Shawn Burress, Manager of TIS Environmental, Inc’s OSHA and HazMat Training Services, was contracted by a Class I railroad client to consult with U.S. and Mexico-based Railroad HazMat Managers on the safe handling of lithium battery packs in 20 Ford Mach-E electric cars that were involved in a grade crossing accident-related fire near Monterey, Mexico. […]
Category Archives: Training Services
Description: Shawn Burress, Manager of Training Services from our Omaha office, conducted a 24 Hour HAZWOPER Hazardous Materials Technician class in Nebraska at a client facility. The goal is to assist in preparing their personnel for uncontrolled releases of hazardous substances in compliance with EPA mandated Facility Response Plans. This is the first multi-day onsite […]
Our client, an EPA Large Quantity Generator, asked TIS in January 2020 to evaluate the waste streams at their manufacturing facility in Sedalia, Missouri. A hazardous waste determination must be kept on site, as required by 40 CFR 262.11 (f), for at least three years from the date of the last shipment of hazardous waste. […]
Description: TIS conducted a 40 Hour HAZWOPER Hazardous materials Technician class in Pueblo, CO at the KMG Chemicals facility to prepare their personnel for uncontrolled releases of hazardous materials and hazardous substances they might encounter at their facility. TIS provided the attending students with knowledge and hands-on training to assist them to be competent and […]
The Iowa Fertilizer Company and their Emergency Response Team requested that TIS conduct a 24-Hour HAZWOPER Hazardous Materials Technician class to prepare them to handle uncontrolled releases of hazardous materials and hazardous substances at their Fertilizer Plant. TIS was contracted to provide the students with knowledge and hands on training to assist them to be […]
Description: The Northern Cheyenne Tribe and their Department of Environmental Protection & Natural Resources office requested that TIS conduct a 40 Hour HAZWOPER Technician class to enhance the awareness of uncontrolled releases of hazardous materials and hazardous substances on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. TIS was contracted to provide the attending students with knowledge and hands […]