The following post is provided by our guest author, Karen Lutz from TRC Environmental Corporation. Karen can be reached at klutz@trcsolutions.com.
A number of regulations and standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OSHA, and other organizations have recently been revised and/or updated. TRC has prepared a Regulatory Update summarizing the changes with anticipated impacts in 2014.
The rule changes primarily impact:
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Air emissions, including greenhouse gases
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Water and storm water discharges
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Drinking water
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Process Safety Management
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Occupational Health and Safety
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Chemical reporting, labeling and training
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Conflict minerals
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Phase I environmental assessments
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Sustainability reporting
You may be impacted if you operate the following equipment and/or processes:
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Industrial, commercial and/or institutional boilers
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Sources that emit fine particulate matter, volatile organic compounds or greenhouse gases
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Steam generating units
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Cooling water intake structures
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Crystalline silica exposure
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Beryllium exposure
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Construction – confined space and cranes/derricks
To learn more about these EPA and OSHA changes as well as other key standards revisions, please download our Regulatory Update.