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Training on TRI Reporting for RY 2014
For people involved with Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
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We have online tutorials specific to using TRI-MEweb to submit your TRI reporting forms electronically.
Training on Basic TRI Reporting Concepts
This course will help you determine:
- If your facility is covered by EPCRA Section 313 (TRI), and
- If your facility is covered, for which chemicals your facility must submit a TRI form.
You will also learn about:
- Information on making release and other waste management calculations and estimates,
- When the Form A Certification statement can be used instead of the Form R,
- Reporting exemptions (i.e., particular uses of TRI chemicals that don’t have to be included on TRI forms), and
- General TRI Program and process information.
Basic Course Materials:
- Online Training Module (note: module includes audio and requires the Adobe Flash player)
- Keyboard shortcuts for use with online training module
- Complete text transcript
- Basic Concepts presentation slides (PDF)
- Basic Concepts presentation slides (PPT)(6 MB)
Training on Advanced TRI Reporting Concepts
If your facility must report to TRI, this course will help you understand:
- Advanced issues related to threshold determinations, TRI reporting, and exemptions,
- Information on reporting requirements for PBTs (such as lead, mercury, PACs, etc.) and other chemicals (such as hydrochloric and sulfuric acid aerosols, ammonia, metal compounds nitrate compounds, and metal cyanides) with special TRI reporting considerations,
- General TRI Program and process information, and
- How to use the TRI-MEweb online reporting application and the CDX electronic submission process.
Advanced Course Materials:
- Online Training Module (note: module includes audio and requires the Adobe Flash player)
- Keyboard shortcuts for use with online training module
- Complete text transcript
- Advanced Concepts presentation slides (PDF)
- Advanced Concepts presentation slides (PPT)(3 MB)
Showcasing Sustainability in Your TRI Report
Learn how your facility can take advantage of the opportunity to report and describe pollution prevention (P2) activities and other environmentally-friendly practices related to listed toxic chemicals.
- Download the TRI P2 Reporting Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Watch a training webinar about reporting enhancements implemented in RY 2012 that make it easier to submit your facility's P2 data, or download the presentation slides (PDF)