AHMP—New Jersey Chapter March 2015 Newsletter Barnegat Lighthouse Sunset over Lake Hopatcong Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management Course April 7, 14 & 21, 2015 The New Jersey Chapter will presenting the Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management class on three successive Tuesdays in April ( April 7, 14 & 21). The class provides a comprehensive review of health & safety, environmental laws and regulations and the basic scientific and management principles on which they are based. The course will be held in a classroom space donated by PSE&G at their training center in Edison. Please go to our website ahmpnj.org for more information and to register for the class. Welcome to New Jersey! As the third issue in the new series, By-The Chapters, For-the–Chapters, we welcome you to the New Jersey Chapter! In the issue, we will highlight our meetings and events for 2015 and review past successful Chapter events. Raritan River Cleanup Saturday April 18, 2015 Each spring the Raritan Headwaters Associations (RHA) organizes clean up programs to protect water quality and promote public stewardship of local streams and rivers. This year’s stream cleanup will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 9 am until 12 pm at multiple locations around the watershed in Hunterdon, Somerset, and Morris Counties. Please go to our website ahmpnj.org for more information and to register for the event. March 2015 AHMP—New Jersey Chapter March 2015 Newsletter
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AHMP—New Jersey Chapter March 2015 Newsletter
Barnegat Lighthouse
Sunset over Lake Hopatcong
Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management Course
April 7, 14 & 21, 2015
The New Jersey Chapter will presenting the Essentials of Hazardous Materials
Management class on three successive Tuesdays in April ( April 7, 14 & 21). The
class provides a comprehensive review of health & safety, environmental laws and
regulations and the basic scientific and management principles on which they are
based. The course will be held in a classroom space donated by PSE&G at their
training center in Edison. Please go to our website ahmpnj.org for more
information and to register for the class.
Welcome to New Jersey!
As the third issue in the new series, By-The Chapters, For-the–Chapters, we welcome
you to the New Jersey Chapter! In the issue, we will highlight our meetings and events
for 2015 and review past successful Chapter events.
Raritan River Cleanup
Saturday April 18, 2015
Each spring the Raritan Headwaters Associations (RHA)
organizes clean up programs to protect water quality and
promote public stewardship of local streams and rivers.
This year’s stream cleanup will be held on Saturday,
April 18, 2015 from 9 am until 12 pm at multiple
locations around the watershed in Hunterdon, Somerset,
and Morris Counties. Please go to our website
ahmpnj.org for more information and to register for the
event.
March 2015
AHMP—New Jersey Chapter March 2015 Newsletter
These photos are a collection of activities and events related to the CHMMunity® Outreach Program.
The April business meeting of the NJ Chapter will be held on April 28, 2015 at
Rolf’s Restaurant & Pub in Sterling, NJ. Ronald J. Stokes of RjS
RegCompliance, LLC, will give a presentation on TransCaer™. TransCaer™
(TRANSportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) is a
voluntary outreach effort in the USA that focuses on assisting communities in
preparing for and responding to a possible hazardous material transportation
incident. Please go to our website ahmpnj.org for more information and to
register for the meeting.
Chapter Meeting—April 28, 2015
Upcoming Events
June Chapter Meeting — June 23, 2015
Joe Angelone, Transportations Manager with Clean Venture, will
give a presentation on hazardous material transportation.
August Chapter Meeting — August 25, 2015
Dr. Snow with Seton Hall University will give a presentation on
Cider Chemistry (or how to make your own hard cider!)
AHMP National Conference—Scottsdale Arizona
August 30—September 2, 2015
October Chapter Meeting — October 27, 2015
Joint meeting with the American Society of Safety Engineers. The
meeting location is being scheduled. Please check our web page for
updates!
December Chapter Meeting—December 8, 2015
Our end of the year holiday dinner meeting will feature a
presentation by Blaine Rothauser, Senior Natural Resource Specialist
with GZA GeoEnvironmental on the BioDiversity of New Jersey.
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Past Chapter Meetings and Events
In December, the Chapter held its annual
holiday business meeting. Our speaker was
Rich Cartwright who gave an inspiring talk
titled, “101 Places a Hazardous Material
Manager Must Visit Before They Die!”
In November, the Chapter held it first
“Aspiring Professionals Networking Event”
in conjunction with the Licensed Site
Remediation Professional Association and
the Association of Environmental Geologists.
In October, the Chapter had a joint
meeting with the ASSE– New Jersey
Chapter at the Chubb Fire Safety Institute.
Our business meetings
provide excellent
opportunities to
network
and enjoy a good
meal!.
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March 2015
Habitat for Humanity Restore re-sale center
Plant tour— PSEG Mercer Generating
Station
Chapter summer outing at the Somerset
Patriots.
Plant Tour—Covanta Energy Facility
Additional Chapter Events
“One of the benefits to
being an AHMP-NJ
Chapter member is that
you get an opportunity to
take tours of facilities that
are not available to the
public”
Princeton Physics Lab
Anheuser Busch
Firmenich
Marisol
Reichold Chemical
Mercer Generating
Station
Covanta Energy
Benjamin Moore
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Newsletter Title
Regulatory Updates—The New Jersey Chapter has received permission from the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) to provide the agenda and referenced documents from the Environmental Business Council bi-monthly meetings. The full agenda with links can be viewed Chapter members on our webpage at ahmp.org.
Environmental Business Council of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
ROUNDTABLE MEETING – February 9, 2015 PSE&G Training and Development Center – Edison, NJ
Sponsored by: Alpha Analytical
AWT Environmental Services, Inc. ect2
I. Introduction/General Interest II. Brownfields and Site Remediation III. Natural Resource Damages IV. Chemicals and Petroleum IV. Chemicals and Petroleum V. Solid and Hazardous Waste VI. Regional Regulatory Affairs VIII. Lab IX. Legislative X. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases XI. Sustainability & Energy XII. Water and Land Use XIII. Compliance & Enforcement
The complete agenda with supporting documents can be found on the New Jersey Chapter Website (www.ahmpnj.org) under the Regulatory Affairs tab.
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The New Jersey Chapter of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals is
trying to preplan our bimonthly technical meetings for the 2015-2016 calendar
years. In order to do this, we have developed an AHMP-NJ Partnership Program
for your business to participate in using one or more of the ways below:
Technical Meeting Attendance Company Logo on AHMP-NJ Website EHMM Course Sponsor Technical Meeting Presentation or Sponsor a Technical Meeting Dinner Host a Technical Meeting and/or Facility Tour
For more information, please visit our webpage at ahmpnj.org.
The New Jersey Chapter of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (formerly
New Jersey Chapter of the Academy of
Hazardous Materials Managers) was
chartered in 1991 for the purpose of
providing a New Jersey based source for the
recognition and advancement of
Professionals managing Hazardous Materials
and Hazardous Waste, including the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
and other related professional designations.
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