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STC NEWS
Kathryn Nobrega serves as affiliate member of NAEM 2012 Forum Committee. >>>
Sara Broadbent particpates during MedShare 2012 Business Environmental Award presentation. >>> |
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DID YOU KNOW?
EPA provides guidance on the relationship between EPA-approved FIFRA labels and OSHA's revised HCS Safety Data Sheet requirements. >>>
PHMSA releases 2012 schedule for its Multimodal Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Two-Day Seminars. >>>
US DOE and World Bank encourage development of environmental apps. >>>
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 Hazard Communication 2012: Global Harmonizatoin is Here
Carol Robinson, CIH, CSP, STC Principal & VP, Oakland, CA
The change the EHS community waited for has finally arrived. In March 2012, OSHA released the updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) that adopts the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). This international system of hazard communication brings a consistent approach to hazard classification (formerly hazard assessment), labeling, and safety data sheets (formerly material safety data sheets). >>> |
 A Term To Remember
Pictogram - a composition that may include a symbol plus other graphic elements, such as a border, background pattern, or color, that is intended to convey specific information about the hazards of a chemical. >>> |
 New Safe Work Practices Guideline for Diagnostic Laboratories Released
Kathryn Nobrega, Senior Program Director, Amherst, MA
Despite advances in laboratory automation and the overall decline in workplace injuries and illnesses in recent years, laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs) remain a concern among laboratory staff. To improve safety for thousands of lab workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened a panel in 2008 to develop guidelines especially for the medical diagnostic laboratory community. >>> |
 Numerical Stormwater Effluent Discharge Limits:
Dead in the Water?
Martin Bermudez, CHMM, STC Sr. Program Director, Oakland, CA
Although federal and California regulations have introduced numeric effluent limits (NELs) for stormwater discharges, technical issues and an adverse regulatory environment have stalled these efforts. This article summarizes stormwater regulatory history and the current regulatory atmosphere. >>>
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 On The Audit Trail
Equipment Cleaning and Stormwater
Barbara Jo Ruble, QEP, CPEA, STC President, Baltimore, MD
As April's showers become May's flowers, warmer weather inspires facilities to clean HVAC equipment more frequently. In my audits, I often find that rinsate from these cleanings is discharged to storm drains or swales - even though such non-stormwater discharge is often specifically prohibited. >>>
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STC Webinar
OSHA's Adoption of GHS is Final - Are You Ready?
Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Free! All are welcome
On Monday, March 26, 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated a final rule officially adopting the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) as part of the Hazard Communication Standard [29 CFR 1910.1200]. Employers that make, transport, handle or otherwise use chemicals should start now to prepare for the transition to GHS.
This free webinar will help you understand the new requirements including:
- Changes in hazard classification requirements;
- New Safety Data Sheet requirements which will replace the existing MSDS format;
- New labeling requirements, including pictographs and new language specifications; and
- Deadlines for training existing employees on the new GHS classification and labeling system.
Our presenter for this session will be Martin Bermudez, CHMM and STC Senior Program Director. Martin has over 20 years of experience in environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance management including chemical process safety management, risk assessment, management systems development and implementation, and EHS auditing for a wide variety of industries.
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/900104594
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Upcoming Events
Curt Johnson will be attending the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)'s Environmental Trade Fair and Conference (ETFC) in Austin, TX on May 1 - 2, 2012. Held annually at the Austin Convention Center, this conference is billed as the state's premier environmental educational forum. This year the ETFC will have 15 concurrent environmentally themed tracks, 100 educational sessions and 400 exhibitors.
Link for conference is http://www.tceq.texas.gov/p2/events/etfc/etf.html. 
Russ Boesch will be attending the 2012 NAEM Product Stewardship Conference. The Product Stewardship Conference will be held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Centeron May 9 - 10, 2012. The conference will focus on strategies for addressing product compliance challenges with global programs and will include discussion topics such as:
- Systems to manage product data and reporting
- REACH, RoHS, WEEE and other product regulations
- Applying Life Cycle Assessments Results to drive business value
- Understanding of the business value and opportunities related to eco labels and green product certifications
- An update on emerging supply chain regulatory issues
- Strategies for Supplier Capacity Building
For full details about the conference and to register on line, go to http://productstewardship.naem.org/index.php.
Link for conference is http://productstewardship.naem.org/index.php
Carol Robinson will be attending ASSE's Safety 2012 Exposition. Safety 2012will be held June 3-6, 2012 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. The conference and exposition includes an Executive Summit, Key Issues Roundtables, several Topic Track educational sessions covering a broad range of practice areas, industries and interest areas, and a series of pre and post-conference seminars during the week. During this year's conference, Carol and Debby Shewitz of Shewitz Consulting will participate in the Regulatory Issues Topic Track on Wednesday, June 6. Their presentation, titled Lockout/Tagout and Machine Guarding - The "Minor Servicing" Exemption, examines LOTO, Electrical Safety and Machine Guarding interconnection and will discuss the OSHA standard as well as use of the agency's Compliance Directive and case studies.
Full conference details can be found at http://www.asse.org/education/expo12/.
Link for conference website is http://www.asse.org/education/expo12
Kathryn Nobrega will be attending the 2012 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce2012). AIHce2011 will be held June 16-21 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, IN. The conference, co-sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA®) and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®), is includes more than 700 courses, sessions, posters, lectures, workshops and luncheon discussions designed to address professional development, scientific issues, management trends, and industry innovations.
During this year's conference, Kathryn will be participating in several program sessions, including:
- As a technical presenter during the Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology podium session to be held on Thursday, June 21
- As moderator and key presenter during the Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility: New Opportunities for EHS Professionals panel discussion on Thursday, June 21
- As a presenter during AIHce2012's "Ignite" interactive learning session on Tuesday, June 19 with a presentation titled Can Self-Help Books Help?
Conference details and registration forms can be found at http://aihce2012.org.
Link for the conference is http://aihce2012.org/
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Closing Headline
We hope you have enjoyed this quarterly newsletter. If you would like more information regarding any of these articles, I invite you to contact our team members. You can find contact details for our team members on our website - www.specialtytechnicalconsultants.com. .
And I hope you will register for our May webinar, OSHA's Adoption of GHS is Final - Are You Ready?
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Questions about this Newsletter?
Melanie Powers-Schanbacher
Telephone: 908.707.4001
Email: mpowers@stcenv.com |
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