Category: Ask the Expert

Shipping Aerosols

By Clare Condon Jan 25, 2016 Ask the Expert

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

What type of protective cap must be placed on aerosols if you don’t remove the nozzle? Is this the case if they are shipped in a 55 gallon drum? Or only if shipped loosely?

Turpentine Storage

By Clare Condon Jan 11, 2016 Ask the Expert

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Q. Is turpentine covered under Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) and what are the spill containment requirements for AST of turpentine?

SPCC: PE Certified Revision Required

By Clare Condon Jan 4, 2016 Ask the Expert

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Q. Does replacing a 1000 gallon UST with an 8000 gallon UST in the same location require a PE-certified revision to the SPCC Plan if nothing else has changed at the site?

Wastewater Exemption

By Clare Condon Dec 28, 2015 Ask the Expert

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

We treat our compressor condensate prior to discharge using this a crude oil water separator in a 55 gallon drum that has a 24 gallon oil storage compartment. Does the wastewater exemption apply? We are assuming that you are regulated under the federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations, and that your facility meets […]