by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Mar 27, 2014 | Environmental Services, Industrial Health & Safety Services
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires that anyone who wants to manufacture or import a chemical not listed on the TSCA list of chemicals must notify the EPA at least 90 days before producing or importing the new chemical substance. TSCA also imposes...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Mar 21, 2014 | News
Below is an easy-to-read chart that identifies the regulations that affect each generator type… Small Quantity Handler of Universal Waste Large Quantity Handler of Universal Waste Universal Waste Transporter Universal Waste Designation Facilities...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Mar 20, 2014 | Environmental Services
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performs its mission of protecting human health and the environment by providing research, monitoring our environment, as well as setting and enforcing environmental standards. The EPA performs inspections throughout a variety...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Mar 12, 2014 | Environmental Services, Industrial Health & Safety Services
Penalties and compliance upgrades can get really costly when an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) leads to and inspection by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the other way around. Many regulations by the EPA and OSHA...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Mar 7, 2014 | Industrial Health & Safety Services
Most accidents that result in amputation are preventable but when they happen are severe and often disabling. All it takes is a moment of inattention and you can get caught in machinery that amputates a limb. 5,260 nonfatal amputations were reported in the United...
