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WHERE TANK OWNERS GO WRONG USING/MIS-USING/NOT USING SP031    TU-G3
Tuesday     11am to 12pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM G/H
Seating109 of 120 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.0  
SpeakersJoseph Mentzer
ObjectiveTo learn what can go wrong with using SP031.
DescriptionThis session will discuss what can go wrong with implementing SP031 for aboveground storage tank repairs. Hear from an STI/SPFA industry standard expert about limitations of the standard. Learn why and when to apply this standard in the field and develop familiarity with it's contents.
LUNCH, TUESDAY ON 3/25    M-Z2
Tuesday     11:45am to 12:45pm
Room PLATINUM BALLROOM
Seating2000 of 910 seats available
Credits  
ObjectiveCatch up with old friends, chat with co-workers, and provide helpful guidance to new people.
Description

Lunch is a great opportunity to maintain and expand your professional network. Sharing a meal is a way to connect with new people and keep up with old friends, and is essential in today's professional world to grow your career.

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IIAR PUBLICATIONS AS RAGAGEP FOR AMMONIA REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS    TU-A3
Tuesday     1pm to 3pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM NORTHWEST
Seating123 of 150 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersThomas Rios, Alvin Lal
ObjectiveThis session will review previous and current IIAR publications as RAGAGEP for ammonia refrigeration systems.
DescriptionThis presentation will review IIAR publications and their use as RAGAGEP for ammonia refrigeration systems. The first part of the session will review previous IIAR publications and their use as RAGAGEP. The second portion will cover why IIAR 9-2020 Addendum A-2024 should be used as RAGAGEP for all ammonia refrigeration systems and how to perform an inspection using the standard (IIAR 9) as a checklist.
HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCUMULATION AFTER THE GIR    TU-B3
Tuesday     1pm to 3pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM NORTHEAST
Seating138 of 268 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersScott Lyons
ObjectiveIn this presentation, we will review the requirements for generators accumulating hazardous waste onsite. This includes the rules for satellite accumulation, laboratory accumulation, and 90- and 180-day accumulation. We will highlight changes to the accumulation rules with the adoption of the GIR and touch on other new requirements in the Title 22 hazardous waste regulations.
DescriptionEPA promulgated the hazardous waste generator improvements rule (GIR) in 2016, in part to make it easier for different types of generators to find the requirements with which they must comply. The rule reorganized the hazardous waste regulations and made significant changes to the requirements for generators accumulating hazardous waste onsite. In 2024, DTSC adopted the mandatory portions of the GIR (i.e., regulations that were more stringent than Californias regulations. The Department also reorganized Californias regulations to align with the federal reorganization. The newly adopted regulations went into effect on July 1, 2024.
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT TESTING AND SINGLE-POINT CONTINUITY TESTING    TU-C2
Tuesday     1pm to 2pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM SOUTH
Seating301 of 380 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.0  ICC: 1.0
SpeakersDavid Rabb
ObjectiveThis session will provide participants with how hydrocarbons are escaping into the soil surrounding USTs.
DescriptionThe course will explain where the largest hydrocarbons vapors are exiting underground storage tanks and entering the soil vapor space surrounding the UST. Included in this course is discussion of leak data from 100 consecutive test of underground storage tanks and test methods that are certified by the EPA NWGLDE that will detect these leaks. After presenting which components of a UST leaks vapors into the soil and the number of leaks per tank, group discussion will take place.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN CALIFORNIA    TU-D2
Tuesday     1pm to 5pm
Room ORANGE COUNTY BALLROOM 1/2
Seating104 of 155 seats available
CreditsREHS: 4.0  
SpeakersGary Lucks, Matthew McCarron
ObjectiveProvide a 4-hour primer, overview of the salient requirements for managing hazardous waste under CA law with practice tips to help with compliance.
DescriptionThis Session will describe the hazardous waste regulatory requirements as they relate to hazardous waste compliance activities with a particular focus on hazardous waste generator requirements. This comprehensive course is designed to provide an overview of up-to-date California and federal hazardous waste regulations including emergency response.
HIGH-FREQUENCY MONITORING FOR RAPID ANSWERS TO KEY VI QUESTIONS    TU-F3
Tuesday     1pm to 2pm
Room GOLD KEY I/II
Seating100 of 108 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.0  
SpeakersMark Kram
ObjectiveAttendees will learn how automated continuous monitoring of chemical and physical data is used to rapidly answer key vapor intrusion questions.
