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MIOSHA Renews the State Emphasis Program for Employee Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposure
On September 8, 2021, MIOSHA renewed a State Emphasis Program to reduce employee exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS)....
Addition of New Chemicals to TRI Reporting
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), also known as “Form R” reporting, is a USEPA reporting requirement created under Section 313 of the...
Welding Fumes - A Case Study
Welding is a fabrication process that uses high heat to melt metal or thermoplastic parts together and is an essential part of hundreds...
Clean Energy - Jobs of the Future
As problems on the horizon loom large, such as climate change and resource depletion, Michigan is making a strong push for the conversion...
PFAS Action Act of 2021 and the Clean Air Act
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021 in August, which is now working its way through the United States...
Ozone - Highlights from the Michigan Annual Air Report
Ozone (O3) is commonly thought of as part of the upper atmosphere where it filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun....
Handling New Chemicals in AP-42’s Storage Tank Emissions Methodology
For many years, storage tank operators relied on USEPA’s TANKS software to estimate storage tank air emissions. As is well documented,...
Saving Time and Money with ISO 14000 Remote Internal Audits
ISO 14001 has two main categories of audits; internal and external. Internal audits, an ISO 14001 requirement, are both a key component...
IFRs and EFRs - NSPS or NESHAPs, That is the Question
On January 19th, the U.S. EPA finalized amendments to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart K(b) – Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid...
Changes in AP-42 Temperature Equations
In March 2020, the U.S. EPA revised the emission calculation methods used in AP-42 Chapter 7.1 (Organic Liquid Storage Tanks). Nearly a...
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