Release Date: 07/01/2013 Contact Information: Mark MacIntyre, EPA/Seattle 206-553-7302/206-369-7999(cell) macintyre.mark@epa.gov (Seattle – July 1, 2013) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has agreed to improve waste handling practices and pay $136,000 in a settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental

The PHMSA/USDOT definition of a hazardous material (HazMat) at 49 CFR 171.8 indicates that the term includes a Hazardous Substance.  In other words, if a material meets the definition of a hazardous substance, then it is also a hazardous material

Time and again when I'm assisting a company with regulatory compliance - either the Hazardous Material Regulations of the PHMSA/USDOT or the RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations of the USEPA (or their state) - I'll hear something like the following: Company

US Labor Department's OSHA places company in severe violator enforcement program CINCINNATI – Environmental Enterprises Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration with 22 safety and health violations after a fire and explosion

The purchase and use of fireworks are subject to State and local regulations, but their transportation in commerce is subject to the regulations of the PHMSA/USDOT.  If you intend to transport any fireworks to celebrate the holiday, be sure you

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS OFFICE OF FEDERAL AND STATE MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 MAY 2, 2013 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 2013-08: PENDING EXPIRATION OF THE NRC TYPE B TRANSPORTATION

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

49 CFR 172, Subpart I requires shippers and carriers of certain hazardous materials to create and maintain a Safety and Security Plan.  §172, Subpart H indicates that a shipper or carrier required to have the Safety and Security Plan must

Security concerns have always been a part of hazardous materials transportation, but since 2003 shippers and carriers of certain hazardous materials are required to include security concerns in their hazardous materials training (Security General Awareness & In-Depth Security).  Certain facilities

The regulations of the USEPA include exclusions from the definition of solid waste for certain discarded materials.  This exclusion is limited to specific industries, processes, and chemicals identified by regulation.  This exclusion is important since if a discarded material is