Contributor: Jeff R. Bowman, CET, CHMM

Business Title: Program Coordinator

Contact Information:
Environmental Compliance Training Program
Texas Engineering Extension Service
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, Texas 77843-8000
Phone: 979 862 3674
Email: jeff.bowman@teexmail.tamu.edu

Biography:
Experience

  • Associate Training Specialist in the Environmental Compliance Training Program of Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), 1999-present. Provides environmental training courses for industrial, military, governmental and private entities. Provides training in hazardous waste management, environmental regulations, transportation of hazardous materials and waste, hazard communication, and hazardous material emergency response. Interfaces on a continual basis with regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation (DOT), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC).

  • Operation Manager, Environmental Dynamics, Inc., Helotes, Texas, 1988-1999. Provided oversight and management of all southwestern private and Governmental hazardous waste removal contracts. Company-wide responsibility for environmental, OSHA, and DOT regulatory compliance. Designed and implemented function specific training programs for employees performing hazardous waste management, cleanup and transportation services. Performed employee-training programs to comply with EPA, OSHA, and DOT training requirements for both company and client employees. Developed site specific health & safety plans and policy and procedure manuals to comply with state and federal hazardous material and employee safety requirements. Provided hazardous materials emergency response supervision and technical knowledge for chemical spills, HAZMAT releases, and clandestine drug lab clean-ups. Performed contract management services for the long duration site clean up at the Vertac Superfund Site in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

  • Operations Supervisor, American Environmental Management Corporation, Stanton, California, 1987-1988. Provided supervision and contract management services for hazardous waste remediation and disposal projects. Provided laboratory packaging services for the disposal of clandestine drug lab and educational institution chemicals.
  • Operations Supervisor, IT Corporation, Wilmington, California, 1984-1987. Responsible for the direct supervision of the Southern California Field Chemist Department. Provided HAZMAT emergency response services to the California Department of Transportation. Managed the packaging and transportation of hazardous waste generated by Government and large quantity generators.

Education
B. A., Botany, Humboldt State University, Humboldt, California
Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management, University of California, Irvine

Certifications
Certified Environmental Trainer (CET), National Environmental Training Association (NETA)
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM)
Certified Environmental Manager (CEM), Nevada Department of Environmental Quality
Registered Environmental Manager, California Department of Environmental Protection

Specialized Training - Hazardous Material Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Hazmat Technician, Hazmat Supervisor, HAZMAT specialist, On-scene Incident Commander, HAZWOPER Site Worker, HAZWOPER Supervisor, Function Specific DOT, Hazardous Waste Manifesting, Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste, Forklift/Industrial Trucks, HAZWOPER TSDF Operations, CAA 112[r] Preventing Accidental Release Program, Chemical Hazardous Categorization (Haz-Cat), Level A, B, C PPE, OSHA Respiratory Training, NETA Train-the Trainer.

Special Interests - Developing practical (“real world”:) application training programs for both labor and management. Study of computer and Web based chemical information database usage.

Memberships
· National Environmental Training Association (NETA)
· Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM)
Title of Presentation: Hazardous Waste Management Strategies: Five Common Misconceptions Associated with hazardous Waste Management

Author: Jeff R. Bowman, CET, CHMM and Paul Muraca

Key Words: RCRA, hazardous waste, satellite accumulation, TCLP, F List, U List

Abstract: This presentation will provide clarification of five hazardous waste management requirements that are frequently misunderstood:

  1. Defining the proper hazard category of solvent wastes (F-listed, U-listed, other?)
  2. Large Quantity Generators emergency arrangements with local authorities
  3. When other analyses can substitute for a TCLP
  4. Defining a Satellite Accumulation Area
  5. The recycle exemption