Tag: EPA
Refrigerant Management Best Practices
Refrigerant Management: Records You Need to Keep
BIG Fine for SPCC Plan Failures – October Enforcement Wrap-Up
Hefty fine for plan failures Oil company Maine EPA Region 1 CWA/SPCC violations: The EPA alleges that the company’s failure to maintain and fully implement an oil spill prevention plan contributed to the release of approximately 1,500 gallons of used motor oil from a tanker truck at the facility. Penalty: $177,500 fine Fracking reporting […]
HAZWOPER Training for TSDFs
What’s Significant About TSCA’s Significant New Use Rule
Premanufacture notices SNURs are directly connected and sometimes identical to TSCA premanufacture notices (PMN) consent orders the EPA develops for new chemicals. Through PMN consent orders, the EPA imposes conditions and restrictions on the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of new chemicals. After development of a PMN consent order, the EPA will issue an […]
More on SPCC Exempt Facilities
Your Facility Could Be Exempt from SPCC Requirements
Although more than 600,000 facilities are subject to EPA’s SPCC regulations, there are certain facilities, and portions of facilities, that are exempt from the SPCC requirements. Do any of these apply to you? You are out of EPA jurisdiction. The owner or operator of any facility, equipment, or operation that is not subject to the […]
The Right Way to Use EPCRA for Good Risk Communication
