Compliance Archives - February 2014

2/26/2014

New Online Hazmat Training Courses for Operations Personnel

With hazmat shipments coming under more and more scrutiny and fines for shipping mistakes as high as $75,000 per day, per violation, it’s critical that every employee at your facility is prepared to meet his or her compliance responsibilities.

For convenient, effective online training options to satisfy your team’s...

2/25/2014

Management Strategies for Using RCRA Exclusions

At first glance, managing hazardous waste in a way that relieves the generator from some RCRA regulations may seem very appealing. In some cases though, these management strategies may not provide as much relief as initially believed and may make subsequent management decisions even more difficult. One scenario that raises this challenge is the EPA’s exclusion for certain de-characterized hazardous wastes...

2/18/2014

Package and Container Communication: DOT vs. GHS

When dealing with hazardous constituents, hazard communication is a must to protect workers, property, and the general public. Both the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have standards for how to communicate the dangers of goods and products they consider “hazardous...

2/11/2014

Greenhouse Gas Reporting in 2014

This week, Lion News continues to examine the ongoing cycle of Federal and State reporting requirements under major US EPA regulatory programs. Last month, we addressed the March 1 deadline for submitting Tier I and II chemical inventory reports under EPCRA. In this article, we discuss the next major approaching deadline, which applies to annual greenhouse gas reporting (GHG) under the Clean Air Act (CAA)...

2/4/2014

The Next Phase of GHS Hazard Communication

The first GHS deadline has passed. By December 1, 2013, all affected employers were required to train their employees on GHS labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). If you have employees subject to GHS who have not been trained on these new elements, you need to get them trained as soon as possible...

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International Trade Compliance Manager

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George Bersik

Hazardous Waste Professional

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Danny Province

EHS Professional

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Jim Jani

Environmental Coordinator

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Frances Mona

Shipping Manager

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Teresa Arellanes

EHS Manager

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Gary Hartzell

Warehouse Supervisor

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Johnny Barton

Logistics Coordinator

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Timothy Mertes

Hazmat Shipping Professional

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