Environmental Awareness

Web-Based  •  Network/LAN  •  CD-ROM

This course focuses on the ways each individual can improve their own environment by looking at the consequences of their actions. Learner's will understand that keeping the environment clean is not only a personal responsibility, but more importantly, it's the law.

Overview

Twenty-Seven interactions actively involve the learner in the training. Lesson interactions provide the learner opportunities to apply what he or she has learned. The computer assesses the learner's level of understanding of all learning objectives. All questions in this course are fully narrated. Narrations enhance comprehension and are welcome support for learners with reading skill deficits and when English is the learner's second language. When the learner answers a question incorrectly the computer provides remedial instruction and reviews the material until the learner can answer correctly. Mastery's exclusive Follow-up Review, standard in all Mastery Advantage courses, provides time-delayed reinforcement and review of the learner's newly acquired knowledge. The Follow-up Review enhances the transfer of newly acquired knowledge to the learner's long-term memory. The Learner navigates through the course and its resources using the standard Mastery Control Bar. Course resources include a fully narrated glossary of terms. Each term is pronounced and its definition read aloud to the learner. A topical index provides a complete map to the instructional material.

The learner can ask for all course information on any topic at any time during the lesson presentations. The learner can use the topical index as a reference source even after completing the course. Closed Captioning is included. A complete transcript of all audio and video files is also provided with this course. Use the transcript file in conjunction with MODIFY to simplify customizations.

Topics

Personal Responsibility
- Everyone can help

Identifying Hazardous Waste
- Ignitable waste
- Corrosive waste
- Reactive waste
- Toxic waste
- EPA hazardous waste list

Handling and Storage
- Small and large quantity generators
- Handling and storage rules

Protecting The Water
- Surface and groundwater pollution

Emergency Response and Reporting
- Reporting an incident


Performance Objectives

This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Take peresonal responsibility for the environment

Properly identify hazardous waste (ignitable waste, reactive waste, corrosive waste, toxic waste).

Properly handle and store hazardous wastes.
- Describe a hazardous waste manifest.
- List days of storage allowed for small quantity generators.
- List days of storage allowed for large quantity generators.
- List proper storage practices.
- Recognize importance of grounding containers.

Identify potential water pollution.
- Identify stormwater runoff.
- Define goundwater pollution.
- Define surface water pollution.

Understand emergency response and reporting.
- Recall proper reporting requirements.
- Understand emergency response procedures.