Compliance News
As you consider what you need to do to help your company maintain compliance, you may find some of the following information to be of interest. |
| The ABC's of RMP |
| Providing Over- the-Counter Pain Medications to Workers |
| EHS Compliance Auditing - This article appeared in the January 2006 issue of EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA). |
| Effective September 5, 2006, hazardous waste generators throughout the U.S. must use EPA's new hazardous waste manifests when shipping any hazardous waste. For more information on sources for the new manifests: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/registry/printers.htm |
EPA’s Inventory Update Report (IUR) regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires manufacturers and importers of chemical substances that are listed on the TSCA Inventory, to submit an Inventory Update Report (Form U) if they manufactured 25,000 lbs or more of a listed chemical substance during the reporting year (2005). On September 6, 2006 EPA amended its Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) regulation at 40 CFR Part 710, to allow electronic submission of the inventory update report, beginning November 6, 2006:
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EPA is issuing new software “eIUR,” for preparing Inventory Update Reports. Reporting companies will be able to submit information regarding their chemicals online via EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX), on CD ROM, or by paper. The reporting form, instructions, guidance, and software are available on EPA’s web site:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/iur/ |
Effective July 1, 2006, air permit fees in the State of New Jersey were increased:
http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/advisories/2006-09.pdf |
OSHA responded to questions raised by Dewling Associates concerning confined space entry, as a result of a safety audit we undertook:
http://www.jjkeller.com/referencematerials/
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