District of Columbia Chemical and Ethics 20 PDH Discount Package 2

This online engineering PDH course addresses the principles of ion exchange in the context of water purity. It also discusses typical water treatment methods and the basis for these methods.

Water treatment is necessary to remove the impurities that are contained in water as found in nature. Control or elimination of these impurities is necessary to combat corrosion, scale formation, and fouling of heat transfer surfaces throughout facility support systems.

This 3 PDH online course is applicable to chemical and environmental engineers, design and construction personnel, technical staff and facility operators who are interested in gaining a better understanding of the principles of water treatment.

This online engineering PDH course describes the chemical measures taken to retard the corrosion often found in water systems. It also addresses the consequences of radioactivity on facility cooling water systems.

Radiation synthesis is a process that takes place in the reactor coolant system. This phenomenon is limited to the reactor coolant system because of the high flux (radiation) levels that exist in the core region and further complicate chemistry control of the reactor plant.

This 3 PDH online course is applicable to chemical engineers, design and construction personnel, technical staff and facility operators who are interested in gaining a better understanding of the reactor water chemistry.

This online engineering PDH course provides an overview of the new strategic plan developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with regard to chemical safety.

The EPA’s Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) National Research Program is focused on addressing the pressing environmental and health challenge of a lack of sufficient information on chemicals needed to make informed, risk-based decisions.

The impetus for the program is to meet the shared health and environmental protection goals of the Agency’s program and regional offices, states, and Tribes while performing transformative research, leading to improved science-based approaches that build broader understanding of biology, chemical toxicity, and exposure. 

This online engineering PDH course provides a guide for users on how to utilize the Chemical Transformation Simulator (CTS) tool. 

The Chemical Transformation Simulator (CTS) provides the calculated physicochemical properties of a target chemical and its transformation products, which are predicted as a function of the reaction system of interest. This is accomplished through the integration of cheminformatics applications for the encoding of process science underlying transformation pathways and computational chemistry tools for the calculation of physicochemical properties.

This online engineering PDH course provides guidance on building field capabilities in order to respond to the contamination of drinking water. The course also provides planning and implementation guidance, templates, customizable report forms, and other documentation for Sampling and Analysis (S&A) activities.

When performed in response to possible or credible drinking water contamination, the goal of Sampling and Analysis (S&A) is to confirm or rule out contamination through field and laboratory testing. It is one of the earliest utility-led activities initiated when the utility has activated its drinking water contamination response plan and continues throughout remediation and recovery if contamination is confirmed.

This online engineering PDH course provides a comprehensive overview of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data, focusing on its significance, application, and the critical factors to consider when analyzing this data.

This course highlights the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in compiling and disseminating TRI data, which encompasses information about toxic chemicals managed by various facilities in the United States. It explores the data collection processes, the types of chemicals reported, and the regulatory framework governing these releases. This course delves into key factors that impact the interpretation of TRI data, such as the toxicity of chemicals, the routes of exposure, and the context of environmental regulations. It explores methodologies for analyzing releases, understanding waste management practices, and assessing potential risks associated with toxic chemicals in communities. By engaging with real-world examples and case studies, the course shows how TRI data can inform industry practices, regulatory measures, and public health considerations.

This 1 PDH online course is applicable to chemical and environmental engineers, as well as other technical professionals interested in learning more about factors to consider when using toxic release inventory data.

This online engineering PDH course provides a comprehensive overview of exposure-based chemical priority setting, focusing on innovative methodologies for evaluating chemical risks.

This course explores the role of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development, the use of high-throughput screening in chemical safety evaluation, and recent updates to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), highlighting their impact on environmental and public health decision-making. It emphasizes the use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and tools like the CompTox Chemicals Dashboard to enhance chemical safety assessments. It also addresses the challenges in managing chemical exposures and the value of biomonitoring data.

This 2 PDH online course is applicable to environmental engineers, safety and health professionals as well as others interested in effective chemical risk assessment and management.

In this online engineering PDH course, ten case studies of actual enforcement actions taken by a state licensing board are presented. The cases have been selected to be representative of situations likely to exist in many states.  Board procedures and the types of enforcement actions available are shown by a variety of cases ranging from a geotechnical engineer who produced (within one hour and without visiting the site) a soils report, to an engineer who was unable to document his PDH's during a board audit.  The importance of being very careful about when to put "P.E." after one's name on a document also will become apparent.

Codes of ethics for engineers typically describe standards for professional behavior. The enforcement of those ethical standards that are inscribed into law lies with the licensing boards of state governments.

This 1 PDH online course is intended primarily for all engineers seeking to deepen their understanding of what constitutes ethical and professional engineering behavior and how such behavior is enforced by the licensing board.