Continuing Education / Outreach

Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management
formerly CHMM National Overview)

Tues.—Thurs., August 19-21, 2008

Standard Fee: $895 Early Bird: $795 (Register by July 19, 2008) Fee includes handouts, continental breakfast, parking and all applicable state sales taxes.
The fee also includes the newly revised edition of the Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference. (We will send the book directly to you in advance if your registration is paid for by July 18, 2007.)

Health and safety professionals working for state or local government may be eligible for a $100 per day fee stipend (subject to availability of funds).

Payment Terms: Substitutions may be made at any time without additional charge. The registration fee, less 20%, is refundable if written notification is received at least 2 weeks prior to the program. For cancellation within 14 days prior to the course, 50% of the registration fee is refundable. If course materials such a books have been sent to course participants in advance, the cost of that material will be subtracted from the refund. "No shows" are subject to the full fee.

UCLA reserves the right to postpone an offering 7 days prior to the course date should minimum enrollment requirements not be met. If a program is canceled, you will be notified and your registration fee will be refunded in full, less the cost of course materials sent in advance if they are not returned in the condition in which they were received. The liability of UCLA is limited to the course fee.

The purpose of this 3- day review course is to promote knowledge of professional hazardous materials management principles and assist students to prepare for certification as a Hazardous Materials Manager. The CHMM credential is nationally recognized and promotes career advancement and recognition in the field of hazardous materials management and engineering. Content areas are defined by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management. If you are just beginning your study and are not planning to take the exam soon, this course will provide you with an overview of the areas that will be the focus of your exam preparation efforts.

Training is intended for safety professionals, industrial hygienists, plant managers, supervisory personnel, union representatives and any safety and health professionals responsible for safety in their workplace.

WORKSHOP DAY 1

Introduction

8:00-8:30am

Introductions and “CHMM” Program Overview

Hazardous Materials Overview

8:30-9:15am

1. Chemical and Physical Properties of Hazardous Materials

9:30-10:00am

2. Sampling and Laboratory Analysis of Hazardous Materials

Hazardous Materials Identification/Management

10:30-11:15am

3. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part I

11:15-12:00pm

4. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part II

Hazardous Materials Impact on HH&E

1:00-1:45pm

5. Radiation Principles and Mixed Waste Management

1:45-2:30pm

6. Toxicological Principles

2:30-3:00pm

7. Industrial Hygiene

Protection of HH from Hazardous Materials

3:30-4:15pm

8. OSHA Requirements for Hazardous Materials Managers

4:30-5:00pm

9. HAZWOPER and Emergency Response

WORKSHOP DAY 2

Protection & Restoration

8:00-8:30am

10. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

8:30-9:15am

11. RCRA Corrective Action and Treatment Technology Selection Guidelines

9:15-10:00am

10:30-11:15pm

13. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)

11:15-12:00pm

14 .Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Waste Transportation

Releases of Hazardous Materials to Land

1:00-2:00pm

15. Underground Storage Tank (UST) Management

2:00-3:00pm

16. Storm Water Discharge Regulations and Oil Pollution Prevention Act

Releases of Hazardous Materials to Waters

3:30-4:15pm

17. Clean Water Act (CWA)

4:15-5:00pm

18. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

WORKSHOP DAY 3

Air and Groundwater Pollution

8:00-9:15am

19. Clean Air Act (CAA)

9:15-10:00am

20. Groundwater Contamination and Hydrology

10:30-11:15am

21. Environmental Laws and Regulations

11:15-12:00pm

22. Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)

1:00-1:30pm

23. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Multi-Media Environmental Management.

1:30-2:00pm

24. Environmental Assessments

2:15-3:00pm

25. Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention

3:30-4:15pm

26. Management Systems and Tools

4:15-5:00pm

27. Problem Solving and Pre-exam Overview

Michael Chuah, CHMM, Course Director -- Corporate Regulatory Trainer, Western Region, Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
Other CHMM and health and safety professionals

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