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Emergency Preparedness Audio Conference - November 19
Join us for a special, just-scheduled audio conference on November 19, when two emergency planning experts will discuss how to prepare your workplace for a disaster so that your facility can get back to business as usual as quickly as possible.
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DHS Publishes Long-Awaited Appendix A
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released Appendix A of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, a critical element of its chemical security efforts.
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Untapped Way to Save Energy
Authors of a report released by the National Resources Defense Council say that saving water is an untapped way to save energy.
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This Week's Poll
Does your facility make a special effort to conserve water?
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Last Week's Poll
Last week we asked if you were surprised by EPA's upcoming enforcement priorities. Find out what most people said.
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New Hampshire Construction Company Faces Fines for Stormwater Violations
A New Hampshire-based construction company will pay a $60,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated on numerous occasions stormwater requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
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Ask the Experts: Stormwater Permitting
What are the benefits and drawbacks of pursuing an individual stormwater permit instead of a general permit?
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EPA Inspection? No Sweat!
BLR's newly updated special report, Environmental and Safety Inspections--Making the Most of a Bad Situation, will help prepare your facility for when EPA comes to visit. You and your staff will understand how to deal with government agencies, prepare for inspections, and avoid enforcement actions--and, if you are cited, how to respond to violation notices.
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Featured Article
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'New' Climate Approach Travels Old Roads
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You have to dig to find anything "new" in the administration's New Global Approach to Climate Change and Energy Security. What can be easily found are rewordings of positions the administration has been charting for years, primarily the necessity of ensuring that no strategy for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases should be followed at the risk of constricting economic growth.
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OSHA Challenge: Chemical Security
The Department of Homeland Security has released Appendix A of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards regulation. It lists the DHS chemicals of interest and their corresponding Screening Threshold Quantities. Which of the following is not included in Appendix A?
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RegUpdate.BLR.com
This twice-weekly e-mail notification service from BLR's environmental compliance experts keeps you updated on all state and federal regulatory activity.
Easy EHS Plan--Hazard Communication
A simple, yet complete solution that delivers all the tools you need to develop a fully prepared, customizable, site-specific EHS plan for your organization.
Tips from the Enviro Manager's Corner
This special report contains selected tips from the Manager's Corner, a regular feature of BLR's popular Environmental Manager's Compliance Advisor newsletter.
Computer-Based Training: MSDS
OSHA inspectors want to make sure employees have unimpeded, easy access to MSDSs and that they can use the system to find specific MSDSs for commonly used chemicals. Use this course to deliver easy, individual training on MSDSs.
Environmental Compliance in [Your State]
The tried-and-true solution for federal and state environmental compliance.
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