Course Code: VE-REFRESH10APR2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Bioresource Engineering Laboratory)

Registration Fee:

• General Registration Fee: $495.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $225.00
• CEHA Fee*: $100.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

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• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 and NJ Air Test Method 2 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary source. This one-day course provides participants the periodic classroom and field retraining necessary to maintain an observer’s qualification to read smoke under current federal/state standards. Those who pass the test will receive their 6 month field certification. This course is designed for those who have been certified within the past three years.

Course Code: VE-CERT23APR2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Operator Training Center)

Registration Fee:

• General Fee: $550.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $300.00
• CEHA Fee*: $125.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

• Paying by credit card or echeck? Click here to register online.
• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 and NJ Air Test Method 2 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary sources. In this three-day course, participants will be instructed in the proper procedures for using Method 9 and New Jersey Air Test Method 2 in practical field situations.

Classroom instruction is provided in method history, legal considerations, method accuracy, sources of opacity, requirements for opacity field observations, data recording, data reduction, and report writing.

Field training sessions are conducted to develop the student’s ability to visually judge smoke opacity accurately. After achieving a skill level which meets the specific requirements of accuracy under Method 9 and NJ Air Test Method 2, the student is qualified as a smoke reader.

Passing the field test will provide you certification for a period of “approximately 6 months.” To maintain your certification, you will be required to attend the Visible Emissions Recertification course approximately every 6 months. Agency personnel are also required to attend the Visible Emissions Evaluation Refresher course every three years.

Course Code: VE-RECERT25APR2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Ag Field)

Registration Fee:

• General Fee: $250.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $150.00
• CEHA Fee*: $75.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

• Paying by credit card or echeck? Click here to register online.
• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary sources. Participants in this one-day course are provided the periodic retraining necessary to maintain an observer’s qualification to read smoke under current federal standards. It is designed for those who have been certified within the past three years and is run concurrently with the final day of a certification course or as a stand-alone course.

Course Code: VE-RECERT07MAY2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Ag Field)

Registration Fee:

• General Fee: $250.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $150.00
• CEHA Fee*: $75.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

• Paying by credit card or echeck? Click here to register online.
• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary sources. Participants in this one-day course are provided the periodic retraining necessary to maintain an observer’s qualification to read smoke under current federal standards. It is designed for those who have been certified within the past three years and is run concurrently with the final day of a certification course or as a stand-alone course.

Course Code: VE-REFRESH11SEP2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Operator Training Center)

Registration Fee:

• General Fee: $495.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $225.00
• CEHA Fee*: $100.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

• Paying by credit card or echeck? Click here to register online.
• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 and NJ Air Test Method 2 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary source. This one-day course provides participants the periodic classroom and field retraining necessary to maintain an observer’s qualification to read smoke under current federal/state standards. Those who pass the test will receive their 6 month field certification. This course is designed for those who have been certified within the past three years.

Course Code: VE-CERT17SEP2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Bioresource Engineering Laboratory)

Registration Fee:

• General Fee: $550.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $300.00
• CEHA Fee*: $125.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

• Paying by credit card or echeck? Click here to register online.
• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 and NJ Air Test Method 2 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary sources. In this three-day course, participants will be instructed in the proper procedures for using Method 9 and New Jersey Air Test Method 2 in practical field situations.

Classroom instruction is provided in method history, legal considerations, method accuracy, sources of opacity, requirements for opacity field observations, data recording, data reduction, and report writing.

Field training sessions are conducted to develop the student’s ability to visually judge smoke opacity accurately. After achieving a skill level which meets the specific requirements of accuracy under Method 9 and NJ Air Test Method 2, the student is qualified as a smoke reader.

Passing the field test will provide you certification for a period of “approximately 6 months.” To maintain your certification, you will be required to attend the Visible Emissions Recertification course approximately every 6 months. Agency personnel are also required to attend the Visible Emissions Evaluation Refresher course every three years.

Course Code: VE-RECERT19SEP2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Ag Field)

Registration Fee:

• General Fee: $250.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $150.00
• CEHA Fee*: $75.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

• Paying by credit card or echeck? Click here to register online.
• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary sources. Participants in this one-day course are provided the periodic retraining necessary to maintain an observer’s qualification to read smoke under current federal standards. It is designed for those who have been certified within the past three years and is run concurrently with the final day of a certification course or as a stand-alone course.

Course Code: VE-RECERT01OCT2024

Course Time: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick (Ag Field)

Registration Fee:

• General Fee: $250.00
• NJ-DEP Fee*: $150.00
• CEHA Fee*: $75.00

*Must be an employee of NJDEP or CEHA Agency to be eligible for those fee categories

Registration:

• Paying by credit card or echeck? Click here to register online.
• Paying by check, money order, or PO? Click here to fill out our registration form.

Description: EPA Reference Method 9 provides for the visual estimation of smoke opacity from stationary sources. Participants in this one-day course are provided the periodic retraining necessary to maintain an observer’s qualification to read smoke under current federal standards. It is designed for those who have been certified within the past three years and is run concurrently with the final day of a certification course or as a stand-alone course.