Hazmat


NACD Submits Comments, Raises Concerns on Rail Tank Car Proposal

"It would be much easier for a terrorist to track and target a train moving at 30 mph than to track one moving at 50 or 60 mph," NACD noted.

Barnwell Waste Disposal Site Shuts Door to Most States July 1

Chairman Dale Klein and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have alerted fuel cycle and materials licensees they may have to store low-level radioactive waste "for an extended period."

White Paper Focuses on Minimizing Risks, Costs of PCBs in Construction

"The regulation-driven remediation efforts can dramatically impact the cost of renovation or demolition, quickly costing millions of dollars for a single, large-scale project," said EH&E President and co-founder John McCarthy.

NIOSH Study of Endicott TCE Spill Moving Forward With Funding

Six years ago, EPA conducted a Health Risk Assessment, endorsed by its Science Advisory Board, which determined TCE to be 5 to 65 times more toxic than originally thought.

ACHMM Unveils New Online Course for Hazmat Managers

The course provides instruction about federal environmental laws and regulations, compliance standards, health requirements, state-of-the-art technologies, and best practices.

Lockheed Martin Agrees to EPA Chromium Investigation in Glendale

Loral Librascope has joined a 2000 consent decree to implement EPA's cleanup of solvent-contaminated groundwater in the Glendale Superfund site area.

Applicants Sought for Regional Incident Survey Teams

IAFC says the teams will serve a crucial element in the development of a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center to analyze hamat response data.

Chemical Reporting Violations Cost Company More than $80,000

"Facilities that process particularly toxic chemicals, such as lead, must follow reporting rules to ensure area residents and emergency response personnel are informed of possible chemical hazards locally," said Nathan Lau, Communities and Ecosystems Division Associate Director for EPA's Pacific Southwest region.

EPA Begins Two-Week Cleanup of Carman Chemical Inc.

EPA Region 7 is removing the last of several aging containers of pesticides from a Monroe County, Mo., agricultural chemical business, finishing a Superfund cleanup operation that owners of the business had been ordered to complete four years ago.

Hollywood, Fla. Contractor Charged with Willful Confined Space Violations

Three employees contracted from a temporary help company were injured after they were instructed by supervisors to clean the inside of a tank that contained concrete slurry waste.

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