Environmental Health and Safety Issues

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Environmental Health and Safety Issues presents best practices for developing and managing an effective environmental health and safety program. You will learn about the regulatory process and how it affects facilities. Compliance with laws and regulations is a key focus. The course will prepare you to conduct site assessments, analyze risk, and cooperate with compliance audits. The course also guides learners through the planning process to mitigate the risk from any workplace emergency, specifically addressing hazardous materials, air quality, water pollution, asbestos and lead hazards, and tank management. The management of and response to specific indoor environmental quality complaints is also addressed.

Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Develop and manage an effective environmental health and safety program, integrating sustainable best practices wherever appropriate
  • Ensure that your facilities are in compliance with Federal, state, and local regulatory mandates
  • Assess environmental risk factors and prepare for compliance audits
  • Address emergency environmental health situations through proper planning and incident response
  • Maintain health and safety records in accordance with industry best practices
  • Manage indoor environmental quality complaints related to air, water, mold, radon, asbestos, and other environmental hazards
  • Execute appropriate record keeping, reporting, and other requirements associated with aboveground and underground storage tank regulations
  • Design and implement a waste management program, including recycling and disposal of all forms of waste including landfills waste, hazardous waste, universal, electronic, and tenant-generated waste

Key topic areas:

regulatory overview, including OSHA and EPA regulations hazard communication and emergency response asbestos and lead management office and industrial ergonomics indoor air quality, air emissions, and pollution control storage tanks, hazardous waste, and site assessment audits, record keeping, and legal issues

Applies to:

FMA®, RPA®, SMA® designations

Recommendations:
USGBC Recommendation: 30 GBCI continuing education hours toward the LEED Credential Maintenance Program

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Note BOMI courses are offered throughout the country through a partnership with Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Locals. If you cannot find a course in your area, please pre-register and tell us where, when, and how you would like to take the course.      

Delivery Options: Date: Location: To Register:
Online Self-Paced N/A Online BOMI
Live Virtual Learning Apr 23, 2024 to May 16, 2024 Online BOMA Boston
Accelerated Review May 22, 2024 to May 24, 2024 Detroit, MI BOMA Metro Detroit
Accelerated Review Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2024 BOMA Indiana BOMA Indiana
Live Virtual Learning Nov 06, 2024 to Nov 08, 2024 Online BOMA Nevada
Live Virtual Learning Nov 06, 2024 to Nov 08, 2024 Online BOMA Orange County
Live Virtual Learning Nov 06, 2024 to Nov 08, 2024 Online BOMA Sacramento
Live Virtual Learning Nov 06, 2024 to Nov 08, 2024 Online BOMA San Diego
Live Virtual Learning Nov 06, 2024 to Nov 08, 2024 Online BOMA Kansas City

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