Environmental Compliance Curriculum Outline
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Overview/Description
Historically, companies have managed their own environmental challenges in response to external pressure from government agencies, environmental interest groups, and citizens focusing mainly on regulatory compliance. Today, companies recognize the importance of sound environmental management practices that result in economic gain.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies. International standards covering environmental management are intended to provide organizations with the elements of an effective environmental management system (EMS) that can be integrated with other management requirements and help organizations achieve environmental and economic needs.
The standards require that each organization shall establish, document, implement, maintain, and continually improve an environmental management system in accordance with the requirements of the international standard and determine how it will fulfill these requirements. Additionally, all employees and contractors of ISO 14001 certified companies must be aware of the importance of conformance with the companys environmental policy, the roles and responsibilities associated with achieving conformance to the environmental policy (including preparedness and response requirements), and the potential consequences of departure from specified operating procedure.
In this course, learners will be introduced to the important concepts of EMS and find out how these apply to their own companys EMS.
SkillSoft Corporation is not affiliated with or sponsored by the ISO and does not have a relationship with the ISO. As such, SkillSoft is not authorized or approved to act on behalf of the ISO, and is not authorized by ISO to sell or deliver ISO owned products or services.
Target Audience
All employees and contractors of companies that are, or are working toward becoming, ISO 14001 certified
Expected Duration
1.0 hours
Objectives :Introduction to ISO 14001
Identify key concepts related to ISO 14001 Introduction to EMS
- Match stages in the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle of an EMS with examples
Plan: Significant Aspects and Impacts
- Classify examples as environmental aspects or impacts
- Recognize the requirements for setting objectives and targets for an EMS
Do: Implementation and Operational Procedures
- Identify key requirements of implementation of an EMS according to ISO 14001
- Identify ISO 14001 requirements related to operational procedures and control
Check: Monitoring and Measurement
- Identify the types of procedures required to monitor and measure company operations that can have significant environmental impact
Act: Continuous Improvement
- Identify key activity areas associated with acting on an EMS to ensure continuous improvement
Back to ListEnvironmental Regulations Overview
Overview/Description
This one-hour course provides an overview of the major environmental laws and regulations of our time and the specific standards that outline requirements to comply with them. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- Define the purpose of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- Specify the purpose of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Specify the purpose of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund
- Specify the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Identify the intent of various laws
Target Audience
Managers and supervisors of industry
Expected Duration
1.0 hours
Lesson Objectives:
Environmental Regulations Overview
Identify characteristics of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Identify the purpose of TSCA titles. Identify characteristics of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Identify the authority granted the EPA by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Identify characteristics of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. Identify the requirements NEPA places on federal agencies. Identify characteristics of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Identify characteristics of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA). Identify the intent of various environmental regulatory laws (OSH Act, SDWA, OPA, P2, ESA, FIFRA). Back to ListSpill Prevention and Control
Overview/Description
This course provides information about hazardous materials; spill control, and confinement methods. The intent of the course is to provide the learner with information about the safe handling, movement and storage of hazardous materials. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- Define hazardous materials
- Recognize where spills are likely to occur
- Specify work practices that can prevent spills from occurring
- Define the goals of spill control
- Identify actions to take when responding to a spill of hazardous materials or waste
- Identify response procedures for personnel who discover a spill
- Define the terms containment and confinement
Target Audience
All persons who work in occupations having workplace hazards
Expected Duration
1.0 hours
Lesson Objectives:
Spill Prevention and Control
Define hazardous materials. Specify work practices that can prevent spills from occurring. Identify actions to take when responding to a spill of hazardous materials or waste. Identify the boundaries used to define areas where a hazard is present. Identify goals to be implemented when a spill occurs. Identify response procedures to safely deal with a spill. Back to ListSpill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan
Overview/Description
