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Hazmat Compatibility: What Shippers Need to Know

10/21/2019

Hazmat Compatibility: What Shippers Need to Know

When shipping hazardous materials, it is crucial that incompatible materials are kept separate from each other. But how do we know which materials will react with others, or with their packaging?
OSHA Approves 2 Additional Respirator Fit Test Protocols

10/21/2019

OSHA Approves 2 Additional Respirator Fit Test Protocols

Last month, OSHA approved two additional respirator fit testing protocols for inclusion in its Respiratory Protection Standard at 29 CFR 1910.134, Appendix A.
Hazardous Cargo Forum Announced in Response to Recent Fires

10/21/2019

Hazardous Cargo Forum Announced in Response to Recent Fires

Lloyd’s List and its research counterparts will host an interactive forum on November 14 to tackle shortfalls in dangerous goods supply-chain management strategies.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 10/21

10/21/2019

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 10/21

In this week's Roundup, a pharmaceutical chemical maker, a supermarket chain, and an agricultural supplier must pay penalties related to RCRA, Clean Air Act, and FIFRA violations.
Trump Releases 2 New Exec. Orders on Regulatory Compliance

10/15/2019

Trump Releases 2 New Exec. Orders on Regulatory Compliance

On October 9, 2019, President Donald Trump put forth two new Executive Orders that are of interest to the regulated community at large.
 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 10/14

10/15/2019

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 10/14

In this week's Roundup, a Federal naval air weapons facility agrees to pay $23,700 for alleged hazardous waste violations. Plus, EPA fines a Hawaii food truck over $62,000 for repeated noncompliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Illegal NJ Dump Operator Gets Jail Time and $60K Fine

10/11/2019

Illegal NJ Dump Operator Gets Jail Time and $60K Fine

Earlier this month, a judge ordered the owner of an alleged illegal commercial dump site to pay $60,260 in fines and court fees and gave a 90-day jail sentence for the illegal operation. The ruling came after 90 municipal summonses and a multi-year investigation by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) into the alleged operation in Vernon, NJ.
Lithium-Ion Battery Creators Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

10/11/2019

Lithium-Ion Battery Creators Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Although the lithium-ion battery is just about 30 years old, it has “created the right conditions for a wireless and fossil fuel-free society, and so brought the greatest benefit to humankind,” according to the Nobel committee. For these reasons, the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to the creators of the lithium-ion battery.
 
How to Ship Dry Ice by Air with Non-Dangerous Goods

10/8/2019

How to Ship Dry Ice by Air with Non-Dangerous Goods

Dry ice – also named “Carbon dioxide, solid” with UN identification number 1845 – is regulated by air as a miscellaneous Class 9 dangerous good. To package dry ice for safe transport by air, shippers must follow some key requirements, outlined here. 
SEC Proposes Increase to Environmental Liability Reporting Threshold

10/7/2019

SEC Proposes Increase to Environmental Liability Reporting Threshold

​In late August 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed an increase to the threshold for public companies to report environmental obligations under regulation S-K.

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HSES Representative

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EHS Specialist

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Jeffrey Tierno

Hazmat Shipping Professional

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Environmental Specialist

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Environmental Specialist

The instructor was excellent. They knew all of the material without having to read from a notepad or computer.

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