(previously known as the National Overview Course) presented in cooperation with the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (GWC-ACHMM)
With a special opportunity to purchase the CertiStep CHMM prep Software at a greatly reduced price (see information following instructors' biographies).
DATES & LOCATION
May 3-5, 2011
WSC/WMC Headquarters
501 E. Washington Avenue
Madison 608/258-3400
THIS COURSE WILL
- Provide a refresher to better acquaint the applicant with the knowledge needed to pass the CHMM exam.
- Provide the 20 hours of continued education required to keep the CHMM credential current.
- Further address other environmental, EPA, and OSHA topics including:
a. DOT hazardous material training for shippers, receivers or handlers of hazardous materials
b. OSHA hazard communication
c. Hazwoper refresher training
d. Large/small quantity generator hazardous waste training
e. Stormwater refresher training
Note: various exams, hands-on training, etc. needed for compliance with requirements in some of these disciplines may not be provided in this course.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The EHMM course is based on the Handbook on Hazardous Materials Management, developed by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM). It consists of a comprehensive review of environmental laws and regulations and applicable health requirements. The course is designed to assist individuals with preparation for the CHMM national certification examination administered through IHMM. It does not guarantee passage of the CHMM national certification exam. The EHMM course is accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Board (CESB), an independent, voluntary organization that recognizes, through specialty certification, the expertise of individuals practicing in engineering and related fields. This course provides instruction on laws and regulations as well as technologies and practices in an overview fashion that highlights and emphasizes what is important for a hazardous materials manager to know and provides essential information for the hazardous materials manager to better conduct their job. This EHMM course is presented in cooperation with the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (GWC-ACHMM) headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin and is taught by members of the chapter who are highly experienced in the topics they present. This course is also available as a corporate training program. It is endorsed by the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers and the United States Department of Energy's National Environmental Training Office.
CERTIFICATION BACKGROUND
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers (IHMM) implements the exam for certification; IHMM was established to provide a certification process for a level of expertise for managers working in the field of hazardous materials management. The certification administered by the Institute has long been known as the premier accreditation for the Hazardous Materials industry.
The Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (ACHMM) is the alumni association for those who have passed the certification exam. It is a fraternal organization whose purpose is to promote the CHMM credential and provide services to its members.
ABOUT THE CHMM EXAM
Examination Application Filing: All candidates for the examination must file an application with the Institute (www.ihmm.org), 11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite #450, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 984-8969. Examinations are offered online at periodic intervals - please see the IHMM.org website for schedules and deadlines for applications.
KEY TOPICS/GOALS/OBJECTIVES
- The statutory and regulatory framework of environmental and hazardous materials management
- Compliance standards and state-of-the-art work practices on:
-Hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal
-Hazardous material storage
-Radioactive materials
-Workplace safety
-Packaging
-Spills
-Cleanup
-Hazards assessment and communication - Basic and applied hazardous materials management principles, controls and concepts
- Science and technology of hazardous materials management
- Chemical and physical characteristics
- Sampling and analysis
- Biological effects of hazardous materials
- Toxicology
- Geology/hydrology
Topics covered will address the body of knowledge associated with identification and management of hazardous materials; impact upon and protection of human health and the environment; releases of hazardous materials to land, air, water, and groundwater; restoration of the environment from the contamination of hazardous materials; compliance with laws (environmental regulation for specific purposes); and multi-media application of environmental management that are central features of hazardous materials management topics covered in the certification examination.
Participants will receive an extensive course manual and the Second Edition of the ACHMM "Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference." These materials will help you prepare for the CHMM national examination and better perform your job duties and responsibilities.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Experienced individuals such as technicians, engineers, scientists, facility supervisors and managers, and/or regulators who have assigned duties or responsibilities related to management of hazardous materials and environmental, health and safety (EHS) issues.
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES
While targeted toward experienced professionals and technicians, there are no pre-requisites to take this training course.
