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UST COMPONENTS 101 PLUS    W-C3
Wednesday     1pm to 5pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM SOUTH
Seating108 of 350 seats available
CreditsREHS: 4.0  ICC: 4.0
SpeakersGerrit Kovach, Brenda Puepke
ObjectiveTo be able to identify different parts of the UST system included in leak detection, spill containment and overfill protection and certifications.
DescriptionThis course will be an open presentation with an array of UST Components with the objective of learning and identifying different parts and finctions for UST inspections. This will include many field photos and videos and a collection of actual UST sensors, leak detectors, piping and other components from different systems (Veeder Root, Pneumeractor, etc.). A new UST components field guide will also be included with this presentation.
PresentationUST Components 101 Plus
UST Monitoring System Field Guide
Waterboard Monitoring Construction Guide
VEEDER ROOT SENSOR GUIDE
EBW GUIDE
FRANKLING FUELING SENSOR GUIDE
RONAN PDF GUIDE
PNEUMERCATOR PDF GUIDE
UST PIPING GUIDE 1
UST PIPING GUIDE 2 (FLEX BRAVO)
BUILDING THE PLANE AS WE FLY IT - LI-ION BATTERIES IN PRACTICE    W-D3
Wednesday     1pm to 3pm
Room ORANGE COUNTY BALLROOM 1/2
Seating52 of 130 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersRobert Salvesen
ObjectiveTheory and practical application of energy storage systems, application of insults and their outcomes combined with Real-world experience.
DescriptionThe news has exploded with news of battery incidents lately. No place on Earth has been experiencing more than New York City. Take a journey with the guys who are on the ground handling the incidents, how the process has evolved, what we are currently doing, and where this is going. Plenty of time will be allowed for discussion.
WHAT'S NEW AT DTSC'S SITE MITIGATION & RESTORATION PROGRAM?    W-F3
Wednesday     1pm to 3pm
Room GOLD KEY I/II
Seating62 of 100 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersMaryam Tasnif-abbasi, Peter Garcia, Rafat Abbasi, Gregory Shaffer
ObjectiveThis session will provide participants with programmatic and regulatory updates, info on brownfields and brownfield funding, and VI decision making
DescriptionAn update on DTSC's Site Mitigation and Restoration Program, including: - DTSC's new Board of Environmental Safety - Funding available for cleanup - Community oriented programs - Initiatives for EJ communities - AB 304's requirements for Local Agencies - Using multiple lines of evidence to make decisions at vapor intrusion sites
PresentationWHAT'S NEW AT DTSC'S SITE MITIGATION & RESTORATION PROGRAM?
CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER 40 CFR 112 AND THE APSA    W-G3
Wednesday     1pm to 3pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM G/H
Seating96 of 160 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersGeoff Knight
ObjectiveThis session will provide participants with the knowledge of how SPCC Plans and Contingency Plans relate to and differ from each other.
DescriptionThis course will provide an overview of the requirements for Spill Contingency Plans written to fulfill the APSA and 40 CFR Part 112, which may be required as part of an SPCC Plan when a facility is unable to provide adequate secondary containment. This course will describe the standard elements of a Contingency Plan; compare and contrast SPCC Plans and Contingency Plans; and discuss the relationship between federal and California requirements.
PresentationCONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER 40 CFR 112 AND THE APSA
UNIFORM HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST & SHIPPING PAPER REQUIREMENTS    W-H3
Wednesday     1pm to 3pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM F
Seating46 of 180 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersNatasha McClurg
ObjectiveThis session will provide a thorough evaluation of the uniform hazardous waste manifest and waste related shipping paper regulatory requirements.
DescriptionThis course will provide participants with an in depth look at the uniform hazardous waste manifest requirements. Participants will evaluate shipping paper documentation, including e-manifest's, for accuracy. The course will end with a discussion on retention and distribution requirements.
PresentationUniform Hazardous Waste Manifest & Shipping Paper Requirements
IDENTIFICATION AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT FOR HAZMAT INCIDENTS    W-I3
Wednesday     1pm to 2pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM E
Seating91 of 175 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.5  
SpeakersGrant Miner
ObjectiveParticipants will learn how to identify the materials involved in an incident, analyze the hazards present, and how they impact response options.
