Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

Description

The online Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act or EPCRA Training course has been created to offers its students an online option to develop their understanding of the theories, principles, and approaches that are implemented in the process of emergency management.

The goal of this online EPCRA training class is to enable a facility owner or operator with the knowledge that is needed for complying with reporting requirements set forth by the emergency Planning and community Right-To-Know Act’s Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. s. 11001, et seq. (SARA).

While in this online EPCRA course, students will investigate past disasters as well as the impact of policy formation that leads up to the current FEMA all-hazards approach. Students will also learn the role, duties, and importance of emergency management as well as the legal issues involving emergency management. This course includes 0.6 CEU credits.

Outcomes

The information and sources in this online Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act training course will help you determine your regulatory status for:

1.Emergency Planning Notification and Emergency Response Plans (EPCRA 302/303)
2.Emergency Release Notification (EPCRA 304)
3.MSDS and Chemical Inventory Reporting (EPCRA 311/312)
4.Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (EPCRA 313)

Individuals who successfully complete of this online EPCRA class will have an in-depth understanding of:

◦Comprehensive Emergency Management philosophy Roles and duties of emergency managers throughout the United States
◦History of EPCRA and current roles in all-hazard management
◦Notification requirements for emergency releases of hazardous chemicals into the atmosphere, surface water or groundwater

Assessment

CEUs are awarded for participation in educational activities with professional associations, business and industry, occupational groups, and education. Workshops, seminars, training programs, conferences, institutes, and short courses may qualify. As a guideline, these activities must be developed for a specific clientele, with the purpose of professional updating, re-certification, re-licensing, and retraining/vocational adjustment, or new career orientation.

Participants earn one CEU for each 10 “contact” hours spent in an organized educational activity. According to requirements set by the National Task Force on Continuing Education, this activity must meet under the direction of an approved sponsor and qualified instructors.

Generally, a 60-minute clock hour is the standard of measurement for each contact hour. Any portion of an hour does not count toward CEUs. The total number of CEUs awarded depends on how much time a participant spends in a formal learning situation.

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