FEES
WSC/WMC Member or current CHMM $535 (please submit your CHMM number with registration).
Non-Member $635
Course materials included; consisting of the ACHMM Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference valued at $95.99.
Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM)
Course Schedule
Day 1
Moderator: Pete Schuster
8:00 - 8:30 am Intro and CHMM Program Overview (Speaker: Pete Schuster)
8:30 - 9:30 am Chemical and Physical Properties of Hazardous Materials (Speaker: Michael Seeliger)
9:30 - 9:45 am Break
9:45 - 10:30 am Hazardous Materials Transportation (Speaker: Michael Seeliger)
10:30 11:00 am Environmental Laws and Regulations (Speaker: Pete Schuster)
11:00 -11:15 am Break
11:15 12:00 pm Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part l (Speaker: Pete Schuster)
11:45 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 pm Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part II (Speaker: Daniel Karamanski)
1:30 2:00 pm HAZWOPER and Emergency Response (Speaker: Daniel Karamanski)
2:00 2:15 pm Break
2:15 2:45 pm Groundwater Contamination and Hydrogeology (Speaker: Pete Schuster)
2:45 3:15 pm Clean Air Act (CAA) (Speaker: Kevin Lehner)
3:15 3:30 pm Break
3:30 4:00 pm Management Systems and Tools (Speaker: Kevin Lehner)
4:00 - 4:45 pm Department of Homeland Security: CFATS (Speaker: Kevin Lehner)
Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM)
Day 2
Moderator: Rich Senn
8:15 - 9:00 am Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) (Speaker: Rich Senn)
9:00 - 9:45 am Toxicological Principles (Speaker: Rich Senn)
9:45 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 10:30 am Sampling and Laboratory Analysis of Hazardous Materials (Speaker: Rich Senn)
10:30 - 11:00 am Occupational Safety and Health Requirements (Speaker: Bruce Neumann)
11:00 - 11:15 am Break
11:15 - 12:00 pm Industrial Hygiene (Speaker: Bruce Neumann)
12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 pm Group Exercise, ChemData Software Demo (Bruce Neumann)
1:15 1:45 pm Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (Speaker: Rich Senn)
1:45 - 2:15 pm Environmental Assessments (Speaker: Jerry Kelly)
2:15 - 2:30 pm Break
2:30 - 3:00 pm National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (Speaker: Jerry Kelly)
3:00 - 3:45 pm Stormwater Discharges & Oil Pollution Act (Speaker: Jerry Kelly)
3:45 - 4:30 pm Environmental Jeopardy (Rich Senn)
Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM)
Day 3
Moderator: Ralph North
8:15 - 9:15 am Clean Water Act (CWA) (Speaker: Dana Halverson)
9:15 - 9:45 am Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (Speaker: Dana Halverson)
9:45 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 10:45 am Radioactive Materials (Speaker: Ralph North)
10:45 - 11:15 am RCRA Corrective Action and Treatment Technology Selection Guidelines (Speaker: Ralph North)
11:15 - 11:30 am Break
11:30 12:00 pm Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention (Speaker: Dana Halverson)
12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 1:30 pm Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (Speaker: Dana Halverson)
1:30 - 2:00 pm Underground Storage Tank (UST) Management (Speaker: Pete Schuster)
2:00 2:15 pm Break
2:15 3:00 pm Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Speaker: Pete Schuster)
3:00 3:45 pm Environmental Jeopardy (Pete Schuster)
3:45 - 4:30 pm Final Q&A and wrap-up (Is anyone taking the exam on Friday?)
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNTIS
Attend this course and earn 2.4 CEUs from the Wisconsin Safety Council and CHMM.
