Conference Tracks
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Monday Morning Training Sessions
Monday, October 28, 2013 • 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
CUPA Case Studies
Room 311/312
Household Hazardous Waste managers are responsible for compliance of their facilities with many regulatory requirements from many different local and state agencies. This course is designed for those HHW program supervisors that oversee operations but do not actively work in the facility
handling wastes. It provides information on how to make sure your facility is in compliance with the multitude of regulatory requirements imposed on HHW programs.
Speakers
Dermot Casey,
Hazardous Materials Specialist, San Mateo County CUPA
Speaker-submitted biosketch
After working for 5 years as the Coordinator for the San Mateo County HHW Program, Dermot went over to the dark side to become a CUPA Inspector where he has been for several years.
During his tour of duty at the San Mateo HHW, he helped secure the funding, design and oversee the construction of the Permanent HHW Facility on Tower Road.
Mickey Pierce,
Hazardous Materials Specialist II, Santa Clara County, Department of Environmental Health
Speaker-submitted biosketch
Mickey Pierce has 20 years of HW experience as an inspector. He started and spent the first 14 years with the DTSC,conducting all different types of inspections from fully permitted to generator-only. Over the last 6 years Mickey has been with Santa Clara county DEH as a inspector across all CUPA programs. Within HHW, Mickey has been the point person for inspecting the door-to-door collection program.
Marjorie Terrell,
Hazardous Materials Specialist, San Mateo County Environmental Health
Speaker-submitted biosketch
Marjorie Terrell has been a Hazardous Materials Specialist with San Mateo County for 8 years and the Enforcement Specialist for the past 5 years. She has experience inspecting facilities of all sizes and varieties and assisted with the permitting of the County's Door to Door program in 2010. Prior to moving back to California she was the underground tank specialist for Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Stanford University with an MS and BS in Earth Systems. When she's not keeping County facilities in line, she's using her negotiating skills on 3 young children.
Moderator: Elizabeth Rouan,
HHW Program Coordinator, San Mateo County
Presentations/Handouts
No presentations or handouts have been submitted for this session.
HHW for Managers
Room 309/310
Household Hazardous Waste managers are responsible for compliance of their facilities with many regulatory requirements from many different local and state agencies. This course is designed for those HHW program supervisors that oversee operations but do not actively work in the facility
handling wastes. It provides information on how to make sure your facility is in compliance with the multitude of regulatory requirements imposed on HHW programs.
Speakers
Speaker-submitted biosketch
Larry Sweetser has provided guidance to Household Hazardous Waste programs throughout California for over 20 years and specializes in regulatory assistance to local government and facility operators on the design, operation, permitting, and compliance of Household Hazardous Waste programs. Larry has been assisting with the California Annual Household Hazardous Waste Conference Training Sessions since 2002 as well as providing assistance for the Rural Counties' Environmental Services Joint Powers Authority. Larry frequently participates in regulatory discussions related to HHW operations.
Presentations/Handouts
No presentations or handouts have been submitted for this session.
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