Developing LDAR Technicians For Success

1. Developing LDAR Technicians For Success

2. Presenter • Tanya Jackson is a leading Project Manager for Avanti Environmental, Inc. She has a degree in Environmental Toxicology from UC Riverside and experience as a former South Coast AQMD Air Quality Inspector. She is on the Board of Review for training, assessing and progressing LDAR Technicians.

3. Overview • The Problem • Turnover • Knowledge and Skills • Integrity • The Solution • Training • Developing the Technician • Academic • Character • Practical • Costs Efficiency • What’s New • What’s Implemented in Other States • California vs. Texas vs. Colorado • Boundaries • Progress • Documentation

4. The Problem Non Compliance During Transitions

5. The Solution Problem: Turnover, Lack of Knowledge, Integrity Solution: Develop Your Technicians • Training • Boundaries • Progress • Documentation

6. Solution: Compliance

7. Solution: Developing The Technician • Academics Training levels Content Frequency Assessment

8. Solution: Developing The Technician b. Character Entry Level: Are They Responsible? Lead Level: Can They Lead Others? Supervisor Level: Can They Supervise Others?

9. Solution: Developing The Technician c. Practical Take what you learned in the classroom And apply it to your job everyday! Take on challenges! Make it your own!

10. Solution: Training • Cost Efficiency New Technician vs. Experienced Technician

11. Solution: Training California Texas Colorado

12. Solution: Boundaries • Setting a standard level of expectation and enforcing that standard

13. Solution: Progress • Think about what motivates you as an employee…

14. Solution: Documentation Make the change of any personnel whether it be on the facility side or third party LDAR contractor side seamless Document, Document, Document!!!

15. Summary • The Problem: How do we train and keep great technicians while maintaining the integrity of an LDAR Program • The Solution: Developing the Technician Training Program Boundaries Progress Documentation