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For information on
Training opportunities
please contact:

Sheila Reithmayer,
Administrative Assistant
Alberta Certification and Training Office
Phone: 780-496-5614  
Fax: 866-698-8203
sreithmayer@swananorthernlights.org


 

 

Training Course Description:

Landfill Operations Basics Training Course
(2 days; optional written exam)

Who Should Attend? The course is suited to those persons involved in the planning, operation and supervision of landfills, as well as for those who intend to write the Alberta Landfill Operator Certification Exam.

Course Lessons include:

  • Integrated Solid Waste Management
  • Alberta (or Manitoba or Saskatchewan, as applicable) Regulatory Framework
  • Gate Attendant and Scalehouse Operations
  • Spotting and Waste Screening
  • Equipment Selection and Maintenance
  • Cell Construction and Compaction
  • Litter Control
  • Landfill Safety
  • Special Operating Concerns
  • Landfill Gas Generation and Management
  • Leachate Production and Management
  • Groundwater Monitoring
  • Landfill Mathematics

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