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Are You Compliant for Fugitive Dust That Your Company May Create?
Fugitive dust is one of the largest sources of complaints that State Departments of Environmental Protection receive annually. About Fugitive Dust Fugitive dust is particulate matter which becomes airborne and has the potential to adversely affect human health or the...
Mold…The “Ewww”, What, and Where!
Of the estimated 10,000 to 300,000 species of mold out in the world, your biggest concern is strictly with those growing or apt to grow inside your home or business. Any warm, damp and humid environment—basements, showers, rooms cut off from utilities, etc.—can foster...
Radon Hasn’t Gone Away…How To Detect and Deal with this Inherently Deadly Emission
“Invisible. Odorless. Deadly.” While an accurate description of carbon monoxide, this is also an accurate description of radon. Frightening as that descriptor is, when you add “Found Everywhere” to that listing, you start to get a more grim picture of radon’s deadly...
You Can Write An SPCC Plan to Help Keep Your Business Safely in Compliance
Yes, you can write and even certify your Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC)—even if you are not licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE). And though you do not need to be certified in your facility’s state, you still need to keep in accordance...
An EPA Quick Check Guide – A Cheat Sheet To Ensure That You Don’t
If for any reason at any time an EPA inspection is sprung on you and your facility—and you should expect anywhere from zero to some notice—you should always be ready. Naturally, keeping your facility’s operations and procedures up to snuff is the best way; still, how...
EPA Violations are Not Worth the Risk
The Headlines Say It All…Again... "Dow Chemical Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve Air, Water and Waste Violations at it's Midland, Michigan Complex" “ Essroc to Pay $1.7 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations” Regarding Dow, It Reads Like Old News...
The Cold Truth: Dangers of Handling and Working With Refrigerant
Refrigerants are wondrous for all the industry, essential infrastructure, and basic human comfort that they make possible but there is also a fundamental downside to most refrigerant substances: they can be downright dangerous, if not deadly. Most refrigerants...
The Big Report on Your Annual Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting
There should never be anything left to chance regarding the usage and care of hazardous chemicals in your business. Also as important is the annual report of their inventory to OSHA. A list of things to know to make your business less hazardous... March 1 is the...
Lenders: The SBA’s Liquidation Policy
There are environmental investigation requirements to be met for all loans in “liquidation status.” Under 50 51 3, a 7(a) lender or CDC is responsible for conducting all liquidation activities on the loans in its portfolio. Chapter 9 of the revised liquidation policy...
Toxic Release Inventory: What You Must Report
The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting deadline is fast approaching on July 1st. Now is a good to review your reporting requirements. President Obama’s Omnibus Appropriations Act rescinded EPA’s TRI Burden Reduction Rule of 2006. The Act requires that all...
EPA to sample air in homes near MLC Moraine, Ohio facilities
In March, Motors Liquidation Co., under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency supervision, will begin collecting indoor air samples from about 60 homes and buildings in Moraine, Ohio's, Riverview Plat neighborhood. The neighborhood is southwest of the former GM...