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Compliance Archives - June 2017

PHMSA Posts Hazmat Special Permit Notices

6/20/2017

PHMSA Posts Hazmat Special Permit Notices

In the Federal Register on Friday, June 16, the US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) posted a series of notices regarding hazardous materials special permits.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 6/20

6/19/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 6/20

In this week's EPA Enforcement Roundup, a group of defense contractors will pay $3.1 million to reimburse the US Air Force and US EPA for hazardous substance cleanup costs at a used by the US military to launch missiles and rockets since the 1940s. 
New RCRA Rules Training in Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, & more

6/19/2017

New RCRA Rules Training in Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, & more

In July, join us for nationally trusted training on the latest RCRA rules - including updates under EPA's "Generator Improvements Rule" - in Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Memphis, and more! 
How Your Voice Can Impact EPA Regulations

6/19/2017

How Your Voice Can Impact EPA Regulations

With US EPA taking steps recently to delay, reconsider, and eliminate Federal regulations aimed at protecting the environment, it seems US citizens are more engaged than ever on issues facing the environment and on the processes of government in general.
 
EPA Delays Bolstered Clean Air Act RMP Requirements

6/15/2017

EPA Delays Bolstered Clean Air Act RMP Requirements

US EPA announced on Tuesday, June 14, that the Agency will delay the effective date of new Clean Air Act Risk Management Plan (RMP) requirements for facilities that manufacture, store, or use certain volumes of hazardous chemicals... 
Why Common Sense Won’t Help with PPE

6/13/2017

Why Common Sense Won’t Help with PPE

Selecting and using personal protective equipment may seem like “common sense,” but safety professionals know that when it comes to safety, common sense isn’t so common. 
EPA Sends TSCA Chemical Prioritization Plan to OMB

6/13/2017

EPA Sends TSCA Chemical Prioritization Plan to OMB

US EPA has now submitted its “Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation,” required  under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as amended in June 2016, to OMB for review.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 6/13

6/13/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 6/13

In this week's EPA Enforcement Roundup, a realty company in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands will reimburse EPA for cleanup costs at a Superfund site at the location of a former dry cleaning business. Plus, a petroleum distributor will pay $60K for an oil spill over the San Diego River. 
Are You Using this $25 Million RCRA Exclusion?

6/12/2017

Are You Using this $25 Million RCRA Exclusion?

EPA recently modified its hazardous waste regulations for managing solvent-contaminated wipes under RCRA. Find out whey EPA estimates this exclusion will save hazardous waste facilities $20 to $30 million per year. 
Lithium Battery Fire Leads to Emergency Landing for JetBlue Flight

6/9/2017

Lithium Battery Fire Leads to Emergency Landing for JetBlue Flight

Last week, a San Francisco-bound commercial flight was diverted after taking off from New York’s JFK airport when a lithium battery-powered device caught fire in a passenger’s carry-on bag. 
 

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