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Website

http://oetseminars.asu.edu/content/office-environmental-technology

Summary

This program began in 1985 with a seminar on RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) requirements for small- and large-quantity generators of hazardous wastes who were required to be certified annually. The demand for this type of training was great and it lead to the design and implementation of seven certificate programs in hazardous waste management. The program was initiated by Nicholas Hild in 1985 who lead the program until 1990. In 1990, William C. Blackman Jr. took over the program and received funding from the California-Arizona Consortium. The Consortium consisted of the University of California at Los Angeles, Irvine, Davis, and Berkeley; The University of Southern California; the Los Angeles Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; and Arizona State University. The participants were nonprofit organizations with extensive experience in hazardous waste management and in the conduct of hazardous waste worker health and safety programs. The original California Consortium was awarded a grant, in 1988, by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences to support a variety of low-cost hazardous waste worker courses. The Arizona State University's Center for Environmental Studies (now the Global Institute of Sustainability) was invited to join the Consortium and did so in 1990. The Center offered the courses required by 29 CFR 1910.120. The offered courses conformed to the curricula developed by the Consortium, as modified to meet Arizona requirements and regulations. When Dr. Blackman retired the program leadership was taken by Harold (Hal) Berkowitz and the classes continued to be conducted through the Center until 1999 when the program moved to the Arizona State University-Polytechnic campus. Courses included:

  • Health and Safety Training Course for Hazardous Waste Workers: 8-Hour Manager/Supervisor Training
  • Health and Safety Training Course for Hazardous Waste Workers: 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Worker Training
  • Health and Safety Training Course for Hazardous Waste Workers: 8-Hour Refresher Training
  • Health and Safety Training Course for Hazardous Waste Workers: 2-Day RCRA Management Seminar
  • 24-Hour Training for Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials (HM 126F)
  • Health and Safety Training Course for Hazardous Waste Workers: 8-Hour RCRA Refresher
The certification program currently exists in the Office of Environmental Technology, Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus.

Funding

California-Arizona Consortium, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences

Timeline

August 1985 — April 1999