Household Hazardous Waste and VSQG Collection Operations - 24-Hr. Health and Safety Training

In-person only training at Poulsbo, WA, Nov. 17-19, 2026  Member: $650  Non-Member: $800

Event start time will be Tuesday November 17, 2026, 9 AM Mountain, 8 AM Pacific Time.
Event end time will be Thursday, November 19, 2026, 6 PM Mountain, 5 PM Pacific Time

The training will be held at Poulsbo Fire Dept. meeting room, 911 NE Liberty RD, Poulsbo, WA 98370
A limited number of block rooms are available at GuestHouse Poulsbo, 19801 7th Ave NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 at government rates.  
The block will only be available until November 12 on first come, first served basis.  When reserving indicate that you are attending the NW Chapter NAHMMA training event.  Call +1(360) 697-4400 to make reservations.

Transportation will be provided the afternoon of Nov. 19 by Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter

Preliminary agenda:

Nov. 17 - Introduction to course, laws and regulations, chemistry, and health hazards
Nov. 18  - Operations hazards, Manage wastes, hand-on excercise
Nov. 19 - Protecting yourself, Tour of new North Kitsap HHW Collection Facility, Emergencies, Test

Trainers:  David Nightingale, CHMM, Special Waste Associates and Martyn Quinn, CHMM, WA Dept. of Ecology

Martyn Quinn BS, MS, CHMM, is a nineteen-year veteran with Washington Department of Ecology. Martyn is a solid waste facilities specialist, covering solid and household hazardous waste facilities across thirteen counties in Eastern Washington, and an after-hours emergency responder for HAZMAT related events with Ecology’s Spill Response Program.

David Nightingale, CHMM, has been assisting local and state agencies to create and improve the safety and efficiency of HHW collection programs since the late 1980s. He has visited more than 170 HHW collection facilities in North America and was one of the original authors of the 24 Hr. HHW Collection Health and Safety Training Curriculum. Recently, he has assisted in the design of the new North Kitsap HHW facility and the South King County HHW collection facility. He has previously assisted in evaluating the operations and/or development of Washington HHW collection facilities in Benton, Chelan, Thurston, Skagit, Snohomish, Grays Harbor, Walla Walla, Kitsap (south), King County (Factoria), City of Seattle (south), Stevens, and Whatcom Counties.