Yearly Archives: 2015
Pretreatment Program – Definition And Need For Pretreatment
POV
January 26, 2015
Starting this year, I will be blogging on Pretreatment Program and different aspects involved in it; I hope these blogs will help you. First, I’ll explain what Pretreatment means and why we need Pretreatment. Pretreatment is a process used in reducing or eliminating the contaminants in non-domestic (industrial) wastewater before discharging into Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). […]
It’s Final: EPA Updates to the New Source Performance Standard (40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO) for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Industry
POV
January 23, 2015
The amended New Source Performance Standard (NSPS), 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO, for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution industry that became effective on December 31, 2014, finalized the amendments and correction of technical errors that EPA previously proposed on July 17, 2014. This final amendment addresses the following updates: a) Details […]
New Year, New OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Rules
POV
January 22, 2015
Federal OSHA has made two significant changes in their revision of the recordkeeping rule. 1.) OSHA has updated the list of industries that are exempt from the requirement to keep OSHA injury and illness records. The previous list was based on the Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) codes. The new list of industries that are […]
Buying or Leasing Commercial Property – What are the environmental questions to ask before you buy, sell or borrow?
POV
January 20, 2015
Even though your company many not handle hazardous waste or petroleum, your property may be subject to rules and regulations regarding the cleanup of those wastes. SMG will be presenting a series of blogs discussing what information you should know about your property before you buy, sell or borrow against property. All property should go […]
CBT Recycling: Turn your old school television into sand
POV
January 19, 2015
A new recycling facility for processing the panel glass portion of cathode ray tubes (CRT) has opened in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Old televisions and computer monitors are the most common CRT items. The recycling facility is owned by GES, or Global Environmental Services, a zero export (and no landfill) electronics recycler that was formed in 2008. […]