to help participants understand the TRI reporting process. Participants will receive 2.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completion of this course.

DOE, contractors or commercial employees new to the field of waste management environmental compliance, or environmental restoration, employees who may need an update on recent changes in environmental laws or regulations, employees with detailed knowledge of some environmental laws and regulations who need an understanding of the full breadth of these laws and regulations, or any employee who needs an overall understanding of the environmental laws and regulations governing DOE activities.