Times: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Eastern)
Location: Virtual
Instructor: Andrew Schroads, SC&A
Course Registration Link – Register by September 6, 2025
Who Should Attend: The Basic Inspector Training Course focuses on issues and techniques for the early career inspector to help develop their inspection techniques and results.
About the Course: This introductory course is designed for new federal, state, local, and tribal environmental inspectors, and meets the training requirement under EPA Order 3500.1. The course provides an overview of all aspects of inspection preparation, conduct, and follow-up. The course also introduces various federal environmental laws and regulations.
The course includes lectures, discussions, exercises, and role playing.
Learning Objectives: Those completing this course will have a basic understanding of the compliance assessment practices that are employed for evaluating air emission sources.
Course Delivery: This is a classroom training that will be taught in-person in Columbus.
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an EPA LMS account, register for a course, and other common functions.
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LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times: 8:30-12:30 EDT
Location: Online
Instructors: William Franek and Louis DeRose
Course Registration Link – Register by September 2, 2025
About the Course: This course provides an overview of regulatory compliance assessment and enforcement tools that may be employed by the air quality agency. Proper procedures are covered for investigating an air pollution complaint, conducting an inspection, gathering evidence of an emission violation, and presenting that evidence effectively in formal hearings or court sessions. Case studies are provided to illustrate the concepts discussed.
Learning Objectives: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the different types of combustion sources and the operating characteristics of each source. Attendees will be able to apply the following combustion elements in a regulatory evaluation:
Course Delivery: This is a classroom training that will be taught in-person in Milwaukee at the WI DNR Offices.
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an EPA LMS account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Location: Online
Instructor: Andrew Shroads (SC&A, Inc.)
Course Registration Link – Register by September 17, 2025
Who Should Attend: This is an introductory course designed for agency inspectors and permit writers who conduct onsite visits to regulated facilities.
About this Course: This course presents safety procedures for inspecting and evaluating air pollution control systems. Practical techniques are described to aid plant operations personnel and regulatory agency inspectors in minimizing health and safety hazards. Emphasis is placed on the early recognition and avoidance of problems. Unique combinations of hazards found around air pollution control systems are presented. The use of personal protection equipment is discussed. This course is intended to supplement general industrial hygiene and safety procedures which should be followed by all personnel engaged in field work.
Learning Objectives: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the information associated with expected safety procedures that should be followed when evaluating air pollution control systems. Attendees will be able to identify critical safety parameters associated with the following potential hazards encountered in an inspection:
• Inhalation hazards
• Burn hazards
• Electrical shock hazards
• Explosion and fire hazards
• Proper ladder climbing techniques
• Hazards involved in walking on elevated surfaces
• Ground level walking hazards
• Eye hazards
• Heat and cold stress
• Confined space entry
• Use of portable inspection instruments
• Elements of a good safety program
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led course
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Eastern)
Location: Virtual (Online)
Instructors: Matt Haber, Eastern Research Group
Course Registration Link – Register by September 10, 2025
Who Should Attend: This course was designed to address the needs of tribal, state, and local air agency personnel involved in the permitting and compliance assessment of existing regulatory requirements as well as those personnel involved in the development of nitrogen oxide (NOx) control programs. This class is intended for new permit and compliance engineers and scientists who are responsible for permitting, compliance, and SIP planning activities.
About the Course: This course presents fundamental information on NOx emissions from combustion sources such as industrial and utility boilers. The goal of this course is to present information that will help environmental professionals address present and future NOx control issues. The course introduces a broad range of control technology topics and identifies some of the sources for obtaining further information on these topics.
Learning Objectives: Those completing this course will gain an understanding of the mechanisms by which NOx is formed in the combustion process as well as sources of NOx emissions and the history related to regulating NOx emissions from these sources. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the types, applicability, capability, and limitations of available control techniques to suppress the formation of NOx emissions or to minimize NOx emissions.
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led training.
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Eastern)
Location: Virtual (Online)
Instructors: Matt Haber (Eastern Research Group)
Course Registration Link – Register by August 14, 2025
Who Should Attend: This course is designed for semi-experienced stationary source permit engineers, inspectors, regulatory agency staff, and environmental specialists in government.
About the Course: Students who complete the course should be able to:
Learning Objectives: Students who complete the course will gain knowledge on the following topics:
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led training.
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times (Central): 9/22 @ 10:30 – 4:30; 9/23 @ 8:30 – 4:00; 9/24 @ 8:30 – 2:30
Location: Milwaukee DNR Office – 1027 W. St Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233
Instructors: William Franek and Louis DeRose
Course Registration Link – Register by September 15, 2025
About the Course: Students successfully completing this course should have the knowledge to work on combustion-related pollution problems such as estimating the actual and potential air pollution emissions from combustion sources; reviewing applications for permits to construct combustion facilities; and developing recommendations to improve the performance of malfunctioning combustion equipment.
