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MAP-21 Impacts on Current Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

Posted by Russ Boesch on Wed, Sep 05, 2012

On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)”.The 584-page legislation revises and adds many sections to the U.S. Code, intending to “create a streamlined, performance-based, and multi-modal program to address the many challenges faced by the US transportation system, including improving safety, maintaining infrastructure condition, reducing traffic congestion, improving efficiency of the system and freight movement, and protecting the environment” (USDOT, Federal Highway Administration).

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Tags: Health & Safety, OSHA, Environmental risks, Environmental, EHS, EPA, Hazcom, EEOC

EPA Proposes to Modify Underground Storage Tank Regulations

Posted by Russ Boesch on Thu, Mar 15, 2012

In November 2011, EPA proposed substantial revisions to current regulations addressing petroleum releases from underground storage tank (UST) systems. The regulations (40 CFR Part 280) were promulgated in 1988 and imposed strict controls on tank design, construction, and installation. The proposed revisions (76 FR 71708) target and further reduce releases caused by poor operation and maintenance, releases from piping, spills and overflows associated with deliveries (especially releases at the dispenser), and ineffective release detection equipment. The revisions minimize retrofitting requirements for existing underground storage tank systems, while mandating additional release prevention requirements for new underground storage tank systems.

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Tags: Environmental, EHS, EPA, Underground Storage Tanks, UST