Achieve Full Compliance with the Hazardous Waste Management Standards (with DOT Certification)!
Managing hazardous waste in full compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires an understanding of requirements that apply at generation, accumulation, storage, transportation, and disposal. Compliance strategies change at each stage and those responsible for hazardous waste management must understand how they are interrelated.
“The books and information in the binder were over and
beyond any training course I have taken. They were
well put together.”
- Jacob Masterson, Waste Masters
The Aarcher Institute’s Mastering RCRA™ course is designed to provide both beginning and advanced waste generators, handlers, and managers with the tools and understanding needed to master the complexities of RCRA, while avoiding the confusion and faulty interpretations that can lead to regulatory pitfalls. This 4-day course incorporates a series of presentations, in-depth discussions, and practical exercises designed to guide participants towards mastery of RCRA.
RCRA regulations are rigid and detailed. This unique course presents this material in a logical, modular format that incorporates breakout sessions and open discussion to make this material interesting and understandable. Hands-on training exercises are used to demonstrate and teach the complexities of waste characterization and the notification requirements of the land disposal restrictions applicable to all generators. Students are provided with bound handouts, which serve as a useful desk reference.
“This is the best hazardous waste class I’ve ever had. [Instructor] was very
thorough and covered a wide variety of information in a relatively
short period of time. The slides were concise and to the point
and the regulation books were well-used. I would definitely
recommend this class.”
- Tim McKeone, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Anyone who signs uniform hazardous waste manifests must complete Department of Transportation (DOT) training and certification every three years. Our Mastering RCRATM also includes a separate training module that meets this training requirement, and successful completion of onsite testing results in immediate DOT certification.
You will gain a professional working knowledge of the hazardous waste accumulation, storage, transportation, and disposal requirements of RCRA, practical methods of applying the requirements to facility realities, and the most common hazardous waste violations. You will also become familiar with reading, navigating, and applying the latest code of Federal regulations (CFR) for hazardous waste management and hazardous materials transportation enabling you to become a more self-reliant hazardous waste compliance manager. Course registration includes a bound version of applicable CFRs, which is used extensively in class.
Topics covered include:
- Hazardous Waste Identification and Characterization
- Hazardous Waste Recycling
- Used Oil Management
- Generator Requirements
- Treating Hazardous Waste
- Shipping Hazardous Waste
- Release Reporting
- Land Disposal Restrictions
- Managing Contaminated Media and Debris
- RCRA Update
- DOT Training and Certification (Manifest Specific)
Our Continuing Education Matrix provides a summary of current professional certification credits, maintenance points, and CEUs awarded to Institute courses.
Jim Ashworth is a registered Professional Geologist and a hydrogeologist with more than 30 years of experience providing expert technical review and support to federal and state environmental agencies. His work has included conducting and coordinating the geologic and hydrologic technical review of groundwater pump-and-treat corrective action activities, and he is an expert in Karst geologic formations. He has extensive experience providing training on the RCRA Corrective Action Program, environmental sampling and analysis techniques, permit writing and regulatory groundwater monitoring.
Jasmine Merkle is a former program manager for the REPA 4 Zone 2 contract, the New Mexico Department of Environment (NMED) Permit Assistance Contract, a PRP Search Support Contract for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), as well as for two EPA enforcement support contracts. She has also served as the REPA Work Assignment Manager on more than 150 work assignments for EPA Regions 1, 4, 6, and 8. She is a veteran trainer and educator, having developed and presented more than 100 training courses for EPA Regions 1-6, 8, and 9, as well as for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (PR EQB), Rhode Island Department of the Environment (RI DEM), NMED and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).
Travis Kline is Vice President of TechLaw’s Toxicology and Risk Assessment Group, with nearly 20 years of experience providing technical support and management of multiple projects encompassing human health risk assessment for the US EPA, state agencies and private clients. He has overseen the national external peer review of EPA’s Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities (HHRAP) and authored the Risk-Based Corrective Action Program Manual for the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (PREQB). He regularly provides risk assessment training for the EPA, individual states and municipalities.
Rob Young is a registered Professional Geologist and Vice President of TechLaw. He has more than 25 years of technical expertise and contract management experience on a wide range of remedial activities supporting EPA, state environmental agencies and private clients. He has provided oversight for EPA RCRA Corrective Action activities; directed and performed sampling at several CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL) sites; overseen Environmental Site Assessments at Brownfields sites; and developed RCRA Sampling and Training and Corrective Action courses for federal and state agencies.
