Environmental Compliance Requirements

Do you have an Environmental Compliance Specialist on your staff to ensure you are in compliance with all of the regulatory requirements? If you have a problem, do you have the right environmental compliance solution? It's not always as easy as you might think.

There are a lot of places to ascertain information but navigating through the maze of regulations and staying up-to-date with all the changes can be challenging. If you Google the issue, are you confident that the items you are looking at...

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The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) has 16 sections in a set order, and information requirements are prescribed. In Section 14 of the GHS SDS, the required information is related to transport information. A complete list of applicable required information is below:

• UN number
• UN Proper shipping name
• Transport Hazard class(es)
• Packing group, if applicable
• Marine pollutant (Yes/No)
• Special precautions which a user needs to be aware of...

The last component of an annual compliance certification (ACC) report is the certification process. In this step, the certifier verifies that all of the information in the report is true, accurate and complete through reasonable inquiry. Reasonable inquiry can consist of the following:

• Reviewing Records
• Evaluating implemented work practices
• Reviewing permit requirements

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) has 16 sections in a set order, and information requirements are prescribed. In Section 12 of the GHS SDS, the required information is related to ecological information. A complete list of applicable required information is below:

• Ecotoxicity (aquatic and terrestrial, where available)
• Persistence and degradability
• Bioaccumulative potential
• Mobility in soil
• Other adverse effects

In Section 13 of...

According to the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) there are benefits from maintaining compliance creating both “Public and Private Value.”

• Public value is created through environmental compliance by promoting rule of law, ensuring fairness of environmental requirements, and by protecting goods, services and public health. 
• Private value is created when there is an increase in investor confidence by reducing business risk, stimulation of innovation and new...

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) has 16 sections in a set order, and information requirements are prescribed. In Section 10 of the GHS SDS, the required information is related to stability and reactivity. A complete list of applicable required information is below:

• Possibility of hazardous reactions
• Conditions to avoid (e.g. static discharge, shock or vibration)
• Incompatible materials
• Hazardous decomposition products

In Section...

The costs associated with shortchanging your corporate environmental compliance can be extremely high. According to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), a fine of $25,000 per day per violation can be levied against a facility. Fines can be less, but they are typically based on the magnitude of the violation, the potential harm to human health and the environment, the economic benefit gained by the violator by not complying and the violator’s efforts to achieve compliance....

• Source Address
• Contact Person
• Permit Number
• Reporting Period

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) has 16 sections in a set order, and information requirements are prescribed. In Section Nine of the GHS SDS, the required information is related to physical and chemical properties. A complete list of applicable required information is below:

• Appearance (physical state, color etc.)
• Odor
• Odor threshold
• pH
• Melting point/freezing point
• Initial boiling point and boiling range
• Flash point
• Evaporation...

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) has 16 sections in a set order, and information requirements are prescribed. In Section Seven of the GHS SDS, the required information is related to handling and storage. A complete list of applicable required information is below:

• Precautions for safe handling
• Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities

In Section Eight of the GHS SDS, the required information is related...

An Annual Compliance Certification (ACC) is an annual report where a facility certifies it compliance status with the conditions in its air permit. The ACC is required by facilities operating under a Title V operating permit or a federally enforceable state operating permit and must be submitted to the permitting agency. In Indiana, the permitting agency is the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). The date these are due vary from permit to permit so it is important to be...