Annual Compliance Certifications (ACC)
An Annual Compliance Certification (ACC) is a reporting mechanism used to let IDEM know if your facility is in continuous compliance or intermittent compliance with your operating air permit. An ACC is required if your company has a FESOP or a Title V Air Permit. The ACC is due July 1st of each year…
RCRA Violations Top 10
BCA staff recently underwent a RCRA Hazardous Waste Refresher Training, and during the training, the top 10 most common RCRA Violations for Large Quantity Generators and Small Quantity Generators were reviewed. This information comes from the Colorado Department of Public Health:
OSHA Update – Fall Protection
An OSHA final rule governing general industry fall protection and affecting more than 100 million workers will take effect Jan. 17, though some compliance deadlines are delayed. Training requirements become mandatory in July 2017 and deadlines to comply with regulations for fixed ladders start in…
Indiana General Assembly 2017 Session Introduced Environmental Bills
During BCA’s first look at the introduced bills for the Indiana General Assembly 2017 Session, four bills pertaining to industry specific environmental regulations stood out to us. The following is a quick overview of these introduced bills provided by the authors listed. BCA will follow these bills…
Wastewater Certified Operators
During this year’s Indiana Chamber Environmental Conference, BCA attended an “Industrial Pretreatment Compliance Update” session . In this session, the presenters struck on one (1) key piece of information, worthy of your attention; that is a warning to all wastewater certified operators.
A Look Back on the 2016 Compliance Year
There were a couple of changes made to key environmental reports during the 2016 calendar year, and we wanted to highlight them for you here:
ISO 14001:2015 Transition Training
This training is tailored for individuals/companies who will be responsible for transitioning an ISO 14001:2004 environmental management system to ISO 14001:2015, and industry professionals interested in working with such parties.
EPA Ruling on GHGs in Truck Emissions
On August 16th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a final rule on more stringent truck emissions, primarily greenhouse gas emissions. This new rule, referred to as “Phase 2”…
Ethanol: 10 ppm Sulfur
The EPA’s Tier 3 rule for Sulfur content in fuel were finalized three years ago. The Tier 3 rule requires the ethanol industry to meet the new 10 ppm standard by January 1, 2017. Ethanol producers have likely been meeting this standard as California adopted the standard…
Solve Your Solvent Questions!
Last month, EPA released a new guidance document called “Solvents in the Workplace” with the intent to help make the hazardous waste determination process simpler for facilities that use them. Solvents are common several industries including the following…
