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Environmental Training Requirements and Resources Deborah Ferraro A Creative Environment LLC AGC Annual Convention Palm

Environmental Training Requirements and Resources Deborah Ferraro A Creative Environment LLC AGC Annual Convention Palm Springs, California March 21, 2006 Background and Introduction Deborah Ferraro A Creative Environment LLC DU – Environmental Policy and Management

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Environmental Training Requirements and Resources Deborah Ferraro A Creative Environment LLC AGC Annual Convention Palm

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  1. EnvironmentalTrainingRequirementsand ResourcesDeborah FerraroA Creative Environment LLCAGC Annual ConventionPalm Springs, CaliforniaMarch 21, 2006

  2. Background and Introduction • Deborah Ferraro • A Creative Environment LLC • DU – Environmental Policy and Management • Thesis – USS AZ Memorial Awareness Training • Aggregate Industries • EMS – safety and environmental overlap • Entropy International

  3. Today’s Topics • Environmental Training: • Basic Training Requirements • Simplified Training Tips / TOOLS • The overlap between Safety and Environmental Training • Toolbox talks – short and effective • Environmental Management System (EMS)

  4. Basic Training Requirements • Identify employees’ training needs!! • Risks at specific jobsites • How activities impact the environment • Legal Requirements • Company Requirements • Consequences for Departure from Requirements • Emergency Response

  5. Basic Training Requirements Clean Water Act – Keep Pollutants OUT of Waterways!

  6. Basic Training Requirements • Clean Water Act – Do NOT allow spills into waterways! • Be prepared! • Location of Spill Kit • Internal reporting requirements • External reporting requirements

  7. Simplified Training Tips / Sample Tools • Creative Communication = Easy to Remember • Acronyms • Logos or Slogans • Stickers • Pictures

  8. Simplified Training Tips / Sample Tools www.acreativeenvironment.com

  9. Simplified Training Tips / Sample Tools www.aggregateindustries.com

  10. Simplified Training Tips / Sample Tools

  11. Simplified Training Tips / Sample Tools Best Management Practices (BMPs) Are they EFFECTIVE? • Rework berms when needed • Replace deteriorated strawbails • Replace damaged silt fences • Keep secondary containment clean • Dispose of empty barrels • Remove unneeded equipment

  12. Overlap - Safety and Environmental Training An activity may have both safety requirements and environmental requirements • ACID - PPE use • ACID – Protection from Storm Water Exposure • MERCURY Bulbs – DOT Training for Transportation • MERCURY Bulbs – Universal Waste Storage Requirements

  13. Overlap - Safety and Environmental Training • Combined environmental and safety training: • Ensures consistency in employee responsibility requests • No duplication in efforts • Combines departmental resources

  14. Overlap - Safety and Environmental Training • Injuries from Accidents • Spills from Accidents

  15. Overlap - Safety and Environmental Training Old water and sewer pipes may contain asbestos fibers that need to be disposed of properly Asbestos fibers can cause cancer and lung disease.

  16. Toolbox Talks • Short and effective • Occur often (weekly, daily) • Many employees trained at once • Cheap and easy • Combine environmental and safety topics

  17. Environmental Management System (EMS) An EMS is an Environmental Management System. It is the way an organization manages its impacts on the environment. Most organizations have some sort of an EMS in place.

  18. Environmental Management System (EMS) An EMS provides order and consistency for organizations to address environmental concerns through: • Allocation of resources • Assignment of responsibility • Procedures • Ongoing evaluation of practices and processes

  19. Environmental Management System (EMS) The Continual Improvement Cycle PLAN 1 2 DO ACT 4 3 CHECK

  20. Recap • Environmental Training: • Basic Training Requirements • Simplified Training Tips / TOOLS • The overlap between Safety and Environmental Training • Toolbox talks – short and effective • Environmental Management System (EMS)

  21. Contact Information QUESTIONS?? Deborah Ferraro A Creative Environment LLC DENVER, CO inforequest@acreativeenvironment.com deborah@acreativeenvironment.com M – 720.206.4759 F – 303.296.4466

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