INSTRUCTORS
Kevin A. Lehner, EMS-LA, CHMM Mr. Lehner is a leading expert on ISO 14001. He is a participant of the US TAG to ISO TC 207 and president of Environmental Compliance Systems, Inc. He has over 25 years of environmental compliance and management systems experience. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Water Science and Soil Science from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1978. From 1978 to 1996 Mr. Lehner worked for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and several Environmental Science and Engineering firms in Wisconsin and Illinois. In 1996 Mr. Lehner founded Environmental Compliance Systems, Inc., to assist organizations in planning and implementing environmental management systems that conform to the ISO 14001:1996 International Standard. He is a Registrar Accreditation Board certified Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor and frequently performs ISO 14001 Certification Audits for ECSI's Registrar clients. He instructs ANSI/RAB accredited 36-hour EMS and QMS lead auditor public and private courses. He also instructs EMS and QMS planning, implementation, integration, auditing and performance improvement courses.
Richard Senn, CHMM Mr. Senn is the Environmental Safety and Health Manager at the Agracetus Campus of Monsanto Company, a biotechnology R&D facility. He is responsible for regulatory compliance, OSHA requirements, ESH training, hazardous materials management and disposal, and chemical and biological safety. The Agracetus Campus was awarded VPP Star status by OSHA. It is the first facility in Dane County (WI) and the first R&D facility in Wisconsin to receive this distinction. His previous work experience includes responsibilities for chemical safety and hazardous materials management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and over 10 years of experience as an analytical and environmental chemist. Mr. Senn received certification as a Hazardous Materials Manager in 1991. He has two bachelors degrees from UW-Madison, an MBA from UW-Whitewater, and is also a Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer. Mr. Senn also serves on the Resource Conservation Committee for the City of Fitchburg and is an Associate Editor for the second edition of the Academy's Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference.
Peter G. Schuster, CHMM Mr. Schuster graduated from the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources (1978) with Bachelor of Science Degrees in Water Science, Soil Science and Natural Resource Management. He has been working for the State of Wisconsin since 1981, first as a technician at the State Laboratory of Hygiene (4 years) and with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Safety Department (7 years). Since 1992 he has been employed by the Wisconsin Dept. of Military Affairs and currently serves as the Environmental Compliance Manager, where he manages the compliance programs under RCRA, UST/AST, CWA, SPCCP, Environmental Restoration, and oversees the environmental training programs for the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He became a Master-level Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) in January 2000 and is currently the vice-president of the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (GWC-ACHMM) where he is active in providing environmental training in cooperation with the Wisconsin Safety Council. For nine years Pete was the chairman of the State of Wisconsin Hazardous Waste & Materials Training Subcommittee that coordinates annual training for state employees on hazardous materials management and disposal issues in cooperation with the Bureau of State Risk Management. He is currently a member of the Adjunct Faculty for the Department of Industrial Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and teaches a three credit Survey of Environmental Regulatory Management course there.
Dana Halverson, CHMM Ms. Ferguson has over 20 years of environmental experience in CERCLA, RCRA, property assessments, compliance tracking and reporting for national and international companies. She works in the corporate environmental department for a utility based in Madison, WI and is charged with tracking emerging state and federal water regulations, providing compliance assistance, stormwater and wetland permitting to their distribution business unit. Previous to her current position, she was an Environmental Manager for a manufacturing company charged with maintaining regulatory compliance for 15 facilities throughout Wisconsin and Canada. Prior to this she worked for an international consulting company. Ms. Ferguson earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin Superior, and attained her Certified Hazardous Materials Manager designation in 2000. She is an active member of the Greater Wisconsin ACHMM chapter.
Ralph North, CHMM Since March 2008, Ralph has been the Environmental Affairs Specialist for the University of Wisconsin System . Prior to that he was with the University of Wisconsin - Madison Environment, Health & Safety Department for more than 20 years. Ralph has experience managing hazardous and radioactive waste. He has served on the Governors Technical Advisory Committee for Low-Level Radioactive Waste and as Radiation Safety Officer for UW-Stevens Point. Ralph currently assists Wisconsin Department of Health Services performing dose assessments for nuclear power plant emergency exercises. Hed rather be fishing.
