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Compliance Archives - April 2011

4/29/2011

Question of the Week: Recycling Lead Batteries: Part 266 vs. Part 273

Q. EPA gives several options for managing spent lead-acid batteries. What is the benefit of choosing Universal Waste management rules versus the lead-acid battery rules in 40 CFR 266? 
 
A. Spent lead-acid batteries are exempt from the hazardous waste regulations and do not count towards a generator’s status determination as long as the generator follows either...

4/19/2011

Are You Ready for This Year’s Annual Registration Deadline for Hazmat Shipments?

Each year shippers and carriers of certain quantities and types of hazardous materials must comply with the registration requirements at 49 CFR 107, Subpart G. Registration, including a registration fee, is required for any person that offers or transports...

4/12/2011

Feature Article: Inventory Update Reporting

Facilities that manufacture or import chemical substances should be preparing for the pentennial (once every five years) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) requirements [40 CFR 710]. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires the EPA to maintain an inventory of every chemical substance manufactured or imported into the United States [TSCA §8(b)].
 
If your site manufactured or imported a chemical substance in a quantity greater than or equal to...

4/6/2011

ATA Petitions for Reduced Regulations

On April 1, the American Trucking Association (ATA) filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to repeal obsolete and overly burdensome regulations.
 
This petition was filed in response to the President’s Executive Order 13563...

4/5/2011

Question of the Week: What is the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board?

Q. I heard in the news that the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) was sending a team to investigate a workplace fire in Tennessee. So, what is the CSB, and what does it do?
 
A. The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent agency of the Federal Government that investigates the root causes of chemical accidents at industrial facilities and makes safety recommendations to prevent future accidents...

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