10th Mountain Division, Ft. Drum, NY

NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR

P2 Initiatives has three developed versions to meet time requirements:

Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment Workshop (24-Hour)

Course Description

The objective of this program of instruction is to review generalized approaches for identifying opportunities to reduce hazardous material/waste in system/product maintenance, facility construction and maintenance, solid waste management, and other processes.  The course addresses the necessity for management commitment, goal setting, and the appropriate organization of a task force for adequately addressing defined pollution prevention objectives. 

1.       Students will understand what is involved in an opportunity assessment and learn how to apply approaches for reducing hazardous material/waste.

2.       Students will learn opportunities for reduction of hazardous materials/wastes.

3.       Students will learn the basic concepts embedded in an opportunity assessment.

4.       Students will know the steps of the assessment process and learn how to apply them to typical DoD activities. 

5.       Students will learn how to organize a task force to address defined pollution prevention objectives. 

6.       Students will be taught methods of "selling the opportunity".

This lecture introduces management and engineering concepts associated with the identification of areas where pollution prevention programs can be implemented.  In order to facilitate the conveyance of the ideas presented in this course of instruction, an example illustrating the opportunity assessment process will be provided during the lectures.  A pollution prevention opportunity assessment is defined as a systematic procedure designed to identify ways to reduce or eliminate wastes and adverse environmental impacts.  Although pollution prevention programs tend to be site specific, the underlying concepts can be applied virtually anywhere.  

Learning Objectives

1. Regulatory Compliance

2. Source Reduction

3. Recycling and Reuse

4. Hazardous Materials Control

5. Problem Chemicals

6. Waste Minimization

7. EPCRA/Toxic Release Inventory

8. Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14000

9. Pollution Prevention Models, Databases, and Guidelines

10. Opportunity Assessment

11. Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization
    The Waste Management Hierarchy
    DOD Policy

12. Hazardous Materials Transportation

Federal Service

A version of this course has been designed specifically for the US Military.  This DoD version covers the same basic highlights and learning objectives as the private-sector version, however specific attention will be made to the existing management systems employed by the DoD, as well as current DoD policy on the standard and its implementation. 

Additional Course Objectives

1. DOD Instruction 4210.15 Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention

2. DOD Instruction 4715.4 Pollution Prevention

3. Executive Order 13148

Designed to address and/or comply with: Pollution Prevention Act of 1990; EPCRA Pollution Prevention Plans; EPA RCRA/SARA 40 CFR 264.16; 40 CFR 265.16 and 40 CFR 262.34 (d) (5) (iii)

Additional Course Objectives

1. DOD Instruction 4210.15 Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention

2. DOD Instruction 4715.4 Pollution Prevention

3. Exec Order 13148