JETCC
Joint Environmental Training Coordinating Committee (JETCC)
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As requested, JETCC assists State and Federal agencies with training events and conferences that are designed for specifically targeted groups of environmental professionals. Past training has focused on Mercury, Lead, Oil and Chemical Transport as well as superfund clean up. Sometimes, participation in this training is by invitation only for a selected party or regulatory body. Most frequently, this training is open to anyone who works in a designated profession and the event is advertised through notices that are distributed via organized mailings. A couple significant events are highlighted here.
“Achieving Mercury Reductions in Products and Waste: Coordinating National and Local Government Initiatives” JETCC received funding from Maine DEP to coordinate a three-day conference that took place May 23-25 in Portland, Maine. Along with Maine DEP, other partners included EPA New England, Northeast Waste Management Officials Association (NEWMOA), New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) and the QuickSilver Caucus. Regulatory personnel from all 50 states were invited to participate in this conference.
This training occurs periodically and is normally funded under contract with Maine Emergency Management Agency’s (MEMA) State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). With instruction by responders from Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and partnership with MEMA, numerous fuel and chemical companies supply demonstration vehicles for the hands-on portion of the training while regional emergency response commissions and fire departments assist with local logistics. The target audience includes first responders, fire department personnel, hazmat teams, law enforcement personnel, shippers and transporters of hazardous materials. Historically the sessions are scheduled in the late summer or autumn months.
Registration deadline is May 30th.
The conference brochure is
available at this link.
Sessions and associated
credit hours are available here.
JETCC * PO Box 487 *
Scarborough, ME 04070-0487
Phone: 207/253-8020 Fax: 207/771-9028 *
Email:
jetcc@jetcc.org