MARAMA NACT 200 Series | NACT 281 Electrostatic Precipitators and NACT 282 Baghouses

NACT 200 Series
CourseDateTime
NACT 281 Electrostatic PrecipitatorsSeptember 7, 20229:00 AM –3:30 PM EDT
NACT 282 BaghousesSeptember 8, 20229:00 AM –4:00 PM EDT
Instructors: Larry Sitzman and Bob Waterfall
Training Series Host:This training series will be held via EPA’s new Learning Management System (LMS) and WebEx.
Maximum Attendance for each course is 45 students in order to allow for instructors to fully engage students and manage Question and Answer sessions, ultimately making each course more interactive. MARAMA will work with your state agency Training Coordinators to confirm and prioritize attendance as necessary. You will receive a confirmation notice from the new LMS system once you have been ENROLLED in each course.
Registration Deadline Date: August 19, 2022
Registration Contact Information: Sue Dilli and Jackie Burkhardt (training@marama.org), or Sharon Ray (sray@marama.org).

NACT 281 Electrostatic Precipitators | September 7, 2022 | AGENDA
Course Description: This course will help the inspector understand the fundamentals of electrostatic precipitator operation for fine particulate or aerosols and the likely defects or operator oversights. Topics include: theory and design, cleaning cycles, operation and maintenance and inspection techniques.
This course is intended for new, entry-level as well as semi-experienced stationary source permit engineers, inspectors, regulatory agency staff, and environmental specialists in business and government. The course is designed to provide an overview of ESPs (control devices).

NACT 282 Baghouse | September 8, 2022 | AGENDA
Course Description: Baghouses are one of the most effective and widely used control devices for fine particulate matter. This course will present the major uses for baghouses, operational theory and design, applicable regulations, permit conditions and inspection procedures. The course also includes a brief discussion of baghouse troubleshooting and maintenance.
This course is intended for new, entry-level as well as semi-experienced stationary source permit engineers, inspectors, regulatory agency staff, and environmental specialists in business and government. The course is designed to provide an overview of baghouses (control devices).

Registration Instructions: This training series will be held via EPA’s new Learning Management System (LMS) and WebEx. There is NO registration fee for state and local employees attending this training.

Students will need to do the following in order to REGISTER FOR EACH COURSE INDIVIDUALLY on the LMS:

  • Create a PROFILE in the EPA AirKnowledge LMS: If you have not already done so, please create an account in the new Learning Management System (LMS) here.
    Please reference the attached LMS Flier for instructions on how to set up your profile. LMS INSTRUCTIONS
  • REGISTRATION within the LMS: To do this, please follow these instructions:
    • Log-in to your account and hover over the “My Training” tab on the home page.
    • Select the third option under “My Training” entitled “Instructor Led Training Calendar.”
    • Change the month to September of 2022, if it is not already and scroll down to the course date and click on the course title.
    • Register for EACH course by clicking on the blue REQUEST button . If the course is full, you will be able to add yourself to the waitlist by clicking the blue button on the bottom right-hand corner which reads ADD TO WAITLIST. You should receive a confirmation message that you have been added to the waitlist. You will also receive an automated email once you have been confirmed and added to the roster.
    • Once you have been enrolled in the course, please complete the PRE-TEST within the LMS. The deadline to take the pre-test will be September 6, 2022.