New Jersey General Permit For Emergency Generators Revised

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Air Quality Permitting Program has revised the Emergency Generator General Permit (GP-005) used by many facilities.

Permit GP-005 was revise to incorporate the requirements of revised New Jersey Administrative Code 7:27-19, Control and Prohibition of Air pollution by Oxides of Nitrogen,  and to  incorporate the United States Environmental Protection Agency proposed New Source Performance (NSPS) requirements for Emergency Generators outlined at 40 CFR 60.4207 Subpart IIII.

The revised general permit will now allow a facility to combine all applicable emergency generators at the facility into one single registration in most situations.

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Chicago Multimedia Compliance Audit For Manufacturing Plant

Caltha LLP Project Summary

Project: HSE Compliance Audit
Client: High Tech Manufacturer
Location(s): Chicago, Illinois

Key Elements: EH&S audit, hazardous waste, air permit, hazardous material storage, wastewater permit, PPE assessment, hazard communication


Overview: Caltha LLP conducted a multimedia environmental, health and safety audit of this manufacturing facility located in Cook County. The scope of the audit included:

• EPCRA
• Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
• Current IEPA Air Permit
• Cook County Air Emission Ordinance
• Current wastewater discharge permit
• TSCA
• Tanks
• Hazard communication
• DOT Hazardous material transportation

The audit was led by a IIA-certified professional auditor.

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PPE Assessment and Employee Exposure Review For Minnesota Manufacturer

Caltha LLP Project Summary

Project: PPE Assessment
Client: Chemical Formulating Facility
Location(s): Minnesota

Key Elements: PPE assessment, OSHA hazard communication, employee training, safety data sheet, employee exposure control

Overview: Caltha LLP was retained by this chemical processing facility to conduct a PPE assessment for specific processing areas, including dry mixing, blending, wet mixing, and packaging. Caltha staff reviewed raw material and finished product safety data sheets, as well as specific tasks being conducted in each area. For each area, a standard set of employee PPE was prescribed; specific materials which require additional or other types of PPE were then identified. Employees were provided training, including visual reminders at each work station, to alert them when PPE beyond the standard was required.

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Hazardous Waste and DOT Hazardous Material Training For Minnesota Facility

Caltha LLP Project Summary

Project: Employee training on Hazardous Waste management, Universal Waste Management, and DOT HazMat training for shipping of regulated hazardous materials
Client: Medical product manufacturer
Location(s): Minnesota

Key Elements: Waste management, Employee training, DOT hazardous material shipping

Overview: Caltha LLP assisted this medical product manufacturer by conducting employee training sessions at the client's facility covering:

• Hazardous waste management, for conditionally exempt small quality generator (CESQG)
• Universal waste management
• DOT HazMat employee training for individuals responsible for preparing and shipping hazardous materials, including wastes

For more information on Caltha LLP training services provided to small and medium sized facilities, go to Employer's Environmental Health and Safety Training Center.

Registration Permit Review For New Facility In Minnesota

Caltha LLP Project Summary

Project: Option D Permit Review For New Process
Client: Food Manufacturing Processing Facility
Location(s): Minnesota

Key Elements: Air permitting, Air permit compliance, Air emission estimates, Control equipment efficiency

Overview: Caltha LLP was retained by this food manufacturing processing facility to conduct an evaluation to determine if a new project planned at the facility would require a modification to the existing air emission permit issued by MPCA or if prior notifications would be required for the project. Caltha staff reviewed project plans to determine added air emissions resulting from the new project. These estimates were added to emission estimates for all other permitted sources at the facility to determine if any permit actions were required. Based on the technical evaluation, it was determined that the project could be constructed with no permit modifications or notifications.

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Environmental Awareness and Sustainability Training For Food Manufacturer

Caltha LLP Project Summary

Project: Environmental Awareness / Sustainability Training Module For Facility Management
Client: Grain Processing & Food Manufacturing Corporation
Location(s): Minnesota, North Dakota

Key Elements: Regulatory training, Sustainability, Permit compliance, Employee training, Webinar

Overview: Caltha LLP was retained by this grain processing and food manufacturing corporation to prepare and present a training module that provides corporate and facility managers with basic compliance training to assist them in managing EH&S compliance activities at multiple facilities. The training was developed to be specific to the corporation's facilities and products and included:

• Company's commitment to sustainability / Sustainability policy
• Background on environmental regulations and key issues at company's locations
• Overview of company's key procedures

Training was created as a recorded live webinar which can be replayed as needed.

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SPCC Plan Review | Five Year SPCC Plan Amendment

Caltha LLP Project Summary

Project: SPCC Plan 5-Year Review, Plan Update & Management Compliance Training
Client: Transportation Terminal
Location: Wisconsin

Key Elements: Regulatory compliance training, SPCC Plan

Overview: Caltha LLP was retained by this multimodal transportation terminal to conduct the five-year review of its Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. Under 40 CFR 112, SPCC Rule regulated facilities are required to conduct and document a review of their SPCC Plan at least every five years, independent of the requirement to keep the facility SPCC Plan updated to reflect changes at the facility. In conjunction with this review, Caltha staff provided ad hoc compliance training to selected facility staff on SPCC Rule requirements. Finally, Caltha prepared an updated facility SPCC Plan to reflect administrative changes at the facility.

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