Courses

The Advanced Environmental Compliance Workshop™ is perfect for environmental professionals responsible for achieving and maintaining environmental compliance for their organizations. A working knowledge of environmental regulations, or completion of The Original Environmental Compliance Bootcamp™, is recommended to get the most out of this course. Students will work independently and in teams to evaluate data from a subject facility to identify deficiencies and develop compliance management strategies. Attendees troubleshoot the environmental compliance status of the facility and develop a plan for bringing the facility back into compliance. Course participants gain new perspectives on environmental management across program areas, enabling them to more effectively tackle multiple environmental challenges and understand how environmental programs dovetail together. ... Continue reading »

The Applied Sustainability for Your Business™ course is designed for environmental managers, sustainability specialists, and others responsible for achieving triple bottom line success. Environmental managers challenged to pursue organizational environmental stewardship,stakeholder engagement, and the economic prosperity of both their organizations and communities need to find a practical and achievable approach. You will learn how to determine the current state of your sustainability program and benchmark it against other programs. Using this gap analysis, you will be able to create a strategy to ensure a sustainable outcome for your organization. interconnected. ... Continue reading »

Storage of chemicals, wastes, flammable and combustible liquids, and other materials in tanks is subject to detailed and stringent requirements. Changing regulations and the overlapping requirements of various agencies, regulatory programs, and industry standards further complicate compliance management. In this course you will gain a solid understanding of storage tank management requirements that can be immediately applied to storage tanks at any facility or installation. The course covers recent and upcoming changes to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Subpart I, underground storage tank regulations (40 CFR 280); spill prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC) tank requirements (40 CFR 112); effects of the 2005 Energy Bill, enforcement policy changes, and other developments. ... Continue reading »

This concentrated course is designed for those who have been tasked with establishing and implementing a Health and Safety Management System (H&SMS) that is compliant to the OHSAS 18001:2007 Standard. Participants will gain a basic understanding of the purpose of an OHSAS 18001-compliant H&SMS and the steps that will be necessary in establishing and implementing an effective H&SMS. The course will also provide best practices for establishing an important part of the H&SMS - the internal audit program. The course materials assume that those in attendance have not received prior training on the OHSAS 18001 Standard. ... Continue reading »

The Aarcher Institute's Clean Air Compliance Manager™ course is ideal for environmental professionals responsible for permit compliance or oversight of air pollution issues. The Clean Air Compliance Manager™ course presents clean air requirements in an understandable, structured, and logical format. Group discussions, breakout sessions, and discrete training modules are used to make the course interesting and engaging. Students are provided with binder handouts of useful references, example documents, and other tools. You will leave this course prepared to take a leadership position in your organization's air compliance programs. ... Continue reading »

The Clean Water Compliance Manager™ course is ideal for environmental professionals who are responsible for wastewater or stormwater discharge compliance, or general environmental compliance management. The Institute's Clean Water course presents water discharge permitting and restrictions in an understandable, structured, and logical format. Understand the water pollution prevention requirements that apply to your organization, and explore effective strategies for compliance. You will return from this course prepared to effectively address your organization's water permit applications and related compliance challenges. ... Continue reading »

Protect cultural resources and maintain compliance while meeting organizational objectives!

The Environmental Chemistry Advanced™ course has been developed for environmental professionals without extensive chemistry education or training as a practical environmental chemistry experience to provide straightforward, understandable explanations of the chemistry considerations and issues that impact important environmental compliance management considerations. Environmental professionals with a working knowledge of environmental chemistry are better equipped to understand regulatory agency perspectives and address permit conditions, discharge and emissions limitations, hazardous materials and waste storage and management standards, safety requirements, laboratory analytical reports, and environmental site assessment results. ... Continue reading »

The Environmental Chemistry BootcampTM  was developed for environmental professionals without extensive chemistry education or training as a practical environmental chemistry experience to provide straightforward, understandable explanations of the chemistry considerations and issues that impact important environmental compliance management considerations. Environmental professionals with a working knowledge of environmental chemistry are better equipped to understand regulatory agency perspectives and address permit conditions, discharge and emissions limitations, hazardous materials and waste storage and management standards, safety requirements, laboratory analytical reports, and environmental site assessment results. Dr. Turner and William Spain have taught this course for nearly 20 years. Drawing on more than 50 years combined field expertise with chemicals, these two instructors provide simple, straightforward explanations of the chemistry behind important environmental topics, including chemical reactivity, organic compounds, sampling and analysis, MSDS, and when and why chemical reactions occur. Attending this course will improve your ability to comprehend key data found in material safety data sheets, laboratory analytical reports, and environmental assessments. ... Continue reading »

This two and a half day chemistry for non-chemists course, developed by Dr. Denise Turner, does not require attendees to have any background in chemistry. Dr. Turner and William Spain have taught this course for nearly 20 years. Drawing on more than 50 years combined field expertise with chemicals, these two instructors provide simple, straightforward explanations of the chemistry behind important environmental topics, including chemical reactivity, organic compounds, sampling and analysis, MSDS, and when and why chemical reactions occur. Attending this course will improve your ability to comprehend key data found in material safety data sheets, laboratory analytical reports, and environmental assessments. ... Continue reading »