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Q. Does the requirement for additional capacity for precipitation for specific secondary containment apply for “General” Secondary Containment cases such as pipelines?
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Q. Is our stormwater system recovery tank, which is an underground steel tank, regulated?
Q. Our company is a 3rd party warehouse company. We have various customers and each one holds their own EPA ID number at our site. One customer is a Large Quantity Generator (LQG). Are there any regulations that specify that both us and our customer must submit the biennial report?
Recently, one of our subscribers asked the following question: Is there a regulation or standard that requires security officers carrying a weapon to be issued body armor?
Q. If we have an independent contractor come to our facility for 60 days each year with a 4000-gallon diesel tank, will we need to add their tank to our plan or have them develop a plan? What options do we have for secondary containment for mobile tanks?
Q. Can a Hazardous Waste determination be made for dust waste using only the Kst value (ASTM Standard Test Method E 1226)?
Recently, a subscriber asked us the following question: Is there a requirement for using rungs versus rails when climbing on fixed vertical ladders or portable step/extension ladders?
Q. Why are “process” tanks like hydraulic reservoirs considered as storage in the calculations?
Recently, a subscriber asked us the following question: How long should industrial hygiene surveys be kept on file? This was our response: