COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will focus on the process, emission control equipment and inspection procedures of small to medium sized solid waste incinerators. The types of incinerators include biomedical, pathological, crematories and commercial heat stripping ovens. This course does not address municipal waste combustors, biomass or hazardous waste incinerators. There is an afternoon field visit where students will receive first-hand experience during a mock inspection of a local business with a permitted incinerator.
TARGET AUDIENCE: 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 incinerators (control devices).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with incinerators operations. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of incinerators: The following topics will be covered in this course:
- 3 T’s of combustion
- Types of combustion
- Categories of Industrial Incinerators
- Typical Incinerator Operating Procedures
- Typical Operational Errors
- Incinerator Emissions & Control
- Incinerator Inspection
- Air Pollution Control Points of Inspection
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