Compliance Archives - December 2011
12/30/2011
DOT Clarified Harmonization Rulemaking
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is promulgating a final rule that amends the January 19, 2011 harmonization rulemaking.
The new rule does many things, but most notably, PHMSA is extending the phase out period for...
12/27/2011
RCRA State Authorization
Did you know that each U.S. state can enforce its own hazardous waste program and that each State program is unique and can vary from Federal standards?
When Congress first gave the U.S. EPA authority to regulate hazardous waste in the United States (the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976), they included provisions for...
12/20/2011
Keeping Up With the Changes to International Dangerous Goods Regulations
Q. How much longer can I ship something as a Consumer Commodity, ORM-D?
A. On January 19, 2011, the Department of Transportation (DOT) promulgated a new regulation that phases out the ORM-D classification [76 FR 3308]. In the past, this classification has applied to packages of...
12/8/2011
EPA Guidance Document: How Do I Keep My RCRA Waste Containers "Closed"?
Whether it is your 90-day storage area, your 180-day storage area, or your satellite accumulation area, all containers that contain hazardous waste must remain “closed,” except when adding or removing waste [40 CFR 265.173(a)].
The word “closed” is...
12/2/2011
PHMSA Restricts Hand-Held Mobile Phone Use for Commercial Drivers
Today, December, 2, 2011, two agencies under the Department of Transportation amended their rules to restrict the use of hand-held mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
Promulgated by the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA), this rule modifies ...
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