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March 2015

2015 continues and here we are already into the 2nd quarter.  If you have all of the EHS Manager responsibilities I suspect, you've likely already submitted your Hazardous Waste Report (if annual in your state), the Tier II Report, and are close to being done - I hope! - with your Annual Air Emission Report; with the TRI still to go!  If you wait until you have time for training it will be too late:  contact me now to schedule your training even if it's for later in the year.  Get it on the schedule now and then get back to the work at hand.

From the Federal Railroad Administration: replace those valves!

Rail transportation of HazMat in Authorized rail cards

 

This notice from the FRA requires the owners of DOT Specification 111 railroad tank cars to replace unapproved valves currently in use.
From the Archives:  The transportation of HazMat between the U.S. and Canada Flag of Canada

First published November 17, 2012 and based on a question from an Onsite Training customer.  Writing this article revealed to me that the transportation of HazMat between the U.S & Canada is pretty simple.  More...
State-Specific Regulations. This Month: California! Hazardous Waste Regulations in California

Back to the Sunshine State with a deceptively simple requirement of the regulations: the marking of a hazardous waste container.  But nothing is easy with the Department of Toxic Substance Control in CA, so you need to know how to do it the California Way!

The 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule:  A brief summary.

 

Instead of addressing the entire 2015 DSW head-on I've decided to break it into more easily understood articles.  The first in the series is this one:  A Summary of the 2015 DSW.  Read it and then ask me the specific questions you have about this expansive new regulation.  More articles on this topic will follow; stay tuned!

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Brief explanations of complicated subjects

 

What is Hazardous Waste Personnel Training?

   

What is HazMat Employee Training?

  

Survey: What is your hazardous waste generator status?

  

Be sure you're using the correct edition of the IMDG Code

 

Survey: Must you register as a Shipper or Carrier of HazMat?

   

Survey: Do you need a Hazardous Materials Safety Permit?

Are State-Certified Labs Required for the Hazardous Waste Determination? - Recently Updated!

Let's all pitch in to build a nationwide list of the state environmental agencies and their requirement - or lack of a requirement - to use a state certified lab for the hazardous waste determination.  Contact me to add your state to the database:   State-certified labs for the hazardous waste determination.

I don't just write articles!

     View our videos on YouTube       View our photos on flickr  SlideShare

 

Sometimes a Power Point presentation is better than an article for summarizing complex regulations.  Take a look at mine on SlideShare.

YouTube allows me to provide audio and live animation to my presentations.  I hope to use it more.

Like pictures? Take a look at some of mine on Flickr

 

What's Coming Down the Pipeline?

The Regulatory Pipeline

 

Every day new regulations are being announced by EPA, PHMSA, FRA, FAA, & FMCSA.  What I've done is reviewed the list of publications in the Federal Register and compiled them in one document for you.  Please take a moment to look at the following:

The OSHA Pictograms versus the PHMSA HazMat Labels: Which one will win?

 

An article that answers this question:  "May a package display both the GHS-compliant pictograms required by OSHA and the HazMat Labels and markings required by PHMSA/USDOT?"  Read the answer here.

Compliance Date for Lithium Battery Rule Changed

Announced February 20, 2015, PHMSA is extending the mandatory compliance date for its Lithium Battery Rule to August 7, 2015.  Except that is for transportation by air.  More...

The Transportation of Bakken Crude Oil and the Regulations of the PHMSA & FRA

 

Crude oil transported by rail The transportation by rail of significant quantities of crude oil from the Bakken shale deposits has posed a serious safety and regulatory issue for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Association (FRA)  Refer to this database for up-to-date information regarding this topic.

Do you have a question?

Man with Question Mark

 

If you have a question about the transportation of hazardous materials or the management of waste, don't sit on it!  Contact me like these people did and I'll do my best to provide you with an answer.

The Additional Description on a HazMat Shipping Paper for an Elevated Temperature Material
Elevated Temperature Liquid

 

"Hot"?  "Elevated Temperature Material"?  "Too Hot to Handle"?  Which is it?  If you have a liquid Elevated Temperature Material you may require an additional description on the shipping paper.  Take a look at this short Power Point presentation on SlideShare.

 

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International Air Transportation Association Dangerous Goods Regulations
If you ship HazMat/Dangerous Goods by air (Domestic or International) you will require training every two years per IATA DGR 1.5.0.

IMO DGR
If you ship Dangerous Goods internationally by vessel you must provide training every three years per IMDG Code 1.3.
 
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Status of the Solvent Wipes Exclusion in Your State - Recently Updated!Solvent-Contaminated Wipes Exclusion

 

What will your state do with about this conditional exclusion from RCRA regulation published by USEPA?  Read this article to see if your state has taken a position.  If you don't see anything for your state, ask me.
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  • Hazardous Material Regulations of USDOT/PHMSA.
  • Regulations for the management of waste (hazardous, universal, used oil, non-hazardous) of USEPA and  .
  • Regulations of IATA for the transportation by air of dangerous goods.
  • International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code for the international transportation of dangerous goods by vessel.

Whatever questions you may have or whatever training you may need, I can provide it!

 

Daniel Stoehr

Daniels Training Services
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