Make environmental certification your first priority! As part of our environmental management program we are offering the environmental education course below.
Certified Environmental Specialist Training - Environmental Certification
Our Certified Environmental Specialist course has been established to give an intensive overview on EPA regulations to professionals who are working within the safety and environmental fields. Working on projects that can pose a potential danger to the public or environment. Environmental management and compliance knowledge & implementation is a must in the workplace. This course covers the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), SPCC, RCRA, EPCRA, TSCA, CERCLA and environmental compliance planning and expectations.
Environmental Certification Course Description:
This environmental education course is designed for environmental professionals who want to maximize their environmental management compliance and ensure public safety in the workplace. Our environmental certification course as part of an environmental management program provides essential knowledge and understanding of EPA regulations relating to hazardous wastes such as the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), RCRA, EPCRA, TSCA and CERCLA.
The course will enable those who successfully complete the qualifications to implement updated environmental compliance programs at their facility.
At the conclusion of this environmental education course, the student will be able to:
•Discuss updated major environmental laws and regulations
•Discuss the purpose and requirements of the Clean Air Act
•Describe the background and requirements of the RCRA
•Properly identify different types of hazardous waste according to RCRA regulations
•Implement hazardous waste management systems to achieve and maintain compliance
•Apply different features of the Clean Water Act in day-to-day operations
•Explain regulatory and management issues relating to Storm Water Discharges
•Identify the requirements of your SPCC plan
SPCC Rule
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule
The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule includes requirements for oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response to prevent oil discharges to navigable waters and adjoining shorelines. The rule requires specific facilities to prepare, amend, and implement SPCC Plans. The SPCC rule is part of the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation, which also includes the Facility Response Plan (FRP) rule.
General Information about an Environmental Specialist career:
In environmental management systems, environmental compliance specialists protect and preserve the well-being of the environment and human health. The broad field of contemporary environmental problems faced by the nation include drinking and surface water quality, solid and hazardous waste storage and disposal, indoor and outdoor air quality, radiological health, occupational health, systems ecology (interrelationship of organisms and their environments), and housing hygiene. Get environmental education training today!
Environmental compliance specialists at the technician level collect and analyze hazardous samples, record information, prepare reports, maintain monitoring equipment, inspect facilities such as restaurants and swimming pools for cleanliness and safety, and provide supportive services to environmental engineers and scientific professionals. Environmental compliance specialists at the professional level act as consultants, investigators, and evaluators for environmental health and safety issues. They base decisions on concrete evidence gathered under strict standard.
Areas of Specialization
Environmental compliance specialists may specialize in air and industrial hygiene, radiological health, environmental chemistry and biology, environmental management, environmental technicians, environmental marketing, environmental health, environmental landscaping, wastewater, surface and drinking water resources, food protection, or similar fields.
Work Environment
Environmental compliance specialists work in government environmental regulatory and public health agencies, industry, utilities, environmental engineering consulting firms, and universities.