• Training Services
• Environmental Services
• Management Systems
• IT and Security

Despite the continued economic downturn, environmental regulatory requirements have not eased off. Nor has our customers commitment to improving environmental performance and working towards sustainability targets Throughout 2012 GBK, with its partners, has helped many of its established clients with their EHS programming:

• 40CFR112 SPCC/ISCP updates and mapping
• Invasive species identification, eradication and mapping
• Environmental Officer training at US Army garrisons in Germany (Vilseck, Ansbach and Wiebaden) , Italy (Livorno, Vicenza) and Belgium (Chievres)
• Update of our expansive online environmental compliance provided across all US Army Europe garrisons
• Development of United Nations 'GHS Classification and Labelling' training protocols in response to the recent OSHA Final Rule
• Continued EPA, OSHA, DOT compliance training across the U.S.
• Development of online Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) training fro the US Army Corps of Engineers

And as Executive Order target deadlines approach we continue to provide planning support and assistance to our federal customers. For more information on how GBK can help your organization or business send an e-mail to [email protected] or get in touch via our contacts page.

Increase in HAZWOPER Training Demand

After an apparent lull in demand GBK is being approached by a number of organizations to provide HAZWOPER training. We have recently completed a HAZWOPER training event for the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, and are scheduled for a number of refresher trainings to recert on a number of 40hr certifications. GBK plans to hold a promoted HAZWOPER training class in the first half of next year in the Oklahoma City area. It is still in the planning stage, but for more information e-mail [email protected]

US Coast Guard Workshops

Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:00

GBK will continue to provide instructor-led and online Environmental Officer training services for the US Army IMCOM-Europe region for FY2013. GBK and partner AMEC won the contract at the end of FY2010. The majority of instructor-led training will continue to be performed at US garrisons in Germany, with some courses being provided in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. The next scheduled event is at Ansbach - Katterbach Kaserne in Germany. The training program focuses on compliance with applicable US and Host-Nation environmental regulation and policy, but with a heavy emphasis on hazardous materials and waste management, spill response, pollution prevention and EMS. The online training content is offered both in conjunction with the instructor-led training or as an alternative to it. The online training is supported by full LMS function to assist the client with recordkeeping and reporting tasks.

GBK Continues Compliance Training Program

Wednesday, 19 January 2011 15:46

Beginning December 2010, GBK master trainers have been performing Environmental Compliance Workshops for the US Coast Guard around the country. During a period of reorganization during 2010, Coast Guard stations were restricted in the amount of compliance training available to them, but this is now being addressed. At least 14 workshops around the country are bringing Coast Guard personnel up to speed on all the necessary EPA, OSHA, DOT regulations as well as applicable Executive Orders and CG policy and technical manuals. Workshops have already been completed in Alaska (in Ketchikan and on Kodiak Island), Seattle (WA) and Norfollk (VA). Next up, USCG Stations at Charleston, Alameda and Honolulu.

Extension of National TSA Training

Wednesday, 29 December 2010 00:00

GBK continues to provide training with Entereza, Inc to the TSA Highway Motor Carrier Division. Training covers voluntary Security Action Items aimed at transporters of hazardous materials althought these items are likely to become regulation in the coming months. The current contract began in July 2010 and will run through April 2011. The training has already been provided as far afield as Boston, MA to Long Beach, CA and Anchorage, AK. Nationally, hazardous materials carriers can now receive security action item CBT training through TSA. This CBT has been developed by GBK. Contact GBK through [email protected] for more details.

GBK Partners with noodleStream.com

Wednesday, 18 February 2009 14:47

This week GBK entered into a 3-year agreement to provide subject matter expertise and support services to noodleStream.com, a leader in providing online occupational, safety and health training to the private sector. "GBK's pedigree in environmental compliance and response ensures that our online curricula in the subject will out class anything else on the market," says Laura Beldon, noodleStream's Director of Channel Sales. "We have an extensive project history in eLearning development ourselves, however, most of it is focused on deploying highly customized solutions for large, often public institutions like the Department of Defense. Partnering with noodleStream will carry our eLearning content to much more broadly distributed market." says GBK's Managing Partner, Trey Greene.

Under the agreement, GBK will provide noodleStream with eLearning content in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) response and hazardous materials compliance, as well as assist in the development of a new series in the area of eco-sustainability.