EPA And OSHA Have An Enforcement Priority Dealing With Hazardous Chemicals

September 21st, 2015 • by Rick Marx and Elaine Enfonde

EPA And OSHA Have An Enforcement Priority Dealing With Hazardous Chemicals

• by Rick Marx and Elaine Enfonde

The effort focuses on EPA’s Risk Management Program and OSHA’s Process Safety Management Program. These programs are very similar, except for their objectives: EPA’s is to protect human health and the environment and OSHA’s is to protect worker safety. EPA and OSHA inspectors are “cross-trained” to identify the other agency’s potential regulatory concerns. This is […]

New York Craft Brewers May Get Streamlined Wastewater Permit

September 8th, 2015 • by Libby Ford and Amy L. Reichhart

Water is often overlooked as an important ingredient in beer making.  Not only is it in the product, but fairly significant quantities are also used in equipment cleaning and other processes.  Once the cleaning, bottle washing etc. is done, the now “dirty” water has to be managed and disposed.  Typically the disposal is accomplished through […]