Environmental Regulations Overview
Overview/Description
This one-hour course provides an overview of the major environmental laws and regulations of our time and the specific standards that outline requirements to comply with them.
The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- define the purpose of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- specify the purpose of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- specify the purpose of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund
- specify the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- identify the intent of various laws
Target Audience
Managers and supervisors of industry
Expected Duration
1.0
Lesson Objectives:
Environmental Regulations Overview
identify characteristics of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
identify the purpose of TSCA titles.
identify characteristics of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
identify the authority granted the EPA by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
identify characteristics of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund.
identify the requirements NEPA places on federal agencies.
identify characteristics of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
identify characteristics of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA).
identify the intent of various environmental regulatory laws (OSH Act, SDWA, OPA, P2, ESA, FIFRA).
Course Number: ENV0101