A Roadmap to the Future of Air Quality Permitting
Instructor(s) / Participants
Robert Opiela -
Co-Founder,
NaviKnow Solutions
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 10:00AM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
In this 2-hour course, you will become aware of the resources and tools available online that can help you expedite the air quality permitting process, where you can go to access them, how to put them into action now, and what paradigm shifts are to come in the future for air quality permitting.
To determine if a project triggers federal or state permitting requirements or the current BACT for a facility, data is needed to answer these questions and many more. The permit application must contain justifications for all selections, claims, and decisions or the permitting review process gets bogged down. Learn what technologies are available today and which ones can be leveraged in the not too distant future that will accelerate the permit application preparation and review processes.
Topics Covered
- Air Quality Permitting Process
- Air Emissions Inventory Data
- Ambient Air Monitoring Data
- Air Quality Permitting Data
Advanced Stack Testing
Instructor(s) / Participants
Jordan Laster -
Vice President of Analytics,
Alliance Source Testing
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
This training session will focus on advanced stack testing and analytical techniques and provide insight into quantifying low-level emissions and options for real time or onsite analytical techniques. In addition, this training will provide a deeper dive into quantifying test method bias and uncertainty and include case studies from previously conducted testing.
Air Dispersion Modeling Workshop
Instructor(s) / Participants
Robert Opiela -
CEO,
NaviKnow LLC
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Description coming soon.
Air Permitting Essentials
Instructor(s) / Participants
Johnny Vermillion -
Air Permitting Expert,
Spirit Environmental
Robert Osborn -
Senior Project Manager,
Spirit Environmental
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
This 1 Day introductory course is designed to grow your knowledge of the fundamentals of air permitting, from the basic structure of relevant air regulations to the types of air emission sources you need to know. Examples of topics includes: General Air Introduction, Construction/Modification Options, Physical and Operational Changes, Upstream & Downstream Effects, Baseline Actual Emission Rates, Reasonably Available Control Technology (“RACT”), and Best Available Control Technology (“BACT”) to name a few.
Air Permitting for Experts
Instructor(s) / Participants
Johnny Vermillion -
PE, Program Manager,
Spirit Environmental
Leah Pullin -
Senior Project Manager,
Spirit Environmental
Aaron Hebert -
Senior Project Manager,
Spirit Environmental
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
This course is designed to provide a forum for those who already have considerable air permitting experience an environment to interact with each other and the trainers to share experiences regarding some of the nuances of air permitting policy, regulations, and guidance. The examples provided in the class will provide a framework to explore and discuss some of the “gray areas” that can make air permitting challenging. The primary focus of the training will be federal new source review (NSR).
Topics Covered
Recent Federal NSR Policy Shifts
Federal NSR Applicability Determinations
Demand Growth Exclusion (What Could Have Been Accommodated)
Permit Application Requirements and Procedures
Dispersion Modeling for the Permit Manager
Other PSD Requirements (Visibility, etc.)
Plant-wide Applicability Limit Permits
Nonattainment NSR
Minor Source Permitting
Bolting and Joint Assembly Topics Workshop 1
Instructor(s) / Participants
Chris Krantz -
Training Manager,
HYTORC
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
Bolting and Joint Assembly Topics Workshop 2
Instructor(s) / Participants
Chris Krantz -
Training Manager,
HYTORC
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
Bolting and Joint Assembly Topics Workshop 3
Instructor(s) / Participants
Chris Krantz -
Training Manager,
HYTORC
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
Bolting and Joint Assembly Topics Workshop 4
Instructor(s) / Participants
Chris Krantz -
Training Manager,
HYTORC
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 10:00AM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
Bolting and Joint Assembly Topics Workshop 5
Instructor(s) / Participants
Chris Krantz -
Training Manager,
HYTORC
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
Bolting and Joint Assembly Topics Workshop 6
Instructor(s) / Participants
Chris Krantz -
Training Manager,
HYTORC
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 3:00PM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
BWON Auditing for Experts
Instructor(s) / Participants
Ken Garing -
Retired US EPA Chemical Engineer,
Calvin Niss -
Senior Vice President,
Trihydro Corporation
Steve Probst -
Founder and CEO, 4C Marketplace and Conference,
4C Marketplace
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
Ken Garing, Calvin Niss and Steve Probst will provide tips, tools and tricks to successful BWON audits. Topics covered will include commonly missed streams, common violations, recommendations for best management practices and key elements of sustainable programs with a low cost of compliance.
Whether your BWON program is in tip top shape, needs a tune up or is a broken down mule, don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate and connect with the collective wisdom of these three old timers.
