From household hazardous waste, to construction and demolition material, debris management, “special” wastes make up a significant portion of your community’s waste stream. For decades SWANA’s Special Waste Training Courses have focused on educating you on the ever-changing array of issues concerning special waste. Why “waste” an opportunity to improve your safety performance and enhance your career?
Keeping yourself informed on today’s trends and tomorrow’s emerging technologies will provide you with the chance to improve not only your day-to-day work, but also your community’s future. By taking our courses, you’ll understand how to identify (and avoid) chemical, operational, and health hazards. At the same time, you’ll learn how to determine the source of hazardous waste and the fundamentals involved in waste screening. Additionally, you will be able to address the issues associated with catastrophic disaster debris management planning and debris disposal.
Participating in these courses will allow you to earn valuable Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
SWANA's Special Waste Courses:
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Household Hazardous Waste & CESQG Facility Operations 24-hour Training Course (3-Day Course)
Available at:
- Tampa, FL -- October 21-23, 2008
- Training on Demand, please contact learn@SWANA.org to schedule your On-Site Training Course
This introductory course covers the most common aspect of household hazardous wastes, including: how to identify and avoid chemical, operational, and health hazards, possible emergencies, and federal regulations.
FEMA's Debris Management Course (3-Day Course)
Available at:
- Las Vegas, NV -- April 7-10, 2008
- Training on Demand, please contact learn@SWANA.org to schedule your On-Site Training Course
This course addresses the issues of disposing debris associated with catastrophic disaster debris management planning. Each student will develop a Debris Management Plan based on the discussions and presentations shown.
Construction and Demolition Certification Course (3-Day Course)
Available at:
- Corpus Christi, TX -- February 4-9, 2008
- Las Vegas, NV -- April 7-10. 2008
- Tampa, FL -- October 21-23, 2008
Expand your knowledge of managing construction and demolition materials by understanding the basics of C&D materials. This includes definition, composition, as well as environmental and human safety issues at job sites and C&D landfill siting.
Waste Screening at MSWM Facilities Training Course
Available online:
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In this course, operations personnel will be trained to recognize, safely handle, and properly dispose of unauthorized materials found in an MSW waste stream.