How can we calculate the acceptable chemical exposure levels in employees in an emergency? Employers have to assess the type and magnitude of employee exposures to respiratory, dermal, and ingestion hazards before selecting the protection strategy. Several organizations established Exposure Controls and Personal Protection levels, but which one should we follow? Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPGs) [...]
The Incident Commander is the supervisor of the entire incident and requires additional competencies above the Technician Level. This includes those that deal with planning and management of the incident and additional competencies including analyzing the incident, estimating the potential outcomes, planning the response, identifying potential action options, developing and implementing the plan of action, evaluating [...]
Our eight hour refresher training class fulfills the annual requirements for general site workers, HAZMAT teams and incident commanders. Our competent trainers provide a lively review for this mandated annual requirement. Our small classroom setting affords participants the opportunity to discuss specific spill ad release scenarios. Certificates are issued upon successful completion. NJ TCH points offered [...]
Golder’s EHS Professionals will discuss the various sampling approaches to keeping your buildings healthy in the midst of COVID-19. Speakers: Adelmarie Bones, Senior Industrial Hygienist Dave Ayriss, Senior Occupational Hygienist and Associate Jason McGonigle, EHS Senior Practice Leader and Principal Moderator – Andreas Wagner, Principal and Practice Leader Learning Objectives: • Types of sampling available – [...]
Root cause analysis is one of the most important tools safety professionals can use to help improve their safety programs. It is also required as part of a compliant safety program. Many incident investigations end with either a wrong conclusion or no conclusion because of a lack of a process or organization. The symptoms are resolved [...]
No matter the industry or maturity of a safety and health program, ergonomic injuries (sprains/strains) are most likely the leading injury cause category in both frequency and severity (direct costs, indirect costs, and lost time days). Assessing all tasks at a large facility can seem like a daunting task at first. There are some simple tools [...]
SIGN-UP FOR OUR 40-HOUR HAZWOPER CLASS TODAY! OSHA HAZWOPER Training or Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard training is a must for any employee or group of employees that are exposed to, or potentially exposed to hazardous substances, including hazardous-waste. SCM is a proven provider of effective safety solutions for companies both large and small. [...]
SIGN-UP FOR OUR 16-HOUR HAZWOPER CLASS TODAY! OSHA HAZWOPER Training or Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard training is a must for any employee or group of employees that are exposed to, or potentially exposed to hazardous substances, including hazardous-waste. SCM is a proven provider of effective safety solutions for companies both large and small. [...]
SIGN-UP FOR OUR HAZWOPER REFRESHER CLASS TODAY! Our 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher training aims to keep you up-to-date on the latest safety information and refreshing your HAZWOPER Certification. OSHA requires that all site workers, general or occasional, receive 8 hours of HAZWOPER refresher training every year. We are committed to providing our students first–class HAZWOPER Training courses [...]
SIGN-UP FOR OUR HAZWOPER REFRESHER CLASS TODAY! The 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher training aims to keep you up-to-date on the latest safety information and refreshing your HAZWOPER Certification. OSHA requires that all site workers, general or occasional, receive 8 hours of HAZWOPER refresher training every year. We are committed to providing our students first–class HAZWOPER Training courses [...]
This state-of-the-art course will cover in detail the regulatory and training requirements of the Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response (29 CFR 1910.120) standard. OSHA states that a measure of the competence of an instructor is the successful completion of a train-the-trainer program with training and experience specific to the topics they will teach. Not only [...]
This program will meet the annual refresher training requirements under OSHA’s standards for general industry and the construction industry on hazardous waste operations and emergency response (29 CFR 1910.120 or 29 CFR 1926.65). 8:00 – 8:15 Welcome and Introduction: Bob Evangelisti and Jim Mueller, Seminar Co‐Chairs 8:15 – 9:00 Overview of the OSHA Standard: Dave Johnson, North Shore Environmental Construction 9:00 – 9:45 Spill Reports and Afterward: Maizie Reif, Wisconsin DNR 9:45 – 10:00 Break Contributions by Enviro‐Safe Resource Recovery 10:00 – 11:00 HAZMAT Chemistry: Becky Lane, Hydrite Chemical 11:00 ‐ 11:45 OSHA Update: Luis Ramos‐Morales, Milwaukee OSHA Office 11:45 ‐ 12:30 Lunch 12:30 – 1:15 Emergency Response: Fred Ringle, Endpoint Solutions 1:15 – 2:00 Principles of Chemical Exposure and Occupational Toxins: Mike McCoy, Exponent 2:00 – 2:15 Break 2:15 – 3:00 EPCRA TRI Spill Reporting: Kathy Hetzel, Meverden Environmental 3:00 – 3:45 How to Read SDS in an Emergency: Bob Evangelisti, UW Whitewater 4:00 WI CHMM Chapter Annual Meeting: Hosted by Jim Mueller and Michelle Dupey ALL CHMM Chapter Members are invited to the Chapter meeting – no charge Cost: $169 for FET members | $219 for non-members
Does your job require you to be involved in emergency response to incidents where hazardous materials or chemicals are involved? Are you or do you have the potential to be the first person on scene during an emergency? If so, OSHA requires that you take one of five levels of training. At the OSHA First Responder [...]
We’ll be talking about how OSHA’s PSM and HazComm Standards can and should work together to protect your people, plant and surrounding community even if you are not technically subject to the PSM standard. Further we’ll go into detail on how your organization can benefit from looking beyond the strict compliance view of PSM and apply [...]
Overview of RMP rules and how to create a response plan for your facility.
This course will provide a general understanding and update of environmental regulations and management. Major regulatory areas will be covered. It is recommended for individuals new to the environmental field, especially those with regulatory responsibilities. It also serves as a good refresher and overview. We will review regulatory requirements, permits, record-keeping, reporting, common violations and training.
The seminar is designed to meet the annual refresher training requirements under OSHA’s standards for general industry and the construction industry on hazardous waste operations and emergency response (29 CFR 1910.120 or 29 CFR 1926.65). OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) was promulgated in 1990 to protect workers working at hazardous waste sites, [...]
Join FET for a 2-part PFAS series that will focus on national issues as well as what is happening in Wisconsin. Part one is May 18th, Part two is May 25th. Each session will feature a panel discussion and will look at PFAS from both a legal and technical perspective. The first day will kick off [...]
This training course is intended to educate participants on the requirements of developing and implementing a compliant Respiratory Protection Program. The focus of this course will be on topics related to preparation for an infectious disease pandemic. At the end of this training the attendee should be able to: 1) Manage an effective respiratory protection program [...]
A 2-day conference and exhibition to bring regulators and businesses together in a non-adversarial setting to share information and provide guidance to meet compliance with environmental regulations, while maintaining economic growth. Our goal is to foster understanding of regulations and trends in the EHS field. FET’s Annual Conference and Exhibition is held each year over a [...]