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Medical Waste Labeling Mistakes Lead to $28,000 Fine for SC Hospital

8/18/2017

Medical Waste Labeling Mistakes Lead to $28,000 Fine for SC Hospital

A hospital group that operates facilities across South Carolina has been ordered to pay $28,000 to resolve allegations it unknowingly violated US EPA and State DHEC environmental rules regarding identification and storage of hazardous waste. 
 
Why Trusted Training is a Critical Safety Asset

8/17/2017

Why Trusted Training is a Critical Safety Asset

The owner of a Connecticut safety training firm faces a maximum five years in jail and $250,000 in fines for allegedly falsifying training records for a 32-hour lead-abatement course offered in 2011. 
 
Pre-order Your 2018 IATA DGR and Save

8/14/2017

Pre-order Your 2018 IATA DGR and Save

Lion Technology today announced the official start of its annual IATA DGR pre-sale for 2018. Save $10 and get free shipping anywhere in the US when you order at Lion.com before October 15.

 
The Hazmat Packaging Party Guide

8/14/2017

The Hazmat Packaging Party Guide

Hazmat packagings come in all shapes and sizes: from single bottles and fiberboard boxes to cylinders, bulk tanks, IBCs, and more. When exposed to the rigors of ground, air, or vessel transport, your shipment is only as safe as the packaging you select.
EPA Proposes Keeping Current NAAQS for Nitrogen Dioxide

8/14/2017

EPA Proposes Keeping Current NAAQS for Nitrogen Dioxide

EPA proposed last month to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), without revision. 
Final Rule Alert: TSCA Inventory Reset Reporting Requirement

8/14/2017

Final Rule Alert: TSCA Inventory Reset Reporting Requirement

In order to determine which of the roughly 85,000 chemicals on the TSCA Inventory are still “active” in commerce, US EPA today promulgated a Final Rule to require chemical facilities to report on chemicals manufactured or imported over a ten-year period between June 21, 2006 and June 21, 2016.
 
Court Invalidates Parts of EPA's 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule

8/14/2017

Court Invalidates Parts of EPA's 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule

A D.C. Circuit Court last month invalidated parts of EPA’s 2015 update to the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) pertaining to the reclamation of hazardous secondary materials. Find out what it means for hazardous waste generators 
 
Canada Adds 14 Technical Standards to TDGR

8/7/2017

Canada Adds 14 Technical Standards to TDGR

Last month, Transport Canada amended its hazmat/dangerous goods shipping regulations to incorporate 14 “ambulatory references” or “direct references” to national safety codes and standards. 
How to Manage Chrome 6 Under TSCA

8/7/2017

How to Manage Chrome 6 Under TSCA

EPA's TSCA regulations at 40 CFR 749 apply to any person using hexavalent chromium-based water treatment chemicals as well as any person who distributes hexavalent chromium-based water treatment chemicals for use in such systems.
Lithium Battery Fire Creates Scare Aboard International Flight

8/4/2017

Lithium Battery Fire Creates Scare Aboard International Flight

Quick thinking and effective lithium battery safety training helped the crew of a SriLankan Airlines flight avert a major incident involving a smoking lithium battery aboard their plane. 
 

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