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Sue Meyer
- Oct 10, 2017
- 2 min
EPA Finalized TSCA Rules
On June 22, 2017, the one-year anniversary of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA released the scope documents for the first ten chemicals for which risk evaluation have been initiated under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Each scope document includes the hazards and exposures, conditions of use, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations EPA expects to consider in the risk evaluation. The Act amends the natio
Kaylin Mahoney
- Oct 10, 2017
- 1 min
EPA Delays Chemical Safety Rule
In 2013, a fertilizer warehouse in West, Texas had a massive fatal fire that left over a dozen people dead and several hundred injured. The blast affected the majority of West, Texas including homes and schools and was comparable to a 2.1 magnitude earthquake. Investigators determined that the fire and subsequent explosion were preventable had the company recognized the potential hazard (ammonium nitrate) and took precautions to prevent tragedies such as this. Following this
Sue Meyer
- Oct 10, 2017
- 2 min
Right to Know Program Adds New Hazard Codes
Facilities in New Jersey subject to the Community Right to Know (cRTK) program or Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) will be required to report based on updated hazard codes on the Community Right to Know Survey for 2017. Facilities may be subject to this program if they fall into certain industrial classifications or if they store certain hazardous materials above defined thresholds. On March 26, 2012, the Occupational Safety and He
Kaylin Mahoney
- Oct 2, 2017
- 5 min
Quarterly Industrial Stakeholder Group meeting
Baron Environmental Associates recently attended the quarterly Industrial Stakeholders Group (ISG) meeting held by the NJDEP’s Air Quality Permitting Department on Friday, September 1st. The purpose of these meetings is to allow consultants and those in industry to meet with DEP officials to discuss and comment on regulation and rule updates. Below is a brief description of the major talking points from the meeting: Organizational Update Within the NJDEP Division of Air Qual