When petroleum products are accidentally spilled, they may damage the environment and pollute our waterways. A spill of only one gallon of oil can contaminate a million gallons of water. This 30-minute course will provide you with information on the prevention and countermeasures you should take should a spill occur. This training will also provide information on the components of a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- Describe the information found in a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure plan
- Recall spill reporting procedures
- Define guidelines for all oil-filled equipment
- List security requirements used to help prevent spills
Target Audience
All personnel who work in petroleum product handling and storage
Expected Duration
0.5 hours
Lesson Objectives:
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan
Identify information found in an SPCC plan. Identify responsibilities of the ESH specialist. Select characteristics of secondary containment or diversionary structures. Identify characteristics of oil storage containers. Identify security measures that should be used to help prevent spills. Back to ListStorm Water Pollution Prevention
Overview/Description
This one-hour course describes the nature and occurrence of storm water pollution, its environmental effects, and ways to address this important water quality problem. Rainwater that enters a surface water body, by flowing either overland or through a storm sewer system, is called storm water or storm water runoff. Storm water runoff is one of the leading causes of pollution in rivers and lakes. Identifying sources of storm water pollution and keeping them from coming in contact with runoff is the best and most economical way to protect the quality of the nations waters. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- Describe common storm water pollutants
- Identify categories covered under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
- Discuss methods of preventing storm water pollution
Target Audience
Personnel involved in activities that could positively or adversely affect storm water quality
Expected Duration
1.0 hours
Lesson Objectives:
Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Identify common storm water pollutants. Identify the conditions that can result from storm water pollution. Identify activities that have the potential to cause storm water pollution. Identify activities that require the 11 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories to obtain permit coverage. Identify the conditions under which it is possible to receive waivers from permitting for construction activity. Identify Structural and Non-structural Best Management Practices (BMPs). Identify the factors and activities included in individual efforts to prevent and control storm water pollution. Identify the components of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). Back to ListUniversal Waste Rule Training
Overview/Description
This one hour training gives an overview of the Universal Waste Rule. This rule provides generators with a more flexible approach for managing certain widely-generated, low-risk hazardous waste streams. The flexibility is intended to encourage resource conservation, as well as the diversion of universal wastes from landfills. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- Describe the types of hazardous wastes that are designated as universal waste
- List the requirements for the participants under the Universal Waste Rule
Target Audience
This course is intended for employers and employees who handle, transport, or store universal waste.
Expected Duration
1.0 hours
Lesson Objectives:
Universal Waste Rule Training
Identify the characteristics of batteries that make them a universal waste. Identify basic handling requirements of lamps that qualify as universal waste. Identify the hazardous waste items classified as universal waste under the Universal Waste Rule. Identify the labeling and handling requirements of universal waste pesticides under the Universal Waste Rule. Cite the requirements for the participants under the Universal Waste Rule. Cite the requirements for universal waste handlers under the Universal Waste Rule. Back to ListUsed Oil Management
Overview/Description
Failure to properly dispose of used oil is a serious, but little recognized, environmental problem. This one-hour course reviews the various regulatory requirements associated with used oil management primarily from a generators perspective. The goal of this training is to provide you with an overview of the used oil management programs and explain the different regulatory scenarios that apply to used oil. The training also provides basic information for used oil handlers whose activities are regulated by the Used Oil Management Standards. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- Describe what constitutes a used oil
- Indicate the regulatory path that must be followed based on specific used oil mixtures
- Discuss the regulatory requirements for used oil generators
- State the used oil record-keeping, transporting, and recycling requirements
- Summarize how used oil filters are managed
Target Audience
Management and employees involved in the implementation and operation of used oil management programs
Expected Duration
1.0 hours
Lesson Objectives:
Used Oil Management
Identify what constitutes a used oil. Determine when a used oil is considered hazardous waste. Identify who a used oil generator is. Cite regulatory requirements for managing used oil. Identify information regarding the EPA ID numbers used for tracking used oil and hazardous waste. Identify transporter responsibilities regarding used oil and hazardous waste. Back to List
Environmental Compliance
Environmental Compliance means conforming to environmental laws, regulations, standards and other
requirements. All industries have environmental compliance responsibilities and these responsibilities are strongly enforced.
