Environmental Training Institute ETI Environmental Awareness Course Summary

Environmental Training Institute (ETI) Environmental Awareness Course Summary

Lesson Objectives • Summarize the course material • Complete the post-test • Complete course evaluation forms

Key concepts • • • Hazard Contaminant Routes of exposure Controls Environmental Releases

Pollution Prevention Act PPA CAA EPCRA TSCA FIFRA CERCLA RCRA CWA

EPA Environmental Programs • Purpose • Programs

EPA Environmental Programs • Purpose • Programs – Land – Air – Water – Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs • Purpose • Programs – Land • Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) – Air – Water – Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs • Purpose • Programs – Land – Air • Clean Air Act – Water – Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs • Purpose • Programs – Land – Air – Water • Clean Water Act • Oil Pollution Act • Safe Drinking Water Act – Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs • Purpose • Programs – – Land Air Water Chemical/Health • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) • Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Pollution Prevention Act PPA CAA EPCRA TSCA FIFRA CERCLA RCRA CWA

Enforcement • EPA and State Agencies – Permits – Monitoring/Sampling – Recordkeeping – Inspections

Controls • • • Containment Permits Scrubbers Monitoring Recordkeeping • • • Inspections Waste Management Water Treatment Pollution Prevention Procedures

Roles and Responsibilities • General rules – – – – – Dispose of waste properly Follow procedures and requirements Clean up spills immediately Read signage Report spills and releases Retain berms and spill containment Inspect work areas Work in designated areas Discharge water in designated areas

Determining Releases • Identify Input-Outputs • Look at specific processes/activities • Examine use and loss

Lesson Objectives • Summarized the course material • Completed the post-test • Completed course evaluation forms