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GHS Training Deadline Looming

5/7/2013

GHS Training Deadline Looming

Before December 1, 2013, more than 40 million employees at 5 million facilities nationwide must be trained on new hazard communication standards under OSHA’s new Globally Harmonized System of Classifying and Labeling Chemicals (GHS). The December 1 deadline is the first for industrial facilities working to...
Managing Non-compliant Hazmat in Your Supply Chain

4/30/2013

Managing Non-compliant Hazmat in Your Supply Chain

  • If you ship and receive hazardous materials, chances are that eventually you will receive a shipment that does not meet the DOT’s standards for hazmat packages, whether it’s undeclared, mis-declared, or damaged. Hazmat shipping mistakes are especially common in the reverse logistics supply chain, since your customers may not have the training needed to...
How to Dispose of 2-Part Epoxy Solutions

4/23/2013

How to Dispose of 2-Part Epoxy Solutions

What Is an Epoxy Solution?
 
Epoxy resins are common in many industries, and disposing of them under RCRA rules can be complicated. Epoxy-based resins are two-part solutions created by combining an epoxy with a hardener or “cureative.” When combined, these materials create...
Revised Hazmat Registration Fees

4/19/2013

Revised Hazmat Registration Fees

Due to the accumulation of an unexpended balance in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Fund, PHMSA is temporarily halving the hazmat registration fee.
 
For the 2013-2014 registration period, PHMSA is lowering the fee for small businesses and non-profits, from...
Hazmat Registrations Are Due by June 30th

4/16/2013

Hazmat Registrations Are Due by June 30th

Department of Transportation hazmat registrations for the 2013-2014 year are due by June 30! Any business that will offer even one placarded hazmat shipment this year must register with the DOT.
 
Registrations must be updated annually, and the registration period runs from July 1st to June 30th of the following year. Your registration tells the...
Take Advantage of NPDES Permitting Reliefs

4/9/2013

Take Advantage of NPDES Permitting Reliefs

Industrial facilities at which “stormwater associated with industrial activity” is discharged are generally required by the U.S. EPA to obtain an NPDES permit, follow strict regulations, and keep exacting records.
 
To avoid the permit requirement, EHS professionals can take advantage of an available relief known as...
Understanding and Calculating DART

4/2/2013

Understanding and Calculating DART

Last month, OSHA issued letters to employers whose Days Away, Restricted and Transferred (DART) rates are above average for their industry sector. DART is a measurement of workplace injuries and illnesses that result in time away from work, restricted job roles, or permanent transfers to new positions. To calculate a company’s DART rate...
What to Expect from an OSHA Inspection

4/2/2013

What to Expect from an OSHA Inspection

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is tasked with protecting employees in the workplace from the many hazards they face. As such, OSHA has the authority to inspect employers’ facilities to ensure that they are correctly following all applicable safety standards [29 CFR 1903]. Should an OSHA inspector find a facility in non-compliance, he or she may assign...
RCRA—Waste Treatment/Minimization

3/26/2013

RCRA—Waste Treatment/Minimization

There are many ways to use RCRA reliefs to cut costs at your facility. You can reuse spent materials, turn your waste into someone else’s product; recycle scrap metals, circuit boards, ethanol, cathode ray tubes, used oil, batteries, and other universal wastes; reclaim value from sludges and by-products; neutralize corrosive wastes; install a closed-loop reclamation system; or decharacterize or solidify wastes in process-units. Of these options, one of the most widely used...
EPA Meeting on e-Manifest

3/19/2013

EPA Meeting on e-Manifest

Greetings from the Windy City. The second public meeting on the e-manifest system has just concluded at the EPA’s Region 5 headquarters in downtown Chicago. The meetings were well attended, with a lot of good discussion.
 
The president signed the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act on October 5, 2012, which provides...

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