Michael Seeliger, CHMM Mr. Seeliger obtained a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the UW-Madison in 1971. He was employed as a chemist in a governmental agency Inorganic Chemistry Lab 4 years. He joined the private sector as Operations Manager of a Solvent Reclamation Hazardous Waste Facility (Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility) in 1976 and held various environmental and safety-related positions until 1990. In 1990 Mr. Seeliger established Michael Seeliger & Associates, Inc., to help businesses attain and maintain compliance with environmental regulations, including: RCRA, OSHA, CERCLA, TSCA, FIFRA, Stormwater Runoff, CAA, and DOT hazardous materials transportation. He specializes in helping companies minimize hazardous waste as well as providing economical and environmentally conscious disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Mr. Seeliger attained CHMM certification in 1990; and served several terms as President of GWC-ACHMM.
Jerry Kelly, CHMM Mr. Kelly is a senior environmental scientist with 30 years experience in the environmental regulatory and consulting fields. His training and experience include work in the hazardous waste and biological sciences fields. Hazardous waste-related work includes Phase 1 and 2 environmental site assessments, biological and chemical sampling investigations, site safety and emergency response at hazardous waste sites, and environmental health and safety training. His biological sciences work includes field investigations and assessments of terrestrial and aquatic environments, wetland projects including jurisdictional delineations, permitting, and mitigation project design and implementation, and preparation of documents required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
Daniel Karamanski, CHMM Mr. Karamanski is the occupational safety and health manager at University ofWisconsin System Administration, and has worked there since 2003. He provides regulatory and best practiceadvice to EH&S professionals at the 26 University of Wisconsin System campuses throughout the state. Hisprior work experience included serving as a waste handler at a household hazardous waste center, managing the environmental and safety training program for a large municipality, and assisting the Wisconsin DNR with astatewide waste characterization study. He received certification as a Hazardous Materials Manager in 2005.
Bruce Neumann, CSP, RS, CHMM Mr. Neumann became a Master-Level Certified Hazardous Materials Manager in March 2006. He holds Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Environmental and Public Health from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, with an undergraduate chemistry minor and a graduate emphasis on occupational safety. Mr. Neumann is also a Certified Safety Professional and a Registered Sanitarian. Since 2001 he has been the Safety Manager of the University of Wisconsin Madison Kegonsa Research Campus, which includes the Synchrotron Radiation Center, Physical Sciences Laboratory, Center for NanoTechnology, and the IceCube Antarctic Neutrino Detector Project training and testing facility. In this position he manages compliance with OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, USDA, RCRA, and DOT hazardous materials transportation regulations and standards, along with the overall security for this campus. Prior to this position, Mr. Neumann has nearly twenty years of experience in the heavy and highway construction industry.
CERTISTEP CHMMPREP SOFTWARE SPECIAL!
GWC-ACHMM has purchased a site license to use the CertiStep CHMMprep software program during this course. Computers will be available to review and use the program. By attending this course, participants may purchase a CertiStep CHMMprep individual license directly from Datachem Software for $139.00 plus shipping. The regular cost of this software is $349.00 plus shipping. We will provide the names of all course participants to Datachem Software when the course begins which will authorize them to send an individually licensed software program upon receipt of direct payment from each course participant who wants to purchase the software at the reduced price. Visit www.datachemsoftware...CHMMprep software.
WHY THE CERTISTEP CHMMPREP SOFTWARE TRAINING WORKS
It provides questions, answers and complete explanations
- complete and detailed explanations are provided for each question so you know exactly why something is correct or incorrect
- select questions containing key words or search all subjects for a specific topic/question
- mark questions for special review at a later time
You can learn in your spare time, at your own pace
- take practice exams anytime, anywhere ... at work, at home, or on your laptop. The more you practice, the better chance you'll have to pass the exam!
- program automatically counts down to exam date
You will measure and monitor your progress
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