The CHMM review course provides the environmental professional with the knowledge to comply with health, safety, and environmental guidelines. Environmental programs are vital to our public health and safety. Within that field, the management of hazardous materials requires proven and unquestionable skills and competence. Course completion will prepare participants to sit for the CHMM exam.

• Understand the principal regulations outlined in the EPA Resource Conservation & Recovery Act CFR Part 260-268 to include the definition of a solid waste versus hazardous waste; standards applicable to generators and transporters; standards applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities.
• Understand the basic concepts of chemistry as they relate to hazardous materials management. Students should be familiar with concepts such as physical properties of chemicals; pH; stoichiometry; common chemical reactions, e.g. cyanides+acids, basic nomenclature of organic chemistry. Students shall also be familiarized in the basic concepts of radiation such as types of radiation, health effects of radiation, and exposure protection.
• Recognize the basics of health and safety as it applies to the management of hazardous materials. Health and safety topics covered include toxicology, epidemiology, personal protective equipment, hazard communication, and confined space entry. The student should be able to apply the knowledge gained to both recognize hazards present and determine the proper course of action to provide a safe working environment.
• Introduce the student to other major environmental regulations that they may encounter in their workplace. These include regulations such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, and Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know. Students should be able to understand the applicability of these regulations, the requirements set forth, and the penalties imposed.
• Once students have been introduced to environmental regulations and science, they are then introduced to concepts of environmental management. These include risk assessment and management programs; environmental site assessments and audits; CHMM ethics and responsible care; public/community relations and regulatory interface. Students are also exposed to the basic concepts of environmental engineering such as physical and chemical treatment processes, biological treatment, and landfill design.

Each participant will receive a course manual containing the Powerpoint presentations of each speaker. In addition, each participant receives the Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference (2nd Edition) at the time of registration.

Classes begin at 8 AM and end at 4:30 PM the first 3 days with a one hour lunch and two 15 minute breaks. On the last day, the class begins at 8 AM and ends at 12 PM with one 15 minute break.

Laws & Regulations

• Hazardous Materials Transportation
• Law & Legal Issues
• Resource Conservation & Recovery Act
• Specific OSHA Standards
• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act
• Safe Drinking Water Act
• EPCRA, CERCLA, SARA
• Geology/Hydrology
• Underground Storage Tanks
• HAZWOPER

Science

• TSCA
• Bioterrorism & Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Physical Sciences - Chemistry & Physics
• Toxicology & Epidemiology
• Respiratory Protection
• Confined Spaces

Environmental Management

• Environmental Management Systems
• Assessment & Decision Making
• Environmental Program Management
• Engineering Technology