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Compliance Archives - April 2017

Give Your Carrier Load-able Hazmat Shipments

4/18/2017

Give Your Carrier Load-able Hazmat Shipments

While preparing hazmat shipments and overpacks, understanding the 49 CFR requirements for segregating hazardous materials can save you from a rejected shipment.  
EPA Enforcement Roundup: April 2017

4/18/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: April 2017

Every day, facilities across the US receive Notices of Violation from US EPA for alleged noncompliance with a wide variety of programs like the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, chemical management and reporting regulations (TSCA, EPCRA, CERCLA, etc.), hazardous waste management and disposal standards (RCRA), and much more.
ICAO Posts Addendum I to the 2017-18 Technical Instructions for DG by Air

4/12/2017

ICAO Posts Addendum I to the 2017-18 Technical Instructions for DG by Air

On April 7, 2017, the International Civil Aviation Organization released the first addendum to its 2017-18 Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air. 
 
Advanced RCRA Training in Chicago, Detroit, and more

4/11/2017

Advanced RCRA Training in Chicago, Detroit, and more

Calling all RCRA experts! To help industry professionals minimize waste, cut costs, and manage compliance more efficiently, Lion Technology will present the Advanced RCRA Hazardous Waste Workshop in Chicago on 4/28 and Detroit on 5/19.
 
FAA Raises Hazmat Air Shipping Civil Penalties

4/10/2017

FAA Raises Hazmat Air Shipping Civil Penalties

For hazmat or dangerous goods air shippers, mistakes just got more expensive. FAA has raised hazmat civil penalties for shippers to adjust for inflation.
24,000 Defects Found on Crude Oil Rail Routes

4/10/2017

24,000 Defects Found on Crude Oil Rail Routes

The Associated Press reported last week that inspections of 58,000 miles of oil train routes across forty-four states turned up 24,000 “imperfections” in the rail freight network.
Breaking Down EPA’s New Pesticide Applicator Requirements

4/10/2017

Breaking Down EPA’s New Pesticide Applicator Requirements

EPA's new pesticide applicator certification requirements were  initially set to take effect a few weeks ago, but since January, EPA has delayed the effective date twice—first until March 21, 2017 and now until May 22, 2017. Delays aside, the Final Rule will take effect eventually, so EHS managers responsible for FIFRA compliance should know what’s in it. Let’s take a look.
EPA Amends Clean Air Act MATS Electronic Reporting Requirements

4/10/2017

EPA Amends Clean Air Act MATS Electronic Reporting Requirements

In a Final Rule posted to the Federal Register on April 6, 2017 and effective immediately, US EPA amended the electronic reporting requirements under its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) program.
EPA to Delay, Reconsider Risk Management Plan Rules for Chemical Facilities

4/4/2017

EPA to Delay, Reconsider Risk Management Plan Rules for Chemical Facilities

US EPA yesterday proposed to further delay the effective date of new release prevention requirements for chemical facilities under the Clean Air Act. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced in a letter on March 13 that the Agency will grant a petition to reconsider this Final Rule. 
The 7 Stages of All New OSHA Rules

4/3/2017

The 7 Stages of All New OSHA Rules

In order to create new regulations or repeal regulations already in place, OSHA must follow a lengthy, transparent process. Instead of discussing one specific rule, today we will talk about how OSHA carries out its rulemaking process in general.

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