The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released a draft of Safety Standard CAN/CGSB-43.150 for public consultation. The draft includes significant updates, including the alignment of …
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EPA’s Final Rule on e-Manifest System for Hazardous Waste Tracking
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its third and final rule to carry out the electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest (e-Manifest) system, taking effect on …
Hazmat Study Calls for Remote Isolation Equipment
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a safety study titled Remote Isolation of Process Equipment, urging the chemical industry to use remote …
Nuclear Waste and the Quest for a Lasting Warning
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized in the 1980s that it was accumulating nuclear waste, which could remain hazardous for at least 10,000 years. …
Your Home is Full of Hazardous Materials – Oh My!
In last month’s newsletter, we wrote about the 15 most hazardous types of cargo. So, in hopes of surprising a few more of our readers, here …
What does HAZMAT mean?
HAZMAT is an abbreviation for “hazardous materials”—substances in quantities, or forms, that may pose a reasonable risk to health, property, or the environment. HAZMATs include …