Latest Dangerous goods Stories
CARY, N.C., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Businesses that are involved in the sea or air transportation of hazardous materials can help their workers keep up with recent changes in new regulations that will impact their shipments through four seminars and webcasts from transportation consulting firm Environmental Resource Center. Each seminar and webcast meets both initial and recurrent training requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Air...
Points Out Small fines, Misunderstanding of Powers, and Calls for Action in Three Cases SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog sent a letter today to the head of California's Department of Toxic Substances Control urging the agency to stop stalling and sanction or pull permits of serial environmental violators, including Chevron and Evergreen Oil, a used oil-re-refiner. A third case, that of hazardous waste processor Phibro-Tech in the...
HUDSON, Mass., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fire departments routinely respond to spills of hazardous materials and other regulated substances as part of their service - usually at no charge to the party responsible for the spill. But budgetary belt-tightening is prompting more and more fire services and other emergency responders to start charging spill generators for the cost of the response. Many states and municipalities have authorizing statutes on the books that allow for the...
Allied Environmental Services, Inc., one of the midwest’s leading environmental consulting firms, continued its commitment to safety by providing training to employees and clients on numerous safe work practices. Lima, Ohio (PRWEB) October 07, 2012 On September 14, 2012, Allied Environmental Services, Inc. (Allied) dedicated an entire day solely to safety training, awareness and education. The training sessions were held at the Allied headquarters in Lima, Ohio and covered a wide range...
IMDG Code provides advice on shipping guidelines for mariners and industries that transport dangerous goods by sea MIAMI (PRWEB) October 01, 2012 The new International Marine Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code 2012 36th Amendment, the international guide for transporting hazardous goods by sea, is now available for pre-sale order from Air Sea containers, Inc. (ASC) for the discounted price of $207 (versus the average list price of $235) and can be ordered via the ASC website at...
Vubiz is excited to announce the new Hazard Communication Standard 2012 online course. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 Vubiz is excited to announce the new Hazard Communication Standard 2012 online course which is now updated to adopt the GHS (Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals). This new standard will improve safety through more effective and streamlined communication on chemical hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor just adopted GHS into...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LearnSomething today announced an agreement with MAXCOM to become the exclusive distributor to grocery and pharmacy of MAXCOM |GHS, a training curriculum for achieving compliance with OSHA's new Hazard Communication Standard. Under the agreement, LearnSomething's flagship learning platform, Learner Community(TM), will power the MAXCOM |GHS portal. The portal provides employers with everything they need to train, test, and track...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EnviroScience, Inc. has opened a Nashville, Tennessee office and has hired local employees with extensive chemistry and toxicology backgrounds. The new office will bring additional capabilities of ecological damage assessments and HAZMAT cleanup solutions to the business. In addition, the office is expected to greatly expand EnviroScience's key business area of biological monitoring throughout the Southern U.S. "We're very...
Explosion, Fire at Aged Richmond Refinery Raises Questions About 'Culture of Safety' at Chevron, Lack of Unified Oversight By Regulators SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Monday night's explosion and hours-long fire at Chevron's large oil refinery in Richmond, Ca., released toxic chemicals including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in unknown amounts, sending hundreds of local residents to local hospitals with breathing and eye complaints. Yet the state...
CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin Packaging, a leading full-service supplier of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures, today announced that Cathy Lada, Marketing & Business Development Specialist of Berlin's Dangerous Goods Division, has been appointed co-chair of the membership committee of The Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles, Inc. (COSTHA). For more than 35 years, the not-for-profit industry association has been devoted to promoting...
