It’s that time of year when employers of ten or more employees must post at each work site and at a location readily accessible to employees, a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses of the past year. Specifically, from February 1 to April 30, employers must post OSHA’s Form 300A, “Summary of Work-Related Injuries and …
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Jan 06
RCRA Hazardous Waste Biennial Reporting
The Hazardous Waste Report for the 2011 calendar year is due March 1, 2012. This biennial report is a mandatory submission required of those entities that meet the definition of a RCRA Large Quantity Generator or treated, stored or disposed of RCRA hazardous wastes on-site during 2011. Several changes are incorporated into the 2011 Hazardous …
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Dec 14
EPA Proposes Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulations
On November 18, 2011, the EPA published its proposed revisions to the regulations for Underground Storage Tanks (UST), initially promulgated in 1988. These proposed revisions will affect all UST owners and establish federal requirements that are similar to key portions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, in addition to updating the 1988 UST regulations. …
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Nov 28
OSHA News Items
The Occupational and Health Safety Administration (OSHA) recently announced the top 10 violations for 2011. The list was very similar to 2010, with a couple of violations switching places. Hazard Communication violations remained high on the list, and unchanged at #3. Fall Protection and Scaffolding switched places and Ladders violations dropped from #5 to #8, …
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Oct 28
Managing Environmental Compliance Can Be Easy – With the Right Tool
Reputation management is of the utmost importance and envelops all aspects of a business, including maintaining environmental compliance. One notice of violation from a regulatory entity can be highly publicized, result in fines, and have widespread negative impact both within and outside the company. Many companies use off-the-shelf software to support business functions associated with …
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Sep 28
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
There are strict new government regulations concerning the possession of certain hazardous chemicals. The Department of Homeland Security has created Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) to prevent the intentional misuse of these materials through theft, sabotage, or attack. CFATS (http://www.dhs.gov/files/laws/gc_1166796969417.shtm) requires laboratories and some non-laboratory facilities to estimate the types and quantities of chemicals contained …
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Aug 11
Contact Lenses in the Laboratory
This newsletter is based on a report in Chemical & Engineering News (1 Jun 1998) Vol. 76, No. 22, pp. 6, written by Henry Ramsey, 1995-97 chair Joint Board-Council Committee on Chemical Safety and W. H. Jack Breazeale, Jr., 1998 chair Joint Board-Council Committee on Chemical Safety. For several decades many chemical laboratories have banned …
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Jul 13
Personal Protective Equipment
If you walk into any laboratory where hazardous chemicals may be used, what is the minimum Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that you would expect to see in use? We would certainly expect to see safety glasses, disposable gloves and lab coats in use regularly. There are several other items that may be available; we’ll highlight …
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Jun 15
Laboratory Ventilation
There are several components of a good laboratory ventilation system. In order to trap vapors within a lab and remove them quickly, these components must be properly sized, adjusted and in good working order. Lab Air Supply In most labs, adequate fresh air supply is a key design feature. But in order to add fresh …
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May 06
Haste Makes Waste
A hackneyed phrase, but with laboratory waste, it couldn’t be more true. We’ll be discussing only liquid wastes, as more of them are generated and they are more easily classified. There are several categories of hazardous liquid waste generated by laboratories. Their common names and descriptions are: Aqueous: Primarily water with small amounts of other …
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