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Compliance Archives - December 2016

Generator Improvements: EPA Moves RCRA Hazardous Waste Training Standard

12/13/2016

Generator Improvements: EPA Moves RCRA Hazardous Waste Training Standard

Under its Generator Improvements Rule, which is now final and takes effect in May 2017, US EPA is re-organizing certain parts of the requirements for hazardous waste generators in 40 CFR. Among the many, many changes to the hazardous waste generator rules is the relocation of the RCRA training standards. 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/13

12/13/2016

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/13

Every day, facilities all across America 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, hazardous waste management and disposal standards, and much more.
How to Create and Update Clean Air Act SIPs

12/12/2016

How to Create and Update Clean Air Act SIPs

In April, we posted a Quick Guide on National Air Quality Standards, which covered how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews and changes National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This guide also discussed how EPA works with states to implement changes to an NAAQS.
VIDEO: New FedEx and UPS Lithium Battery Air Rules

12/11/2016

VIDEO: New FedEx and UPS Lithium Battery Air Rules

The rules for shipping lithium batteries continue to change. Now air carriers FedEx and UPS are getting in on the action.
Tech Giant to Pay $450,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations

12/8/2016

Tech Giant to Pay $450,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations

A major manufacturer of tech hardware and gadgets will pay $450,000 for hazardous waste violations in the state of California.
EPA Proposes to Ban TCE for Certain Uses Under TSCA

12/8/2016

EPA Proposes to Ban TCE for Certain Uses Under TSCA

US EPA has proposed a rule to “prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of Trichloroethylene (TCE)” for certain uses. The proposed TCE ban is EPA’s first such action under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as revised by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.
Live Training to Ship Lithium Batteries in 2017

12/6/2016

Live Training to Ship Lithium Batteries in 2017

As of January 1, 2017, UPS and FedEx will no longer accept stand-alone lithium ion or lithium metal batteries (UN 3480 and 3090) prepared in accordance with Section II of the applicable IATA Packing Instruction for air transport.
Latest on OSHA's New Injury and Illness Reporting Final Rule

12/6/2016

Latest on OSHA's New Injury and Illness Reporting Final Rule

In order to obtain more information about workplace injuries and illness, OSHA would like to require establishments with more than 250 employees that are already keeping OSH 300 logs to submit copies of their 300 and 301 forms each year. 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/6

12/6/2016

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/6

Every day, facilities all across America 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, hazardous waste management and disposal standards, and much more.
First 10 Chemicals Up for TSCA Risk Evaluation

12/1/2016

First 10 Chemicals Up for TSCA Risk Evaluation

Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended this year by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA is required to evaluate chemicals for potential risks to human health and the environment.

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