Q: What Do All Breweries Have in Common? A: Water (This is the first of a four-part series on the air emissions and water/waste management requirements and challenges for the brewery industry. In this issue, we address wastewater discharges.) What do thousands of breweries, mainstream and craft brewers alike, throughout the United States have in
Do your facility personnel have the right training to handle hazardous waste? Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), personnel (including authorized representatives such as contractors), handling hazardous waste on behalf of a hazardous waste generator require training depending on the generator category. Facilities classified as small quantity generators (SQGs) or large quantity generators
After the Audit Compliance findings are identified as a result of an environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) compliance review or audit. What happens next? Ideally the compliance review or audit report identifies compliance issues and provides recommendations or proposed corrective actions to achieve compliance with the regulatory requirement or to implement best practices. While the corrective
RCRA Wastewater Treatment Unit Exemption: A Hazardous Waste Inspector’s Perspective Your facility has gone through the proper channels to obtain a Clean Water Act (CWA) wastewater discharge permit. Did you ever think that a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste inspection could challenge the status of your CWA permit? The answer is yes
OSHA’s Walking-Working Surfaces Deadline Arrived in May – Did You Prepare? The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule that took effect on January 17, 2017, updating its 44-year old general industry Walking-Working Surfaces standard. The revisions are significant, and include new technology and industry methods intended to reduce the number of
OSHA Delays Electronic Submission of Records Requirements Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to delay until December 1, 2017 the compliance date for employers to electronically submit injury and illness data as part of the agency’s Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule. This will allow affected entities sufficient time to
Handling Hazardous Materials Handling materials is always a burdensome task that comes with its own unique set of hazards. Handling hazardous materials however, adds another dimension to materials handling hazards. Even chemicals that do not have any considerable hazards have the potential to be hazardous under specific circumstances. Employees should ensure that stock chemicals and
Safety vs. Productivity: If Either Wins, Both Lose Safety, quality, and production still reign as competing priorities in most organizations, with an attempt to be ranked in that order. These concepts are not mutually exclusive however – balancing them is key. The word “balance” does not find its way into many corporate strategy statements, but