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Is this Tank Subject to RCRA?
Q. The wrong feedstock was placed in Tank A which holds a different one. The resulting mixed ignitable material (D001) is not usable. We intend to move this mixture out of Tank A quickly. Is Tank A subject to RCRA, or is it still a product tank?
EPA Seeks Clarity and CARB Alignment with New Formaldehyde Proposal
Responding to requests from manufacturers and Third-Party Certifiers (TPCs) for additional regulatory clarity, the EPA is proposing a suite of technical amendments to its regulations to control formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products. According to the Agency, the proposal would streamline certain required testing and certification provisions required in its final rule (December 13, 2016, […]
BLR Polls Safety Professionals About Key Safety Issues
In yesterday’s Advisor, we revealed the results of some monthly Safety.BLR.com polls in which safety professionals like you responded to interesting questions about the state of safety in their facilities. Today, we continue with a review of additional polls. If you’d like to have your voice heard in upcoming Safety.BLR.com polls, join the many safety […]
Build a Better Safety Committee
Committees that focus on safety and health improvement, ergonomics, incident investigation, or other specific goals are common in businesses of all sizes. Labor/management safety committees aren’t mandated in California, but many employers use them to comply with the communication requirements of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) standard in General Industry Safety Orders Section […]
Claims from Riverkeeper Fail to Halt Expansion of Pipeline
A legal challenge to a project to extend an underground gas pipeline 30 miles in Pennsylvania and New Jersey involved the intersection of three federal statutes as well as state authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Who Speaks for You in a Crisis?
At about 9 a.m. on October 4, 2016, contractors were cleaning coal bunkers at the Cambria Cogen power station in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, when an explosion occurred. The explosion injured four workers, two of them seriously—but early news reports stated that three men were taken to the hospital with burns, and little else. Always in […]
On Policy, New EPA Head Pretty Much the Same as the Old
In implementing major policies, it is unlikely that Andrew Wheeler, the EPA’s new acting administrator, will differ in any significant way from Scott Pruitt, the man he’s replacing to direct the activities of the Agency’s 14,000 employees (that number is a 20-year low).
Two National Monuments Modified by Trump Proclamations
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued two proclamations “modifying” the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah: Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). Under the proclamations, the area in the BENM protected under the federal 1906 Antiquities Act will be reduced by 85 percent from 1.35 million acres to 201,876 […]
