Read on for the news release from the USEPA, then read my articles that explain the reporting requirements that Amalgamated Sugar did not complete: Reporting Releases of Hazardous Substances and Extremely Hazardous Substances The Notification Requirements for Reporting a Release

QC Laboratories Inc. located in Orlando, FL has been assessed a fine of $7,950 for seven (7) violations of the hazardous material regulations of the USDOT/PHMSA. Background On May 25, 2011, investigators from PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Field

EPA News Release (Region 7): Teva Pharmaceuticals USA to Pay $2.25M Civil Penalty for Air, Water, and Hazardous Waste Violations at Mexico, Mo., Facility 03/14/2013 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 816-518-2794 (cell), 913-551-7394 (office), whitley.christopher@epa.gov (Lenexa, Kan., March 14, 2013) - Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has

On its website the US Government Printing Office makes a wealth of Federal publications available for review and download; one of these is the Federal Register. Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the

The Hazardous Materials Regulations of the USDOT/PHMSA contain specific requirements for the description of a hazardous material on a shipping paper, known as the Proper shipping Description.  One component of the Proper Shipping Description is the Basic Description; the purpose

The USEPA identifies two broad categories of hazardous waste, which in turn are each further divided into four sub-categories: 1.  Listed hazardous waste (40 CFR 261, Subpart D). Non-specific sources (F-codes). Specific sources (K-codes). Discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species,

The regulations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act applicable to generators of hazardous waste, codified at 40 CFR 262-268 mandate the creation of a variety of reports, inspection logs, notifications, certifications, manifest, records, etc.  In order to demonstrate compliance

In an earlier article I identified and explained the regulations of 40 CFR 265.30 for the applicability of the Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Regulations.  As determined by those regulations, only the following are subject to the regulations of 40 CFR

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Perhaps you haven't heard of the Hazardous Materials Safety Permit Program before, and there's a good reason for that if you are a shipper of hazardous materials and not a carrier.  The HMSP program is found not in the Hazardous Material Regulations