BWON Fundamentals – Implementing a Comprehensive BWON Program
Instructor(s) / Participants
Calvin Niss -
Senior Vice President,
Trihydro Corporation
Erin Novini -
Chemical Engineer, P.E.,
Trihydro Corporation
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
In this full day workshop, Trihydro will show you how to implement a BWON compliance program efficiently and cost effectively. We realize that things change and people change – this training will help those who are just stepping into BWON roles or who have been in their roles for less than 5 years. Our experienced team has assisted over 50 refinery and chemical plants with BWON consent decree compliance, auditing, and program implementation since the inception of the rule in 1992.
CAD + Compliance Excellence (AutoCAD + Plant3D + Revit)
Instructor(s) / Participants
Shale Robison -
Business Development and Technology Consultant for CAD/BIM,
Environmental Intellect
Mike Johnson -
President,
EiCAD, LLC
Derrick Ledet -
CAD Support Lead,
Environmental Intellect
Course Dates and Times
Thursday, February 7, 2019: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday, February 8, 2019: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Course Length
16 Hours
Course Description
This 2-Day Workshop will foster a rich exchange of CAD knowledge and discussion on how CAD + Compliance Professionals can work together to elevate various compliance programs, including but not limited to PSM, LDAR, BWON, and RSR. On the agenda: easy-and-inexpensive electronic P&ID highlighting, as-built updates of P&IDs and isometrics, as well as 3D laser scan technology.
Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) Fundamentals
Instructor(s) / Participants
Tim Kuiken -
National Sales Manager,
M&C TechGroup
Brian Fowler -
Director of Implementations & Marketing ,
Environmental Systems Corporation
Paula Metz -
Technical Services Assistant Manager,
Alliance Source Testing
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
The training session will cover the fundamentals of continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) from the regulatory drivers requiring CEMS, to CEMS equipment, design, control, and reporting software. The class will discuss the various types of CEMS including fully extractive cold/dry, hot/wet, dilution extractive, and in-situ as well as hardware including probes, sample line, coolers, filters, analyzers, controllers, and data acquisition and handling systems (DAHS).
Perspectives will be provided by:
M&C TechGroup North America
Environmental Systems Corporation
Alliance Source Testing
EHS Management Software
Instructor(s) / Participants
TBD -
Gensuite, LLC
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Description coming soon.
EPA Protocol Gases Defined and Detailed
Instructor(s) / Participants
Andy Shurtleff -
Market Manager, Refining and Petrochem,
Airgas - an Air Liquide Company
Phil Midgett -
Director of Environmental Products and Services,
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 10:00AM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Description coming soon.
Essentials of Air Permitting & Compliance for Chemical Plants
Instructor(s) / Participants
Kevin Moin -
Owner,
RECES, LLC
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Chemical facilities have a unique set of air permitting and compliance concerns, primarily due to the inherent nature of ever-changing raw materials and products that are handled. During this course, Kevin Moin, P.E. will present strategies that him and his team have pioneered for air permitting and compliance, which have proven successful in effectively securing air permits that provide maximum operational flexibility, as well as pragmatic tools in demonstrating on-going compliance.
FAA 107 Drone Certification
Instructor(s) / Participants
Uzkar Ibrahim -
Vice President of Business Development,
4C Marketplace/Sage EHS China
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
The part 107 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) course describes the certification and operational requirements to operate sUAS in the National Airspace System (NAS) under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 107, small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Flares Essentials
Instructor(s) / Participants
Troy Boley -
Vice President & Co-Founder,
Spectrum Environmental Solutions
Herman Holm -
Director - Specialty Environmental Services,
Spectrum Environmental Solutions
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
Flares have found their way to the top of EPA’s list of priorities – from a National Enforcement Initiative to Consent Decrees, to NSPS Subpart Ja. The Flares Essentials course discusses the finer points of these regulations, walks you through the fundamentals of flaring, and uncovers opportunities for you to maximize your flare performance. It’s the right training at the right time to build a flares foundation for the future.
Flares for Experts: Flare Instrumentation and Analyzers
Instructor(s) / Participants
Multiple - See Course Description -
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
Moderated by Mike Hahn, formerly at Baker Hughes GE Oil and Gas, and Troy Boley of Spectrum, this course will offer unique perspectives on flow/composition measurement technologies and flare control techniques from several prominent flare monitoring system providers including:
Troy Boley – Vice President and Co-Founder, Spectrum Environmental Solutions
Blair Sullivan – Director of Sales, Vector Controls and Automation Group
Dan Johnson – Senior Product Manager, Baker HughesA GE Company
Lei Sui – Global Product Manager, at Baker Hughes, A GE Company
James Shinkle – Business Development, Optical Scientific
Chuck deCarlo – Industrial Project Manager, Extrel Core Mass Spectrometers
Brian Fowler – Director of Implementations and Marketing, Environmental Systems Corporation
Jamie Marsden – Business Development Manager, Emerson Process Management
Andy Shurtleff – Market Manager, Airgas
Guideware Software Training
Instructor(s) / Participants
Greg Sherman -
Project Manager,
GuideWare Systems
Ben Hopkins -
Lead Programmer,
GuideWare Systems
Chris Scott -
Tech Support,
GuideWare Systems
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Learn what is new in the GuideWare LDAR software, and how to utilize its newest, advanced features to enhance and improve your LDAR program.