These standards are maintained to insure that the impact of hazardous waste is greatly mitigated in its influence on our
environment and to insure the health of the public against the possibility of exposure to these dangerous industrial byproducts.
Indeed, it is the company that rigidly maintains compliance with these guidelines and provides environmental training to its
employees, that demonstrates they care not only about the environment, but also about their fellow man.
Historically, organizations have managed their own environmental training challenges in response to external pressure
from government agencies, environmental interest groups, and citizens focusing mainly on regulatory compliance. Today,
companies recognize the importance of sound environmental management practices that can result in economic gain and
increased public notoriety. These benefits alone can often provide a company enough reasons to implement a policy compliant
with the ISO 14001.
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Who Benefits from CBT Direct’s Environmental Compliance Training?
All employees and contractors of companies that are seeking further environmental training or who’s
duties generate and/or accumulate hazardous waste.
What Professionals Will Learn from CBT Direct’s Environmental
Compliance Training
The course will begin by providing an overview of various environmental regulations, such as the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA), the Resource conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act (CERCLA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA).
In addition, students will also go over the intent behind the various regulatory laws.
The program will delve into compliance training for hazardous waste generation, identifying the EPA standards for hazardous
waste and determining the waste classification that result from mixing substances. Users will learn the safe use of containers
holding hazardous substances, as well as reviewing the controls required for hazardous waste containers and container tracking.
Professionals will go over spill prevention and control, identifying work practices that can prevent spill from occurring as
found in the SPCC. Students will learn the actions to take when responding to a spill of hazardous materials or waste as ESH
specialist, setting the boundaries to define the areas of hazard and the goals and safety procedures that need to be handled
quickly to deal with the spill.
The training will show users the intricacies of storm water pollution prevention, identifying the common storm water
pollutants and reviewing the conditions that can result from storm water pollution. Users will be asked to identify activities
that require the 11 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories to obtain permit coverage and the conditions under
which it is possible to receive waivers from permitting for construction activity.
Learners will be instructed on storm water pollution prevention, reviewing over both structural and non-structural
Best management Practices (BMPs) as well as reviewing the factors and activities included in individual efforts to prevent
and control storm water pollution. Students will be taught to identify the components of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Plan (SWPPP).
The online course will provide environmental training for the Universal Waste Rule, learning what items of hazardous waste,
such as batteries and pesticides, are classified under the Universal Waste Rule. Users will be shown the labeling and handling
requirements for the Universal Waste Rule, as well as the requirements for handlers of universal waste.
The compliance training program will review used oil management, providing users with the definition of what constitutes
“used oil” and determining when used oil is considered hazardous waste. Students will come to identify the regulatory
requirements for managing used oil as well as what is required by the EPA for tracking used oil and hazardous waste.
Students will be shown how to identify the characteristics of hazardous materials, learning to recognize situations when
spills are most likely to occur as well as the potential outcomes of hazardous material release. Users will be able to define
the roles and responsibilities of personnel who respond to emergencies, learning the primary and secondary goals of spill control,
and the proper steps for confine methods of solids, liquids and gases
Professionals will be provided an introduction to the ISO 14001 and EMS and learn to identify the core concepts behind
the both including identifying the various key segments of the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle of an EMS. Students will review the
requirements for setting objectives and targets for the EMS as well as identify the ISO 14001 requirements related to operational
procedures and control. Users will be shown the types of procedures required to monitor and measure company operations that can
have a significant environmental impact in addition to the key activity areas associated with acting on an EMS to insure continuous
improvement of standards.
Let CBT Direct’s Online training for Environmental Compliance provide you the knowledge you need to understand the
dangers of hazardous waste!
Environmental Compliance
