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Coast Guard Declares Equivalency With SOLAS Container Weight Rules

5/4/2016

Coast Guard Declares Equivalency With SOLAS Container Weight Rules

Last year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) amended the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations to require that vessel shippers verify container gross mass for all vessel shipments before they can be loaded onto a ship.
Derailed Train Spills Hazmat Near D.C.

5/4/2016

Derailed Train Spills Hazmat Near D.C.

A tanker carrying sodium hydroxide derailed along with several other cars near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station in Washington D.C. over the weekend. About half of the sodium hydroxide is thought to have been released onto the rail bed and the ground.
Biggest Superfund Penalty in EPA History Announced

5/4/2016

Biggest Superfund Penalty in EPA History Announced

On May 3, the US EPA and US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nearly $7 million fine for a company that allegedly violated the terms of a 2002 Superfund consent decree.
Almost There: Final GHS Deadline—June 1

5/3/2016

Almost There: Final GHS Deadline—June 1

Can you believe it’s been four years since OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS, or HazCom) took effect? Since May 2012, manufacturers, suppliers, and employers have contended with several implementation deadlines. If you work in the business of chemical manufacturing, distribution, import, or handling, by now you should be well versed in the workplace changes resulting from the revised 2012 Hazard Communication standard (HCS 2012)...
New 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher Now Available!

5/3/2016

New 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher Now Available!

To help managers and personnel meet OSHA’s annual HAZWOPER re-training requirement, Lion Technology this week launched the 8-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Refresher Online Course for workers who perform cleanup duties at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
$71K Hazardous Waste Fine for Yonkers, NY Manufacturer

4/29/2016

$71K Hazardous Waste Fine for Yonkers, NY Manufacturer

For allegedly generating and storing hazardous waste without a permit, a New York–based rail car manufacturer will pay $71,120 and come into compliance with the US EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste law.
2016 ERG Now Available

4/28/2016

2016 ERG Now Available

This week, the US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced the release of the 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG).
What Puts the HAZ in HAZWOPER?

4/26/2016

What Puts the HAZ in HAZWOPER?

If you manage hazardous waste at your site, you likely know OSHA's HAZWOPER Standard as an additional set of requirements for the safe remediation of sites contaminated with hazardous waste. But did you know that the HAZWOPER definition of "hazardous substance" at 29 CFR 1910.120(a)(3) comprises not only RCRA-regulated hazardous waste, but other materials as well?..
How to Manage Aerosol Cans Under RCRA Hazardous Waste Rules

4/26/2016

How to Manage Aerosol Cans Under RCRA Hazardous Waste Rules

Updated: In late 2019, US EPA finalized a rulemaking to add aerosol cans to the universal waste program at 40 CFR Part 273. 
Six-figure Fine for Hazmat Air Violations

4/21/2016

Six-figure Fine for Hazmat Air Violations

A major aerospace manufacturer will pay a $162,500 fine for allegedly shipping undeclared hazardous materials by passenger aircraft from Spain to Miami, FL.

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