Press Release Author: Environmental Resource Center
Industry: Environment
Press Release Summary: September 24, 2007- When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the Illinois EPA(1), workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least every three years.
Press Release Body: Hazmat Training Comes to Chicago
September 24, 2007- When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the Illinois EPA(1), workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least every three years.
Environmental Resource Center®, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present the mandatory training in Chicago on October 16 – 18 at the Four Points by Sheraton, O’Hare Airport.
Hazardous Waste Management: The Complete Course will be taught on October 16 and 17.
Hazardous Materials Certification Training for DOT 49 CFR Transportation Regulations will be taught on October 18 at the same location.
Untrained workers are frequently the cause of environmental accidents and penalties. Last year, more than 189 companies had been cited by the Illinois EPA for the mismanagement of hazardous waste, resulting in over $6.5 million in penalties.(2)
Registration for the training is available by calling 800-537-2372 or at http://www.ercweb.com/classes.
Now in its 26th year, Environmental Resource Center trains not only thousands of industry personnel every year, the company also trains personnel from most of the state and federal agencies that enforce the regulations.
1 See Illinois Administrative Code Title 35 722.134 2 The list of Illinois EPA’s hazardous waste penalties is available at http://www.epa.state.il.us/cgi-bin/en/orders/orders.pl
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