DescriptionIdentification and hazard assessment (IDHA) plays a crucial role in responding to hazmat incidents. This course will discuss tools for identifying materials and their properties, understanding the dynamics of an incident and ensuring a safe, effective response. Topics will include resources for IDHA (placards/labels, SDSs, WISER, etc.), awareness of multiple hazards, reassessing hazards as information changes, and analysis of actual incidents.
PresentationIdentification and Hazard Assessment For Hazmat Incidents
OVERCOMING BIAS    W-J2
Wednesday     1pm to 5pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM CENTER
Seating206 of 250 seats available
CreditsREHS: 4.0  
SpeakersJohn Wilson
ObjectiveThis session provides information on understanding our diversity and how to overcome subconscious bias.
DescriptionWe are often surrounded by polarization in the very things we should be celebrating: race, religion, technology, arts, and ideologies. "Overcoming Bias" is a unique, exciting, and original look at the sources of human bias on a personal and organizational level. This presentation also covers harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and prejudice of 18 protected groups, while defining and helping the audience understand the protected groups.
HMBP SUBMITTALS - APPLIED STRATEGIES FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE    W-M3
Wednesday     1pm to 3pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM A-D
Seating25 of 160 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersElizabeth Brega, Nicholas Crain, Kathleen Estrada, Thomas Vohoska, John Paine
ObjectiveThis session will provide participants with strategies for ensuring businesses comply with HMBP submittal requirements.
DescriptionThis course will highlight requirements pertaining to HMBP submittals and will give an overview of statewide HMBP submittal trends. Sacramento County Environmental Management Department and Riverside County Department of Environmental Health will present on strategies for ensuring business comply with HMBP submittal requirements as well as processes for ongoing compliance. CalEPA will present on the future of HMBP submittals in CERS NextGen.
PresentationHMBP Submittals - Applied Strategies for Ensuring Compliance
CCDEH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING    W-O3
Wednesday     1pm to 3pm
Room ELITE
Seating31 of 35 seats available
Credits  
SpeakersJustin Malan
ObjectiveCCDEH Executive Committee Meeting
DescriptionCCDEH Executive Committee Meeting
Recent Changes to Ammonia Refrigeration RAGAGEP    W-A4
Wednesday     3pm to 5pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM NORTHWEST
Seating155 of 200 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersEli Macha, Chad Collin
ObjectiveThis presentation reviews all the recent changes to IIAR standards.
DescriptionOver the past few years IIAR has published several notable changes to their suite of standards. The point of this presentation will be to bring regulators up to speed on recent changes in the ammonia refrigeration industry. IIAR standards 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 all have important changes relevant to our industry.
PresentationRecent Changes to Ammonia Refrigeration RAGAGEP
UNDERSTANDING THE LARGE QUANTITY GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS    W-B4
Wednesday     3pm to 5pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM NORTHEAST
Seating3 of 250 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersAnthony Cardno
ObjectiveTo determine generator status, describe device management requirements and emergency plan elements, and determine if release reporting is required.
DescriptionThis 2-hr session covers the large quantity generator requirements at 22 CCR 66262.34, including determining a sites generator status, storage device management, marking, time limits, paperwork, and training requirements. Students will learn emergency response, planning requirements, and release reporting requirements applicable to large quantity generators.
PresentationUNDERSTANDING THE LARGE QUANTITY GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS
PREPARING FOR A CUPA PERFORMANCE EVALUATION VIA THE SELF-AUDIT    W-D4
Wednesday     3pm to 4:30pm
Room ORANGE COUNTY BALLROOM 1/2
Seating50 of 150 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.5  
SpeakersNicholas Crain, Robert Hunt, Danielle Desaussure
ObjectiveThis session will identify best practices for a successful CUPA performance evaluation, including preparation by way of a rigorous Self-Audit.
DescriptionThis session will discuss the key to a successful performance evaluation by way of an honest Self-Audit of your local program, utilizing data to inform decisions. By utilizing an annual deep dive into an UPA's processes & data during the Self-Audit, areas of improvement will be identified more readily. The focus will be on Riverside County's internal Self-Audit process, from start to finish, providing examples of documents and reports utilized.
