Conducted
a course on EMS development and audits for US EPA Region 5. The goal
of this project was to educate EPA staff so that they could conduct
effective audits and provide support on EMSs to the agency. The course
focused on practical lessons gained from the trainers' own EMS development
and auditing experience and examined the entire life cycle of an EMS
from policy and planning to implementation and review. The course also
included an analysis of the similarities and differences between various
EMS programs and their specific requirements. Created training materials
for all participants.
For
the Department of Energy, designed and conducted a training program
for facility personnel addressing CERCLA and RCRA cleanup processes
in order to provide a framework for strategic environmental planning
and ensure legally sufficient cleanup. Reviewed facility EMS documents
as well as Superfund and RCRA assessments and other guidance documents.
Through the training course, provided a thorough understanding of underlying
Superfund requirements, discussed statutory definitions, provided overviews
of removal actions and risk assessments, and reviewed document control
procedures and methods of gap analysis and integration of cleanup processes.