Tag: compliance
SMG HELPS MANAGE CHANGE
I’ve recently updated my cell phone and am going through the pain of adjusting to the new OS, apps and widgets. Managing change is painful at times and always involves some adjustments. One of the many parts of my job is helping clients manage change. When process changes are planned, there are typically multiple regulations […]
TRI Reporting
EPCRA Section 313 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting season is approaching. For those companies who have to report, reports are due annually no later than July 1 for the prior calendar year. Each year I encounter small businesses which struggle to understand applicability of this regulation to their facilities and to chemicals they use, import, […]
Due date for the Kentucky Air Quality Permit Compliance Reports for 2013
As annually required for facilities in Kentucky (excluding facilities in the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District) with current Kentucky Air Quality Permits, two compliance reports are due by January 30, 2014 to the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (DAQ). The first is the Semi-Annual Monitoring Report that is required to summarize the facility operations […]
Mercury Mishap
Not long ago at the Mason house we experienced a broken glass/mercury thermometer. Being in the environmental profession, I was fairly confident in my cleanup skills. To be cautious, however, I referred to a fact sheet from the Kentucky Environmental & Public Protection Cabinet for guidance. You can find it online at http://dep.ky.gov/Documents/MercurySpills.pdf. It is […]
TRI Reporting Deadline Approaching
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting deadline for 2012 is quickly approaching. Reports must be filed by no later than midnight on July 1, 2013. The EPA has been hosting a variety of webinars over the last month, and provided several tools on its website (http://www.epa.gov/tri/). A noted […]