The EPA released a memo in 2017 changing the way the agency treats the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) applicability, which has added a new layer of complexity to navigating federal regulations. Before the new interpretation, the policy stood as once a NESHAP applied to your business there was no way to get out from under it unless you could prove the emissions source was permanently gone. So, unless you went out of business or removed a significant portion of … [Read more...]
The Value of Outsourced Environmental Compliance Services
July 14, 2017 By
It was my experience with the challenges of keeping up with environmental monitoring and compliance that led me to DECA Environmental 18 years ago. Small, straightforward operations and large, complex facilities all struggle with creating efficient and accurate processes to keep them in compliance. There was and still is a need in the marketplace for outsourced experts. One of our long-time clients, Phil Williamson, Director Environmental Health and Safety for Autoneum North America Inc., … [Read more...]
Environmental Services: Compliance and Permitting
April 21, 2017 By
Toxic release inventories, or TRIs (Form R), are due on July 1st from facilities that release, manufacture, or use EPCRA Section 313 chemicals above EPA thresholds (over 25,000 lbs). Facilities must report, using Form R, quantities of 313 chemicals used during the calendar year to the EPA, including chemicals in waste onsite and offsite, as well as accidental releases. Regardless of whether TRI reporting is applicable, the methodology and supporting calculations need to be established to prove … [Read more...]
GHS Compliance Dates
November 4, 2013 By
The first of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) compliance dates are fast approaching. These compliance dates are listed below: Effective Completion Date Requirement(s) Who December 1, 2013 Train employees on the new label elements and safety data sheet (SDS) format. Employers June 1, 2015December 1, 2015 Compliance with all modified provisions of this final rule, except: The Distributor shall not ship containers labeled by the chemical … [Read more...]