Topics Covered:
Whats new in GuideWare version 2.5
Using Electronic P&ID Drawings for your Inventory Jobs
Introducing GuideWare Connect Mobile Connection Application
Configuring GuideWare for Subpart OOOOa
Inspection Workflow with an Android Tablet and the IR Camera
Audit Survival Tools Learn how to audit your own data
Guideware Software Workshop
Instructor(s) / Participants
Greg Sherman -
Project Manager,
GuideWare Systems
Ben Hopkins -
Lead Programmer,
GuideWare Systems
Jeremy McLeod -
Project Manager,
GuideWare Systems
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 10:00AM
Course Length
2 Hours
Course Description
Coming Soon.
HSE Leadership Excellence
Instructor(s) / Participants
Shane Kling -
Founder + Chemical Engineer,
Environmental Intellect
Eric Allen -
CEO,
Environmental Intellect
Shale Robison -
Business Development and Technology Consultant for CAD/BIM,
EiCAD, LLC
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Leadership in HSE is underrated – especially when the “cost of noncompliance” can result in NOVs, CDs and other “ugly” acronyms. This ½ Day Workshop will feature presentations by various HSE Leaders to share lessons learned, knowledge and wisdom to guide early HSE professionals to senior-level HSE and Plant managers.
In-Situ Remediation of Hydrocarbon and Saltwater Impacted Soils
Instructor(s) / Participants
Buddy Gaertner -
President,
Integro Solutions
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
The workshop would provide an overview on delineation and remediation of both hydrocarbon and saltwater contaminated soils. It will cover the major mechanisms that contribute to environmental degradation of soils due to contamination by these two constituents. These include toxic substances, hydrophobicity of soil, osmotic imbalance by dissolved solids as well as sodicity of soil. Course will include approaches to delineation of spill with considerations for both economics and diligence. Finally, it will include remediation strategies with an emphasis on in-situ strategies.
Topics Covered
- Soil Remediation
- Accidental Releases
- Spills
- Hydrocarbon Contamination
- Saltwater Contamination
LDAR – Beyond Basics and Underneath the Rules
Instructor(s) / Participants
Brian Whitley -
Vice President of Compliance,
EMSI
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
An in depth look at LDAR Basics from a fresh perspective.
LDAR Best Practices and Excellence
Instructor(s) / Participants
Shane Kling -
Founder + Chemical Engineer,
Environmental Intellect
Eric Allen -
CEO,
Environmental Intellect
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
Take an intense dive into best practices, continuous improvement and new-generation technology for all things Leak Detection and Repair / Fugitive Emissions. This workshop will feature discussion on LDAR program revalidation, as well as technology, tools and work practices to help elevate your LDAR program to excellence with cost-effective and efficient opportunities for improvement.
LDAR Modernization and Excellence
Instructor(s) / Participants
Shane Kling -
CEO,
Environmental Intellect (Ei)
Eric Allen -
CEO ,
Environmental Intellect (Ei)
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
Description coming soon.
Liquids Fuels Terminals – Basics of Environmental Permitting and Compliance
Instructor(s) / Participants
Tony Shoberg -
Senior Chemical Engineer,
Barr Engineering
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Description coming soon.
Oil & Gas Air Regulations – What You Need to Focus on Now
Instructor(s) / Participants
Jay Christopher -
Senior Scientist,
Trihydro
Calvin Niss -
Senior Vice President,
Trihydro
Chad Flynn -
Lead Project IT Professional,
Trihydro
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
The oil and gas sector has seen massive regulatory change since 2016, particularly with respect to air compliance requirements. Regulations have issued, withdrawn, and modified by multiple regulatory agencies. In addition, challenges to some of these regulations have been made in the courts. The end result is a confusing mix of regulations, policies and expectations.
This workshop will provide some clarity and direction about what the oil and gas sector should be doing now. While not providing formal legal guidance, the workshop will address the compliance challenges confronting upstream and midstream oil and gas companies in meeting EPA and BLM regulations, as well as some evolving issues at the State level. We will particularly focus on EPA’s New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) OOOOa requirements around the implementation of a volatile organic compound (VOC) and methane leak detection and repair (LDAR) monitoring and reporting program as well as associated with the final Bureau of Land Management (BLM) venting and flaring rule (e.g., Waste Prevention) requirements. We will also provide some insights and approaches to recordkeeping and reporting approaches under these programs.
Process Heater and Boiler Tune Up Training
Instructor(s) / Participants
Mike Sanders -
Principal Engineer,
Alpha3 Consulting LLC
John Bacon -
Senior Project Manager,
TRC Companies, Inc.
