Monti Staton Georgia Tech Research Institute /26/2015

 Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)  GECAP Program Manager since 1999  Provides free environmental compliance technical assistance to GA industries ▪ Funded by economic grant from state of GA  Primarily light industry/manufacturing 11/26/2015

 Telephone & Assistance  On-Site Inspections with Summary Reports  Website with resources:  Tech Guides (Regulation Fact Sheets)  Forms  Technical Assistance Publications from outside resources 11/26/2015

 Hazardous Waste  Universal Waste  Biomedical Waste  Storm Water  Industrial Waste Water  Air Permitting  EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to- Know Act)  Oil Storage/Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)  Solid Waste Management  Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) 11/26/2015

 GTRI is a Non-regulatory agency with Strong Working Relationship with State and Regional EPA Environmental Regulators  EPD + GECAP facility audits indicated need for basic Hazardous Waste Awareness Training for many manufacturing industry employees 11/26/2015

 Who is our primary intended audience? Facility Workers  Tool designed to assist EHS management with employee training  Inhibitors to training employees include:  Frequent employee turnover  Multiple shifts working throughout the day and night ▪ Cost of off-site training/lost labor 11/26/2015

 Interactive web-based program located at  “Cont. Ed.” Link  Available for review 24/7  FREE - Registration required 11/26/2015

 Course designed based on Georgia’s (EPD) hazardous waste regulations  However, Georgia follows EPA hazardous waste regulations  40 CFR /26/2015

 5 lessons - each ends with a multiple choice quiz  Incorrect quiz responses are directed to the portion of the training that provides the correct answers to the question 11/26/2015

Confused? Have a Question??  link to GECAP program available on every page for technical questions  subject line will indicate what page of the lesson the person was on when sending a question 11/26/2015

 Lessons: 1. Identification of HW ▪ What is/isn’t ▪ How to identify ▪ How to measure HW 2. Requirements of each category of HW Generators – LQG, SQG, CESQG 11/26/2015

 Lessons: 3. Managing Wastes On-Site ▪ Obtaining EPA ID # ▪ Storage requirements ▪ Prepare for/prevent accidents – Emergency planning 4. Shipping HW Off-Site ▪ Waste preparation ▪ Choosing a hauler ▪ Hazardous Waste manifest form 11/26/2015

 Lessons: 5. Maintaining a Safe Environment ▪ Good housekeeping practices ▪ Reducing HW ▪ Working with inspectors ▪ How to self-audit 11/26/2015

 All lessons do not have to be completed  Nor must they be completed sequentially.  Ex. EHS manager can determine employee needs only lessons 1 and 4, etc. 11/26/2015

 EPCRA Awareness Training On- Line Will include:  voice-overs  animation 11/26/2015

Monti Staton Georgia Tech Research Institute /26/2015