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Technical Communications for EHS Professionals™

Develop stronger written work products and deliver exceptional technical presentations with this course designed specifically for EHS professionals.

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Mary B.
Mary B. EHS Consultant, Technical Communications
Great writing and presentation tips.
Bill M.
Bill M. Senior EHS Professional, Environmental Compliance
I enjoyed the hands-on approach.
Sydney T.
Sydney T. EH&S Manager, Communications
I really needed the guidance on presentation skills.

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Technical Communications for EHS Professionals™ is offered mainly in our Annapolis, Maryland, training facility. All sessions run two days and the course fee is $1,115, with discounts available for early registration, groups of three or more, government employees, students, and veterans. Corporate partnership discounts are also available. 

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Course Description

Technical writing and communication are critical to all aspects of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) work. You might need to communicate with a variety of different audiences, from other EHS specialists to professionals in related disciplines to laypersons. Many times, you will be communicating with all of these at once. Ineffective technical communication can create problems including inaccurate information, unpersuasive materials, damaged credibility, misunderstood content, and compliance failures. For example, a poorly written SWPPP can trigger an enforcement action, and an unclear permit application can delay issuance and disrupt operations.

Effective use of current and evolving large language model (LLM) machine learning tools is incorporated to help students drive efficiency and accuracy, while avoiding the professional risks of AI dependency.

Technical Communications for EHS Professionals™ presents many elements that will help strengthen your technical writing, including writing process best practices, editing and proofreading, document formatting, common grammar issues, and writing exercises with immediate feedback. The course covers Chicago Manual of Style guidelines and contrasts them with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Style Manual and the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual.

The course also addresses developing and delivering live presentations, covering effective slide design, structuring technical content for verbal delivery, managing audience engagement, and building confidence as a presenter. Participants will practice presentation techniques and receive individual feedback in a supportive setting.

All class exercises are conducted in a manner that allows students to receive individual feedback without the need to share work products with the class, eliminating any stress associated with the learning process. Participants should have access to and be generally familiar with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

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Topics Covered

Technical Communications for EHS Professionals™ covers the key elements of effective technical writing and live presentations for EHS professionals, from document development and grammar through formatting, visual display, revision, presentation delivery, and evaluation.

  • Understanding and Selecting Appropriate Forms of Technical Communication
  • Grammar Rules
  • Common Errors in EHS Communications
  • Technical Writing and Developing for EHS Documents
  • Developing and Delivering Presentations
  • AI Tools for Presentation Development
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technical Communications

You Will Receive

Every participant leaves the Technical Communications for EHS Professionals™ course with practical skills and materials to immediately improve technical writing and presentations. You will learn to write more targeted, effective technical documents in less time.

book

Printed Materials

Binder of presentation materials for later reference

laptop

Reference Materials

Electronic copies of key reference materials

notebook

Notes

Your notes from class discussions

certificate

Printed Certificate

Certificate of accomplishment to display and share

Presenters

All Aarcher Institute presenters are exclusive and present Aarcher Institute proprietary course content.

Technical Communications for EHS Professionals™ is developed and presented by seasoned technical writers, editors, and communicators with extensive experience editing and analyzing environmental and safety documents and delivering technical presentations. Presenters use their practical experience to help EHS professionals of any level improve their written and verbal communications.