DescriptionIs there an exposure exceedance? Is this due to an indoor source or VI? Where are indoor sources and vapor entry pathways located? What can be done to mitigate risk, and did the remedy work? What is the building-specific attenuation factor? Is the vapor recovery system keeping occupants safe during thermal remediation? These critical questions are answered in a single deployment using automated real-time monitoring and web posting of results.
UL OIL & GAS STANDARDS OVERVIEW    TU-G4
Tuesday     1pm to 3pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM G/H
Seating103 of 120 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersSteve Pollock, Tim O'Toole, Jeff Prusko
ObjectiveTo discuss tank manufacturing specifications and performance testing of tanks.
DescriptionThis class discusses how STI/SPFA develops tank manufacturing specifications in compliance with UL performance testing. Discussion will also include an overview by UL on tank and appurtenance standards, including updates for UL142 and UL142A. Research tools will be presented that may assist inspectors and tank owners/operators.
COMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR VIOLATIONS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM    TU-H3
Tuesday     1pm to 3pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM F
Seating192 of 250 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersApril Ranney, Ryan Miya, Michael Palazzola
ObjectiveThis session will provide participants with tools and information that facilities can use to adequately comply with common HWG program violations.
DescriptionThe course is a collaborative discussion and general overview of the most common Hazardous Waste Generator Program violations, the regulatory basis associated with each violation, and some examples of methods/suggestions/tools facilities have used to demonstrate compliance with the applicable regulatory requirement(s).
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WASTE TRANSPORTATION & MANIFESTING    Tu-H5
Tuesday     1pm to 5pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM E
Seating282 of 292 seats available
CreditsREHS: 4.0  
SpeakersMike Hagen, Steven Lichten
ObjectiveServes as the required triennial USDOT Hazmat Employee & manifest function-specific training.
DescriptionAll those who ship hazardous materials or wastes, prepare containers for shipment, prepares or signs hazardous waste manifests must be trained per DOT rules at least every three years. Heres your chance to complete this required training from a recognized expert in the subject and has over 44 years actual law enforcement experience in hazmat and haz waste transportation (and manifest) inspection, investigation & enforcement.
FUNDAMENTAL BODY LANGUAGE    TU-J2
Tuesday     1pm to 5pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM CENTER
Seating362 of 400 seats available
CreditsREHS: 4.0  
SpeakersJohn Wilson
ObjectiveTo become familiar with the physiology of critical stress and how it can be translated into pre-attack indicators through kinesic indicators.
DescriptionThis four-hour presentation provides verbal and kinesic tools to safely and effectively accomplish the following: maintain composure, establish rapport, communicate well, establish cooperation, and gain compliance with students, parents, members of the public, peers, and administration. Additionally, the course provides important insight into understanding crisis, predictability, bias, and body language. This presentation will educate attendees on an easy to employ, highly effective, universal communication system (The Wolfson Formula). It helps professionals maintain their own behavior in stressful and critical situations, gain compliance from difficult people, and achieve cooperation where they might not have been able to do so otherwise without the training. The "Wolfson Formula" has been tested and used effectively for over ten years in many situations, including: public interactions, crisis, victim interviews, simple negotiations, consensual encounters, investigations, and other high stakes situations.
HMBP 201    TU-M3
Tuesday     1pm to 3pm
Room GRAND BALLROOM A-D
Seating130 of 160 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersRichard LeClair, Emma Rand
ObjectiveUnderstanding the exemptions and reporting mixtures for the HMBP program
DescriptionIntermediate topics covered include: 1. Exemptions under Health and Safety Code and Title 19 2. How mixtures and solutions are to be reported
INTRODUCTION TO BLACKLINE SAFETYS CONNECTED SAFETY TECHNOLOGY    TU-N4
Tuesday     1pm to 2pm
Room LA/LA JOLLA
Seating34 of 36 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.0  
SpeakersDoug Mayer, Todd Burton
ObjectiveLearn how Blackline Safetys solutions enhance real-time monitoring, protect workers from various hazards, and improve emergency response.
DescriptionJoin us for a hands-on live product demonstration of Blackline Safetys connected safety solutions, including the G6 and G7 personal gas detectors, EXO 8 area monitor, Blackline Live, and Blackline Analytics. Learn how these innovative tools work together to deliver real-time monitoring, data-driven insights, and enhanced safety for workers and emergency responders, ensuring their safety when it matters the most.
FACILITY TOUR - ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT    TU-T2
Tuesday     1pm to 5pm
Room VALET PARKING LOT
Seating0 of 30 seats available
CreditsREHS: 4.0  
SpeakersRuss Siems
ObjectiveAttendees will tour and be presented with the day-to-day operations of Orange County's largest waste water treatment and recycling facility.
