Biotility: Environmental Regulations Affecting the Biotech Industry

This module provides learners with an awareness and appreciation for environmental progress achieved over the past 50 years​, a “big picture” understanding of the broad structure and scope of environmental laws and rules, and an overview of the major environmental issues regulated at the federal level.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21746 (English)
Author(s): Douglas Dean, BSE, PE, CSP, CIH - Matrix Compliance Services, Inc.

This module discusses the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA)​, how the CAA major provisions impact businesses​, and how the CAA might apply to specific situations​.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21747 (English)
Author(s): Douglas Dean, BSE, PE, CSP, CIH - Matrix Compliance Services, Inc.

This module discusses the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Clean Water Act (CWA)​, how the SDWA and CWA major provisions impact businesses​, and how the SDWA and CWA might apply to specific situations​.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21748 (English)
Author(s): Douglas Dean, BSE, PE, CSP, CIH - Matrix Compliance Services, Inc.

This module describes the basic requirements for hazardous materials laws, hazardous materials laws specific to biotech​, and the reporting requirements for hazardous materials​.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21749 (English)
Author(s): Douglas Dean, BSE, PE, CSP, CIH - Matrix Compliance Services, Inc.

This module explains the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) role in waste management laws​, the waste laws specific to biotech​, and the basic hazardous waste management rules​.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21750 (English)
Author(s): Douglas Dean, BSE, PE, CSP, CIH - Matrix Compliance Services, Inc.

This module provides an overview of the laws that govern a broad range of impacts to the environment. It explores how EPA laws protect and preserve certain endangered species and explains how these laws affect biotech operations and industries. The module covers various statutes, including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Pollution Prevention Act, and the Endangered Species Act.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21751 (English)
Author(s): Douglas Dean, BSE, PE, CSP, CIH - Matrix Compliance Services, Inc.