Training Courses
HazMat/HAZWOPER/Emergency Response Annual Refresher - 8 Hours
Thursday, Nov. 10, 8:00 a.m. - $150
Presented by AMEC Earth & Environmental
This course meets the OSHA requirement for annual refresher training for those who have taken the following classes, and is required to maintain certification.
- 40-Hour Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations
- 40-Hour Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents
- 24-Hour Hazardous Materials Emergency Response
- First Responder Awareness and Operations
Designed for emergency responders as well as hazardous waste staff, heavy equipment operators, hydrogeologists, engineers, safety officers and others involved in cleanup of hazardous waste sites, this course reviews:
- Site hazard recognition and identification
- Levels of protection
- Site safety plan evaluation
- Site characterization
- Air monitoring techniques
- Health hazard monitoring
- Regulatory agency updates
- ER plans and team responsibilities
- Incident and response critique
- Debriefing techniques
- Site control
- Decontamination
Industrial Stormwater Management
Thursday, Nov. 10, 9:00-5:00 - $275
Presented by Northwest Environmental Training Center
This course takes an in depth look at Industrial Stormwater Management techniques and practices to manage the challenges of the Washington and Oregon Industrial Stormwater General Permits, including SWPPP development, best management practices, sampling, monitoring, reporting and key strategies to achieve compliance.
The target audience is decision makers and field staffs from businesses and municipalities who oversee and implement the permit. Attendees who are new to the field as well as seasoned stormwater practitioners will both benefit from attending this highly interactive workshop. Attendees will receive a binder containing workshop proceedings and reference material. Continuing Education Units: 0.7 CEUs.
Key topics include:
- Effective trace metal sampling and monitoring
- Laboratory selection and lab QA/QC
- Selecting appropriate BMP’s at your site
- Identifying potential causes of contamination
- Reporting, recordkeeping and much more!
Instructors: Nathan Hardebeck & Bob Brunette. Nathan has been in the stormwater industry since 1999. He participated in new BMP product releases into the industrial, construction and municipal markets and has been working for the past three years in the ATS industry. Nathan has been asked to participate on state and federal policy panels in order to provide input on new regulations. He participates as a presenter for stormwater related conferences and educational courses.
Negotiating for Sustainable Results: Insights, Skills & Strategies for Professionals
Thursday, Nov. 10, 8:30-5:00 - $275
Presented by Northwest Environmental Training Center
Achieving successful solutions to complex environmental and development issues requires adopting a negotiator's mindset. This approach starts with a logical and open analysis of the situation and provides options for managing the issues. It operates on the premise that a negotiated solution makes winners of all parties. In this one day workshop, participants explore the principles of negotiation, learn about different negotiation styles, and recognize and overcome barriers that can interfere with successful negotiations.
This course is intended for scientists, resource managers, and others who must plan, facilitate or manage meetings. The skills learned in the class are applicable to work groups and project teams, larger staff groups, interdisciplinary teams, multiagency groups and public meetings. Attendees will receive a binder containing workshop proceedings and reference material. Continuing Education Units: 0.7 CEUs.
Instructor: Michael Fraidenburg. Michael is a seasoned natural resources management expert who worked for 30 years with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, both as a fisheries biologist and as an agency executive. He has a successful track record in controversial international and interstate work environments, along with extensive experience facilitating science intensive issues and, as a certified mediator, using interest-based bargaining techniques to resolve disputes over natural resources. Currently, Michael provides consulting assistance to state agencies in strategic and operational planning, process facilitation, conflict resolution, and consulting to improve their management effectiveness.
Michael is a seasoned natural resources management expert who worked for 30 years with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, both as a fisheries biologist and as an agency executive. He has a successful track record in controversial international and interstate work environments, along with extensive experience facilitating science intensive issues and, as a certified mediator, using interest-based bargaining techniques to resolve disputes over natural resources. Currently, Michael provides consulting assistance to state agencies in strategic and operational planning, process facilitation, conflict resolution, and consulting to improve their management effectiveness.