Tribal Oil Spill Prevention and Chemical Emergency Preparedness Webinars

These webinars are a free resource for tribal partners interested in understanding the implementation of oil spill prevention and chemical emergency preparedness regulations on tribal lands. 

Environmental emergencies from oil discharges or chemical accidents may occur, so it is important for tribal communities to be prepared and implement necessary prevention measures. The goal of these webinars is to assist tribes in understanding their role in: 

• Preventing oil discharges under the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure regulation. In accordance with the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation at 40 CFR part 112, EPA requires certain facilities to prepare, amend, and implement Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure plans. The regulation is largely performance-based, which allows flexibility in meeting the rule requirements to prevent discharges of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.
• Preparing for chemical emergencies under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. This statute was created to help communities plan for chemical emergencies. It also requires industry to report on the storage, use and releases of hazardous substances to federal, state, tribal and local governments. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act requires state, tribal and local governments to use this information to prepare for and protect their communities from potential risks.

EPA offers various webinars for tribal audiences. All registered participants that attend the webinars will receive an electronic EPA certificate documenting participation.

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• Upcoming webinars
• Past webinar materials
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Upcoming Webinars

Lithium-ion Battery Challenges and Best Practices

This two hour webinar will present the current best practices, and primary challenges, for responding to lithium-ion battery fires. The course will cover the basics of Li-ion batteries and their unique hazards; types of incidents that may be encountered; and transportation and disposal challenges during remediation of a battery incident.

Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure 101 Webinar for Tribal Partners

This four-hour course will provide tribal partners SPCC 101 – a “deeper dive” into the SPCC rules, their applicability, and requirements (e.g., containment, tank integrity, plan updates, etc.). The SPCC inspection process and enforcement will be discussed. An in-depth pictorial review of typical noncompliance found during EPA inspections will also be provided. The webinar will conclude with a question-and-answer session. 

The target audience for this webinar includes:

• All tribes (including state-recognized) that have any petroleum production, above-ground storage, processing or transportation (pipelines) within, through, or adjoining their tribal lands.
• Tribal owners/operators of regulated oil facilities.
• Alaska Native Corporations with regulated oil facilities.
• Tribal environmental management agencies.
• Tribal Emergency Response Commissions & Tribal Emergency Planning Committees.
• Tribal first responders.
• Tribal environmental non-profit organizations.

Past Webinars

View a catalog of past webinars and materials.

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