PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

This program will introduce delegates to the whole concept of managing hazardous wastes which will include their generation, storage, collection, processing, treatment, transportation and disposal. All waste related definitions will be provided and recycling and other methodologies of minimizing waste generation will be included in the program. It will also provide generic guidelines for operating a waste management system and a disposal site based on international experiences. The economic side of minimizing and preventing pollution by industry and the associated tangible rewards will be discussed together with the role that each person has to play in the big picture.

Governments around the world have become aware that fast solutions to waste management, mainly relying landfill disposal, cannot offer a sustainable solution in a world with growing populations and ever increasing dynamics of product development for human needs, which are often created by the industry itself. The treatment and disposal of industrial waste is a major concern within the broad spectrum of environmental issues. The minimization and ultimate elimination of waste requires significant increases in industrial expertise and efficiency. Various techniques are open to the waste managers and environmental engineers and personnel including emissions control, water treatment, solid waste disposal, recycling and energy extraction from waste.

This program enables the attendees to acquire the knowledge and develop the skills necessary to identify the problems with current waste management systems and propose integral systems that will contribute to minimize pollution and health risks while achieving economic optimization and social acceptability. Delegates will be able to produce waste management plans for their workplace, have an understanding and appreciation of the requirements of waste management in order to produce a plan for their business during the program. It will teach you how to properly identify, accumulate, and minimize hazardous waste, how to develop a contingency plan and how to comply with land disposal restrictions. The program provides an in-depth look at the latest regulatory requirements, waste exemptions and exclusions, new universal waste requirements, standards for hazardous waste generators, and waste minimization. 

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To:

›       Properly identify, accumulate, manage, minimize, and ship hazardous waste

›       Comply with the latest developments in state and federal hazardous waste regulations

›       Establish systems that will ensure ongoing compliance

›       Understand the principal legislation governing waste management

›       Apply the methodology for waste identification, segregation, classification and disposal

›       Identify opportunities for waste minimization

›       Develop teamwork and communication skills required for multi-disciplinary civil and environmental engineering objectives

›       Explain the cyclic nature of the water system and its relationship to environmental waste management.

›       Monitor and recommend improvements to a specified recycling enterprise.

›       Develop contingency plans

›       Conduct a successful waste minimization program

›       Acquire the knowledge and develop the skills necessary to identify the problems with current waste management systems

›       Produce waste management plans for their workplace

›       Have an understanding and appreciation of the requirements of waste management

›       Properly identify, accumulate, and minimize hazardous waste

›       Comply with land disposal restrictions and the latest regulatory requirements, waste exemptions and exclusions, new universal waste requirements, standards for hazardous waste generators, and waste minimization

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Environmental Engineers

›       Environmental Managers

›       Environmental Coordinators

›       Health and Safety Managers

›       Health and Safety Engineers

›       Facility Managers

›       Environmental personnel

›       Hazardous Waste Managers

›       Any personnel with responsibility for developing, implementing and maintaining waste management systems

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

AN INTRODUCTION TO WASTE MANAGEMENT

›       The 5Rs- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Rethink

›       Waste identification: what is a RCRA hazardous waste, universal waste, non-hazardous waste?

›       The latest recycling rules, and exclusions

›       How to properly accumulate and store hazardous waste on site

›       Land disposal restrictions and waste disposal methods

›       Emergency preparedness, contingency plans, and security rules

›       The EPA and DOT rules for completing the hazardous waste manifest

›       The importance of documentation in Hazardous Waste Management

›       Detailed requirements for proper storage of hazardous materials

›       The importance of regular reviews of emergency plans

›       Updated information on ISO 14001, 18001 and 9001

›       Some typical Hazardous Waste Regulations and the need for harmonization

›       The purpose of a Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

›       The purpose of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

›       Why a Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is essential for WHMIS and MSDS

