Compliance Archives - September 2013
9/27/2013
New Highway-Rail Crossing Rule for Hazmat Carriers
A new joint rulemaking by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) aims to prevent highway-rail grade crossing crashes. The new rule prohibits drivers of commercial motor vehicles containing certain consignments of hazardous materials from driving across highway-rail grade crossings unless there is...
9/24/2013
Understanding Derived-from Rule Exclusions
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), solid waste generated from the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste remains hazardous waste unless excluded elsewhere in the regulations. This is known as the “derived-from” rule and is designed to ensure that wastes that are treated, but which may still pose a threat to human health or the environment, do not fall through the cracks of RCRA regulation...
9/17/2013
Training Your DOT Hazmat Employees
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9/10/2013
Risk and Reaction: Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA
When we talk about the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), we often talk about the inventory reports chemical manufacturers, processors, and distributors must submit to the EPA. In addition to requiring these inventory reports, TSCA also includes reporting and recordkeeping standards for two specially identified situations: Companies must report to the EPA on any....jpg?width=300&height=200&ext=.jpg)
9/3/2013
Training for Personal Protective Equipment
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