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Q. My client has their 5-year review of their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan due this year. If they find shortcomings, can they still do the 5-year review/certification of the SPCC to be in compliance, if they program and budget in the project to address the shortcoming?
At the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) vehicle maintenance facility in St. Louis, a minor grease fire erupted in a wheel hub on July 3, 2016. Workers trying to put out the small blaze ran into a problem: The first five fire extinguishers they tried to use were not charged.
EPA’s Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, also known as SW-846, is the Agency’s official compendium of methods for use in complying with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations. SW-846 comprises over 200 analytical methods for sampling and analyzing waste and other matrices. Most methods are intended as guidance (i.e., nonregulatory or […]
So many records! Leaves you dreaming of shredders! What hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation documents do you have to keep at your office? Which ones must go with the shipment? As a carrier/driver, whom can you trust? At what point does your hazmat truck become a rolling records room? Today we will look at whether your […]
Do you use refrigerants in your day-to-day facility operations? Can you reduce your compliance exposure when it comes to refrigerant leaks? Yesterday we took a look at how your local supermarket may be reducing refrigerant emissions. Today we will explore some suggestions for reducing the potential for a refrigerant leak.
It was 2:30 a.m. on February 7, 2016, when something went disastrously wrong at the JCG Farms Feed Mill in Rockmart, Georgia. A skeleton crew of seven workers was on duty that Sunday morning when the accumulated grain dust in the hammer mill exploded, killing 25-year-old Justin Deems and sending five other workers to the […]
Recently, a subscriber asked the following question: Where can I find a list of all CAS numbers that correspond to the final ruling on crystalline silica for general industry? I notice new exposure levels are talked about but not linked to a chemical/CAS number.
As part of an ongoing effort to revise provisions in its standards that may be confusing, outdated or unnecessary, OSHA is proposing 18 changes to the agency’s recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards.
If you employ workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, they could be at higher risk of injury than the rest of your workforce. Keep reading for information on an important new training resource created for these employees.
OSHA has published new guidelines for settlements between employers and employees in whistleblower cases. What’s the issue here, and what does the agency want you to know? Keep reading to find out.