Environmental Emergency Plans
Penn State has a variety of plans that address facilities that store fuels, oils, and hazardous materials. The purpose of these plans is to describe measures to prevent spills and releases from occurring and to prepare for an effective, safe, and timely response to mitigate the impacts of a spill/release.
In addition to fulfilling regulatory requirements, these plans serve as a reference for oil and hazardous materials storage requirements, as a tool to communicate practices on preventing and responding to spills/discharges with employees, as a guide for inspections, and as a resource during emergency response.
Training
Environmental Emergency Plans
Environmental Hazards Emergency Response Plan
This course is required for employees who are involved with handling, storage and/or clean-up of oils, hazardous materials or petroleum products at facilities that are covered by an Environmental Hazards Emergency Response Plan. This typically includes utility, maintenance, and housing and food service employees. The format is site-specific instructor-led training. This is an annual training requirement.
LRN Course Registration Environmental Emergency Plans Program
Spill Prevention and Response
This course is recommended for employees who are involved with handling, storage and/or clean-up of oils, hazardous materials, or petroleum products. This typically includes utility, maintenance, and housing and food service employees. The format is an online module. Additional information on spill response and the location of spill control materials must be provided by the supervisor.
Spill Prevention and Response – Defensive Measures
This course is recommended for employees that may be the first people to encounter a spill. It provides training on spill prevention and the defensive measures that can be taken to lessen the impact of a spill while awaiting other trained employees to arrive and perform the cleanup. The focus is for non-laboratory personnel, and the training can be used for new employees or as a refresher for existing employees. The format is an online module. Additional information on spill response and the location of spill control materials must be provided by the supervisor.
PLEASE NOTE: For those taking the course annually, you must click “Request” each year to open a new instance of the course on your transcript if a new instance has not already been assigned to you.