PresentationRivCo DEH Self-Audit Checklist
RivCo DEH Self-Audit Summary
Preparing For A CUPA Performance Evaluation Via The Self-Audit
SPCC PLAN: FACILITY DESCRIPTIONS AND DIAGRAMS    W-G4
Wednesday     3pm to 5pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM G/H
Seating76 of 160 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersJanice Witul, Pete Reich
ObjectiveTo provide a summary of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan requirements on facility description and diagram
DescriptionThis session will cover the facility description and diagram requirements for SPCC Plans in accordance with 40 CFR Part 112. Discussions will include the prediction of direction, rate of flow, and total quantity of oil that could be discharged for each type of major equipment failure where experience indicates a reasonable potential for equipment failure. Examples of facility diagrams will also be discussed.
PresentationSPCC Plan: Facility Descriptions and Diagrams
TAPPING INTO TOXICS WITH EPA'S TRI DATA ON FACILITIES WASTE    W-H4
Wednesday     3pm to 5pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM F
Seating153 of 180 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersAbby Burton
ObjectiveLearn which facilities are required to report to TRI and understand the extensive TRI data available on facility-level releases and waste management.
DescriptionThe course explains which facilities are required to report to EPAs Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and presents how to access and understand the facility-level data available on releases of toxic chemicals to air, water, and land, and waste management practices (e.g., treatment, recycling). Participants will learn how to access and use TRI data to better understand a facility's environmental profile.
PresentationTapping Into Toxics with EPA's TRI Data on Facilities' Waste
RADIATION NOT SEEN ON TV: REAL RAD RESPONSES & LESSONS LEARNED    W-I4
Wednesday     3pm to 5pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM E
Seating120 of 175 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersJuan Garcia, Gregory Rabinovitz, Carl Palladino, Robert Wise, Robert Daniels, Tanya Ridgle, Jeffrey Day
ObjectiveParticipants will learn about real responses first responders have had to radiation incidents. What went right, wrong, and improvements possible.
DescriptionThis course provides an overview of real responses first responders have had to radiation incidents. Speakers will be from various jurisdictions and functions of California. An overview of educational opportunities for expanding ones radiological preparedness/knowledge will be covered towards the end of the module. Q&A session will be at the end of the module.
PresentationPreservation Aviation
Stabilization Presentation
CHP Rad
RHB CUPA 2023
Goiania
LA County CUPA 2023
HMBP -AB480-Imminent and Substantial Endangerment - Emergency Closure    W-M4
Wednesday     3pm to 5pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM A-D
Seating110 of 160 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersJohn Elkins, Karen Riveles, Mario Tresierras
ObjectiveTo share the Criteria developed by the UPAs to be utilized to issue an order under AB 480 for a closure of a portion of a facility creating an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety.
DescriptionAB 480 Effective January 1, 2022 - Concepts of New Law: A release of a spill, escape or entry of HM, HW, or substances. The UPA in consultation with the Local Health Officer (LHO) determines & imminent and substantial endangerment to public health due to specified factors. An UPA may issue and order to RP to immediately suspend or discontinue the activity causing or contributing to the release. The law precludes the UPA from issuing an order if the material falls below a reporting threshold established by the office in any regulation. UPA must support its order with findings including evidence of LHO consultation and order be consistent with the criteria developed by the UPAs to determine imminent and substantial endangerment to the public.
PresentationAB 480 Imminent and Substantial Endangerment-Emergency Closure
ENFORCEMENT TAG MEETING    W-O4
Wednesday     3pm to 5pm
Room ELITE
Seating11 of 35 seats available
Credits  
SpeakersHeather Tanner
ObjectiveEnforcement TAG Meeting
DescriptionEnforcement TAG Meeting
INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE STAKEHOLDER MEETING    W-O5
Wednesday     4:30pm to 5:30pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM G/H
Seating59 of 120 seats available
Credits  
SpeakersJason Boetzer, Royce Long
ObjectiveIndustry Roundtable Stakeholder Meeting
DescriptionIndustry Roundtable Stakeholder Meeting
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