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What Lion Instructors Won't Tell You

7/1/2021

What Lion Instructors Won't Tell You

One thing you won't hear from a Lion instructor when you attend an in-person hazmat or RCRA workshop later this year. 
Avoid the Top 4 Lithium Battery Shipping Mistakes

6/28/2021

Avoid the Top 4 Lithium Battery Shipping Mistakes

US DOT maintains a list of the most frequently cited hazmat shipping violations in 49 CFR Part 107. We explore the four most common violations associated with shipping lithium batteries, and how to avoid them. 
EPA Won’t Change RCRA Corrosive Hazardous Waste Definition

6/28/2021

EPA Won’t Change RCRA Corrosive Hazardous Waste Definition

EPA recently denied a petition that sought to “lower” the threshold for a corrosive hazardous waste from pH 12.5 pH to pH 11.5. It also sought to expand the definition of corrosive to cover non-aqueous wastes.
 
Are LED Lamps Hazardous Waste?

6/25/2021

Are LED Lamps Hazardous Waste?

To determine if LED lamps should be managed as hazardous waste or universal waste, we need to look to closely at the RCRA regulations.
Quick Quiz: Are You a Southern Smarty?

6/25/2021

Quick Quiz: Are You a Southern Smarty?

Do you know enough about the US Southeast to call yourself a Southern Smarty? Take this quiz to test your knowledge before Lion's hazmat workshops return to the Southeast in August 2021.
EPA Updates Stop Sale Order on Illegal Pesticides

6/23/2021

EPA Updates Stop Sale Order on Illegal Pesticides

One of the websites subject to the original stop sale order failed to stop selling a product called Virus Shut Out, a product that claims to protect the wearer from COVID-19. 
California Adopts Revised COVID-19 Emergency Standards

6/23/2021

California Adopts Revised COVID-19 Emergency Standards

California's revised rule took effect on June 17. These new regulations more closely align to CDC's most recent recommendations on COVID-19 workplace safety.
OSHA Proposes 2 Revisions to Walking Working Surfaces Standard

6/23/2021

OSHA Proposes 2 Revisions to Walking Working Surfaces Standard

Last month, OSHA proposed two revisions to the Walking-Working Surfaces Standard at 29 CFR 1910, Subpart D, to clarify new requirements added when the Standard was overhauled in 2016.  
CSB Investigates Illinois Chemical Factory Explosion

6/22/2021

CSB Investigates Illinois Chemical Factory Explosion

[UPDATE 06/22/21] CSB deployed two members of its leadership team to the explosion site on June 21. At the site, they met with company respresentatives, on-site Federal and local emergency responders, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff, and Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) investigators to discuss the incident further.
Sabotage Suspected in Oil Train Derailment

6/22/2021

Sabotage Suspected in Oil Train Derailment

“We know from the FBI investigation, from how trains operate, how trains work, how the couplers work, how the pin lifters work, that this incident was caused without a doubt by sabotage.”

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