Managing Regulatory Compliance
Tracking all of the relevant environmental health & safety regulations that a company must comply with can be a daunting task. Not only are there a myriad of federal regulations to contend with, but each state has its own requirements that must be met...

WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS: Ensuring Compliance Means Knowing When Permits Expire & Their Renewal Deadlines
Permit expiration dates and renewal deadlines can sneak up on you if you don’t have a system to track them. In general, most wastewater permits, whether issued by the local sewer authority, the state, or the EPA, have specific expiration dates. An individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the EPA typically expires five years after date of issuance, and you must submit a renewal application at least...

A LOOK AT "WORKING CONTAINERS" INTERPRETATION Issued by the MADER
In the Fall of 2004 the MA DEP issued a public memorandum titled “Clarification on the Applicability of the Satellite Accumulation Rule to Laboratories.” The intent of the memorandum was to shed some light on how the DEP and the EPA-Region 1 had agreed to interpret compliance with the hazardous waste Satellite Accumulation Rules (SA-Rules) with respect to inconsistencies the two agencies were experiencing in their enforcement...

QUICK TAKE - DOT Proposes Changes to the Hazardous Materials Regulations
The DOT recently sent out for public comment changes to the Hazardous Materials regulations as found in 49CFR. These changes are to better align the U.S. regulations with International Standards as regulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

The proposed changes include the following items...