›       Hazardous waste recordkeeping, reporting, and training

›       Producing a waste management plan

›       Identification of waste operations within the business

›       Setting realistic targets for waste management

›       Review of methods available for managing waste

›       Guidance on design and implementation of appropriate control measures

›       Monitoring, recording and reporting progress

›       Granular Activated Carbon (Liquid & Off Gas)

›       Solvent Extraction (Liquid and Solids)

›       Composting and Heap Pile Bioremediation

›       Advanced Oxidation Processes (Liquid, Gas and Solids)

›       Photochemical Processes (Liquid and Gas)

›       Quantitative Risk Assessment , Hazard Identification, Exposure Assessment and Risk Assessment

WASTE MANAGEMENT ON-SITE

›       The difference between accumulation points and satellite accumulation points

›       Requirements for the location, number, and operation of accumulation points

›       VOC air emission standards for hazardous waste generators

›       Maximum amount of hazardous waste and acute hazardous waste allowed at a satellite accumulation point and what to do if you exceed the limit

›       When containment and waste segregation is required

›       Equipment required at every accumulation point

›       Maximum time limits for waste accumulation and how to obtain time limit extensions

›       How to prepare lab packs

›       Requirements for hazardous waste generators that treat waste on-site without a permit

›       RCRA, DOT, and OSHA-related training requirements

ALTERNATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

›       Used oil requirements

›       When used oil is hazardous waste

›       Used oil filters

›       Hazardous waste recycling

›       Management of lead-acid batteries and precious metals

›       Hazardous waste fuels

›       Universal wastes: batteries, lamps, mercury-containing equipment, pesticides, and state-listed wastes

›       Cathode ray tubes

›       Battery, pesticide, and thermostat management

LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS

›       How to determine which of your wastes are restricted from land disposal

›       Universal treatment standards, exemptions, and variances

›       How to determine which notice or certification to include with your manifest

›       Instructions for completing the land disposal notice and certification

›       Contaminated soil and debris

›       Recordkeeping requirements

CONTINGENCY PLANS & PREPAREDNESS & PREVENTION

›       Who must comply with preparedness and prevention requirements

›       Required equipment, materials, coordination agreements, and aisle space

›       Responding to spills, fires, and explosions

›       Who must have a contingency plan

›       When the plan must be implemented

›       What must be included in a contingency plan

›       When spills, fires, and explosions must be reported, and how and what to report

›       What your requirements are in the event of a hazardous waste release

›       How to conduct a successful waste minimization program

WASTE MINIMIZATION

›       Waste minimization requirements

›       Elements of a successful waste minimization program

THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRY ON THE ENVIRONMENT

›       Types of pollution

›       The effects of atmospheric pollution

›       Acid rain

›       The greenhouse effect

›       The greenhouse gases

›       Ozone

›       Urbanization

WATER AND ITS TREATMENT

›       Industrial effluent

›       Impurities in water

›       Water and health

›       Prevention and the removal of pollution from water

›       Methods of purification

›       Recycled water

›       Second-hand water

WASTE AND RECYCLING

›       Waste materials

›       Dumps

›       Introduction to recycling

›       Recycling plastics

›       Recycling metal

›       Recycling glass

›       Recycling paper and rags

›       Recycling rubber

›       Gas from landfills

›       The future

›       The reduction of domestic waste

ORGANIZATION-SPECIFIC WASTE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

›       Waste output

›       Routes for waste disposal

›       Waste management arrangements and responsibilities

MANAGEMENT OF CONTROLLED WASTE

›       Identify and describe the waste

›       Keep the waste safely

›       Transfer to the right person

›       Receipt of the waste

›       Checking (monitoring and surveillance)

MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL WASTE

›       Definition

›       Classification

›       Movement of special waste

›       Monitoring and inspection

LINKS TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & OBJECTIVES

›       Organization specific environmental policy

›       Environmental management systems and standards

›       ISO 14001

›       Organization specific targets and processes

ADDITIONAL DETAILS