17th Annual Quality Assurance Conference
Environmental Compliance/EMS/P2 Workshops
for Federal Laboratories: Dallas, Texas

• Introduction of Lead Instructor by EPA Regional Coordinator
• Pre-Test, attendees fill out sheets with goals for the workshop
• Lead Instructor Presentation: Compliance at labs: air, water, RCRA
• What are the environmental regulatory compliance requirements for federal labs?
• What federal guidelines/EOs/regulations govern EMSs at federal labs?
• Common compliance problems

• Lead Instructor Presentation: Compliance at labs (conclusion)
• Executive Orders


• Lead Instructor Presentation: EMS overview
• Benefits of EMS
• Implementation

Lunch

• Participant introductions – who is attending/from which lab?  What EMS/P2 experience do they have?
  
• Lead Instructor Presentation: Pollution Prevention (P2)
  • What is P2 (“inverted pyramid”)?  How does it relate to federal labs?
  • P2 Categories:
  • Source reduction, reuse, and recycling
  • Waste treatment and disposal; Spill & leak prevention
  • Energy and water conservation, recycling, administrative solutions
  • Solutions for specific labs - Analytical, medical, chemical, biological, radiological
  
  
• Lead Instructor Presentation: How do compliance and P2 fit into your EMS?

Break

• Case Studies in groups: what are the P2/EMS improvement opportunities in this fictional lab?  Three separate groups each get a different scenario, develop plans.

Break

• Introduction of Panel
• Each panel member speaks for 10-15 minutes about their lab and lab experience, their role, their EMS/P2 experience and projects.
• Audience members should write down some questions.

• Questions for panel
• Optional: 3 groups led by panel members: What areas of improvement would attendees like to see at their own labs? What feedback can the expert give them?

Lunch

• Small groups: How are attendees doing on goal sheets? Are there any questions left, specific advice needed? What are the next steps they will take back at the lab?
• Wrap-up, Final Questions
• What help is available from EPA?
• Post-Test, Certificates, Evaluations