I am on a quest to demystify the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA) regulation. In the previous post I discussed the requirements of EPCRA Emergency Planning, today I am focusing on EPCRA emergency release notification. EPCRA standards require the reporting of a release of any Environmental Hazardous Substance (EHS) at or above…
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EPCRA Emergency Planning Requirements
In my previous post I mentioned the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) is composed of three major parts. In today’s post I will focus on Emergency Planning, the portion of the law which intends to prepare state and local governments to respond to the most likely hazardous chemical emergencies. EPCRA requires the…
Introduction to EPCRA
Environmental regulations have the tendency to confuse even the most intelligent of professionals. A group of regulations that I revisit often is Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA). This week I will post of series that will detail the requirements of EPCRA. The goal of EPCRA, as indicated by its name, is to facilitate emergency…
Are You Shipping Batteries?
Based on my experience, one of the largest areas of non-compliance is the transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat). Many times logistics or warehouse personnel are unaware that hazardous materials are required to be packaged, unloaded, loaded, documented and shipped in a manner that is compliant with the Department of Transportation (DOT), the International Air Transportation…
Keep Employees Engaged In EHS Training with These Resources
In my previous post, Help EHSCSI: How Do I Keep Employees Engaged in EHS? I talked about having fun with an environmental, health and safety program–specifically including engaging elements into training. Following I have included a few resources that can help liven up trainings and keep employees engaged while also sending the right message. 1….