|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Educating Schools In Universal Waste Management - 9/21/2011 |
 An article by Margaret Halasnik, Director – Compliance Services, titled, "Educating Schools In Universal Waste Management" appeared in the September 2011 edition of the Commerce Magazine.
Schools are no different than a small city or town or a department store with a number of different operating locations when it comes to regulation of waste. Facilities personnel have a myriad of responsibilities for managing when it comes to building maintenance from making sure that boilers are operating effectively and efficiently to changing out light bulbs. |
Read More
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Environmental Firms Teach How to Avoid Big Trouble with the NJDEP - 2/9/2011 |
 An article by Paul Schatz, CPG, Assistant Vice President, titled, "Environmental Firms Can Teach Schools, Colleges and Universities How to Avoid Big Trouble with the NJDEP" appeared in the February 2011 edition of the Commerce Magazine.
A private university in New Jersey was undergoing an inspection by the NJDEP for air emissions that affected dozens of their buildings. NJDEP was threatening the university with inclusion in their most stringent permitting and sample collection program called “Title V” Air Permitting. To be regulated by this program would cost the university several hundred thousand dollars a year; funds they did not anticipate nor budget. Conversely, if they did not implement an air monitoring and permitting program they were subject to significant fines. EWMA inspected the campuses, negotiated with the NJDEP, made recommendations, and utilized the permitting option that allowed the university’s potential to emit (PTE) to be outside of Title V and in the minor facility category. |
Read More
|
|
|
|
|
Why Dept. of Homeland Security is Interested in Clean-up Projects - 1/25/2011 |
 An article by William Kovach, Senior Project Manager, titled "Why Department of Homeland Security is Interested in Cleanup Projects", appeared in the March 2011 edition of Modern Contractor Solutions.
Responsibility for chemical security is shared among federal, state, and local governments, as well as the private sector. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards for any facility that manufactures, uses, stores, or distributes certain chemicals at or above a specified quantity. Even if this is not its primary use, it includes remediation sites. |
Read More
|
|
|
|
|
Hazardous Waste and School Laboratories - 10/14/2010 |
 An article by Craig Gorczuca, CHMM, titled,
"Hazardous Waste and School Laboratories: Relevant EPA Regulations Offer 'Flexibility'" appeared in the October 2010 edition of the Commerce Magazine.
Chemical management is one of many issues facing schools today. From preschool all the way through university affiliated teaching hospitals, a wide variety of chemicals are being stored and used. In response to chronic mismanagement and prolonged storage issues, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently adopted new regulations concerning hazardous waste in educational institutions. These regulations provide allowances and flexibility to eligible academic entities in dealing with their unwanted and/or hazardous material. Under this new law, the waste determination decision will be shifted to RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) trained personnel. |
Read More
|
|