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Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management
10‐Week Course

Starting: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 at 4pm –7pm  via ZOOM

The EHMM course is BACK!

We talked, shifted the schedule around, and now were ready to host you every Wednesday for 10 weeks! Knowledgeable Speakers, a ready textbook, and a zoom link is set up and all we need now is your
attendance! Come join us and enjoy this course that provides a broad yet  comprehensive environmental and safety overview of hazardous materials management. Extending over the course of 10 weeks and a textbook to help you through each of the topics presented, we have this course covered. The speakers are well-prepared for any question you might have. Take a look at the agenda to see all the great topics to be
presented!

 Course Information

Annual HAZWOPER

April 10, 2024

DoubleTree Milwaukee Brookfield

This program will meet the annual refresher training requirements under OSHA’s standards for general industry and the construction industry on hazardous waste operations and emergency response (29 CFR 1910.120 or 29 CFR 1926.65). Certificates of attendance will be awarded.

DNR hours that have been applied for; Available hours: 6.5 hours may be eligible for ABIH CM points, CHMM hours and PE hours, 0.6 CEUs.

Seminar Information

 

Industrial Wastewater Operator Training Program

April 17, 24 and May 1st, 2024 The Sigma Group

The course is designed to familiarize operators and supervisors with the fundamentals of system operation, techniques utilized, and a working knowledge of industrial wastewater treatment systems; to prepare operators for the DNR’s operator examination; and to broaden knowledge and provide DNR wastewater treatment operator continuing education hours. Includes training materials and workbook.

This event contains 18 hours of technical contact time and may be eligible for ABIH CM, CHMM, CEUs and PE hours; DNR hours have been applied for.

Course Information

 

Storage Tanks Information

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a draft revision to AP-42 Chapter 7, Section 1 – Organic Liquid Storage Tanks.  This draft section presents procedures for estimating air emissions from organic liquid storage tanks, and contains detailed descriptions of typical varieties of such tanks, including horizontal, vertical, and underground fixed roof tanks, and internal and external floating roof tanks.

In addition, EPA is releasing a beta version of the TANKS 5.0 emissions estimation tool, which is a browser-based application that estimates volatile organic compound (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from fixed- and floating-roof storage tanks.

Review the AP-42 section and TANKS application at these links:

Comments on both the TANKS 5.0 application and the AP-42 section will be accepted through April 15, 2024, and can be sent to: efcomments@epa.gov.

Interested in Environmental Law?

The American College of Environmental Lawyers is pleased to announce the third year of the College’s Mentorship and Diversity Outreach Program (MDOP) tailored to young lawyers, law students, and early career professionals considering a focus now, or in the future, in environmental law (including engineering, sciences, etc.). Members of the College are available to mentor law students or recent graduates regarding the practice of environmental law, and how to successfully develop a career and professional network.

Visit here to find more information on how to be paired with a mentor.  You can also find other information on an environmental law career. The 2024 MDOP program runs from February 2024 (application opens) through early Fall 2024 (concluding group webinar).

 

The WI CHMM Chapter is planning events for the first half of 2024 including a brewery tour and the full-day HazWoper program in April.  The chapter is also looking for anyone interested in helping to plan and host events for the CHMM Chapter in the future.  Currently, the Chapter is currently seeking nominations for the position of PRESIDENT-ELECT

For more information on volunteering contact Rachel Fields, Rachel.Fields@aptim.com or Julie Jansett, julie@fetinc.org

 

Looking for People to Serve on Sustainability Committee

To all who might be interested! The Sustainability committee needs you! Yes, you!

They are looking for a VP of Committee and new members to join! All are welcome to join! Meetings are once per month; committee members have the opportunity to present on sustainability topics and write articles for FET newsletter. We continue to have interest from FET members who want to join our committee, many with experience in Sustainability.  The committee is actively meeting, so join us today.

Contact Emily James at emily.james@generac.com for more information.

Clarifying the Scope of “Applicable Requirements” Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program

The USEPA proposed a rule titled, “Clarifying the Scope of “Applicable Requirements” Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program.”