Rick Stanford

Rick Stanford

P.E., CHMM
Christopher E. Mandel

Christopher E. Mandel

RIMS-CRMP
Kenneth Hoppe

Kenneth Hoppe

CDGP
Rick Stanford has over 35 years of environmental engineering, consulting and site remediation experience. Chemistry was an integral aspect of his work. Mr. Stanford’s career started with the U.S. EPA where he oversaw the development of water quality criteria based on toxicological properties of pollutants and was a participant in establishing the Contract Laboratory Program in the Office of Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response.  Later, Mr. Stanford used his knowledge of chemistry to perform both human health and environmental risk assessments in support of Superfund and RCRA actions.  Those projects involved evaluating toxicological aspects of pollutants as well as performing fate and transport modeling.  He also used his understanding of chemistry and chemical principles to evaluate and apply innovative approaches to the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.  During this time Mr. Stanford was a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) at the Masters Level. More recently, Mr. Stanford obtained a Virginia Postgraduate Teaching License and has, for the past seven years, taught pre-AP Chemistry and Chemistry in Prince William County (VA) public schools and has been an adjunct instructor of Environmental Science at Shenandoah University. Mr. Stanford is a registered professional engineer (PE) and holds a Marine Science degree from the University of West Florida, an Environmental Engineering masters degree from the University of Florida, and an Engineering and Applied Physics masters degree from Harvard University.
Christopher E. Mandel is President and Managing Consultant for Excellence in Risk Management, LLC an independent risk consultancy founded in Texas in 2004. He is also Assistant Professor teaching risk and ERM in the World-wide College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is. He was the SVP, Strategic Solutions for Sedgwick and the Founding Director of the Sedgwick Institute. Chris has more than 30 years of executive experience in large global corporate risk management. As Chief Risk Officer at USAA, he pioneered the development of the advanced risk management strategy, where S&P rated USAA as “excellent” and a “leader in Enterprise Risk Management” for five consecutive years during his tenure. His career also included risk related leadership roles at Liberty Mutual, Marsh, Verizon, American National Red Cross, YUM Brands, Inc. and PepsiCo. He was named Risk Manager of the Year by the Risk Management Society (RIMS) for whom he served as President and 7-year board member. RIMS awarded Mr. Mandel with its lifetime achievement award (Goodell) in 2016 and finally he was voted in as a member of Risk Who’s Who (RWW). He is recognized by his peers as a thought leader in risk management and related disciplines. He teaches and writes for various organizations including RIMS, George Mason University, and ICCIE. Mr. Mandel has numerous certifications and designations including CPCU, ARME, RIMS-CRMP, AIC, DCRO and holds an MBA in Finance from George Mason University.
Kenneth Hoppe is a dangerous goods transportation compliance expert with more than 20 years of regulatory compliance experience. Starting in 2003, Kenneth served over 20 years in the Coast Guard, serving as a marine industry compliance inspector. These inspections ensured compliance with domestic and international standards such as SOLAS, MARPOL, IMDG, and titles 33 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Kenneth has been designing and delivering dangerous goods training since 2021 including compliance training for highway, air, and ocean transportation. Kenneth specializes in conducting training based off 49 CFR, International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code. He has achieved certification and a Certified Dangerous Goods Professional (CDGP).
Rick Stanford

Rick Stanford

P.E., CHMM
Rick Stanford has over 35 years of environmental engineering, consulting and site remediation experience. Chemistry was an integral aspect of his work. Mr. Stanford’s career started with the U.S. EPA where he oversaw the development of water quality criteria based on toxicological properties of pollutants and was a participant in establishing the Contract Laboratory Program in the Office of Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response.  Later, Mr. Stanford used his knowledge of chemistry to perform both human health and environmental risk assessments in support of Superfund and RCRA actions.  Those projects involved evaluating toxicological aspects of pollutants as well as performing fate and transport modeling.  He also used his understanding of chemistry and chemical principles to evaluate and apply innovative approaches to the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.  During this time Mr. Stanford was a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) at the Masters Level. More recently, Mr. Stanford obtained a Virginia Postgraduate Teaching License and has, for the past seven years, taught pre-AP Chemistry and Chemistry in Prince William County (VA) public schools and has been an adjunct instructor of Environmental Science at Shenandoah University. Mr. Stanford is a registered professional engineer (PE) and holds a Marine Science degree from the University of West Florida, an Environmental Engineering masters degree from the University of Florida, and an Engineering and Applied Physics masters degree from Harvard University.
Christopher E. Mandel

Christopher E. Mandel

RIMS-CRMP
Christopher E. Mandel is President and Managing Consultant for Excellence in Risk Management, LLC an independent risk consultancy founded in Texas in 2004. He is also Assistant Professor teaching risk and ERM in the World-wide College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is. He was the SVP, Strategic Solutions for Sedgwick and the Founding Director of the Sedgwick Institute. Chris has more than 30 years of executive experience in large global corporate risk management. As Chief Risk Officer at USAA, he pioneered the development of the advanced risk management strategy, where S&P rated USAA as “excellent” and a “leader in Enterprise Risk Management” for five consecutive years during his tenure. His career also included risk related leadership roles at Liberty Mutual, Marsh, Verizon, American National Red Cross, YUM Brands, Inc. and PepsiCo. He was named Risk Manager of the Year by the Risk Management Society (RIMS) for whom he served as President and 7-year board member. RIMS awarded Mr. Mandel with its lifetime achievement award (Goodell) in 2016 and finally he was voted in as a member of Risk Who’s Who (RWW). He is recognized by his peers as a thought leader in risk management and related disciplines. He teaches and writes for various organizations including RIMS, George Mason University, and ICCIE. Mr. Mandel has numerous certifications and designations including CPCU, ARME, RIMS-CRMP, AIC, DCRO and holds an MBA in Finance from George Mason University.
Kenneth Hoppe

Kenneth Hoppe

CDGP
Kenneth Hoppe is a dangerous goods transportation compliance expert with more than 20 years of regulatory compliance experience. Starting in 2003, Kenneth served over 20 years in the Coast Guard, serving as a marine industry compliance inspector. These inspections ensured compliance with domestic and international standards such as SOLAS, MARPOL, IMDG, and titles 33 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Kenneth has been designing and delivering dangerous goods training since 2021 including compliance training for highway, air, and ocean transportation. Kenneth specializes in conducting training based off 49 CFR, International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code. He has achieved certification and a Certified Dangerous Goods Professional (CDGP).

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