Last week I presented a series on Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), in the second part of that series I discussed Emergency Release Notification Requirements. I briefly mentioned the intersection between the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as Superfund. This intersection applies to releases (or spills…
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Universal Waste Requirements
Universal waste is a special category of hazardous waste that includes batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment and lamps. For the most part, these wastes are self-explanatory but often confusion arises from mercury-containing equipment which includes a device or part of a device (including thermostats, but excluding batteries and lamps) that contains elemental mercury integral to its function. Some…
Sustainability…what is it?
There is quite a bit of buzz about environmental sustainability however there does not appear to be an overall consensus about the definition of this term. I recently read anarticle in EHS Journal entitled “Demystifying Environmental Sustainability.” In this article Norman Wei argues that sustainability can be reduced to pollution prevention and waste minimization efforts;…
Help EHSCSI: How Do I Keep Employees Engaged in Environmental, Health & Safety?
Recently a Production Supervisor asked me: “How do I keep my employees engaged in environmental, health & safety (EHS)?” This particular question was related to properly managing hazardous waste, but this is a common question among managers responsible for EHS programs. I have found the following four tips helpful in maintaining employee engagement:
Managing Hazardous Waste at Home
Much discussion is centered around toxicity in our homes—chemicals in our cleaning products; cancer-causing materials in our cosmetics and skin care products. I recently read an article published in Globe and Mail entitled “Your manicure looks beautiful. But the health effects are ugly” about the occupational hazards associated with nail salons. The article highlighted…