Clean Air Act training is useful for environmental managers, EHS staff, plant managers, and engineers at facilities that emit air pollutants. Common sources include boilers, coating lines, and solvent use. Permit holders and staff who keep emissions records benefit most. The 22-minute video, in English, explains permits, enforcement, smog, offsets, and acid rain.

Clean Air Act training supports compliance with the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 and following, as amended in 1990. The 1990 amendments created the Title V operating permit program, implemented through 40 CFR Part 70. Major sources must hold one permit listing all their air requirements.

The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments created Title V operating permits and an acid rain program built on tradable sulfur dioxide allowances. They expanded control of hazardous air pollutants through technology-based standards. They also phased out ozone-depleting chemicals, tightened rules for smog and vehicle emissions, and strengthened EPA enforcement authority.

An emissions offset under the Clean Air Act is a pollution cut at existing sources balancing emissions from a new or expanded major source. In areas that fail to meet air quality standards, permitting generally requires such offsets before construction. The goal is progress toward cleaner air while still allowing industrial growth.

The six criteria air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act are ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and lead. EPA sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards for each. Ground-level ozone, the main ingredient of smog, forms from nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds.