Environmental Technology (ENVT Courses)
ENVT 101 Introduction to Environmental Hazardous Materials
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
A general overview of the environmental hazardous materials technology area. The history
of pollution leading to current legislation, environmental effects of pollution, and
a survey of the regulatory framework will be presented. Career opportunities in the
areas of handling and management of hazardous substances will be discussed.
ENVT 150 Hazardous Materials General Site Worker – 40 Hr.
2.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
Designed to facilitate employer compliance with mandated federal and/or state HAZWOPER
General Site Worker training requirements.
ENVT 151 Hazardous Materials-Site Supervisor
1.0 unit.
Prerequisite: ENVT 150 - Hazardous Materials General Site Worker – 40 Hr. ; or Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (29CCR1910.120/8CCR5194) - 40 Hour
training or equivalent as determined by the Coordinator, Environmental Health and
Safety program. NOTE: Approval of equivalent enrollment eligibility is not a guarantee
that state regulatory and licensing authorities will also grant equivalency for licensure
or employment purposes.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Specialized hazardous waste operations management training including employer's safety
and health program, employee training programs, personal protective equipment program,
spill containment program, and health hazard monitoring procedures and techniques
(Title 8 CCR 5192). Advances the HAZWOPER-General Site Worker trained person to the
Site Supervisor level.
ENVT 152 Identification and Assessment of Hazardous Materials
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
A comprehensive introduction to the nature of hazardous materials, includes the principles
and mechanics of toxicology as applied to the environment and/or chemical properties
and characteristics pertaining to hazardous materials.
ENVT 153 Industrial Safety
1.0 unit.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Provides the skills necessary to recognize and prevent health hazards in the workplace.
Topics include industrial ventilation, electrical safety, lock-out-tag-out, blood-borne
pathogens, powered industrial trucks, and accidental "root cause" investigation. Overviews
of OSHA "Injury and Illness Prevention Program" (IIPP), "Hazard Communication Program",
and hazard assessment requirements are presented.
ENVT 154 Monitoring and Sampling
2.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Hazardous substance monitoring and sampling training includes devices calibration
requirements, data interpretation, and "chain of custody". Provides students with
the practical knowledge to recognize and interpret chemical identification utilizing
monitoring equipment and technical references.
ENVT 155 Respiratory Protection—Administration
0.5 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Basic administrative principles and techniques for establishing and maintaining a
respiratory protection program in accordance with 8 CCR 5144 and 29 CFR 1910.134.
Students learn to critically analyze and determine appropriate respiratory protection
and the associated sanitizing, inspection, and maintenance of respiratory protective
equipment to develop and apply a respiratory protection program.
ENVT 156 First Response Operational
1.0 unit.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Designed to prepare the student to respond to a hazardous materials incident in a
safe, defensive and competent manner within the existing resources and to prevent
exposures to nearby persons, property and environments. Meets OSHA requirements under
Title 8 CCR 5192 and 29 CFR 1910.120.
ENVT 157 First Aid for HAZMAT Workers
1.5 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Prepares the student to recognize medical emergencies that could occur at work sites
involving hazardous materials. Emphasizes basic first aid skills needed to medically
support HAZMAT work activities and to treat injuries and illnesses until trained emergency
response personnel arrive on the scene.
ENVT 158 Hazardous Waste Minimization and Emissions Reduction
1.0 unit.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Presents principles of waste reduction and cleaner production processes to reduce
chemical and raw material losses, manufacturing costs, and waste generation. Provides
students with practical techniques for initiating or expanding pollution prevention
programs.
ENVT 159 Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Permitting
1.0 unit.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Examination of laws, regulations and policies at federal, state, and local levels
covering the proper management of hazardous substances from generation to disposal.
Includes in-depth examination of state hazardous waste control law requirements on
Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) regulations for facilities permitting and
site management.
ENVT 160 Air and Water Pollution Permitting Compliance
2.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Presents fundamental principles of air and water pollution prevention. Emphasizes
the systematic assessment methods of identifying discharges to air and water and the
permitting processes that are designed to minimize air and water pollution.
ENVT 199 Special Topics in ENVT
0.5 - 2.5 units.
Acceptable for credit: Non-Transferable
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
This course satisfies local, state or federal requirements for updated and/or mandated
training. Basic course or equivalent work experience as appropriate may be required
for successful completion of this course. The variable format allows for flexibility
of course content to meet specialized training needs and provides students with knowledge
and skills for employment or continued employment in environmental health and safety
sectors. Topics will be offered as necessary to maintain currency with environmental
health and safety training standards.
ENVT 450 HAZWOPER - Refresher 8hr.
0.5 units.
Acceptable for credit: D - Credit - Degree Applicable
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Designed to facilitate employer compliance with regulation (29CFR1910.1209(e)(8),
8CCR5192(e)(8)) requirements, for annual Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response (HAZWOPER) general site worker training.
ENVT 454 Respiratory Protection/QNFT
0.5 units.
Acceptable for credit: C - Credit - Not Degree Applicable
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
A review of the general requirements of respiratory protection regulations, respirator
use, limitations and care of respirators, and respirator quantitative fit testing.
Designed to facilitate employer compliance with state and federal respiratory protection
regulations.
ENVT 455 Respirator QNFT/Train the Trainer
1.0 unit.
Acceptable for credit: C - Credit - Not Degree Applicable
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Provides Occupational Safety Officers/Respiratory Protection Program Administrators
with regulatory updates and skills necessary to conduct respirator quantitative fit
testing (QNFT). Not open to students who are enrolled in or who have completed FT
359 Respirator QNFT/Train the Trainer.
ENVT 456 FRO Refresher
0.5 units.
Acceptable for credit: D - Credit - Degree Applicable
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Designed to facilitate employer compliance with mandated federal and/or state First
Responder Operations (FRO) training requirements (29 CFR 1910.120 and 8CCR5192 subpart
(q).)
ENVT 457 FRO Decontamination
0.5 units.
Acceptable for credit: C - Credit - Not Degree Applicable
Grading Method: Pass/No Pass
A course designed to advance the first responder's awareness to decontamination procedures.