DescriptionThe Orange County Sanitation District is a public agency that provides wastewater collection, treatment, and recycling for approximately 2.6 million people in central and northwest Orange County. The district owns and operates 388 miles of regional sewer pipes, 15 pump stations, and two operating facilities that treat wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sources. This is a tour of OC San's largest treatment/recycling facility.
HOW TO NOT CRY OVER SPILLED PETROLEUM & COORDINATE COMPLIANCE    TU-C3
Tuesday     2pm to 3:30pm
Room ELITE
Seating341 of 380 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.5  ICC: 1.5
SpeakersCeleste Kaisch, Nik Zagorov
ObjectiveCase Study for new CUPAs and business owners to learn about the consequences for non-compliance
DescriptionDuring this case study we will dive into the coordination efforts of the CUPA, Prosecutor and third-party consultant to bring a gas station operator into compliance with CA environmental laws to prevent underground petroleum release to surface and ground water. This particular corporation operated several gas stations in five Northern CA counties and was alleged to have failed to adequately install, monitor, operate, and calibrate equipment designed to detect leaks.
ENFORCEMENT TAG MEETING    TU-3
Tuesday     3pm to 4:30pm
Room ELITE
Seating24 of 30 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.0  
SpeakersHeather Tanner
ObjectiveENFORCEMENT TAG MEETING
DescriptionENFORCEMENT TAG MEETING
CLEAN UP ROUNDTABLE MEETING (REGULATORS ONLY)    TU-4
Tuesday     3pm to 5pm
Room LA/LA JOLLA
Seating29 of 30 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersCheryl Prowell
ObjectiveCLEAN UP ROUNDTABLE MEETING (REGULATORS ONLY)
DescriptionCLEAN UP ROUNDTABLE MEETING (REGULATORS ONLY)
A THOROUGH INSPECTION CHECKLIST FOR AMMONIA REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS    TU-A4
Tuesday     3pm to 5pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM NORTHWEST
Seating110 of 150 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersThomas Rios, Alvin Lal
ObjectiveThe presentation is to provide instruction on performing an inspection of closed-circuit ammonia refrigeration systems based on IIAR 9-2020 Addendum A
DescriptionSafety standards are the basis for operating and maintaining industrial processes safely. This presentation will provide instructions on how to perform a standardized Minimum System Safety Evaluation on a closed-circuit ammonia refrigeration system using ANSI/IIAR 9-2020 Addendum A. Topics will include: - Supporting Codes and Standards - Review of system maintenance records - Machinery room requirements - Equipment protection - System safeties
HAZARDOUS WASTE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION AND PROCEDURES    TU-B4
Tuesday     3pm to 5pm
Room MARQUIS BALLROOM NORTHEAST
Seating196 of 268 seats available
CreditsREHS: 2.0  
SpeakersRegan Bottomley, Andy Smith
ObjectiveThis class will focus on the preparedness and prevention regulations for SQGs and LQGs including recent Generator Improvement Rule changes.
DescriptionAre you prepared for a hazardous waste emergency? Recently the DTSC adopted the Generator improvements Rule which includes changes to emergency preparedness and prevention. In this class you will learn what the EPA and DTSC require to prepare for emergencies, such as the necessary equipment, required aisle space, and the NEW Quick Refence Guide. Additionally, we will discuss the contingency plan contents, hazmat business plans, and reporting.
PFAS REGULATORY UPDATE: ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS    TU-F4
Tuesday     3pm to 4pm
Room GOLD KEY I/II
Seating56 of 108 seats available
CreditsREHS: 1.0  
SpeakersJohn Goetze
ObjectiveAttendees will learn about emerging PFAS regulations and policies from EPA and CA that impact water, soil, air, waste, and related requirements.
DescriptionThis will focus on regulatory changes in the past year but also give the basics of PFAS rules from California and EPA. Discussion will include lessons learned and best practices from recent compliance projects. The impacts of EPAs enforcement policy for PFAS listing in CERCLA will also be summarized. Focus will also be given to the tools available for site investigative strategies to prepare for enhanced public and regulatory scrutiny.
Since we will be using our calcupa.org "My Itinerary" process for the 2025 Conference for Attendees to Earn CEUs, please create your Itinerary by going to the online agenda and clicking on the "+Add" button on the right of the page to Add Sessions you plan to attend to your "My Itinerary".  To View/Edit your Itinerary for Session Attendance, visit your My Itinerary.  We will provide further information on how to 'check in/out' of a Session to verify your attendance. If you have any questions, please email registration@calcupa.org.