Implementing environmental compliance and management strategies without support or participation of staff members can be an uphill battle. It’s sometimes difficult to be a prophet in your own land. This course was developed to provide environmental managers with a convenient method for increasing awareness of environmental requirements across an organization.
The Environmental Team Awareness Bootcamp™ is perfect for organizations with new or changing environmental programs, procedures, or management initiatives, and for those that simply wish to improve staff compliance with environmental directives.
This short course presents concepts in lay terms, with an emphasis on developing an understanding of the challenge of environmental compliance and the need for full implementation of procedures and protocols at all levels. Organizations complete a simple form in advance, and the course is adapted accordingly to include relevant topics and current organization references, information, and points of contact.
The discussion is lively and entertaining, and participants are provided with an embossed certificate of attendance. Participants gain new perspectives on environmental regulations and management and are better prepared to support your programs.
Topics covered include:
- Facility environmental footprint
- Environmental protection objectives and strategies
- Operations and activities subject to environmental requirements
- Role of procedures and recordkeeping
- Environmental management concepts
- Supporting internal environmental programs
- Top 10 environmental red flags
Training Schedule
- Webinar, upon request
- Onsite presentation, upon request
Onsite Bootcamp Presentations
Companies, government agencies, and other organizations are increasingly requesting onsite presentations of the Aarcher Instituteт’s Environmental Team Awareness Bootcamp™. Learn more about our onsite training options.
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Barry L. Rubin is an organizational environmental management expert with more than 20 years experience organizing and leading training programs, workshops, and collaborative meetings on topics such as environmental compliance auditing and compliance management, emergency response planning, environmental management, alternative fuels, NEPA, and resource sustainability for clients including the US Army, US Air Force and Air National Guard Bureau, DOE, EPA, FAA, HUD, National Park Service, West Governor’s Association, Fortune 500 businesses, and educational and municipal organizations. Barry is the Director of the Aarcher Institute of Environmental Training and a senior environmental consulting professional, engaged in providing clients with a broad range of environmental compliance, management, permitting, and training support.
Craig J. Schwartz, CHMM, CPEA, is an environmental regulatory compliance expert, with more than 20 years hands on experience assisting clients achieve and maintain compliance nationwide. He is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA). He has also achieved certification by the US Army Corps of Engineers as a wetland delineator, UST operator certifications in multiple states, several state-level sediment and erosion control certifications, pesticide manager certification, and RAB/QSA ISO 14001 Lead Auditor certification training.
Craig formerly served as technical manager for the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Wetlands Information Hotline, program manager for USEPA Enforcement Support Services (ESS), project manager for the development of comprehensive environmental compliance audit protocols, and technical lead for hundreds of facility environmental plans and permit applications. Craig has supported more than 250 private companies and Federal agencies, ranging from steel mills to the US Army, and has led environmental compliance assistance audits for more than 350 facilities in 42 states, and has been approved by the USEPA as a third-party compliance evaluator.
Paul Miller is an environmental compliance and management expert with more than 23 years experience providing private organizations and clients environmental compliance, management, permitting, and training services. He has supported a wide range of private companies and Federal agencies, ranging from power plants to the US Navy.
Paul has effectively implemented environmental stewardship and compliance programs by capitalizing on his direct experience with facility oerations, engineering, and environmental, safety and health (ES&H) organizational sectors. He has organized and led custom training sessions, workshops, and client and public meetings on subjects including water, low impact design, sustainability, tank management, RCRA compliance, CERCLA compliance, and organizational emergency response planning.
Emily Pugliese is a LEED Green Associate and compliance specialist with more than 8 years experience in environmental permitting, compliance, management, and sustainability. She has extensive experience helping organizations improve their overall environmental performance through the implementation of Environmental Management Systems and other sustainability programs. Ms. Pugliese has worked with businesses, including Fortune 500 companies such as Motorola and Domino Sugar, to help them calculate and reduce the carbon footprint of their business operations and products. Her efforts helped these companies reduce waste, decrease energy and operating costs, and establish themselves as leaders in the environmental field.
Ms. Pugliese also has first-hand regulatory and permitting experience at both the state and federal government level helping businesses and Federal agencies come into compliance with NEPA, CWA, and other Federal and State environmental regulations. Her specific focus included the protection of wetland and threatened and endangered species habitat and involved conducting habitat assessments and developing and reviewing Environmental Impact Statements. Ms. Pugliese has helped businesses and land owners conserve hundreds of thousands of acres of this sensitive habitat.
