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Posted by admin in Other Regulations, PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations | No Comments Unless excepted by regulation, the transportation of a hazardous material in commerce will require the use of a shipping paper. (Read my article: What is a Shipping Paper?) 49 CFR 172, Subpart C contains the requirements of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for a shipping paper accompanying a HazMat Shipment. However, the shipment of a HazMat may be subject to the regulations of more than just the PHMSA. If that is the case, then your shipping paper must be completed in a way that ensures compliance with all applicable regulations. The purpose of this article is to describe the requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for including information on a Bill of Lading. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bill of lading, shipping paper
Subscribe to the Transport Canada Dangerous Goods Newsletter
Posted by admin in Other Regulations | No Comments If you are involved with the transportation of hazardous materials/dangerous goods between the US and Canada or just interested in our neighbor to the north, you should be aware of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) of Transport Canada. One way to maintain an awareness-level knowledge of the status of transportation regulations north of the border is to subscribe to the TDG Newsletter. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: dangerous goods, tdg newsletter, transport canada
The Requirements for Generators of Residual Waste in Pennsylvania
Posted by admin in Other Regulations | No Comments The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is the Federal agency responsible for protecting the environment within the US from the affects of pollution. Legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President provides US EPA with the authority to create and enforce regulations to accomplish the goal of environmental protection.
Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires “Cradle to Grave” regulation of all hazardous waste. That is, from its point of generation through its transportation in commerce to its final destination or “Grave”.
Subtitle D of RCRA delegates the creation and enforcement of regulations for non-hazardous waste to the States.
As a state with an approved hazardous waste management program, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PDEP), Bureau of Waste Management in Pennsylvania is authorized to create and enforce its own hazardous waste regulations. Under the authority granted to it by RCRA Subtitle D, PDEP has created state-specific regulations for the management of non-hazardous waste from an industrial source; it refers to this waste as: Residual Waste.
Residual waste is a non-hazardous industrial waste produced by industrial, mining, and agricultural operations. It may be a liquid, solid, or gas. It does not include certain coal mining wastes and wastes from normal farming activities. It also does not include waste identified as hazardous.
Examples of Residual Waste include:
Ash from coal and Residual Waste burning facilities (~40% of total)
Residual waste does not include:
Uncontaminated non-contact cooling water
Office, lunchroom, restroom wastes
If you generate a residual waste you must comply with the applicable state laws and regulations in 25 PA Code, Subchapter B. Your regulatory burden will depend upon the amount of residual waste you generate. A summary of the regulatory requirements are below.
If at any site in the previous year you generated more than an average of 2,200 lbs of Residual Waste per month, you must:
Submit the biennial report per §287.52.
Prepare a source reduction strategy per §287.53.
And/or, if at any site in the previous year you generated more than 2,200 lbs of an individual Residual Waste in any single month, you must also complete the required chemical analysis of waste per §287.54.
The requirements of §287.52-54 don’t apply to waste generated in the following manner:
Residual waste generated as a result of collecting the waste.
Waste created from a spill, release, fire, accident, or other unplanned event.
Oil used as a lubricant in an internal combustion engine or for other lubricating in a motor vehicle which is unsuitable for further use.
If you store residual waste at your site (its point of generation) for any period of time, you must also comply with the requirements of Chapter 299, which require generators of residual waste to…
Routinely inspect their facility and maintain records of inspections (§299.112).
Store for no more than one year, unless you wish to be considered a residual waste disposal facility (§299.113).
Prevent it from becoming a nuisance (§299.115).
Manage storm water runoff and prevent groundwater degradation (§299.117).
Manage in either containers (§299.121) or tanks (§299.122).
Whether managed in containers or tanks, residual waste must be labeled as “Residual Waste” and the type of residual waste identified.
Chapter 299 contains more information specific to other management units for residual waste:
It also contains requirements for specific types of waste:
Ash residue from residual waste incineration.
These state laws and regulations are enforced by the PA DEP by conducting on-site investigations, responding to complaints, and prosecuting violators. Compliance with Pennsylvania’s (or any State’s) regulations for non-hazardous waste requires a thorough knowledge of the State regulations and the workings of the State Agency (in this case the PDEP). While I refer to State regulations in my public training workshops, it is in my on-site training that I really dig deep into what you need to know about State and Federal regulations. Contact me to discuss the training you need for your facility.
Tags: pennsylvania, residual waste
Posted by admin in Other Regulations | No Comments A release of a Hazardous Substance above the RQ at your facility or during transportation must be reported to the applicable Federal, State, and local emergency response agencies. To perform the required reporting it is necessary to understand the two separate Acts/regulations that created them and their inter-relation.
So in the event of a release of a substance above the RQ in a 24 hour period…
Tags: CERCLA, EPCRA, extremely hazardous substances, hazardous substances, SARA Title III
The Notification Requirements for a Release Under CERCLA and EPCRA
Posted by admin in Other Regulations | No Comments Both CERCLA and EPCRA require you to report a release of a Hazardous Substance or Extremely Hazardous Substance above its Reportable Quantity (RQ) in a 24 hour period. You can read all about those requirements here.
Notification takes two forms:
Immediate notification by owner, operator, or person in charge to the NRC, LEPC, and SERC.
Written follow-up notification(s) to LEPC and SERC “as soon as practicable after the release“.
What is meant by immediate? And what is meant by: ”as soon as practicable after the release“? This article will shed some light on these very important requirements. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: CERCLA, EPCRA, Extremely Hazardous Substance, Hazardous Substance, Immediate notification
Posted by admin in Other Regulations, RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations | No Comments RCRA – the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act – was passed in 1976 to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 and to address a growing national concern over the improper management and disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Subtitle C of RCRA established a system to manage by regulation a hazardous waste from its moment of generation through transportation to its treatment, storage, and finally, disposal. The name for this comprehensive management system is: Cradle to Grave.
Tags: and disposal facility, CERCLA, Cradle to Grave, hazardous substances, hazardous waste, hazardous waste generator, RCRA, SARA, treatment storage
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