This 2.5-day course provides participants with the fundamentals of risk assessment as applied to the Superfund cleanup process. This course is designed to present an introduction of the Superfund risk assessment process to Project Managers, On-Scene Coordinators, Risk Assessment Reviewers, and potentially new Risk Assessors working at hazardous waste sites or treatment, storage and disposal facilities. The course assumes little experience with toxicology and risk assessment or knowledge regarding Superfund risk assessment guidance.

The course is based on the following EPA documents:

• Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS): Volume I - Human Health Evaluation Manual (Parts A, B, C, and D) (The student is also introduced to RAGS Parts E and F).
• Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Process for Designing and Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments - Interim Final (https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/157941.pdf);
• Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment (https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2014-11/documents/eco_risk_assessment1998.pdf).

The risk assessment process is presented in an introductory format. The overall goal of the course is for the student to have a good understanding of the risk assessment guidance associated with Superfund. This course consists of 2 days of primarily human health risk assessment instruction and 0.5 days of ecological risk assessment instruction.

Topics include baseline risk assessment, preliminary remediation goals; applicable statutes, regulations, and guidance; data collection and evaluation; exposure assessment; toxicity assessment; risk characterization; principles of ecological assessment; ecological risk assessment guidance for Superfund; and ecological data collection methods. Current technical and information resources will also be discussed.

Instructional methods include lectures, videos, class discussions, and group exercises.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe risk assessment and risk management
• Identify the applicable statutes, regulations, and guidance pertinent to human health and ecological risk assessments under Superfund
• Describe each of the four steps of the risk assessment paradigm
• Describe the eight-step process for ecological risk assessment
• Identify and describe similarities and differences between human and ecological risk assessments
• Identify and describe some of the data collection methods specific to ecological risk assessments
• Review and have a better understanding of Superfund riskassessments.

Calculators are highly recommended.

This course is a classroom course that requires only one room.

Continuing Education Units: 1.8

ABIH has previously awarded CM credit for this event. The current event contains 17 hours which can be claimed from ABIH for CM credit.

THIS COURSE IS NOT OPEN TO CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, OR ANY PRIVATE ENTITIES.  *This course is offered free of charge to all registrants who are confirmed to attend.
 

IMPORTANT NOTICES – Applicable to all ERTP courses :

1. ERTP’s receipt of a Trainex course registration is a Registration Request, it is not a Guaranteed Enrollment in the Course. All ERTP training courses require applicant registration thru the Trainex system. Last minute course arrivals without prior ERTP Trainex course registration approval is not permitted. Before ERTP issues final approval to deliver any course and/or any EPA offices incurring expenses for the training event (including but not limited to EPA staff travel TA’s and/or ERTP training contractor expenses incurred), all EPA mandatory pre-approvals must all be met. The pre-approvals include (but are not limited to) the following:
   
   • Training location’s availability;
   • COVID status and/or other COVID Guidelines in effect for the location, as well as staff;
   • Agency limitations, scrutiny, and approvals of ‘Conference Spending Requirements (known as the “5170”)’ for the specific training course(s) scheduled delivery timeframe;
   • Weather (blizzard, hurricane, etc);
   • Contractual number of available course training slots;
   • EPA training location staff having priority registration over all other registrations; and/or
   • Hosting site Training Coordinator approval.
   
   In the event a course is subsequently postponed or canceled, or notification of registration cancellation is received, all EPA travel arrangements (airline/car rental/hotel) should be canceled in a timely manner. Registered students will receive a notification via email if/when a course is postponed and/or cancelled.
    
2. For in-person course deliveries, confirmed course registered participants must abide by all facility physical access requirements for the location (examples: check-in at the security gate, Federal ID, Government PIV/CAC cards, photo id’s, etc.). If applicable for the course or location, restrictions may apply to non-citizens and acceptable identification may be required for facility entry.

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