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How To Get Training

Companies interested in graduating from Sustainable Futures must demonstrate an understanding of the scope, applicability, proper interpretation, and limitations of pollution prevention and chemical-hazard and exposure screening tools.

Since 1997 the Agency has offered hands-on training sessions in the use of its chemical risk screening models and methods to stakeholders at no cost. Due to the increase in demand for training, the Agency is no longer able to offer training at no cost. EPA is now partnering with stakeholders and private sponsors to provide training on a fee-for-service basis. EPA presenters receive no compensation for their time, and fee schedules are generally designed to cover presenter travel, accommodations, and other preparation costs for the workshop. Workshop fees may vary depending on location, length of workshop, and extent of sponsorship by other stakeholders. The dates and locations for these sessions will be posted on this site, however registration and logistics support will be provided by the individual sponsors for each training session.

Sustainable Futures Partners

Fee-based training opportunities are available through various Sustainable Futures Partners.

For information on Sustainable Futures training sessions, contact EPA or the Sustainable Futures Partners listed above.

What Is Included in the Training Sessions?

The content of training sessions can be targeted to meet the needs of the sponsors and participants. Sessions can vary from 1/2 day overview sessions to the more intensive 2 1/2 day training sessions featuring hands-on experience in use of the Sustainable Futures models and methods. Instructors will use presentations to discuss what each method does, describe the method inputs, how to interpret results, and how the results are used in an assessment.

Available Sessions

Session Date: October 28-30, 2008
Location: Charlotte, NC
Cosponsored by the Consortium for Environmental Risk Management (CERM) and Purdue University. For registration and information please visit: http://www.cermonline.com/news/sf_workshop_1008.htm

Training Materials Developed by EPA

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Training materials were developed by EPA for use in the 2 1/2 day hands-on training sessions. Sustainable Futures Partners and other interested stakeholders are free to use these materials which include three samples of completed assessments using the methods. The training presentations discuss what each method does and describe the method inputs, how to interpret results, and how the results are used in an assessment. Also included are assistance in interpreting model estimations, and examples of the kinds of information the Agency would like to see included in a Sustainable Futures Premanufacture Notice (PMN).

Sustainable Futures (SF) Hands-On Training - Sample Agenda

PDF Presentations from Sustainable Futures Training

Worksheets developed to combine results into summary level risk assessments:
Sustainable Futures Summary Assessment Worksheet (blank) (PDF) (12 pp, 80K)
Sustainable Futures Summary Assessment Worksheet (blank) (MS Word)

Completed worksheets for 3 sample chemicals:
1,2-Dichloro-4-nitro-5-pentylbenzene (PDF) (13 pp, 238K)
1-Methyl-3-(2-methylpropyl)-cyclohexanol (PDF) (16 pp, 290K)
1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-nonyl (PDF) (13 pp, 247K)

Assistance interpreting estimations provided by the Sustainable Futures / P2 Framework methods and assigning concern levels based on the EPA's New Chemicals Program criteria:
Interpretive Assistance Document (PDF) for discrete chemicals (16 pp, 174K)
Interpretative Assistance Document for Polymers (PDF) (12 pp, 114K)

Information is available on how polymers are assessed (PDF) (43 pp, 101K)

Extensive information on the Sustainable Futures / P2 Framework methods is available in the P2 Framework Manual June 2005 (PDF) (178 pp, 4.5MB).

Sustainable Futures participants are asked to include the kinds of information recorded in either the Sustainable Futures Summary Assessment Worksheet or in the Sustainable Futures Chemical Hazard - Risk Screening Single-Page Information Sheet (PDF) (1 page, 34K) as attachments to the PMN or exemption they submit under the Sustainable Futures Initiative.

A Sustainable Futures PMN example (PDF) (55 pp, 3.4MB) has been developed using the chemical isodecyl acrylate (CAS 1330-61-6) to illustrate the kinds of information to be included in a Sustainable Futures PMN. This example is for illustration only. [Please note, the example of a PMN submitted under Sustainable Futures is not Section 508 compliant. If you need assistance, you may contact Maggie Johnson, (johnson.maggie@epa.gov or 202-564-8924) or Kelly Mayo-Bean, (mayo.kelly@epa.gov or 202-564-7662).

REMINDER: Do not bring any confidential business information (CBI) to the workshops.

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