Monday, October 12, 2009

Safety Advisory On Transportation of Lithium Batteries

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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a safety advisory...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Final EPA Greenhouse Gas GHG Rules - Emission Reporting

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EPA has issued its final rule that mandates annual reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several sectors of US industry. Effectiv...

OSHA - Proposed Globally Harmonized System GHS for MSDS

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OSHA has proposed to modify its existing Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform with the United Nations’ (UN) Globally Harmonized Sy...
Monday, September 21, 2009

Wastewater Discharges From Power Plants - New Rules Planned

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The U.S. EPA has announced plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants. Earlier this year, EPA ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Environmental Management Systems Audit Compared To Regulatory Compliance Audits

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Recently, there has been an increased interest in conducting “Systems Audits” especially within businesses or agencies already familiar with...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

WI DNR Environmental Compliance Audit Program

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The State of Wisconsin has extended its program to encourage regulated entities within the State to conduct environmental compliance audits ...

State SPCC Spill Prevention Requirements vs EPA 40 CFR 112

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The requirement for a formal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan comes from a federal regulation - 40 CFR 112 ("...