bgcolor=#ffffff vlink="blue" link="blue"> Page 1 United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Washington, D.C. EPA 832-F-99-010 September 1999 Storm Water Management Fact Sheet Employee Training DESCRIPTION In-house employee training programs are established to teach employees about storm water management, potential sources of contaminants, and Best Management Practices (BMPs). Employee training programs should instill all personnel with a thorough understanding of their Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), including BMPs, processes and materials they are working with, safety hazards, practices for preventing discharges, and procedures for responding quickly and properly to toxic and hazardous material incidents. APPLICABILITY Typically, most industrial facilities have employee training programs. Usually these address such areas as health and safety training and fire protection. Training on storm water management andBMPs can be incorporated into these programs. Employees can be taught through 1) posters, employee meetings, courses, and bulletin boards about storm water management, potential contaminant sources, and prevention of contamination in surface water runoff, and 2) field training programs that show areas of potential storm water contamination and associated pollutants, followed by a discussion of site-specific BMPs by trained personnel. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Advantages of an employee training program are that the program can be a low-cost and easily implementable storm water management BMP. The program can be standardized and repeated as necessary, both to train new employees and to keep its objectives fresh in the minds of more senior employees. A training program is also flexible and can be adapted as a facility00 storm water management needs change over time. Obstaclesto an employee training program include: C Lack of commitment from senior management. C Lack of employee motivation. C Lack of incentive to become involved in BMP implementation. KEY PROGRAM COMPONENTS Specific design criteria for implementing an employee training program include: C Ensuring strong commitment and periodic input from senior management. C Communicating frequently to ensure adequate understanding of SWPPP goals and objectives. C Utilizing experience from past spills to prevent future spills. C Making employees aware of BMP monitoring and spill reporting procedures. C Developing operating manuals and standard procedures. Page 2 C Implementing spill drills. IMPLEMENTATION An employee training program should be an on-going,yearly process. Meetings about SWPPPs should be held at least annually, possibly in conjunction with other training programs. Figure 1 illustrates a sample employee training worksheet. Worksheets such as these can be used to plan and track employee training programs. Program performance depends on employees' participation and on senior management's commitment to reducing point and nonpoint sources of pollution; therefore, performance will vary among facilities. To be effective these programs need senior management's support COSTS Costs for implementing an employee training program are highly variable. Most storm water training program costs will be directly related to labor and associated overhead costs. Trainers can reduce costs by using free educational materials available on the subject of storm water quality. Figure 2 can be used to estimate the annual costs for an in-house training program. Table 1 provides an example of how this worksheet can be used to estimate annual costs. REFERENCES 1. U.S. EPA, 1979. NPDES BMP Guidance Document. 2. U.S. EPA, Pre-print, 1992. Stormwater Management for Industrial Activities: DevelopingPollution Prevention Plans and BestManagement Practices. EPA 832-R-92- 006. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Center for Watershed Protection Tom Schueler 8391 Main Street Ellicott City, MD 21043 City of Coral Gables, Florida Tim Clark 285 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134 Hillsborough County, Florida Jose Rodriguez Hillsborough County Public Works 601 East Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, FL 33601 King County, Washington Dave Hancock Department of Natural Resources, Water and Land Resources Division, Drainage Services Section 700 5 th Avenue, Suite 2200 Seattle, WA 98104 Mitchell Training, Inc. Barbara Mitchell 5414 SW 177 th Street Archer, FL 32618 Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Bob Biebel 916 N. East Avenue, P.O. Box 1607 Waukesha, WI 53187 The mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for the use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Page 3 EMPLOYEE TRAINING Worksheet Completed by: ______ Title: ______________________ Date: ______________________ Instructions: Describe the employee training program for your facility below. The program should, at a minimum, address spill prevention and response, good housekeeping, and material management practices. Provide a schedule for the training program and list the employees who attend the training sessions. Training Topics Brief Description of Training Program/Materials (e.g., film, newsletter, course) Schedule for Training (list dates) Participants Spill Prevention and Response Good Housekeeping Material Management Practices Other Topics Source: U. S. EPA, 1992. FIGURE 1 SAMPLE WORKSHEET FOR TRACKING EMPLOYEE TRAINING TABLE 1 EXAMPLE OF ANNUAL EMPLOYEE TRAINING COSTS Title Number Average Hourly Rate ($) Overhead* Multiplier Estimated Yearly Hours on SW Training Estimated Annual Cost ($) Stormwater Engineer 1 x 15 x 2.0 x 20 = 600 Plant Management 5 x 20 x 2.0 x 10 = 2,000 Plant Employees 100 x 10 x 2.0 x 5 = 10,000 Total Estimated Annual Cost $12,600 *Note: Defined as a multiplier (typically ranging between 1 and 3) that takes into account those costs associated with costs other than salary of employing a person, expenses, etc Page 4 Title Number Average Hourly Rate ($) Overhead Multiplier Estimated Yearly Hours on SW Training Estimated Annual Cost ($) ____________ _______ x ________ x _________ x ______________ = ___________ (A) ____________ _______ x ________ x _________ x ______________ = ___________ (B) ____________ _______ x ________ x _________ x ______________ = ___________ (C) ____________ _______ x ________ x _________ x ______________ = ___________ (D) Total Estimated Annual Cost ___________ (Sum of A+B+C+D) Source: U.S. EPA, 1992. FIGURE 2 SAMPLE ANNUAL TRAINING COST WORKSHEET For more information contact: Municipal Technology Branch U.S. EPA Mail Code 4204 401 M St., S.W. Washington, D.C., 20460

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