The EPA has received requests for additional time to review and comment on the proposed rule revisions. The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule that was scheduled to close on March 11, 2024, by an additional 30 days, until April 10, 2024.

For more information, click here

Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents

The USEPA is proposing to amend its regulation under the RCRA by adding nine specific PFAS, their salts, and their structural isomers, to its list of hazardous constituents. Based on EPA’s evaluation, the nine PFAS, their salts, and their structural isomers meet the criteria for being listed as RCRA hazardous constituents. As a result of this proposed rule, if finalized, when corrective action requirements are imposed at a facility, these PFAS would be among the hazardous constituents expressly identified for consideration in RCRA facility assessments and, where necessary, further investigation and cleanup through the RCRA corrective action process at RCRA treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.

Comments must be received on or before April 8, 2024.

For more information, click here

 

FET Chapter News

Join the FET Southcentral Chapter as Mark Hammers, SCS Engineers, discusses the PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)

Job Postings

Application Deadline is April 1, 2024

Bureau Director for the Waste & Materials Management Program

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Environmental Management is hiring a Bureau Director for the Waste & Materials Management Program, to serve as the leader and strategist in developing and directing a comprehensive statewide program and to assure that state and federal waste & material management laws are met.  

The DNR is a workplace focused on diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Current employees value work-hour flexibility, casual office atmosphere, healthy work-life balance, and working for an organization that provides training and growth opportunities.

Candidates will have until the deadline of 11:59 PM Monday April 1, 2024, to submit a resume and letter of qualifications in order to be considered.

For the full job announcement, please see:  https://wj.wi.gov/13518

Midwest Regional Account Manager, Port Washington, WI

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting, and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com

Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Job Description:

Position Purpose:  
The position’s purpose is to retain and grow existing high-value/ strategic customers within the assigned territory. The Midwest Regional Account Manager covers 13 states in the Midwest.

Primary Duties/responsibilities:

  • Manage all existing customer accounts within an assigned sales territory with a focus on named high-value/strategic accounts. In strategic accounts, it is expected that the Account Manager owns the customer relationships with an additional focus on growth through expanded service offerings, margin improvement, treatment technology optimization, and customer retention.
  • Engage in consultative selling techniques that provide recommendations on a problem-to-solution basis.
  • Advise customers on ESS’ services and solutions through a basic understanding of various state and local governmental regulations pertaining to the generation, storage, transportation, and disposal of generated waste.
  • Support Technical Sales Representative(s) with onboarding new accounts to ensure an effective handoff.
  • Determine the current total spend on hazardous waste of the high-value/ strategic customers and ESS’s % share.
  • Create account plans and documents in Salesforce for all high-value/ strategic customers to grow and retain these customers.
  • The record leads within existing high-value/ strategic customers in Salesforce.
  • Play an active role in the management of Price Books for (higher value/ strategic) accounts; for example additions for new waste streams/service codes.
  • Support the  Sales Representative(s) and Inside Sales Representative(s) as required with information/ help within the territory.
  • Maintain cooperative working relationships with all necessary departments to ensure effective coordination and resolution of customer issues.
  • Face-to-face meetings via web meetings or travel for in-person interaction is required every week.
  • Other responsibilities at the direction of the Strategy & Growth Manager.

Qualifications
Education / Experience / Background:

  • High School Diploma or equivalency 
  • Demonstrable customer relationship experience
  • Technical knowledge/ experience of waste transport, disposal and recycling (from a degree or from experience)
  • Awareness of managing financial
  • Preferred degree or experience in science, mathematics, or business
  • 5+ years of sales experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

  • Relationship-building skills
  • Ability to prioritize the highest value opportunities.
  • Focus on meeting customers’ needs, offering the least complex and most efficient (profitable) solution for ESS
  • Ability to manage customer and waste stream P&Ls
  • Able to work collaboratively across different functions and to secure help from colleagues
  • Comfortable with a role on the road, but able to maintain connectivity to branch/ satellite
  • Strong communication skills and writing skills
  • Required Certification / Licenses / Training:
  • Veolia training as required.

Apply directly at Veolia at https://smrtr.io/jd4s_ 

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