Environmental Awareness

Does your organization:

• Store, dispose of, generate, transport, or treat hazardous waste?
• Emit air pollutants?
• Deal with electronic or universal waste?
• Have a large facility or project affected by rainwater runoff?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are required to comply with environmental regulations as outlined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Health and Safety Organization (OSHA), and Department of Transportation (DOT). Staying in compliance with environmental regulations can save time and money and help you avoid civil and possibly even criminal penalties, including jail time.

Pursuant to the abovementioned rules, EHS professionals should understand their environmental responsibilities, build the skills and knowledge to address environmental issues and be prepared to address environmental emergencies before they occur.

During this webinar, we will review several environmental issues that an EHS professional should be aware of and prepared to deal with and discuss the measures you can take to comply with the regulations.

Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:  

1. Apply regulations within their environmental scope to manage risk
2. Manage solid wastes, universal waste, electronic waste, stormwater, and air emissions
3. Prepare for a chemical spill
4. Follow waste transportation requirements
5. Discuss the impact of HazCom and GHS on their workplace 

Lecturer

Kathryn Forester, CSP, ASP, CHST, COSS

Lecturer

Ms. Forester has more than 30 years of construction experience including general contracting, construction management, hazardous materials, and demolition. 15 of those years have been in construction and manufacturing safety. She is currently the Regional Safety Manager in Texas and Florida for the largest US insulation contractor.

Credit

This course contains 1 hours of instruction. 0.1 CEUs are offered for this course.

As an IACET Accredited Provider, Bowen Learning Network offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.

Eligible for contact hours with the BGC, BCSP, IHMM, and other OESH certifying agencies.

For more details on certification and recertification credit, please visit How many points/credits/hours is a course worth?

Completion Requirements

To receive a Certificate of Completion for this course, participants are required to complete the following items:

1. Participate in the live webinar or review the on-demand webinar recording.
2. Score 70% or higher on the quiz.
3. Complete the webinar evaluation.

No certificate will be awarded to participants who do not meet the above completion requirements.

Computer Requirements

The Bowen Learning Network online virtual classrooms are powered by BigBlueButton. It fully supports the Windows, Mac OS X, and Chromebook platforms (see below for versions supported). Support is available for iOS (iPads) and Android Tablets. While smart phones can be used, the screens are too small to display all of the aspects of the Virtual Classroom.  For the best online learning experience, the use of a device with a larger screen is HIGHLY recommended. A physical keyboard is also recommended.