Learning Objectives: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the different types of combustion sources and the operating characteristics of each source. Attendees will be able to apply the following combustion elements in a regulatory evaluation:
Course Delivery: This is a classroom training that will be taught in-person in Milwaukee at the WI DNR Offices.
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an EPA LMS account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Central) daily
Location: Online
Instructors: Andrew Shroads (SC&A, Incorporated)
Course Registration Link – Register by August 1 2025
Who Should Attend: This is an introductory course is specifically designed for inspectors, permit writers, and technicians who have review or inspect sources of particulate emissions utilizing control devices.
About this Course: This course is designed to give attendees a basic understanding of particulate matter, different particulate control systems, and how these systems are monitored for proper operation. Course topics include:
Learning Objectives: Those completing this 3-day course will have an understanding of permitted sources of particulate matter and the control technologies used to limit emissions from these sources.
Course Delivery: Instructor-led online training
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (CST)
Location: Virtual
Instructor: Gordon Pierce, CDPHE Retired
Course Registration Link – Register by May 27, 2025
Who Should Attend: This course is specifically designed for regulatory air agency personnel who operate and oversee ambient air monitoring data. This class is intended for quality assurance coordinators or managers, field or laboratory supervisors, or technicians involved with quality assurance of monitoring system data.
Course Description: This course covers the basic design and theory of ambient air monitoring, quality assurance and control methods as they relate to monitoring instruments, site development criteria and data processing. This course will address PM2.5 and other particulate methods, ozone, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, sulfur dioxide, meteorology systems, data recording systems, gas calibration systems, and zero air systems.
Learning Objectives: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with principles of ambient air monitoring. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of ambient air monitoring:
Course Delivery: This is a virtual instructor-led training that will use an online webinar platform to deliver the material. The instructor will use engagement exercises, such as online polls or breakout rooms, to help keep the participants’ attention during the two 1/2 day sessions.
Agenda
| Times (Central) | Subject |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | |
| 9:00 | Introduction/Course Overview |
| 9:30 | Regulations and Standards |
| 10:00 | Monitoring Networks |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Monitoring Networks (con’t) |
| 11:15 | Station Siting |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Measurement Process |
| 1:45 | Q & A |
| 2:00 | Adjourn (End of Day 1) |
| Day 2 | |
| 9:00 | Review of Day 1 |
| 9:15 | Measurement Process (Con’t) |
| 10:00 | Data Handling |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Documentation |
| 11:15 | Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
| 11:45 | References and Resources |
| 12:00 | Q & A |
| 12:30 | Adjourn (End of Day 2) |
Questions?
Instructor Contact: Gordon Pierce (glpierce87@att.net)
Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
Accessibility Statement
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM (Central)
Location: Virtual (Online)
Instructors: Mohsen Nazemi and Carl Daly (New Solutions)
Course Registration Link – Register by November 14, 2024
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for intermediate stationary source permit engineers and inspectors.
About the Course: This one-day course provides an overview of the compliance assurance monitoring (CAM). The CAM rule, which applies only to emission units with active control devices
with potential emissions that are at or above the major source thresholds, requires the title V permit
for these sources to contain monitoring sufficient to give a reasonable assurance of compliance with requirements applicable to the source and with all permit terms and conditions over the anticipated range of operation. Thus, emission units with an approved CAM plan will require sufficient monitoring to satisfy the periodic monitoring requirement under Title V and part 70.
The CAM rule generally will not require implementation of its requirements for most units subject to CAM until the first round of Title V permit renewals, which will generally be 5 years after initial permit issuance. Therefore, until emission units become subject to the requirements of part 64, the initial Title V permit for major sources with units subject to Federal or SIP regulations will need to include periodic monitoring for these CAM units.
Learning Objectives: After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain key aspects of CAM, including
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led training.
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Training Coordinator: Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
]]>Times: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Eastern)
Location: Virtual (Online)
Instructors: Nathan Byers and Eric Bailey (Fluent Data, LLC)
Course Registration Link – Register by May 7, 2024
Who Should Attend: This course is designed to address the needs of state, local, and tribal air agency personnel involved in data analysis. This class is intended for staff who are beginners at using R. No prior experience with R or any other programming language is required.
About the Course: This course guides students through training materials for learning the R
programming language, specifically tailored towards air quality data science. The goal of this course is to introduce students to R and help them learn the basic skills to use R. Students will learn how to subset, sort, and combine data frames; writing functions, conditionals, and loops; and basic plotting and statistics in R.
Learning Objectives: Those completing this course will be able to do basic programming in R, including data organization and basic plotting and statistics. Students will be able to apply these skills to analysis of air quality monitoring data, emissions data, or any other data set.
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led training. Materials will also be available online for self-
instruction following the live course.
How to Register: See the U.S. EPA LMS Frequently Asked Questions for how to create an account, register for a course, and other common functions.
LADCO Data Scientist: Angie Dickens (dickens@ladco.org)
LADCO strives to host inclusive, accessible training events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully with the instructor and course content. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Zac Adelman (adelman@ladco.org | 847-720-7880).
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