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The
following links to materials are
provided as supplemental resources to complement The
Environmental Compliance Inspection Training Course - International
Edition, developed by the US EPA. Use the Table of Contents
below to navigate to the section of your interest. Please
submit additional links and information to the Office of the
INECE Secretariat (inece@inece.org).
Table of Contents:
Session
1: Introduction
Session 3: Environmental Compliance: The Goal
Session 4: Role(s) of an Inspector
Session 6: Inspection Planning
Session 7: Physical Sampling
Session 8: On-site Activities
Session 9: Interviewing Techniques
Session 10: Sampling and Laboratory Issues
Session 11: Field Equipment and Supplies
Session 13: Documenting Inspections


| Session
6: Inspection Planning |
| Entry
and Opening Conference |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section III (Fundamentals of Environmental
Compliance), Chapter 3 (Entry and Opening Conference),
3.1 Key Elements of Entry, 3.2 Approaching the Facility,
3.3 Entry Procedures, 3.4 Opening Conference, and 3.5
Amending the Inspection Plan
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| Preparing
the Inspection Plan |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Chapter 2 (Inspection Planning and Preparation),
Section 2 (Health and Safety for Field Activities), 2.5
Preparing the Inspection Plan and 2.6 Pre-Inspection Checklist |
| Health
and Safety |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Chapter 2 (Inspection Planning and Preparation),
Section 2 (Health and Safety for Field Activities),
1 Preparation for Field Activities, 2 Hazards,
Exposure and Evaluation, 3 Protective Clothing and Equipment,
and 4 Respiratory Protection
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US
Environmental Protection Agency - Inspectors Safety Guide |

| Session
7: Physical Sampling |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section III, Chapter 4, 4.5 Physical Sampling,
which discusses data quality objectives and QA/QC and
Section III, Chapter 4, 4.7 Observations and Illustrations,
which discusses photographs as evidence. |
| Sampling
Techniques for Wastewater Inspections |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section IV (Waste Water Inspections), Chapter
2 (Sampling Techniques) |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section V (Air Pollution/Hazardous Waste Inspections),
Chapter 2 (Inspection Procedures) |

| Session
8: On-site Activities |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section III (Fundamentals of Environmental
Compliance), Chapter 4 (Information Gathering and Documentation),
4.9 Exit Activities |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section IV (Waste Water Inspections), Chapter
1 (General Wastewater Prevention Procedures), 1.3 Inspection
Procedures, 1.4 Pre-inspection Preparation, 1.5 On-site
Activities, and 1.6 Follow-up Activities |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section V (Air Pollution/Hazardous Waste Inspections),
Chapter 1 (Baseline Inspection Techniques), 1.4 Level
of Inspections and
Chapter 2 (Hazardous Materials Inspection Procedures),
2.2 Inspection Preparation, and 2.5 Operations, Waste
Handling, and Record Review |
| US
EPA Inspector Interviewing Techniques |
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Environmental
Protection Agency - Conducting Environmental Compliance
Inspections: Legal Considerations |
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Gaining
Entry |
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Entry
Denial Tests |
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Gaining
Entry: The Opening Conference |
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Gaining
Entry: Cordial, Professional, Direct |


| Session
10: Sampling and Laboratory Issues |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section III (Fundamentals of Environmental
Compliance), Chapter 4 (Information Gathering and Documentation),
4.5 Physical Sampling, 4.7 Observations and Illustrations |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section IV (Waste Water Inspections), Chapter
2 (Sampling Techniques), 2.1 Purposes for Sampling and
2.2 Sampling Procedures |
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INECE
Training Course for Multimedia Inspectors, Student Manual
See: Section V (Air Pollution/Hazardous Waste Inspections),
Chapter 2 (Hazardous Materials Inspection Procedures),
2.8 Waste Sampling |
| US
Environmental Protection Agency Sampling Guide |
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Environmental
Protection Agency - Conducting Environmental Compliance
Inspections: Inspections |
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Sampling:
When, Why, How |
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Sampling:
Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
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Sampling:
Doing the Right Thing |
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Sampling:
Accuracy and Precision |



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