ETMD 293 Managing Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments Under RCRA and CERCLA

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Per Person Price: $1,325 Firm Fixed Price: Available Upon Request

Class Size: 30 Training Hours: 24

Duration: 3 Days CEUs: 2.4

Delivery Method: Classroom Lecture & Exercises

Intended Audience:

Government and contractor personnel involved in site cleanup activities that include conducting radiation surveys and investigations to support demonstrating a successful cleanup. This course is oriented toward CERCLA, federal facility, and RCRA sites.

Course Description:

This course provides participants with a review of the risk assessment role in the RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) and the CERCLA Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) processes. The emphasis is on the fundamentals of planning and conducting risk assessments from a DOE project management perspective. The course specifically aids the participants to define the DOE project manager's role in the risk assessment process and provides tools for making risk management decisions and communicating risks to stakeholders. Students are provided with a comprehensive course manual and numerous DOE and EPA risk assessment publications. The course includes a final comprehensive exam. Participants will receive 2.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completion of this course.

Topics covered include:

- Introduction to risk assessment and the risk assessment process;

- Overview of the CERCLA/RCRA regulatory framework;

- Project planning and site investigation: process planning;

- Project planning and site investigation: conceptual site model and data quality objectives;

- Human health risk assessment: chemical assessment;

- Human health assessment: radiological assessment;

- Risk communication and public involvement;

- Ecological risk assessment;

- Moving from risk assessment to risk management; and

- Calculational approaches.

For additional information, please contact our Training and Registration Center at 865/481-3922 or visit our website at www.etmdtraining.net