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Training Courses
Visible Emissions Evaluator Certification
The Department conducts training
semi-annually to provide air pollution control personnel and other
interested persons the opportunity to become certified to evaluate
visible emissions in accordance with EPA Reference Method 9. To
become certified, a person must attend, or have attended, a classroom
session and successfully complete a field session involving the visual
reading of 25 black smoke emissions and 25 white smoke emissions.
Spring Training
A classroom session and several field
sessions are conducted each spring, normally during the second or third
week in April. The current schedule for training is April 9, 10
and 11, 2013. Training on April 9 is intended for first time trainees only.
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Fall Training
A classroom session is scheduled
for October 8, 2013 followed by a field session for first time trainees
only. The normal field sessions for recertification are
scheduled for October 9 & 10, 2013.
Location
All sessions are held in Bismarck at the
Environmental Training Center (2639 East Main Avenue).
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Additional Information
For more
information about visible emissions evaluator certification, contact the
Division of Air Quality at 701.328.5188, or email
Gary Kline (gkline@nd.gov)
or Ben Gress (bpgress@nd.gov).
Training and certification is conducted free of charge.
Odor Evaluator Certification
The Department conducts training and
certification sessions annually to provide air pollution control
personnel and other interested persons the opportunity to become
certified in the evaluation of odors pursuant to Chapter 33-15-16 of the
North Dakota Air Pollution Control Rules.
Training
The primary objective of training is to
familiarize trainees with the:
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Requirements of NDAC 33-15-16,
"Restriction of Odorous Air Contaminants."
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Use of a scentometer to measure the
intensity of an odor.
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Department field odor survey
procedures.
Certification
The trainee must demonstrate the ability to
distinguish various odorous samples and concentrations by successfully
completing the three tests prescribed in the Department's Odor
Certification Guideline.
Location
Training and certification sessions will be held in
Bismarck on May 7 and 8, 2013 at the Gold Seal Center located at 918 E.
Divide Avenue. Additional sessions may be scheduled elsewhere
across the State if there is sufficient interest by at least three
persons per location; sessions have been held in the past at Devils
Lake, Dickinson,
Minot, Grand Forks, West Fargo, Williston, and Beulah.
Additional Information
For more information about the certification process,
contact the Division of Air Quality at 701.328.5188, or email Ben Gress
(bpgress@nd.gov) or
Todd Peterson (tfpeterson@nd.gov).
Training and certification is conducted free of charge.
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