by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Jun 24, 2014 | Environmental Services
Last year a Kansas refiner had to pay $2M in fines and reimbursement costs for a 2007 oil spill. Per the EPA, the company discharged about 2,145 barrels of crude oil, diesel fuel, and oil water from it’s refinery into a nearby river during a flood on July 1,...
by Jim Davis, Environmental Risk Management | Jun 11, 2014 | Environmental Services, Industrial Health & Safety Services
SPCC is the abbreviation for the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule. An EPA regulator from the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) recently revealed the most common SPCC violations he finds on field inspections. Typical Violations from All...