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Heater and boiler tuning is not a new practice, but with the advent of 40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDDD, or the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (ICI) Heater and Boiler MACT Rule, it is required for all affected major source facilities. Despite the initial belief that MACT DDDDD is just another costly EPA regulation, implementation of the work practice standard has provided a wealth of information substantiating that regular heater and boiler tune-ups can save significant costs through improvements in fuel efficiency, energy reduction credits, and safety. More notably, there is a simple payback on the tune-up services within months. Heater and boiler tuning has been described as part science and part intimate knowledge of the equipment’s operational characteristics and process needs. And while many facilities believe their heaters and boilers to be well optimized, compliance tuning efforts have revealed that this is not always the case. Course instructors have a combined, 60-plus years of tuning and environmental regulatory experience which they will share with attendees to better educate industry on the importance of combustion optimization and to help align the efforts of operations/process and environmental departments on practices that benefit both.
In this course, attendees will:
Review the subpart DDDDD Heater and Boiler MACT Regulation;
Cover the technical aspects of combustion tuning;
Review key aspects of combustion engineering and burner performance;
Address the regulatory compliance requirements for tune ups;
Look at MACT DDDDD case studies for which regularly occurring tune ups have been performed;
Discuss the benefits of heater and boiler tuning including cost savings, energy reduction credits, safety, and alignment with organizational values;
Summarize a host of other thermal energy systems that are also beneficial to assess for energy efficiency improvements.
PSM Excellence / PHA Best Practices
Instructor(s) / Participants
TBD -
Environmental Intellect (Ei)
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
A workshop dedicated to best practices for PSM compliance, implementation, and ongoing continuous improvement, including PHA revalidation techniques and technology (e.g., PHA Pro), auditing, and P&ID-driven PSI updates!
Led by: Ei’s PSM Team
Quantitative Optical Gas Imaging
Instructor(s) / Participants
Yousheng Zeng -
CEO,
Providence Photonics
Jon Morris -
Chief Technical Officer,
Providence Photonics
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
Stack Testing Essentials
Instructor(s) / Participants
Paula Metz -
Technical Services Assistant Manager,
Alliance Source Testing
Jordan Laster -
V.P. Analytical Services,
Alliance Source Testing
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
The goal of this training session is to familiarize attendees with the steps necessary to conduct a successful stack test starting with the initial proposal request through submittal of the final test report. We will identify all of the items needed by the stack tester to design a test and discuss various test methods and the challenges encountered when conducting each of them. This will be an interactive session where attendees will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with some test equipment and ask questions about their specific situations and learn from the experiences of the stack tester as well as those of their peers.
Topics Covered
- Stack Testing 101…Preparing for a successful stack test (morning)
- Challenges to measuring low-level PM
- Challenges to measuring VOCs
Sustainability with Oil & Gas Residuals for College Students
Instructor(s) / Participants
Robert Reimers -
Professor, Ph.D.,
Tulane University
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 1:00PM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.
Tanks Essentials
Instructor(s) / Participants
Jim Miller -
Sr. Air Quality Engineer,
Independent Contractor
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
8 Hours
Course Description
When it comes to storage tanks, sorting through the applicable requirements and calculation options can be very confusing and we are here to help you get it right. Our Tanks Essentials Workshop is ideal for anyone who has responsibility for complying with or enforcing air permits/regulations for storage tanks. We cover topics ranging from tank design and control technologies to emissions estimating to rule compliance.
US EPA Alternative Method 082 (Visible Emissions Management Certification)
Instructor(s) / Participants
Shawn Dolan -
President,
Virtual Technology, LLC
Course Date and Time
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
The course will review the history and evolution of visible emission measurement. Moving from Ringelman to Method 9 to the current state of the art, Alternative Method 082. The course will detail the use of the ALT 082 in the field demonstrating cost savings and data quality improvements. The course will discuss the citizen science of camera based opacity measurement and the various enforcement operations using cameras to improve data quality. The course will discuss the operations of Digital Cameras for VEE and teach the use of cameras to include proper framing and recordation of Visible Emissions to include the documentation necessary to build an sustainable observation. The course will conclude with a run down of camera options and certified tools. All attendees will receive a Digital Camera Operator for Alternative Method 082 certification that can be activated upon return to their facility.
Wastewater Management in Petroleum Refineries
Instructor(s) / Participants
Gerald Seidl -
Co-Founder and Sr. Vice President,
Headworks International Inc.
Somnath Basu, PhD, MBA, PE, BCEE -
Vice President Global Process Engineering & Chief Technology Officer,
Headworks International Inc.
Davis Ford, PhD -
President,
Davis L Ford & Associates
Course Date and Time
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:00AM
Course Length
4 Hours
Course Description
Coming soon.