by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Nov 27, 2013 | Environmental Services, Industrial Health & Safety Services
If your facility is found to be out-of-compliance, use the following tips… Make Sure to have a procedure in place to respond to a Notice of Violation (NOV), an enforcement order, etc. The person responsible for responding needs to be given a copy of the NOV as...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Oct 29, 2013 | Environmental Services, Industrial Health & Safety Services
PCB labeling Requirements If items were not originally labeled by their manufacturer, the owner must label items that may contain PCBs. Standard PCB labels are square and come in 1-in. increments from 2 in. x 2 in. to 6 in. x 6 in. If the standard PCB label is too...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Oct 3, 2013 | Environmental Services
Buyers and Sellers of Commercial Real Estate Should Know That Vapor Encroachment in Kentucky and Ohio is Considered a Real Environmental Risk What is Vapor Encroachment? Vapor encroachment is a source of contamination and is deemed an environmental risk by the United...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Sep 4, 2013 | Industrial Health & Safety Services, News
What is GHS The GHS is an acronym for The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. The GHS is a system for standardizing and harmonizing the classification and labeling of chemicals. It is a comprehensive approach to… Defining...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Aug 16, 2013 | Environmental Services, Industrial Health & Safety Services
Determining If Waste is a Hazardous Waste The EPA’s RCRA regulations establish two ways to classify solid wastes as a hazardous waste. The first way is that if the waste has ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity, it is determined to be a hazardous...
