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Your Must-Have Guide to SPCC Management
BLR’s Guide to SPCC Management Book
Currently being updated to include the November 2009 amendment -- pre-order your book and be one of the first to receive it.
Are you among the facilities required to have a spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) plan?
This guide will help you prepare, implement, and maintain your plan. It clearly outlines your SPCC requirements and takes you step-by-step through the development of your revised plan. It includes forms, checklists, FAQs, and a customizable sample plan on CD to help you understand the revised SPCC regulations and remain in compliance.
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Industry Took an Enviro Hit in 2009. What Can We Expect in 2010?
Since President Obama took office in mid-January U.S. industry has been on tenterhooks about what to expect from the new administration. On the environmental front, Obama's EPA, led by Lisa Jackson, wants industry to know that there is a new cop in town.
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Exclusions Withdrawn from SPCC Regs
In another tune-up of the federal spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) regulations, EPA has taken back several provisions included in the December 2008 amendments, which provided relief to the petroleum production industry.
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This Week's Poll
Do you offer training on conserving energy at your facility?
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Last Week's Poll
Few readers found EPA's training materials to be great in last week's poll. Find out how many said they were just OK.
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EPA Cites 14 Municipalities for Stormwater Violations
EPA has cited 14 municipalities in Pennsylvania and Maryland for stormwater violations, nine of which are within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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EPA Proposes Stronger Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide
EPA has proposed to strengthen the nation's sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality standard. Power plants and other industrial facilities emit SO2 directly into the air.
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Your Must-Have Guide to SPCC Management
BLR’s Guide to SPCC Management Book
Currently being updated to include the November 2009 amendment -- pre-order your book and be one of the first to receive it.
Are you among the facilities required to have a spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) plan?
This guide will help you prepare, implement, and maintain your plan. It clearly outlines your SPCC requirements and takes you step-by-step through the development of your revised plan. It includes forms, checklists, FAQs, and a customizable sample plan on CD to help you understand the revised SPCC regulations and remain in compliance.
Pre-Order your SPCC Guide Book Today
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Tool of the Week
Saving Energy at Work and Beyond (PPT)
[Trial or subscription to Enviro.BLR.com® required] |
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GHG Proposal Targets Major Sources
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA opened the door a crack for GHG regulation under the current Clean Air Act (CAA), a statute that EPA itself acknowledges was not designed to address this particular class of pollutants.
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[Trial or subscription to Enviro.BLR.com required]
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EHS Forum Hot Topic |
Satellite Accumulation Areas
This thread seeks advice on storing different hazardous wastestreams in a satellite accumulation area. Think you can help?
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OSHA Challenge: PELs
OSHA has set standards for workers’ permissible exposure limits (PELs) to airborne hazardous substances. Which of the following is the definition of the ceiling limit?
A) The employee's 15-minute time-weighted average exposure, which must not be exceeded at any time during a workday unless another time limit is specified in a parenthetical notation below the limit.
B) The employee's maximum allowable average airborne exposure in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour workweek.
C) An airborne concentration of a toxic substance in the work environment, which should never be exceeded.
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Featured Environmental Resources
Enviro.BLR.com
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Environmental Compliance in [Your State]
Environmental Compliance in [Your State] gives you expert analysis of your state environmental regulations, along with instant comparisons between federal and state environmental protection agency regulations. Every key 40 CFR topic is at your fingertips. Learn More
RegUpdate.BLR.com
Now Regulatory Updates Find You! This twice-weekly e-mail notification service from BLR's environmental compliance experts keeps you updated on all state and federal regulatory activities. There isn't an easier way to stay up to date on environmental regulations. Learn More
Environmental Training Library
New Content delivers required EPA, RCRA, and HAZWOPER training easily and effectively with the ready-to-use library of Microsoft® PowerPoint® training meetings. The prewritten meetings developed by BLR's environmental training experts take the time and hard work out of delivering required hazardous waste training. Learn More
Hazardous Waste Container Management
This guide explains the federal hazardous waste container management rules applicable to both TSDFs storing hazwaste in containers and generators accumulating hazwaste on-site in containers. In addition to explaining the federal standards, the guide addresses the standards of all 50 states. Learn More |
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November 19, 2009 |
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In a competitive global business environment, where every action affects the environment, energy efficiency is a hot topic. For employers, conserving energy is a natural way to reduce costs while acting ethically. For employees, conserving energy at work extends the commitment to the environment and conservation that many have made in their personal lives.
See this week's tool for a PowerPoint® presentation you can give to your workers to teach them to conserve energy at work.
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