Join Navy Task Force Energy and NDIA for the Navy Energy Forum. The theme, "Seapower Repowered: Energy as a Force Multiplier and Strategic Resource," emphasizes the importance of energy to the warfighter for enhanced combat capability. The conference will bring together Navy, defense, federal, and industry leaders. Building on a year of progress toward the Secretary of the Navy's energy goals, speakers and panelists will focus on issues such a...

If your facility generates hazardous waste in the state of Texas, you must comply not only with the Texas hazardous and industrial waste regulations, but also with federal regulations that have not yet been incorporated into the Texas rules. This two-day seminar meets the Texas and federal annual training requirements for generators of hazardous waste in Texas. Topics covered include waste characterization, on-site management, manifesting, lan...

The 3RD Iraq Oil and Gas Summit is the continuation of its series to bring potentially huge business deals tapping into much of Iraq’s energy reserves and exploring Iraq’s potential productivity as one of the world’s best long-term petroleum prospects, with substantial output potentially flowing from relatively few and high-yield wells. With great potential of oil and gas wealth for Iraq which remains largely unrealized and a...

This two-day course provides information on how to implement the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in your workplace. Learn how to assure the health and safety of your employees while complying with OSHA regulations. Instruction is provided on a variety of general industry safety and health standards, including walking and working surfaces, means of egress and fire protection, hazardous materials, hazard communication, machi...

This course is the perfect way to meet both your RCRA 40 CFR 265.16 annual review and DOT 49 CFR 172.704 (c)(2) recurrent training requirements. During this one-day class you will review the important concepts and procedures required for compliance with hazardous waste (EPA/RCRA) and hazardous materials transport (DOT/HMTSA) regulations. You'll also learn how to avoid the most common violations cited by EPA and DOT, as well as how to comply wi...

In this roundtable discussion with federal IT pros, InformationWeek Government will explore the opportunities and challenges of creating private clouds in government data centers. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants government agencies to adopt cloud computing as a way of cutting costs, gaining efficiencies and quickly introducing new capabilities to federal employees and the public. Commercial cloud services are one way to do that, but government...

OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response rule at 29 CFR 1910.120 regulates cleanup sites, TSDs and emergency responders. Sections 1910.120 (e) and (p) require workers engaged in hazardous waste operations and workers at TSDs to receive at least eight hours of refresher training annually. Emergency responders must receive annual training of sufficient duration and content to maintain their competencies. This eight-hour refresher...

The 2010 NASEO Annual Meeting will be held September 28 - October 1, 2010 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, MA. The objective of the NASEO Annual Meeting is to provide an opportunity to state energy directors, technical energy staff officials, federal and regional energy officials and a wide variety of stakeholders to participate in informative sessions on numerous energy-related topics.

Personnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction...

The Department of Transportation (49 CFR 172.704) makes training mandatory for almost anyone who handles hazardous materials, regardless of the amount. This affects employees who select or fill hazardous materials packages, label containers, complete shipping papers, load or unload vehicles, transload hazardous materials, or operate vehicles used in the transport of hazardous materials. Receive your required training and learn how to comply w...